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Watch: Drone footage captures devastation in besieged city of Mariupol

Drone footage has captured the widespread destruction in the besieged port city of Mariupol on Wednesday, March 23, after weeks of Russian shelling and bombardment.

24/03/2022

Ukraine

Watch: 'The world must stop the war,' says Zelenskyy, urging protests

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged people to take to the streets in an emotional plea to the west one month after the start of the war in Ukraine.

24/03/2022

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'If there is art, life goes on': Kyiv theatre company takes shelter

Since the war began, the Pro-English theatre company, decided to stay in the basement of the theatre, where they continue to practice their art

24/03/2022

Ukraine

'NATO never more united' says Biden as alliance boosts eastern forces

NATO announced major troop increases in Eastern Europe to deter Moscow and more military aid for Ukraine, on a day of several summits in Brussels.

24/03/2022

Ukraine

US finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine

The assessment was based on a “careful review” of public and intelligence sources since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

23/03/2022

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Far from the front, Odesa's residents participate in the war effort

In Odesa, a place for food lovers was transformed into a humanitarian centre, providing food and goods to troops and refugees in need.

23/03/2022

Ukraine

NATO says 7—15,000 Russian troops killed amid Ukrainian resistance

Even the most conservative Western estimates have the casualties amount at several thousand, while the Kremlin remains silent on actual figures.

23/03/2022

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Russian state TV reports "Donbass Arena" stadium was under fire

Russian State TV "Rossiya-1" (RTR) said Donetsk city centre came under shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine last night. The Ukrainian rockets, reportedly, fell near the Donbass Arena stadium.

23/03/2022

Green News

Ukraine: Farmers vow to keep people fed despite war raging around them

Shortages of vital supplies and blocked exports are forcing farmers to make tough decisions in Ukraine.

23/03/2022

Europe News

'Open the gates of hell': UN wants trapped people freed from Mariupol

"It's very hellish over there, and I think the gates of hell have to open so people can come out."

23/03/2022

My Europe Series

'I went to rescue wife’s family from a tomb': Man's epic Ukraine trip

“To me, he’s a hero.” Alberto, 58, rescued 38 people from Ukraine, 20 of whom he is hosting at his home in Vienna.

23/03/2022

Ukraine

NATO to agree major boost in eastern Europe forces — Stoltenberg

NATO's secretary general says he expects leaders to agree to set up new multinational battlegroups to deter Russia from attacking any of its members.

23/03/2022

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Funeral of a Ukrainian fighter

Funeral of a Ukrainian fighter

22/03/2022

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Ukrainian musician takes up arms

Ukrainian musician Taras Kompanichenko joins the territorial defence forces in Kyiv

22/03/2022

Ukraine

He survived four Nazi death camps but was killed by a Russian missile

Boris Romaschenko, 96, was interned in four different World War II concentration camps.

22/03/2022

Ukraine

Son speaks of revenge after his father is killed in combat near Kyiv

"We didn’t start [the war] but we will finish it," vowed Artem at the funeral of his father, Yuriy Shabadash.

22/03/2022

Ukraine

‘Lawful transphobia’ stopping Ukraine’s trans community from fleeing

“Many people say that when they attempted to cross the border, the border police and the border guards are making their decision based on the gender marker in the passport…and we consider this as another example of lawful transphobia.”

22/03/2022

Culture news

How Ukraine's chess community are making moves against Russia

Lviv is said to be the birthplace of as many as 20-30 chess grandmasters, such as Andrei Volokitin, who signed an open letter from players refusing to face Russian opponents

22/03/2022

Nature

Why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a direct threat to the environment

Ecocide is being committed in Ukraine and it may ‘take decades’ for the environment to recover.

22/03/2022

Culture news

Russian Actress Chulpan Khamatova leaves country over Ukraine invasion

Khamatova has starred in ‘Good bye Lenin!’ but her latest appearance was a broadcast interview where she described her fear f returning to Russia.

22/03/2022

Ukraine

Death of 117 children in Ukraine war is 'price of procrastination'

That was the claim of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he addressed Italy's parliament on Tuesday.

22/03/2022

Culture news

Music stars swap guitars for guns to help Ukraine's war effort

Then-comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy, now Ukraine's president, appeared in a video for the band's 2018 hit Lego.

22/03/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Heavy bombs dropped on Mariupol after Kyiv suburb liberated

Civilians who have fled Mariupol describe it as a "freezing hellscape riddled with dead bodies and destroyed buildings".

22/03/2022

Ukraine

A Frenchman who fought in Syria prepares to go into battle for Ukraine

Pierre, 28, spent four years fighting jihadists in Syria. He arrived in the Ukrainian capital five days ago and is waiting to know where he will be deployed.

21/03/2022

Ukraine

'Huge risk' Ukrainian children can fall into trafficking

Ylva Johansson warned that "criminal elements" usually take advantage of big migratory flows.

21/03/2022

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A prayer among the rubble

Rescue crews pick through smouldering rubble as bodies lay on the ground after a deadly overnight Russian strike hit a popular shopping mall in northwestern Kyiv.

21/03/2022