Ukraine

Ukraine

Defiant Putin makes surprise visit to occupied Mariupol

A visit to Crimea and Mariupol is understood to be the Russian leader's first visit to captured Urkainian territory since the start of the full invasion in February 2022.

19/03/2023

Ukraine

Vladimir Putin visits Crimea on anniversary of 2014 annexation

The Russian president visited an art school for children.

18/03/2023

Ukraine

Demining Ukraine's fields after Russian occupation

Farmers in Ukraine, the bread basket of Europe, say they cannot begin sowing season until their fields are defined.

16/03/2023

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Ukraine military command vows to defend Bakhmut

President Zelenskyy has announced that Ukraine's top military command is unanimously in favour of defending the sector of eastern Ukraine, including the city of Bakhmut. Euronews Journalist Sasha Vakulina has more.

15/03/2023

Ukraine

Missile Cemetary in Kharkiv to document war crimes against civilians

In Kharkiv, the debris of over 1000 russian missiles that hit the region since the start of the war have been collected in a secret location, as evidence of war crimes committed against civilians.

15/03/2023

Ukraine

Orthodox monks in Ukraine defy order to leave Kyiv monastery

Orthodox monks from Kyiv's 11th-century Pechersk Lavra monastery are fighting eviction by the Ukrainian government because of their church's links with Russia

15/03/2023

Ukraine

Tensions mount after Russian jet struck US drone over the Black Sea

A Russian fighter jet struck an American surveillance drone on Tuesday, forcing the US to bring it down over international waters.

14/03/2023

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WATCH: Kyiv pays tribute to fallen volunteer soldiers

Kyiv held a ceremony on Tuesday paying hommage to Ukrainian volunteers who have died fighting for their country since 2014 when Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.

14/03/2023

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Ukraine war: Intense fighting continues in Bakhmut

Intense fighting continues in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as Moscow agrees to a 60-day grain deal extension.

14/03/2023

Ukraine

Wagner 'recruiting in Moscow high schools for young warriors'

Wagner recruitment, Bakhmut offensive and Russia's economy: here's our round-up of the key developments from Ukraine today.

13/03/2023

Ukraine

Three killed in Kherson missile strike as battle for Bakhmut rages on

Ukrainian troops continue to resist in Bakhmut. Meanwhile the Russian Wagner group says its fighters are near the centre

12/03/2023

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Ukraine needs vehicles: These British volunteers are delivering them

'In many ways life continues as normal, but reminders of the war are ever present. '

12/03/2023

Ukraine

Why Bakhmut is the focus of one of Ukraine's bloodiest battles

The battle for Bakhmut has raged on for seven months, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. But why has control of the city become so important?

11/03/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine's same-sex marriage drive: 'We're not like homophobic Russia'

A move to legalise same-sex relationships is before parliament, as activists say the lack of equality endangers LGBT+ couples risking their lives in wartime.

11/03/2023

Ukraine

Fight for Bakhmut intensifies as Russian forces renew push

Kyiv says that fighting in Bakhmut has “escalated” with another push by Russian forces to break through Ukraine's lines of defence.

11/03/2023

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Ukraine war: Life in Kherson under the threat of constant shelling

There's no peace yet in Kherson despite being liberated from Russian troops at the end of last year. The city now lives under the threat of regular shelling.

10/03/2023

Ukraine

'In our hearts you've already won', Sanna Marin tells Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy said "Finns understand what Ukraine is going through with Russia," while Marin stressed that Finland was united in support of Ukraine's cause.

10/03/2023

Ukraine

Zelenskyy condemns attack on Zaporizhzhia power plant

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned Thursday’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia power plant, which caused a temporary power outage and ‘European continent in danger'.

10/03/2023

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Ukraine war: At least six people killed in wave of Russian attacks

Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday killing at least six people and targeting energy infrastructure facilities in the first attack on such a scale in three weeks.

09/03/2023

Ukraine

Russia's Wagner Group claims full control of eastern Bakhmut districts

Russia's Wagner Group military contractor claims Russian troops' advancement in Bakhmut.

08/03/2023

Ukraine

António Guterres reaffirms UN's 'full commitment' to Ukraine in Kyiv

The UN chief is in Ukraine's capital to discuss the Black Sea grain deal with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

08/03/2023

Ukraine

Battle for Bakhmut continues despite city's limited strategic value

US think tank says that while the city is of limited strategic value a win would be a symbolic one: Russia's composition in the prolonged battle for Bakhmut suggests the Kremlin is running out of cannon fodder.

07/03/2023

Ukraine

Alleged execution video of unarmed Ukrainian soldier sparks outrage

Kyiv is reeling after footage portraying the apparent execution of an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war went viral on Monday

07/03/2023

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Zelenskyy vows 'not to retreat' from Ukrainian city Bakhmut

Ukraine's president has pledged to press on in the fight for Bakhmut, as Russian forces loom on the ruined eastern city.

07/03/2023

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Ukraine's top military determined to defend Bakhmut

Capturing the eastern Donetsk city is seen more as a symbolic victory for Moscow than a strategic one. For Kyiv, it's becoming a sign of its own resistance

07/03/2023

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Ukrainians away from from frontlines say how war changed their lives

In Ukraine's Transcarpathian region, far from the frontlines, new graves line up. They sit next to those who died in previous conflicts, such as World War II and Afghanistan.

07/03/2023