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Explosions rock Kyiv after UN chief meeting, Guterres safe

At least two explosions were reported in the Ukrainian capital shortly after a meeting between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

28/04/2022

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Chinese drone maker DJI stops sales in Russia and Ukraine

Its drones have found their way onto the battlefield in Ukraine, against the wishes of the Chinese manufacturer.

27/04/2022

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Kyiv demolishes Soviet monument representing Russia-Ukraine friendship

Kyiv authorities demolished a monument symbolising historic ties between ex-Soviet Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv mayor and former boxing champion, Vitali Klitschko said it was a "symbolic" day for the city

27/04/2022

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Soviet 'friendship monument' taken down in Kyiv

Ukrainian authorities dismantled the Monument of People's Friendship on Tuesday, a statue overlooking the Dnieper River in Kyiv, representing Russian-Ukrainian friendship.

27/04/2022

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Kyiv demolishes historic Ukraine-Russia friendship monument

A historic monument of Ukrainian and Russian friendship is being removed from the Kyiv city centre two months after Russia invaded Ukraine.

27/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine faces 'extremely difficult weeks', defence minister says

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov called for "resilience and unity" as the Russian army's build-up of forces for a major offensive in the east was deemed complete.

27/04/2022

Ukraine

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko makes plea for more Western weapons

The former boxing champion says his country wants to be part of the European Union, even if Russia wants to rebuild the Soviet Empire.

26/04/2022

Ukraine

How the horror of war inspired this Italian's bid to save 500 refugees

"I cannot forget the faces of the people I saw [in Ukraine] who were asking me for help."

26/04/2022

Art

Event on at-risk Ukrainian heritage planned as UNESCO publishes update

Tomorrow night's panel discussion comes as the latest UNESCO update confirmed a monument to one of the founders of Mariupol, and close to 50 churches in Ukraine, have been damaged or flattened since Russia's invasion on February 24.

26/04/2022

Ukraine

Putin 'ordered' Bucha war crimes and 'honoured' soldiers — prosecutor

Ukraine's Prosecutor General tells Euronews that it's "time to punish" those at the top of Moscow's regime and investigators want "a verdict in a Ukrainian court".

26/04/2022

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Ukraine: New graves dug in Bucha Cemetery near Kyiv

Ukraine: New graves dug in Bucha Cemetery near Kyiv

26/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Boris Johnson rejects 'NATO proxy war' allegations

Johnson said in a TV interview “They are trying to frame this as a conflict between Russia and the West, or Russia and NATO. That’s not what is going on.”

26/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine wants UN to broker Mariupol evacuation with Russia

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says the UN should focus on helping civilians in Mariupol, and warns the Secretary General about falling into a Kremlin 'trap'.

25/04/2022

Ukraine

Kyiv wants UN to help Mariupol residents, as Russia strikes railways

Ukraine's government said there was no agreement on an evacuation ceasefire with Russia in Mariupol, and called on the UN to broker a deal to rescue trapped civilians.

25/04/2022

My Europe Series

One man's lone bid to save Ukrainians from Russia's military might

Watching the war in Ukraine unfold from his home in Tel Aviv, Bernard Moerdler decided to help civilians in danger by creating a Ukraine-wide air raid warning system.

25/04/2022

Ukraine

Zelenskyy meets with top-level US delegation, promised military aid

Zelenskyy met face-to-face with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv on Sunday night, with the Americans promising military aid and the return of diplomats

25/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukrainians celebrate Easter in zone formerly occupied by Russian forces

Allthough public gatherings were not recommended for the orthodox easter, many in Ukraine felt it was all the more important to attend church service this Sunday, the 60th day of the war.

24/04/2022

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In Kharkiv's metro, families carve out a life away from the bombs

Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv has been pummelled by strikes day and night since Russian forces attempted to seize it at the start of the invasion.

24/04/2022

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Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Easter

Ukrainians mark a sombre Orthodox Easter two months into Russia's invasion.

24/04/2022

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Ukrainian grandma bakes Easter cake amid rubble

A Ukrainian grandma baked an Orthodox Easter cake on Saturday amid the rubble of her home in a village near Chernihiv.

24/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukrainians celebrate uneasy Easter as fear looms of Russian attacks

As the Eastern Orthodox faithful celebrate Easter on Sunday, the holiday is a sombre occasion in the country at war.

24/04/2022

Ukraine

What happened in the Ukraine war on Sunday?

On the 60th day since the Russian invasion began, a number of international organisations and political and religious leaders urged Russia to declare a truce and allow civilians to evacuate from Mariupol.

24/04/2022

Ukraine

'We're really proud of our children': Family of six escapes Mariupol

A family of six walked for more than five days to reach a train station in Zaporizhzhia, fleeing the Russian missiles after living in their basement for two months.

23/04/2022

Tech News

Ukraine PoW YouTube video removed over alleged war rules breach

The video of a British man captured by Russian forces was first highlighted by a UK lawmaker in the House of Commons.

23/04/2022

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Ukrainian village faces a churchless Easter

There will be no Orthodox Easter service this Sunday at the church of Lukashivka, a village in northern Ukraine.

23/04/2022

Ukraine

Life starts to return to the streets of Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Residents are starting to return to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and people are back on the streets attempting to get back to something resembling a normal life.

23/04/2022