Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv

Russia’s defence ministry promised Friday to ramp up missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital in response to Ukraine's alleged military “diversions on the Russian territory.”

15/04/2022

Ukraine

Amid the rubble of Borodianka, rescue teams collect vital evidence

They are collecting evidence for investigations into alleged war crimes.

15/04/2022

Ukraine

As war rages, shelters struggle to cope with a surge of abandoned pets

“Some of the animals are in really bad shape. Some haven’t had food for a long time and many are stressed by what they have witnessed. Some of them bite and scratch themselves."

15/04/2022

Ukraine

We should be proud of surviving 50 days of war, says Zelenskyy

Russia thought Ukraine would crumble within five days, claimed Zelenskyy, so the country should be proud it has survived 50.

15/04/2022

Art

Meet the French street artist spraying the walls of Kyiv

Paris-based graffiti artist C215 has been tagging his stencilled work around the streets of war-torn Kyiv, to show his support for Ukraine

15/04/2022

Ukraine

Russia admits Moskva, flagship of its Black Sea fleet, has sunk

The Moskva was made infamous during an alleged incident at Snake Island earlier in the war.

15/04/2022

Ukraine

Kyiv expects the worst, as Russia vows to step up strikes

Kyiv braces for a tough night after Moskva sinking, as Russia vows to step up strikes in response to what it calls Ukrainian "terrorist" attacks.

15/04/2022

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Rescuers clear rubble from damaged houses in Chernihiv

Rescuers continued to clear rubble from damaged houses in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Thursday, after shelling and strikes left the city in ruins.

14/04/2022

Travel News

Why did Ryanair turn away Ukrainian family escaping Kyiv?

A family fleeing war in Ukraine were faced with questioning from Ryanair staff while trying to board a plane to the UK.

14/04/2022

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Ukrainian graffiti artists thumb their nose at war in Odesa

Painted on a wall in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, a blue cat grins triumphantly as it tramples on a pile of smouldering Russian planes.

14/04/2022

Ukraine

WHO chief uses Ukraine war to question racial equality

"I don't know if the world really gives equal attention to black and white lives," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

14/04/2022

Ukraine

'We know this history': Polish and Baltic leaders in show of support

"We know this history. We know what Russian occupation means," said Polish President Andrzej Duda.

14/04/2022

Ukraine

Jewel of Russia's fleet sinks after possible missile hit

The flagship, Moskva, was allegedly struck with at least two rockets, Odesa authorities claim. The Kremlin said it sustained damage after a fire broke out.

14/04/2022

Europe News

Ukrainians forced into basement faced death and deprivation

Ukrainians forced into a basement at gunpoint by Russian soldiers have recalled torturous weeks of humiliation, deprivation and death.

13/04/2022

Ukraine

Mariupol's mayor claims Russian chemical attack on city's outskirts

Vadym Boichenko said the attack occurred on Monday, 11 April.

13/04/2022

Ukraine

Biden accuses Putin of 'genocide', wanting to 'wipe out' Ukrainians

Biden added that it would be up to lawyers to decide if Russia’s conduct met the international standard for genocide but said, “it sure seems that way to me”.

13/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Mariupol mayor accuses Russia of chemical agent attack

World leaders have pledged military aid and support for Ukraine. Earlier, Mariupol's mayor accused Russia of using a chemical agent on the outskirts of the city.

13/04/2022

Ukraine

'I don't want to live': Woman says Russian troops raped her in Kherson

Rape is considered a war crime and a breach of international humanitarian law.

12/04/2022

Ukraine

Nearly two-thirds of Ukrainian children displaced by war, says UN

Out of the displaced children, 2.8 million have stayed in Ukraine and two million more are sheltering in other countries.

12/04/2022

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Ukrainian demolition team detonates landmines in Kharkiv

Suspilne News recorded the demolition team detonating two mines placed in the Industrial District of Kharkiv on April, 11. They said the mines were planted by Russian forces at 1 am on April 11 and they can be triggered to explode by a timer.

12/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Putin says Russia will press on with military action

Vladimir Putin vowed that Russia's bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses.

12/04/2022

Ukraine

Residents in Kyiv are adapting to life in a new phase of war

Residents in Ukraine's capital are adapting to life in a new phase of war. As Russian forces regroup in the east, people in Kyiv want Ukraine to get back on track

11/04/2022

Ukraine

Russia's war to shrink Ukrainian economy by 45%, World Bank says

The invasion which started on 24 February has resulted in half of the country's businesses shutting down and the other half operating below capacity as well as the destruction of a vast amount of infrastructure.

11/04/2022

Tech News

The weapons being sent to Ukraine, and those it’s still hoping for

Ukraine has received high-tech weaponry from a number of allies to help it fight back against Russia’s invasion.

11/04/2022

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Speeding west, the Ukraine hospital train ferries patients to safety

Speeding west, the Ukraine hospital train ferries patients to safety

11/04/2022

Ukraine

In Kyiv, cautious optimism as the city tries to get back to normal

Residents have started to return, businesses have been reopening, and grassroots reconstruction efforts have begun in areas that had been damaged by shelling.

11/04/2022