Ukraine

Ukraine

Russia set to deploy 1,000 Wagner mercenaries to Ukraine, says MoD

The EU has already imposed sanctions on the Wagner Group and its leader, and they've been accused of atrocities in Ukraine, Syria, Libya and Africa.

29/03/2022

Ukraine

'Whole world awaiting good news': Erdogan urges Russia-Ukraine peace

Ahead of the talks, Zelenskyy said his country is prepared to declare its neutrality, as Moscow has demanded, in comments that might lend momentum to negotiations.

29/03/2022

Ukraine

Western leaders cautious over Russia pledge to cut Kyiv attacks

At peace talks in Instanbul, Russia said it will "fundamentally" reduce combat operations around Kyiv and Chernihiv. Ukraine has said it will accept neutral status in return for security guarantees.

29/03/2022

Ukraine

Russia plays down claims of poisoning attempt on Roman Abramovich

The sanctioned Russian billionaire and at least two members of the Ukrainian team were targeted in Kyiv in early March, according to the Wall Street Journal and the investigative site Bellingcat.

28/03/2022

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Russian bombardment turns frontline Kharkiv district into ghost town

After weeks of bombardment by Russian troops, the frontline Saltivka district of Kharkiv has become a ghost town.

28/03/2022

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Mariupol, Ukraine's city most affected by the war

Residents of Mariupol have described widespread destruction and human loss as Russian forces continue their siege of the city on Monday.

28/03/2022

Money

Crypto war aid for Ukraine: Pioneering innovation or just a sideshow?

It is one of the first times a sovereign nation has funded its war effort using cryptocurrencies. But is it a scam or a pioneering development?

28/03/2022

Green News

Chernobyl forest fires releasing radioactive pollution, officials warn

Ukrainian officials say the fires were started by Russian shelling in the region.

28/03/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine would consider referendum on staying out of NATO - Zelenskyy

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has told journalists his country could consider a referendum on staying out of NATO -- and staying neutral -- but only after Russian troops withdraw.

28/03/2022

Ukraine

Irpin near Kyiv 'liberated' from Russian forces — Ukraine government

Earlier the town's mayor made a similar claim about Irpin in the capital's northwestern suburbs, that was the scene of fierce recent fighting.

28/03/2022

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Subway stations become home for Kharkiv residents

Thousands of residents continued to hunker down in the underground train stations of Ukraine's second most populous city on Saturday as Russia continued its aerial assault above.

27/03/2022

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Firefighters battle huge blaze at Lviv oil facility

A chemical smell still lingered in the air early Sunday as firefighters in Lviv sprayed water on a burned section of an oil facility hit in the Russian attack.

27/03/2022

Ukraine

Five people are wounded after fuel storage facility near Lviv was hit

An explosion targeted a fuel storage facility near Lviv not far from residential areas. Thick black smoke could be seen from the city centre. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to call for more military aid

27/03/2022

Ukraine

Zelenskyy calls on US to provide fighter jets for Ukraine's military

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has used a new video message to call on America to provide fighter jets for his country's military.

27/03/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Macron warns against escalation after Biden speech

French President Emmanuel Macron warns against escalation of rhetoric, after Joe Biden appeared to suggest regime change in Russia during a speech - something the White House has had to clarify.

27/03/2022

Ukraine

Mariupol residents bury neighbours in makeshift graves

Mariupol residents say chaos is rife in the besieged Ukrainian city as locals bury their neighbours in makeshift graves

27/03/2022

Green News

4,000 animals are caught in the crossfire at Ukraine’s biggest zoo

The animals are threatened by bombs every day in this southern Ukrainian city.

27/03/2022

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People flee site of missile strike on Lviv

People run away from the site of a strike in Lviv after the city in western Ukraine was hit by two missiles. Smoke billows through the air. The target is a fuel storage facility.

26/03/2022

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Metro shelter concert brings 'ray of light' to war-torn Ukraine

A concert arranged at a makeshift shelter in a Kharkiv metro station is like "a ray of hope in this dark kingdom of war", 59-year-old Iryna Shkapo tells AFP as others around her tear up at the sound of instruments echoing through the halls.

26/03/2022

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Over 2 million Ukrainian refugees have entered Poland, according to UNHCR

By 23 March, more than 10 million people had been forced to flee their homes due to war in Ukraine, many displaced inside the country and more than 3.5 million as refugees abroad. Within three weeks, more than two million refugees from Ukraine have arrived in Poland.

26/03/2022

Ukraine

Rockets strike Lviv as Biden says Putin 'can't remain in power'

Russia has declared on Friday it will shift its focus on "liberating" the Donbas region and its breakaway republics.

26/03/2022

Ukraine

'It looked like hell': Mariupol escapees describe scenes of horror

Ukrainians who managed to flee the besieged port city tell Euronews of the scenes of relentless bombing and unfathomable destruction they witnessed.

25/03/2022

Ukraine

Displaced Ukrainian families seek calm after fleeing conflict zones

Children of families who fled Ukraine's conflict zones are given counselling and art lessons in one town near the Hungarian border.

25/03/2022

Ukraine

Snake Island sailors freed in Ukraine war prisoner exchange, says Kyiv

The 13 soldiers had famously defied Russian warships at the very start of the invasion.

25/03/2022

Ukraine

One month in, Russia's Ukraine offensive has faltered

Ukrainian resistance has forced the traditional and mechanised Russian army to change strategies and tactics.

25/03/2022

My Europe Series

Meet the Europeans teaching Ukrainians how to use lethal weapons

The Europeans helping with the training include volunteers from Finland, Norway, Lithuania and Latvia.

25/03/2022