Zim abstains from UN vote to end Russia-Ukraine war

ZIMBABWE is among 51 nations that abstained from a United Nations (UN) vote on lasting peace in the Russian-Ukraine war, a conflict that has drawn African nationals, including Zimbabweans.

According to the UN, more than 15 000 civilians and 763 children have died in the four-year conflict.

Among them is the late Zimbabwean Mandla Ncube, who was recently killed in Ukraine’s Donbas region while fighting alongside Russian forces.

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