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Added on the 18/06/2022 12:05:59 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
General views of Kyiv's Maidan Square on the one-year anniversary of Europe's largest conflict since World War II. A year ago to the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin stunned the world by sending troops across the border, in a move seen as punishment for Kyiv's pivot to the West. IMAGES
Images of shelling over Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, taken from Lysychans’k. A French journalist was killed today during a Russian bombardment that struck a vehicle evacuating citizens near Severodonetsk, which has been pounded by advancing Russian troops in recent weeks. IMAGES
Dr. Herman Makarenko, conductor of the Kyiv Classic Orchestra says their concert on Kyiv's Maidan square is a concert "for peace" and asks that the world's governments heed President Volodymyr Zelensky's call to stop the war in Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Kenyan officials attend a military honours ceremony for General Francis Omondi Ogolla, the defence forces chief killed in a helicopter crash. Ogolla was killed when his helicopter went down shortly after takeoff in a remote forested area of northwestern Kenya. IMAGES
The Colosseum turns yellow and blue in sign of solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion, as fears mount about Kyiv's ability to fend off an emboldened Russia. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).