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What’s new on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list?

Alongside Japanese sake and Brazilian cheese, Europe made a strong showing on the UNESCO list. Ukrainian 'pysanky' and Parisian roof restorers were just two of the continent’s treasures to be added.

05/12/2024

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Taken away and brainwashed: How Moscow ‘Russifies’ Ukrainian children

The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab released a new report on Russia's coerced adoption of Ukrainian children. According to it, Moscow launched the programme together with its all-out invasion, pointing to crimes against humanity.

05/12/2024

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Hungarian FM warns Ukrainian NATO membership could escalate war

Although NATO leaders have declared Ukraine’s path to membership “irreversible”, Secretary-General Mark Rutte avoided questions about the specifics of its potential accession.

04/12/2024

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Lost and spoofed: How Ukraine redirects Russian drones to Belarus

Ukraine has a new way of countering Moscow's increased use of Shahed drones in mass attacks — redirecting them back to Russia or into the airspace of Kremlin-friendly Belarus.

04/12/2024

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A tribute to the memory of Ukrainian soldiers

On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the national memorial on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, before visiting wounded Ukrainian soldiers in hospital.

03/12/2024

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Scholz defends decision not to deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine

During a surprise visit to Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed two of Kyiv's key demands: supplying German and Swedish-made Taurus long-range missiles and accelerating its NATO membership.

02/12/2024

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Hungary's foreign minister visits Moscow to discuss Ukraine and energy

Budapest has maintained close political and economic ties with Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drawing ire from the EU.

02/12/2024

Europe News

Scholz makes surprise visit to Kyiv weeks before no-confidence vote

The visit comes weeks before the German leader is set to ask his parliament for a vote of no confidence, which he is widely expected to lose.

02/12/2024

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Moscow claims its forces occupied two settlements Donetsk region

The Russian defence ministry claim comes as Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow's invasion of Ukraine enters its third winter.

01/12/2024

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Top EU officials visiting Kyiv promise more sanctions against Russia

Kaja Kallas and two other senior EU officials made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday for talks with President Zelenskyy on how to scale up the bloc's support.

01/12/2024

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Ukraine under pressure as Russia makes advances on frontline

Ukraine is facing increasing pressure along its roughly 1,000-kilometre frontline, analysts have stated.

30/11/2024

Ukraine

Tens of thousands of soldiers have deserted from Ukraine's army

More than 100,000 soldiers have been charged under Ukraine’s desertion laws since Russia invaded in 2022, according to the country’s General Prosecutor.

30/11/2024

Europe News

Can Russia launch an assault on Ukraine's city of Zaporizhzhia?

As Russian forces continue to gain momentum in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Moscow could also be planning an imminent push further south, according to Kyiv, with fears rising over Zaporizhzhia. Does Russia have enough resources for this?

29/11/2024

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Russian strikes on Ukraine leave one dead and 22 injured

Moscow has been launching intensifying attacks against the Ukrainian energy infrastructure amid threats of using cutting-edge missiles against Kyiv.

29/11/2024

Culture news

Ukrainian videogame delayed by Russian war finally released

After over two years of delays, Ukrainian games studio GSC has finally released the latest edition in the 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R' franchise.

29/11/2024

Ukraine

Explosions and power outages across Ukraine after missile attack

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine on Thursday morning, targeting energy infrastructure across the country. President Zelenskyy said several regions have been attacked with cluster munitions.

28/11/2024

Economy

How will Ukraine's economy move on after the war is over?

With almost three years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, business owners and academics discuss how the country's economy may develop post-war.

28/11/2024

Ukraine

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urges increased pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called for more pressure on Russia, while Nordic-Baltic leaders and Poland's Tusk pledged additional support for Ukraine and discussed regional security.

28/11/2024

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Russia launches record number of almost 200 drones towards Ukraine

Meanwhile, US-made ATACMS missiles launched by Ukraine damaged critical infrastructure and injured several in Russia's Kursk region.

27/11/2024

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Russian offensive in Ukraine's Donetsk region gains momentum

Russian troops continue to push forward in eastern Ukraine, making significant advances in the western Donetsk region. They may now get closer and threaten important Ukrainian ground lines of communication running into eastern Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

26/11/2024

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Russian daytime attacks injure dozens across Ukraine

Russian shelling on the center of Kharkiv injured 23 people. In Odesa, at least 11 were injured.

25/11/2024

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North Korean soldiers in Russian invasion: Are they fighting?

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said over the weekend that the US expects thousands of North Korean troops to enter the combat against Ukraine "soon". But Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Pyongyang’s soldiers have already participated in combat against Ukraine's defence forces.

25/11/2024

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Russian forces capture UK citizen fighting for Ukraine, reports claim

British ex-soldier James Scott Rhys Anderson was reportedly captured by Russian troops in Kursk. If confirmed, his capture would represent the first known case of a Western national seized on Russian territory.

25/11/2024

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Ukraine losing ground in Kursk, says military source

Over 100,000 Kursk residents were displaced after Kyiv's troops came over Russia's western border in August.

24/11/2024

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Zelenskyy says 321 port facilities damaged in Russian strikes

Ukraine, known as the Breadbasket of Europe, is a major global supplier of grain and before the Russian invasion it regularly exported around six million tonnes of grain every month from its Black Sea ports.

24/11/2024

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Inside the ravaged streets of Sumy after Russian drones struck

A Russian drone attack on Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, killed two people and injured 12 others on Friday morning, officials report. Residential buildings, cars, and a shop were damaged in the strikes. Rescuers saved two from rubble as prosecutors launched a war crimes investigation.

22/11/2024