Hard Numbers: Americans mull response, Ukrainian death toll mounts

February 25, 2022

Protesters demonstrate in support of Ukraine at the White House in Washington, DC.

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20: In a new survey, 20% of Americans say they believe Washington should not be involved in the Ukraine conflict at all. A quarter favor the US taking a major role in the conflict, and just over half say a “minor role” is right.

137: A total of 137 people were killed in the first day of fighting on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian government. This includes both civilians and soldiers.

Congolese ceasefire collapsing as peacekeepers’ mandate extended

Malawi soldiers part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission for eastern Congo, wait for the ceremony to repatriate the two bodies of South African soldiers killed in the ongoing war between M23 rebels and the Congolese army in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo February 20, 2024.

REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi

Fighters from the M23 rebel group in northeastern Congo have been targeting civilians in violation of a July ceasefire agreement, according to the Southern African Development Community, whose peacekeeping mandate was extended by a year on Wednesday.

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