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Putin visits Russian troops fighting in Ukraine

A video released by the Kremlin early Tuesday showed Putin visiting the command post for Russian forces in the southern Kherson region, and receiving reports from the top military brass.

18/04/2023

Ukraine

Defending troops still clinging to Bakhmut, Ukraine's military says

Ukraine’s announcement follows Russian claims that assault units from the Wagner group have captured two neighbourhoods in the embattled city.

17/04/2023

Ukraine

'Unprecedented bloody battles' in Bakhmut: reports

Russia's Defence Ministry on Sunday claimed that units from the Wagner mercenary group had captured two neighbourhoods in the embattled eastern city.

17/04/2023

Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers released in prisoner exchange with Russia

More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war were released and have returned home, a senior presidential official said on Sunday, as part of a “great Easter exchange”.

16/04/2023

Ukraine

Rescue crews in Sloviansk work through the rubble as death toll rises

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian air force said the country will soon receive weapons that will help prevent such attacks, in reference to the highly sought-after Patriot air defence system.

16/04/2023

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WATCH: Ukraine army general visits troops for Easter

Many Ukrainian soldiers will spend Easter Sunday away from their families for the second year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country began.

15/04/2023

Ukraine

Eleven dead, including a toddler, after Russian attacks in Sloviansk

"Everything is being done to save the wounded," said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Russian shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk which killed at least eleven people and injured 21 others.

15/04/2023

Culture news

Why a Ukrainian filmmaker risked his life to save his dog

Stanislav Kapralov could have stayed away from the war in Ukraine. But when he found out his dog was missing in Kyiv, he packed up his camera and went searching. He discovered a country of people risking their lives to save animals.

14/04/2023

Ukraine

Former American astronaut on a mission to help Ukraine

The cosmonaut-turned-artist is raising money for war-torn Ukraine. He has donated proceeds from the sale of his first art project to ambulances and generators for Ukrainians and is also an ambassador for the United24 fundraising platform.

13/04/2023

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Russia develops its defences in Zaporizhzhia region

Russia has completed three layers of defensive zones across approximately 120 kilometres of the region, according to the UK's Ministry of Defence

12/04/2023

Ukraine

European Parliament meets with Ukraine to discuss EU membership

The European Parliament has met with representatives from Ukraine to discuss the next steps for it to join the EU, but it warned that there is still a lot of work for Kyiv to do.

12/04/2023

Tech News

Russian hackers tapping into CCTV in Ukrainian cafes, says US

Russia hackers backed by the Kremlin have launched repeated attacks on Ukraine as part of their broader offensive in the country.

12/04/2023

Ukraine

Elderly and vulnerable remain as Russian troops close in on Bakhmut

10 kilometres from Bakhmut on Ukraine's frontline, almost all residential areas in Chasiv Yar have been left for ruin. However, some locals have stayed.

12/04/2023

Ukraine

Western special forces on the ground in Ukraine, shows leak

The largest number are from the UK, but other NATO countries have deployed military personnel inside the country.

12/04/2023

Ukraine

Russia continues to make gains in Bakhmut, ISW reports

Russia continues to make gains in Bakhmut, but is suffering “significant” casualties in the process, the Institute for the Study of War, a US thinktank, says in its latest update.

11/04/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. Ukraine’s health system lies in ruins. Civilians are paying the price

Ending violence against civilians and indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure is essential for Ukrainians to begin rebuilding their lives, Christina Wille and Harlem Désir write.

11/04/2023

Ukraine

Global tensions impact World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund's annual Spring Meetings kick off this week with concerns over high inflation, rising geopolitical tension, and financial stability.

11/04/2023

Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine send more than 200 troops home in prisoner swap

Such exchanges represent one of the few areas of cooperation between Ukraine and Russia. The two sides have returned hundreds of each other’s soldiers, as well as the bodies of fallen troops, since the war began.

10/04/2023

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Moscow could call for ceasefire during Orthodox Easter

According to the Institute for the Study of War, Russia could call for a ceasefire during the upcoming Orthodox Easter weekend to delay Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

10/04/2023

Ukraine

Russian strikes continue despite Easter peace plea

Zelenskyy says Moscow "puts itself in even greater isolation from the world and from humanity" by shelling homes on the Orthodox Church's Palm Sunday.

10/04/2023

Europe Decoded

Foreign students angry at being forced to return to Ukraine for exams

This is on top of foreign students who fled the war not being granted the same support from European countries as their Ukrainian peers.

09/04/2023

Ukraine

Alleged leak of Ukraine war documents triggers US investigation

The images of alleged US documents, widely shared on social media Friday and seen by Euronews, might have been tampered with, officials warn.

08/04/2023

Ukraine

Russia steps up attacks in illegally annexed Ukraine areas

Russian forces used ground- and air-fired missiles, rocket launchers and weaponised drones to bombard the provinces of Ukraine it has illegally annexed but doesn't fully control.

08/04/2023

Ukraine

War In Ukraine: Has the massive battle for Bakhmut stalled?

Britain's Defence Ministry claims in its latest intelligence update that “Russia's assault on the Donbas town of Bakhmut has largely stalled".

07/04/2023

Ukraine

Russian FM Lavrov links peace in Ukraine to a 'new world order'

Lavrov made the comment while on a trip to Ankara to discuss the Turkey-mediated grain deal from July.

07/04/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine urged to give up Crimea by Brazil's Lula

Zelenskyy "cannot want everything", said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday.

07/04/2023