• Police officers detain a woman in central Moscow, during a protest against Russian military action in Ukraine. AFP
    Police officers detain a woman in central Moscow, during a protest against Russian military action in Ukraine. AFP
  • Children look at phones as people who fled the conflict in Ukraine wait outside an immigration office in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters
    Children look at phones as people who fled the conflict in Ukraine wait outside an immigration office in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters
  • Soldiers stand next to a bus with a damaged windscreen, after an attack on the Yavoriv military base, in Novoyavorivsk, Ukraine. Reuters
    Soldiers stand next to a bus with a damaged windscreen, after an attack on the Yavoriv military base, in Novoyavorivsk, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A soldier waits at a hospital after the attack on the Yavoriv military base. Reuters
    A soldier waits at a hospital after the attack on the Yavoriv military base. Reuters
  • A wounded soldier is transported by medical workers, at a hospital in Novoyavorivsk, after the attack on the Yavoriv military base. Reuters
    A wounded soldier is transported by medical workers, at a hospital in Novoyavorivsk, after the attack on the Yavoriv military base. Reuters
  • Rescuers work at the site of an accident after a bus that was carrying about 50 Ukrainian refugees overturned near Forli, central Italy. One person died in the crash. AFP
    Rescuers work at the site of an accident after a bus that was carrying about 50 Ukrainian refugees overturned near Forli, central Italy. One person died in the crash. AFP
  • A man wounded in the air strikes at a nearby military complex is assisted by medical staff outside Novoiavorivsk District Hospital. Getty Images
    A man wounded in the air strikes at a nearby military complex is assisted by medical staff outside Novoiavorivsk District Hospital. Getty Images
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    Paramedics find low ground after an air-raid siren sounds on the outskirts of Novoiavorivsk. Getty Images
  • A view of a residential building damaged during an air strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    A view of a residential building damaged during an air strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A tram damaged by shelling sits at a depot, in Kharkiv. AP
    A tram damaged by shelling sits at a depot, in Kharkiv. AP
  • An abandoned doll next to a car riddled with bullets in Irpin, north of Kyiv. AFP
    An abandoned doll next to a car riddled with bullets in Irpin, north of Kyiv. AFP
  • A Ukrainian soldier holds a Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon that was used to destroy a Russian armoured personal carrier in Irpin. AFP
    A Ukrainian soldier holds a Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon that was used to destroy a Russian armoured personal carrier in Irpin. AFP
  • Residents try to strengthen the wall of a house damaged by recent shelling, on the outskirts Kyiv. AFP
    Residents try to strengthen the wall of a house damaged by recent shelling, on the outskirts Kyiv. AFP
  • Firefighters extinguish a blaze at a house after shelling in Kyiv. AFP
    Firefighters extinguish a blaze at a house after shelling in Kyiv. AFP
  • A convoy of pro-Russian troops outside the separatist-controlled town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. Reuters
    A convoy of pro-Russian troops outside the separatist-controlled town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Smoke from shelling rises behind a wreath at a cemetery in Vasylkiv, south-west of Kyiv. AP
    Smoke from shelling rises behind a wreath at a cemetery in Vasylkiv, south-west of Kyiv. AP
  • A woman stands outside a local hospital, damaged during fighting in Volnovakha. Reuters
    A woman stands outside a local hospital, damaged during fighting in Volnovakha. Reuters
  • People gather in the basement of a local hospital, which was damaged during clashes in Volnovakha. Reuters
    People gather in the basement of a local hospital, which was damaged during clashes in Volnovakha. Reuters
  • A Ukrainian soldier leaves a damaged building after shelling in Kyiv. AFP
