Royal Navy veteran who survived Second World War freighter sinking dies aged 98
Able Seaman Lewis Curl was a D-Day veteran who served with the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1946, a spokeswoman said.
Able Seaman Lewis Curl was a D-Day veteran who served with the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1946, a spokeswoman said.
Officials said the suspect, who was shot and wounded by police, is in hospital and not in a condition to be questioned.
Ken Hay went to Normandy on June 22, then was on night patrol on July 8 when he was captured and forced to work in coal mines in Poland.
Russia expelled the British defence attache in Moscow in response to the UK throwing out his counterpart.
The UK expelled Russia’s defence attache earlier this month on the grounds he was an ‘undeclared military intelligence officer’.
Vovchansk’s pre-war population of 17,000 had dwindled to just 2,500 before Russia renewed its ground assault last week.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said ‘fierce battles’ are taking place near the border in eastern and north-eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian journalists reported that Russian troops had taken over villages on the border of the Kharkiv region.
It is 40 years since the late Queen opened the Thames Barrier, which has been closed 221 times to protect the capital from flooding.
Oleksandr Pielieshenko joined Ukraine’s armed forces in the first days of Russia’s invasion, authorities said.
Ocheretyne has been a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
Experts have predicted that Russian forces ‘will likely make significant tactical gains’ in the coming week.
Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a citizen of Tajikistan, is accused of providing the attackers with means of communication and financing.
Ukraine’s air force said on Saturday that Russia had launched 34 missiles against Ukraine overnight.
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favour of the package of 61 billion US dollars (£49.3 billion) in aid for Ukraine.