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Added on the 17/09/2022 21:23:13 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images show Ukrainian heavy T72B3 tanks and BMP-2 infantry vehicles on the road heading to the frontline in eastern Ukraine. IMAGES
Russia's tanks stand poised on "Europe's Ukrainian lawn", British defence minister Grant Shapps warns, in a wide-ranging speech outlining the United Kingdom's security priorities. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world has "come full circle, moving from a post-war to pre-war world," Shapps adds, raising the alarm at an increasingly unstable security situation amidst Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, increasing attacks on Red Sea shipping by Yemen's Huthi rebels and Moscow's ongoing invasion of its pro-Western neighbour. SOUNDBITE
Images show heavy traffic in Kyiv as roads are blocked ahead of a supposed VIP visit. Media reports are speculating about the visit, but there has been no official confirmation from Ukraine's government. IMAGES
Ukrainian tanks head to Kherson following its liberation November 11 after an 8-month long Russian occupation, which left much of the city mined and in ruins. Shelling frmo across the Dnipro river, where Russia's forces retreated too, leaves many buildings in the regional capital smouldering from the strikes. IMAGES
Tanks with Ukrainian flags are seen crossing an intersection on the outskirts of Kyiv, not far from the airfield of Gostomel where a battle is underway between Russian and Ukrainian forces after dozens of attack helicopters swooped south from Belarus towards the capital. IMAGES