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Why is it important for celebrities to wear the Vyshyvanka?

This year's traditional Vyshyvanka Day in Ukraine was a symbol of resistance against Russian aggression - and Hollywood celebrities joined in on supporting the cause.

19/05/2023

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Ukraine war: Attack drones intercepted, more heavy fighting in Bakhmut

Russian forces strike at Kyiv again, while Wagner's leader said Ukrainian forces won't be able to take Bakhmut in the next two days.

19/05/2023

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Sexual assault victims from Ukraine face challenges in Poland, Hungary

According to a Center for Reproductive Rights report, sexual assault victims, LGBT Ukrainians, and minorities fleeing the war have to deal with sexual healthcare limitations in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.

19/05/2023

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Rift between Wagner and Russian military deepens

The leader of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin has directly appealed to the Russian Ministry of Defence not to abandon positions around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

18/05/2023

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Ukraine targeted by ninth night of strikes and other news

All the latest from the Ukraine war this Thursday.

18/05/2023

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Russia continues to concentrate offensive capabilities in Bakhmut

Russian forces have recently transferred elements of the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Division to an unspecified area north of Bakhmut, likely from positions along the Svatove-Kupyansk line.

17/05/2023

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Battle for Bakhmut rages on and other news from Ukraine

These are the latest developments from the Ukraine war this Wednesday.

17/05/2023

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Ukraine war: Six-nation Africa peace plan, and frozen Russian assets

Here's everything you need to know about the latest developments in the Ukraine war for Tuesday 16 May 2023.

16/05/2023

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Ukraine says it has repelled 'biggest' missile attack on Kyiv so far

"The vast majority of enemy targets in the sky of Kyiv have been detected and destroyed," said military authorities in the Ukrainian capital.

16/05/2023

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Russia launches drone and missile strikes against Ukraine

The increasingly regular series of Russian drone and missile strikes are likely part of a new Russian air campaign in Ukraine aimed at degrading Ukrainian abilities to conduct counteroffensive operations in the near term, the ISW says.

15/05/2023

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Ukrainian counteroffensive: What is President Zelenskyy waiting for?

The Ukrainian armed forces still need supplies of equipment and weapons to avoid heavy losses, says President Zelenskyy.

15/05/2023

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Ukraine claims advance in Bakhmut as Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin

Ukraine claims its soldiers have retaken a further one square kilometre area around Bakhmut as fierce fighting continues in the city. On Sunday morning, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin for talks a day after Germany pledged billions of euros worth of new weapons to Ukraine.

14/05/2023

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Ukraine claims advance in Bakhmut as Russian strike 'kills two'

By pinning down Russian army in battle for Bakhmut, Ukraine hopes to open up opportunity for counter-offensive elsewhere

13/05/2023

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Ukraine special forces footage appears to show Bakhmut battle

Ukraine has released what it says is helmet-camera footage from its special forces clearing a Russian position in Bakhmut. Kyiv says it has stopped the enemy and pushed it back, with President Zelenskyy telling his people the Russians are mentally prepared for defeat.

13/05/2023

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Russia rejects claims that Ukraine making ground along the front line

Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina with the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

12/05/2023

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A new stamp-style installation in Ukraine illustrates Russian presiden

In the centre of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, a special art installation has popped up of a postage stamp depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin facing trial.

12/05/2023

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Zelenskyy barred from giving Eurovision Song Contest message

The Ukrainian President had wanted to record a video for contestants, and the global audience of up to 200 million people, during Saturday night's final in Liverpool.

12/05/2023

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Ukraine claims Bakhmut breakthrough and other developments

All the latest from the war in Ukraine.

12/05/2023

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Watch: Ukraine launches counterattacks as Russian forces retreat

Kyiv claims to have defeated one of Russia's emblematic brigades, while Moscow says its airborne forces are restraining Ukrainian advancements around Bakhmut.

11/05/2023

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UK sends 'Storm Shadow' missiles and more news from Ukraine

These are the latest developments from the Ukraine war.

11/05/2023

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Wagner group to stay in Bakhmut despite threats of leaving

The chief of Russia’s Wagner Group stated it had only received ten per cent of the total amount of ammunition promised by the Russian Ministry of Defence.

10/05/2023

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EU sanctions talks and other developments from Ukraine war

These are the latest developments from the Ukraine war.

10/05/2023

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Ukrainians spending their days in basements

As they wait for an expected counter-offensive, residents near Ukraine's front lines seek safety, food and companionship in basements.

10/05/2023

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Russia could step up chemical attacks in Ukraine, warns expert

“I'm sure NATO and the West would act if they [Russia] used chemical weapons in Ukraine. But having said that they stood by when Assad used such weapons in Syria," one expert told Euronews.

10/05/2023

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AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed in rocket fire near Bakhmut

Soldin is one of at least 11 media employees who have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion began on 24 February 2022, according to a count by RSF and CPJ.

09/05/2023

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French MEPs call for Wagner group to be put on EU terrorist list

The owner of Russia's private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has issued a second video attack on the Kremlin saying his men in Bakhmut need ten times the ammunition Moscow is prepared to send. His video was released on Russia's traditional 9 May Victory Day.

09/05/2023