08/11/2022
Ukraine calls on Russia to pay compensation for losses
Local resident Iryna sorts home items at a site of her family house, destroyed during a recent Russian military attack in the town of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine November 7, 2022.
Local resident Iryna sorts home items at a site of her family house, destroyed during a recent Russian military attack in the town of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine November 7, 2022 [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]
By Edna Mohamed and Mersiha Gadzo
Published On 8 Nov 2022
8 Nov 2022
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