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Ukraine extends martial law

AFP . Kyiv
22 May 2022 18:59:36 | Update: 22 May 2022 19:04:51
Ukraine extends martial law
A photo taken on May 21, 2022 shows a bird alights on a Ukrainian flag in the military section of the Kharkiv cemetery number 18 in in Bezlioudivka, eastern Ukraine — AFP Photo

Ukraine on Sunday extended martial law for three months through to August 23 as the war with Russia drags on.

President Volodymyr Zelensky first signed the decree along with a general military mobilisation call on February 24 when Russian forces invaded.

Ukraine's parliament on Sunday voted by an absolute majority for the third extension of the decree as Russia pursues its offensive targeting the eastern Donbas region.

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After failing to take control of the capital Kyiv, Moscow has since March switched its focus to the east of Ukraine.

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