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Ukraine war: Six key developments to know about today

Visiting Ukraine, the Turkish and UN leaders say an attack on the Russian-occupied nuclear plant risks "suicide" and a "new Chernobyl", as Moscow rejects an IAEA mission: today's latest updates.

18/08/2022

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The Ukrainian coal miners still working despite Russia's war

Near Pavlohrad in central east Ukraine, 4,000 workers are employed at the so-called "Heroes of the Cosmos" mine, of whom 800 have been mobilised into the Ukrainian army.

17/08/2022

My Europe Series

How the economic impact of war is starting to bite in southern Ukraine

As if being bombed wasn't enough of a hardship, now Ukrainians are struggling with the financial impact of war.

17/08/2022

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Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today

Military experts analyse blasts at key Russian sites in annexed Crimea, Kyiv vows to take down Putin's flagship bridge, and life for Ukrainian nuclear plant workers "under the barrels of Russian guns": today's key updates.

17/08/2022

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Ukraine war: Eight key developments to know about from Tuesday

Blasts shake a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, while Moscow resists a UN mission to Zaporizhzhia and cranks up the rhetoric against the West: Your daily round-up of the latest developments.

16/08/2022

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Russia blames 'sabotage' for blasts at Crimean military base

Explosions were reported at a military base in Russian-occupied Crimea this morning.

16/08/2022

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Five Europeans put on trial as 'mercenaries' in separatist-run Ukraine

Three Britons, a Swede and a Croat are accused of fighting with the Ukrainian army as mercenaries, and some could face the death penalty.

15/08/2022

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Ukraine war: Germany NATO spending, Wagner group, Griner appeal

Germany to fall short of NATO spending targets, US basketball star Brittney Griner appeal, and Wagner group HQ bombed: The latest developments in the Ukraine war.

15/08/2022

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Groups of volunteers help to rebuild houses damaged in

Salvaged material is reused to help rebuild homes destroyed in the Chernihiv region.

14/08/2022

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Wheat export ships leave Ukraine's Black Sea ports — and more updates

Two ships carring the first Ukrainian wheat to be exported under a UN-brokered deal have left Black Sea ports; Kyiv appeals to the UN and Red Cross over prisoners held by Russia, and the EU is due to discuss a potential visa ban on all Russians — the latest developments in the war.

12/08/2022

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11 unidentified civilians buried in Bucha after Russian occupation

Eleven bodies are buried in a cemetery in Bucha, where more than 400 other unidentified people are buried. "Most of them were shot dead. So it was neither an accident nor an explosion.

12/08/2022

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'Grave hour' at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says UN nuclear chief

Rafael Grossi urged Russia and Ukraine -- who blame each other for the attacks on the plant -- to immediately allow nuclear experts to assess the damage and evaluate safety and security at Europe's largest nuclear powerplant.

12/08/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: The key developments you need to know

From damaged radiation sensors at Europe's largest nuclear power plant posing a threat, to Russia saying Switerzland is "no longer neutral" over Ukraine, these are the latest developments in the war.

11/08/2022

My Europe Series

'Rockets flew by, we wallpapered': Escapee on life in occupied Kherson

Kherson was one of the first cities to fall under Russian occupation at the start of the war.

11/08/2022

Ukraine

Return of the Big Mac: McDonald's set to reopen restaurants in Ukraine

The US fast food giant has been paying thousands of its workers in Ukraine while their outlets were closed during the first six months of the war.

11/08/2022

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Belarus denies reports of 8 explosions at airbase near Ukraine border

The Belarus military says the incident at the Gomel base, where Russian jets are stationed, was caused when a vehicle engine caught fire.

11/08/2022

Ukraine

Drones set for bigger war role after Kyiv given €19m in donations

The money will be put towards purchasing 200 "tactical unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles".

11/08/2022

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Nine Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts, says Ukraine

Russia denied any aircraft were damaged in Tuesday's explosions at a Crimean airbase or that any attack took place. Satellite imagery showed at least seven fighter jets were completely destroyed.

11/08/2022

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Ukraine war: The key developments you need to know

A former Russian state TV journalist detained, H&M and IKEA flog final stock, and oil deliveries restart

10/08/2022

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Ukraine war: The key developments you need to know today

A huge explosion at a Russian-held military base, a rise in premature births in Ukraine, a spat over nuclear weapons inspections and a cross-Baltic call to stop giving visas to Russian tourists.

09/08/2022

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Ukraine hints blasts at Russian base in Crimea were an act of sabotage

The social networks were abuzz with speculation that it was an attack by Ukrainian-fired long-range missiles, but the Kremlin denies this.

09/08/2022

Culture news

Hollywood A-listers visiting Ukraine: are they making a difference?

Oscar-winning actress Jessica Chastain is the latest in a long line of celebrities who have visited Ukraine and met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But can these meetings be dismissed as glorified photo-ops or are they part of a wider strategy?

09/08/2022

Tech News

HIMARS: The high-tech rocket system the US is sending to Ukraine

Ukraine will receive more HIMARS in the US' latest military aid package. But what are these high-tech rocket systems and how important are they?

09/08/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today

From Ukrainian troops advancing around Kharkiv to the Pentagon's latest Russian casualties estimate, here is what you need to know about the Ukraine war this Tuesday.

09/08/2022

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Ukraine war: US announces another billion dollar military aid package

The US pledge of a massive new shipment of arms comes as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

08/08/2022

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Water crisis looms for Ukrainian city of Sloviansk

Fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces near the key city in the Donetsk region has damaged vital infrastructure that has cut residents off from gas and water for months.

08/08/2022