Dozens of Durban residents gathered in Umhlanga on Saturday to protest against government’s decision to host the Russian Federation and China People's Liberation Army Navy to participate in war games off the coast at Richards Bay.
The naval exercise not only falls on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022, it also falls on the day commemorating the sinking of the troopship SS Mendi on February 21 1917, during World War I.
The South African military, together with the Russian Federal Navy and China People's Liberation Army Navy will conduct a military exercise at Richards Bay from February 21 to 27 2023.Katya Fedkina, 41, a representative of the Ukrainian Association of South Africa in Durban, said their protest on Saturday was to oppose the war games in their entirety.
“In a country reeling from devastating floods and ongoing blackouts, you would think the resources being put into hosting these war games could be used elsewhere. Ironically, Russia has violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and is threatening the use of nuclear weapons in the conflict against Ukraine.
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