Ukraine Orders Kharkiv Evacuation, Belarus Refinery Fire, "Wagner Russia's Only Africa Investment"

Ukraine has ordered mandatory evacuation from 37 settlements after acknowledging situation on the northeastern front near Kupiansk was difficult as "Russians are trying to prevail and break through our defence".Kupiansk and the surrounding areas of Ukraine's Kharkiv region were liberated by Kyiv's forces last September but Russia claims its forces are advancing and have "improved their positions along the forward edge of the front line". An oil refinery in Belarus briefly caught fire, just days after Ukraine's intelligence warned of a Russian false flag operation in the country. Two persons were killed and two were wounded in Ukrainian shelling of Bryansk, the Russian border region’s governor said. Ukraine said it expects Erdogan to convince Putin to return to the Black Sea grain deal for the sake of global food security, as the Turkish President is "probably the only man in the world who can convince President Putin to return to the Black Sea Grain Initiative." Kyiv also said it wanted to invest in Africa but not like Russia, whose "biggest investment (in the continent) is the Wagner Group".

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