Ukraine

Ukraine

After moving to Lviv, foreign embassies become busy evacuating expats

Foreign embassies in Ukraine now situated in Lviv are starting to evacuate their citizen as the war is now felt all over the country.

04/03/2022

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Worried volunteers prepare bomb shelters in Lviv

Volunteers in the Ukrainian city of Lviv have been setting up defences and shelters fearing Russian forces may advance sooner or later to the western part of the country.

04/03/2022

Green News

Fire at Europe's biggest nuclear plant in Ukraine sparks global alarm

Russia has already captured the defunct Chernobyl plant north of Kyiv. But the Zaporizhzhia plant is a different and safer type.

04/03/2022

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Red Cross responds to the most urgent needs in Mariupol

Food and hygiene items were among the aid distributed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the more than 4,000 people living in shelters in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 2.

04/03/2022

Tech News

How dangerous was Russia's nuclear plant strike?

Russia's latest attack on a nuclear site in Ukraine sparks alarm in Europe, with fears that the cooling systems at the Zaporizhzhia power plant could be at risk.

04/03/2022

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Russian troops advance into Kyiv region in Ukraine, according to the Russian Defence

On Thursday, the Defence Ministry released a video showing the movement of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kyiv region during what the Russian government calls "a special military operation" in Ukraine.

04/03/2022

Ukraine

Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of 'nuclear terrorism' over Russian attack

Ukraine's president said Russia's tactics posed "threats to global security", while the head of the IAEA called the situation near the plant "extremely tense".

04/03/2022

Tech News

Which countries are sending weapons and military aid to Ukraine?

An ever-growing list of countries are sending military assistance to Ukraine following Russia's invasion, including the EU for the first time.

04/03/2022

Ukraine

Russia cracks down on independent media during Ukraine invasion

Russia is not only attacking Ukraine. Independent media say they are in Moscow's crosshairs, too.

03/03/2022

Art

Ukrainian artists respond to Russian invasion of their homeland

“The cars and buses who go out of the country, they go with people. There is no place for art. You cannot compare human life with an art piece.”

03/03/2022

Ukraine

Why are some men being turned away from the Ukrainian border?

Over one million people have now fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries - but many families are being separated as men are forced to stay behind and fight.

03/03/2022

Ukraine

These Ukrainian soldiers refuse to let war stop their wedding

In a touching act of love, these soldiers tied the knot on a battleground amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

03/03/2022

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Ukrainians braced near biggest Europe nuclear plant

Video footage shared by Enerhodar's City Council showed people en masse standing on the street and blocking the entrance to the city.

03/03/2022

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Ukraine: residential area in Chernihiv bombed by Russian forces

Ukraine: residential area in Chernihiv bombed by Russian forces

03/03/2022

Green News

No one left behind: Ukraine’s pet refugees

All along Ukraine's borders, volunteers and charities are there to help families cross with pets.

03/03/2022

Ukraine

Euroviews. Q&A: Should Ukraine and Georgia be given fast-track EU accession?

Eneko Landaburo was the EU top negotiator of the first wave of enlargement in 2004, when Cyprus, Malta, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia joined the bloc. He says Europe needs to careful before opening its books again.

03/03/2022

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International Criminal Court launches Ukraine war crimes investigation

Dozens of member countries had called for a probe into crimes against humanity.

03/03/2022

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Ukraine war: Zelenskyy calls for direct talks with Putin 'to stop war'

In a 90-minute phone call, Vladimir Putin made clear to the French president his "great determination" to continue the Russian military onslaught "all the way", according to the Elysée.

03/03/2022

Ukraine

Ukrainian MP warns civilian death toll likely underestimated

Ukrainian lawmaker Lesia Vasylenko told Euronews that there are "still many people trapped under the rubble of the buildings, which are shattered by Russian missiles and Russian bombs."

02/03/2022

Culture news

President Zelenskyy: The actor now playing the role of a lifetime

Four years ago Volodymyr Zelenskyy was one of Ukraine's best-loved comedians, an actor with a hit show and few, if any, political aspirations. Now he's leading his country as its president and standing up to Russia.

02/03/2022

Europe Decoded

Unarmed Ukrainian citizens filmed confronting Russian soldiers

Ukrainian protesters can be seen using their bare hands to try and slow down Russian tanks.

02/03/2022

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More than 1.3m have now fled Ukraine. Here's where they went

Of the million, around 400 chose to head north to Belarus.

02/03/2022

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Ukraine’s refugee crisis reveals Europe’s growing racial divide

In Ukraine, the growing distinction between our treatment of white refugees and refugees of colour speaks volumes about what some Europeans believe an asylum seeker should really look like.

02/03/2022

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Emergency shelter in Lviv helps Ukrainians as they flee to Poland

In Lviv, western Ukraine, thousands are spending the night at this emergency shelter before moving on to Poland.

02/03/2022

Europe Decoded

We asked 13 MEPs why they voted no to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine

Left-wing members of the European Parliament said that the EU resolution would only make the situation in Ukraine worse.

02/03/2022

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Russian bomb hit a residential building

Firefighters in the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr fought searing flames after what local authorities said was an airstrike late on Tuesday by Russian forces on a residential area.

02/03/2022