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Ukraine war: Missile tests, German funding, and Jedi air raid warnings

The German parliament will vote to increase military aid, and Mark Hammill - Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker -- will record new bomb warnings for Kyiv.

28/03/2023

Ukraine

Why is a Ukrainian Space company taking Russia to court for €530m?

CheZaRa, a Ukrainian company providing equipment for spacecraft, was all but destroyed during the Russian bombardment of Chernihiv. Now the company is suing for compensation. But sanctions on Russia mean it has had to think creatively.

28/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine gets its first Western heavy tanks

Cougars, Challengers, Strykers and Marders are now rumbling around Ukraine, the country's defence minister said on Monday.

28/03/2023

Culture news

Watch the moment Orlando Bloom met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British actor Orlando Bloom in Kyiv on Sunday. Bloom, who is also a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, arrived in the capital over the weekend and visited Kyiv's suburb of Irpin.

27/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Intensified Russian bombings 'spare nothing and no one'

Multiple Russian bombings caused casualties and evacuations as Zelenskyy continued frontline visits on Monday.

27/03/2023

Ukraine

Two killed and 29 wounded in shelling of eastern Ukrainian city

Two people have been killed and 29 wounded following the shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, local officials say.

27/03/2023

Ukraine

Are Leopard 2 tanks getting stuck in the mud in Ukraine?

Social media users have been critcising the West for sending Leopard 2 tanks after videos purport the military vehicles are not adapted to Ukrainian terrain.

27/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine calls for UN action over nuclear weapon deployment in Belarus

Ukraine has called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations’ Security Council over Russia’s announcement that it would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

26/03/2023

Ukraine

Russia's Bakhmut offensive stalls due to 'extreme attrition' of forces

The latest British military intelligence assessment concludes that Kremlin troops are now trying to establish front lines to the north and south of the embattled Ukrainian city.

25/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukrainian top commander: counteroffensive starts soon

A Ukrainian top commander says a counteroffensive will start soon after Russia's brutal winter campaign.

24/03/2023

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Watch: Fireball erupts after missile hits an apartment building

A video posted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shows a missile striking a residential building in Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday

24/03/2023

Ukraine

Zelenskyy continues his tour of war-torn cities by visiting Kherson

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the eastern city of Kherson as he continued his tour of areas that have felt the brunt of Russia's illegal invasion.

24/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Deported children reunited, more weapons heading to Kyiv

Here's all the latest development from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

23/03/2023

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Watch: Zelenskyy poses for selfies during visit to frontline areas

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posed for photos with supporters in a petrol station stop in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.

23/03/2023

Ukraine

Can Avdiivka become a "second Bakhmut"?

Sources suggest Russia may be running out of ammunition or they may be directing their attacks elsewhere, such as Avdiivka.

23/03/2023

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Watch: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honours dead soldiers

Watch: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participated in a ceremony honouring Ukrainian soldiers who died liberating the village of Moshchun from Russian occupiers

23/03/2023

Europe Decoded

This rebuilt hospital makes case for green reconstruction of Ukraine

Horenka's hospital is one of an estimated 330 that have been destroyed across Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion. It is now more energy-resilient and efficient thanks to a solar-powered heat pump.

23/03/2023

Ukraine

'Bestial savagery': Russia kills students in drone strikes

“Residential areas where ordinary people and children live are being fired at,” wrote Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram.

23/03/2023

Ukraine

Russian mercenary group Wagner may lose thousands of fighters

In the coming weeks the Russian mercenary group Wagner could lose most of the prisoners it recruited into its ranks as their military contracts expire.

22/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

‘Environmental catastrophe’: Can recycled cement help rebuild Ukraine?

Concrete’s binding ingredient is responsible for around 8% of global CO2 emissions. But researchers have found a way to recycle it all.

22/03/2023

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Watch: Ukraine man tries to save neighbour's belongings after attack

Russian forces are targeting the town of Chasiv Yar, in eastern Ukraine, as Moscow looks to close pincers on Bakhmut.

22/03/2023

My Europe Series

Ukrainian children deported to Russia face uncertain future

Thousands of Ukrainian children are being forced into a system designed to turn them into Russians.

22/03/2023

Ukraine

Deaths after Russian strike on high school in Kyiv region

Multiple people have been killed, according to emergency services.

22/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine doesn't directly claim it was behind explosions in Crimea

The government of Ukraine has not explicitly said it was behind explosions at a Russian base in Crimea, but has welcomed the result, saying it will help to demiltitarise the region.

21/03/2023

Ukraine

What would actually happen if Ukraine joined the EU?

Ukrainian membership would have serious - and profound - implications for the bloc.

21/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers outside Kyiv destress with horse therapy

In a cosy barn on the outskirts of Kyiv, equine-assisted treatment is being offered to Ukrainian soldiers to promote their physical and mental health as they come off the battlefield.

21/03/2023