Shortly after their arriva, air raid sirens sounded in the capital and across the country, as Russian missiles were detected. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV - A barrage of Russian missiles greeted a delegation of African leaders arriving in Kyiv on Friday, as part of a mission aiming to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Shortly after their arrival in the Kyiv region was announced, air raid sirens sounded in the capital and across the country, as Russian missiles were detected. The African delegation began their visit in Bucha, a town outside the capital that has become a symbol of the allegedThe delegation that was later due to hold talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky includes four presidents: South Africa’s Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, Senegal’s Mr Macky Sall and Zambia’s Mr Hakainde Hichilema, plus Comoros’ Mr Azali Assoumani, who heads the African Union.
“With what happened today, it’s very obvious also to the African leaders how sincere Putin is about stopping the conflict,” said Mr Peter Stano, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.Former Ugandan PM Ruhakana Rugunda, Zambia's Mr Hichilema, Senegal's Mr Sall, Comoros' Mr Assoumani, South Africa's Mr Ramaphosa and Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbuly visit the site of a mass grave, in the town of Bucha, Ukraine.
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