    A Ukrainian soldier leaves a damaged building after shelling in Kyiv. AFP
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. AFP
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. AFP
  • A finance police officer boards Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko's superyacht, which has been sequestered at the northern port of Trieste, Italy. Reuters
    A finance police officer boards Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko's superyacht, which has been sequestered at the northern port of Trieste, Italy. Reuters
  • A Russian KA-52 gunship strikes a Ukrainian military object. AFP
    A Russian KA-52 gunship strikes a Ukrainian military object. AFP
  • Bystanders watch what appears to be Russian forces arresting Ivan Fedorov, mayor of Melitopol, a city in south-eastern Ukraine. Reuters
    Bystanders watch what appears to be Russian forces arresting Ivan Fedorov, mayor of Melitopol, a city in south-eastern Ukraine. Reuters
  • Firefighters battle a blaze at a warehouse storing frozen products hit by shelling in Kvitneve, Kyiv region. Reuters
    Firefighters battle a blaze at a warehouse storing frozen products hit by shelling in Kvitneve, Kyiv region. Reuters
  • A soldier loads the cargo hold of a chartered Boeing 747 airplane with duffle bags belonging to US soldiers, during their deployment to Europe, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia. AP
    A soldier loads the cargo hold of a chartered Boeing 747 airplane with duffle bags belonging to US soldiers, during their deployment to Europe, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia. AP
  • Two young girls pray for peace in Ukraine at Lisbon's 16th century Jeronimos Monastery. AP Photo
    Two young girls pray for peace in Ukraine at Lisbon's 16th century Jeronimos Monastery. AP Photo
  • A volunteer of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces walks on the debris of a car wash destroyed by Russian bombing in Baryshivka, east of Kyiv. AP Photo
    A volunteer of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces walks on the debris of a car wash destroyed by Russian bombing in Baryshivka, east of Kyiv. AP Photo
  • Volunteers pass an improvised path under a destroyed bridge as they help an elderly resident in Irpin, north-west Kyiv. AP Photo
    Volunteers pass an improvised path under a destroyed bridge as they help an elderly resident in Irpin, north-west Kyiv. AP Photo
  • A woman who was evacuated from Irpin kisses a cat wrapped in a blanket at a triage point in Kyiv. AP Photo
    A woman who was evacuated from Irpin kisses a cat wrapped in a blanket at a triage point in Kyiv. AP Photo
  • An explosion is seen in an apartment building after a Russian army tank fires in Mariupol. AP Photo
    An explosion is seen in an apartment building after a Russian army tank fires in Mariupol. AP Photo
  • A Russian army tank moves through a street on the outskirts of Mariupol. AP Photo
    A Russian army tank moves through a street on the outskirts of Mariupol. AP Photo
  • Tonya Steyn, office manager and volunteer co-ordinator, sorts through medical supplies at the non-governmental organisation, SOS International headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky. AFP
    Tonya Steyn, office manager and volunteer co-ordinator, sorts through medical supplies at the non-governmental organisation, SOS International headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky. AFP
  • An overview of damaged buildings and burning fuel storage tanks at Antonov Airport in Hostomel, north-west of Kyiv. Maxar Technologies / AFP
    An overview of damaged buildings and burning fuel storage tanks at Antonov Airport in Hostomel, north-west of Kyiv. Maxar Technologies / AFP
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    The destroyed main building of school number 25, after being bombed in Zhytomyr. EPA
  • A supporter holds a sign to support Ukraine during Paris' mayor and 'Socialist party' (PS) presidential candidate's campaign meeting in Rennes, western France. AFP
    A supporter holds a sign to support Ukraine during Paris' mayor and 'Socialist party' (PS) presidential candidate's campaign meeting in Rennes, western France. AFP

