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Health news

Ukrainian soldiers are freezing sperm to 'leave something behind'

A fertility clinic in Kyiv is offering free fertility services to Ukraine's soldiers amid a future, potentially devastating demographic problem.

22/02/2023

Europe News

Russian sanctions haven't stopped war, but are having long-term impact

The EU and its allies have implemented nine package of sanctions against Moscow since the start of the conflict last year.

21/02/2023

Portugal

Concern over low number of Ukraine children in Portuguese schools

Only about 32 per cent of the estimated 14,000 Ukrainian child refugees living in Portugal are attending local schools.

21/02/2023

World News

World leaders and experts debate global security in Munich conference

With the first anniversary of Russia's invasion days away, 450 international delegates gathered for the 59th Munich Security Confernece. While Ukrainian delegates called for more arms to speed them to victory, an American expert warned Russia could still win.

20/02/2023

Poland

Ukrainians who have fled to Poland learn how to settle

Over the last year, over 9.5 million Ukrainians came to Poland. Nearly 8 million of them have returned. They were mainly women and children.

20/02/2023

Russia

Russia attempts to justify illegal invasion of Ukraine

Russia has attempted to justify its illegal invasion of Ukraine, saying it had no choice for its actions while it acknowledged that it had failed to implement the 2015 Minsk agreement.

18/02/2023

World News

Kyiv: Russia aiming for Bakhmut by war anniversary

Russia is aiming to capture Bakhmut by the first anniversary of the start of the war on February 24, Kyiv warns. But analysts say Moscow will need a faster rate of advance to reach that goal.

17/02/2023

My Europe Series

Disabled Ukrainians face abuse, neglect in overwhelmed institutions

People are living in squalid, inhumane conditions, sometimes tied to beds in caretakers’ well-intentioned efforts to restrain them from self-harm. But the underlying issues extend beyond war.

17/02/2023

World News

Israel backs 'sovereignty and integrity' of Ukraine

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen expresses his country's commitment to the 'sovereignty and integrity' of Ukraine after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Dymitro Kuleba.

17/02/2023

Germany

Refuge in Germany: One million Ukrainians have settled since war began

Over one million Ukrainians have come as refugees to Germany since the war began. The main problem is a shortage of housing, especially in major cities like Berlin.

16/02/2023

Culture news

How a queer dating app is supporting suicidal users beyond Valentine's

Valentine's Day can be a triggering event for those left out of heteronormative relationships. The LGBTQ+ dating app Taimi is working on a direct support network for its users.

15/02/2023

Ukraine

Watch: Ukrainian Krasnopilske military cemetery

Krasnopilske military cemetery in Dnipro marks the final resting place for some of the soldiers killed since the start of the war in Ukraine.

14/02/2023

World News

Hundreds of Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia: EBU Report

A new report has verified hundreds of social media videos of unaccompanied Ukrainian children being taken to Russia.

14/02/2023

Ukraine

Kharkiv suburb shows scale of destruction from war in Ukraine

Damaged buildings, no power and flooded apartments: Saltivka, a suburb of Kharkiv, shows the extent of destruction caused by the war in Ukraine.

14/02/2023

Europe News

West must 'ramp up' ammunition production for Ukraine - NATO chief

The NATO Secretary-General said that the waiting time for large calibre projectiles has gone from 12 to 28 months.

13/02/2023

Ukraine

"A war within a war": The battle of Bakhmut rages on

Russian forces continue to shell cities in the east as part of a concerted push to seize more land. Moscow claims to have killed 250 Ukrainian soldiers in just one day.

13/02/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. Millions inside Ukraine are in dire state. They need the EU's support

The people of Ukraine are relying on EU leaders for support as much as ever. Europe's leaders must keep up the momentum to protect the millions in peril, IRC's Michael Despines writes.

10/02/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Russia launches 'massive' drone and missile attack

Ukraine's Air Force said Russia fired Kalibr cruise missiles, dozens of guided missiles, and Iranian-made drones.

10/02/2023

Ukraine

Explosion at former factory kills four people in Kyiv

A blast at a former factory in Kyiv caused by a gas cylinder explosion has killed four people and injured another five.

10/02/2023

Europe Decoded

In Brussels, Zelenskyy pitches EU values as Ukraine's way home

Volodymr Zelenskyy addressed a full house of the European Parliament and exalted the virtues of the European way of life.

09/02/2023