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Five things to know about the war in Ukraine from Saturday

From a UN report blaming both Kyiv and Moscow for a nursing home attack in March, to Ukrainians receiving their first military training in the UK... five developments in the war this weekend.

09/07/2022

Ukraine

Russia 'raising hell' in east as Donetsk bombardment intensifies

"The eyes of all aggressive political movements and regimes in the world are now on what Russia is doing to us," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Saturday.

09/07/2022

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Russian missile attacks continue in east Ukraine as US promises new aid

Residents in the small town of Druzhkivka, south of the eastern Ukrainian industrial city of Kramatorsk, wake up to three suspected missile attacks which ripped apart a supermarket's shop front and left a massive crater in front of the store.

09/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about from Friday

A local politician sentences in Moscow, dire warnings about humanitarian conditions in eastern Ukraine, more US weapons for Kyiv and Russian athletes out of World Championships.

08/07/2022

My Europe Series

How war worry is causing stroke cases to spike in Ukraine

“Constant shelling in villages near the city provokes an increase of blood pressure in people, which often leads to hemorrhagic stroke.”

08/07/2022

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Widower among mourners as three killed in Kharkiv

At least three people died and five more were injured on Thursday by Russian shelling in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, according to a regional emergency service. Natalia Kolesnik was among the victims.

08/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five key developments you need to know from Thursday

An apparent pause in Russian operations, a new drone for Ukraine, and NATO ministers meet on a strategic border line.

07/07/2022

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Aftermath of missile strike on Kramatorsk

A missile hit a residential area in the Donetsk city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, killing one civilian and injuring at least six, officials said.

07/07/2022

Ukraine

Russia pausing offensive ahead of renewed assault, say analysts

Russian forces made no claims of territorial gains in Ukraine “for the first time in 133 days of war,” according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War.

07/07/2022

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Firefighters battle blaze after shelling in Sloviansk

Firefighters fight flames at the main market in the city of Sloviansk after local authorities say at least two people were killed and seven more injured by a Russian strike.

06/07/2022

Green News

‘Stop gas, stop Putin’: Ukrainian celebs and activists tell EU

Activists argue that the inclusion of gas in the EU Taxonomy will only benefit Russia and “prolong the oppression of innocent Ukrainians.”

06/07/2022

Ukraine

Governor of Donetsk urges more than 350,000 residents to flee

Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko told reporters that getting people out of Donetsk province is necessary to save lives and enable the Ukrainian army to better defend towns from the Russian advance, with Russia escalating its offensive.

06/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know about today

From Russian troops shifting their focus on taking control over the rest of the Donbas, to President Zelenskyy believing Belarus will not be dragged into the conflict, these are the stories about the war you need to know on Tuesday.

05/07/2022

Culture news

Ukrainian becomes second woman to win Fields math medal

Kyiv-born Professor Maryna Viazovska has been awarded the 2022 Fields medal for her groundbreaking work on sphere packing.

05/07/2022

Ukraine

Russia pushes ahead with war after claiming victory in Luhansk

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says "superhuman efforts" will be needed to defend the rest of the Donbas after Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the eastern Luhansk region.

05/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know about from Monday

From the multi-billion dollar reconstruction plan to Turkey stopping a Russian-flagged ship suspected of carrying stolen Ukrainian grain, these are the most important news on the war on Monday.

04/07/2022

Food and Drink

Does Ukrainian borsch need protection? UNESCO thinks so.

Borsch is a dish eaten all over eastern Europe so why has UNESCO now decided it is an endangered part of Ukrainian culture?

04/07/2022

Ukraine

Zelenskyy vows to reclaim lost ground after Russia captures Lysychansk

Ukraine's president said Kyiv's forces were forced to pull out but poured scorn on Russia's gain: "What is all this for? To be able to show a Russian or Soviet flag on the ruins."

04/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five important developments to know from Sunday

Russians take key eastern city, Australian PM promises more military aid, and Ukrainian forces destroy a Russian base.

03/07/2022

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Aftermath of missile strikes in east Ukraine's Kramatorsk and on Sloviansk market

Shelling in Kramatorsk, the administrative center of Ukraine's Donbas region, left a scene of wreckage and destruction. Not far from there, the aftermath of Russian shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk shows a market destroyed by numerous rocket launchers.

03/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Kametstal steel plant challenges during Black Sea blockade

While the Azovstal factory in the key city of Mariupol fell to Russian forces in mid-May, work continues from another site three hundred kilometres away at the Kametstal plant.

03/07/2022

Ukraine

Russian and Ukrainian forces both claim to be in control of Lysychansk

Russian forces say they are in control of Lysychansk but Ukraine denies the claim and says fighting is continuing on the edges of the city

03/07/2022

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Ukraine rescue workers on site of Russian strike in Odessa that killed 21

Ukrainian rescue workers search through the rubble in the city of Sergiyvka after missiles slammed into an apartment building and a recreation centre, killing 21 people and wounding dozens

02/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: The latest developments you need to know

Russian forces are putting more pressure on a key city in the east, as the US has promised hundreds of millions in extra military funding.

02/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Russian forces pound last Luhansk stronghold

Ukrainian fighters have spent weeks trying to defend the city of Lysychansk to keep it from falling into Russian hands.

02/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: five of the latest developments you need to know

From Norway donating almost €1 billion to Ukraine to Gazprom seizing an energy project co-owned by British and Japanese companies, here are five of the latest developments in the war.

01/07/2022