Nato warned ‘very little time’ left before Russia attacks Poland as 35 killed in strikes


Laura O'Callaghan
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Nato has been warned there is “very little time” left before Russian forces attack Poland, after an assault on a Ukrainian military site near the Polish border killed 35 people and injured 134.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops conducted an air strike overnight on the Yavoriv military range, a site 35 kilometres from the border with Poland.

American and Nato troops have in the past used the site, also known as the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre, to train Ukrainian military personnel. The centre has also hosted international Nato drills.

The governor of the Lviv region, Maksym Kozytskyi, said Russian forces fired more than 30 cruise missiles at the site, 30km north-west of the city of Lviv. He said on Telegram that the strikes had killed 35 people and wounded 134.

Cyclists in the city of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, after Russian-backed separatists wrestled control of it from Ukrainian troops. Reuters
Cyclists in the city of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, after Russian-backed separatists wrestled control of it from Ukrainian troops. Reuters

The attack took the war closer to the border with Poland, an EU and Nato member state, after a senior Russian diplomat warned that Moscow considers foreign shipments of military equipment to Ukraine “legitimate targets”.

Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko, who is on a diplomatic mission in Strasbourg to rally Western powers to offer more support to Ukraine and tighten the economic noose on Russia’s economy, said Mr Putin would not stop in Ukraine.

“This is how far they are pushing now. The Russians are really pushing on the borders and I think it’s going to be very little time before they start attacking Poland,” she told Sky News on Sunday.

The politician said people living close to the Polish border had been awoken by the attack, and were “sending messages saying that they heard tremors in their homes as everything in the night shook.”

Ms Vasylenko is urging the EU to speed up the process to allow Ukraine to join the bloc, and hit out at what she called “half measures” imposed by some western nations against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

“Germany, France, the major countries, they are not doing nearly as much as they could be doing,” she said.

Mr Kozytskyi described Russia's latest attack as a “strike by air-to-surface missiles".

Ukraine’s military was able to intercept some Russian missiles launched at the centre in Yavoriv, he said, reiterating calls for the West to enforce a no-fly zone.

Russia has been striking targets in western Ukraine more frequently in recent days, including bombing several airports on Friday. The Russian military also continues to target sites around Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and fierce fighting has been reported there.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Saturday warned that Western convoys of weapons deliveries to Ukraine are “legitimate targets,” stepping up its threats amid a major increase in military supplies to Kyiv’s forces.

The US on Saturday authorised another $200 million (£153 million) in military aid for Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it would include “further defensive assistance” to help the country “meet the armoured, airborne, and other threats it is facing.”

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Brief scores:

Scotland 371-5, 50 overs (C MacLeod 140 no, K Coetzer 58, G Munsey 55)

England 365 all out, 48.5 overs (J Bairstow 105, A Hales 52; M Watt 3-55)

Result: Scotland won by six runs

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Bengal Lions Leading player: Sarfraz Ahmed; Top picks: Sunil Narine, Mustafizur Rahman; UAE players: Mohammed Naveed, Rameez Shahzad

Kerala Kings Leading player: Eoin Morgan; Top picks: Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir; UAE players: Rohan Mustafa, Imran Haider

Pakhtoons Leading player: Shahid Afridi; Top picks: Fakhar Zaman, Tamim Iqbal; UAE players: Amjad Javed, Saqlain Haider

Punjabi Legends Leading player: Shoaib Malik; Top picks: Hasan Ali, Chris Jordan; UAE players: Ghulam Shabber, Shareef Asadullah

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UAE results
Beat China by 16 runs
Lost to Thailand by 10 wickets
Beat Nepal by five runs
Beat Hong Kong by eight wickets
Beat Malaysia by 34 runs

Standings (P, W, l, NR, points)

1. Thailand 5 4 0 1 9
2. UAE 5 4 1 0 8
3. Nepal 5 2 1 2 6
4. Hong Kong 5 2 2 1 5
5. Malaysia 5 1 4 0 2
6. China 5 0 5 0 0

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Thailand v UAE, Monday, 7am

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October 6: v Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC
October 9: v Sabah FA

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Group A: India, Japan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka

Group B: Australia, England, Nigeria, West Indies

Group C: Bangladesh, Pakistan, Scotland, Zimbabwe

Group D: Afghanistan, Canada, South Africa, UAE

UAE fixtures

Saturday, January 18, v Canada

Wednesday, January 22, v Afghanistan

Saturday, January 25, v South Africa

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Brief scores:

Day 1

Toss: South Africa, field first

Pakistan (1st innings) 177: Sarfraz 56, Masood 44; Olivier 4-48

South Africa (1st innings) 123-2: Markram 78; Masood 1-4

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Clinical psychologist, Dr Saliha Afridi at The Lighthouse Arabia suggests three easy things you can do every day to cut back on the time you spend online.

1. Put the social media app in a folder on the second or third screen of your phone so it has to remain a conscious decision to open, rather than something your fingers gravitate towards without consideration.

2. Schedule a time to use social media instead of consistently throughout the day. I recommend setting aside certain times of the day or week when you upload pictures or share information. 

3. Take a mental snapshot rather than a photo on your phone. Instead of sharing it with your social world, try to absorb the moment, connect with your feeling, experience the moment with all five of your senses. You will have a memory of that moment more vividly and for far longer than if you take a picture of it.

Updated: March 14, 2022, 7:48 AM