• Migrant boat disaster: 200 Pakistan citizens on board, say authorities – BBC News

    At least 200 Pakistani citizens were on board the overloaded migrant boat that sank off the coast of Greece last week, say Pakistani authorities.

    The boat went down around 50 miles from the coastal town of Pylos on June 14, according to the Greek coast guard.

    82 people are confirmed dead, but the UN estimates up to 500 people were on board the vessel.

    #Greece #BBCNews #Pakistan #news #breakingnews #migrant #boat #disaster #citizens #
    Migrant boat disaster: 200 Pakistan citizens on board, say authorities – BBC News At least 200 Pakistani citizens were on board the overloaded migrant boat that sank off the coast of Greece last week, say Pakistani authorities. The boat went down around 50 miles from the coastal town of Pylos on June 14, according to the Greek coast guard. 82 people are confirmed dead, but the UN estimates up to 500 people were on board the vessel. #Greece #BBCNews #Pakistan #news #breakingnews #migrant #boat #disaster #citizens #
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  • Why Ukraine's Kraken special forces are Putin's nightmare | Russia Ukraine update

    The Ukrainian soccer fans who became Putin's nightmare | Russia Ukraine update | Before Russia invaded Ukraine they were a collection of football ultras, right-wing agitators, and veterans of the notorious Azov Battalion.

    Now, they are crack soldiers and part of one of Ukraine’s best fighting units called Kraken. Putin’s propagandists call them Neo-Nazis, and they have faced accusations of harbouring far-right fanatics and war crimes - all of which they deny.

    But to ordinary citizens this controverisal unit are simply the Defenders of Kharkiv who spearheaded Ukraine’s stunning counter-attack out of the city last year, guardians of Bakhmut where they helped keep the road of life open, and veterans of shadowy undercover operations from the south of Ukraine all the way to the Russian border.

    They have been praised by President Zelensky himself, and serve under the direct command of Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukrainian military intelligence.This is the story of Kraken’s rise from obscurity to become one of the country’s best-known fighting units.

    #russia #russiaukraine #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainewar #ukrainerussia #dailymail #news #breakingnews #bakhmut #military
    Why Ukraine's Kraken special forces are Putin's nightmare | Russia Ukraine update The Ukrainian soccer fans who became Putin's nightmare | Russia Ukraine update | Before Russia invaded Ukraine they were a collection of football ultras, right-wing agitators, and veterans of the notorious Azov Battalion. Now, they are crack soldiers and part of one of Ukraine’s best fighting units called Kraken. Putin’s propagandists call them Neo-Nazis, and they have faced accusations of harbouring far-right fanatics and war crimes - all of which they deny. But to ordinary citizens this controverisal unit are simply the Defenders of Kharkiv who spearheaded Ukraine’s stunning counter-attack out of the city last year, guardians of Bakhmut where they helped keep the road of life open, and veterans of shadowy undercover operations from the south of Ukraine all the way to the Russian border. They have been praised by President Zelensky himself, and serve under the direct command of Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukrainian military intelligence.This is the story of Kraken’s rise from obscurity to become one of the country’s best-known fighting units. #russia #russiaukraine #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainewar #ukrainerussia #dailymail #news #breakingnews #bakhmut #military
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