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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

Wagner 'recruiting in Moscow high schools for young warriors'

Wagner recruitment, Bakhmut offensive and Russia's economy: here's our round-up of the key developments from Ukraine today.

13/03/2023

Ukraine

Kyiv racing to help residents evacuate Bakhmut

As fighting continues on the streets of Bakhmut in the east of Ukraine, Kyiv is racing to evacuate residents from the city as the Russian troops advance.

04/03/2023

Ukraine

Living with the horror of war, Krasnohorivka residents refuse to leave

Life on Ukraine's frontline. People who have refused to leave Krasnohorivka are fed by Ukraine's White Angels and looked after by the hospital's last remaining doctor.

21/02/2023

Ukraine

Berlin greenlights Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine - media reports

The German government has approved a shipment of Leopard 2 heavy battle tanks to Ukraine, according to reports in the German weekly Der Spiegel.

24/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: NATO chief asks allies for tanks and five other stories

Here are the latest developments in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

24/01/2023

Culture news

Ukrainian director takes MH17 feature Iron Butterfiles to Sundance

A Ukrainian director's feature film about the downing of flight MH17 in 2014 premieres at the Sundance Festival.

19/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Soledar 'fighting back' and four other developments

Here are the latest updates from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

12/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Poland to send Leopards to Kyiv and six other top stories

Here are the latest updates from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

11/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Fierce fighting in Soledar and five other top stories

Here are the latest developments in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

09/01/2023

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Watch: Ukrainians in Donbas celebrate Orthodox Christmas

In the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region, dozens of worshippers on Friday attended a service to mark Orthodox Christmas Eve.

07/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: US 'to send 50 Bradleys' and five more top stories

Here are the latest developments in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

06/01/2023

Ukraine

Scores of Russian soldiers reportedly killed in occupied Donetsk

At least 63 Russian soldiers have reportedly been killed after an attack on a deployment centre in the occupied Donetsk region.

02/01/2023

Ukraine

Defence minister Shoigu has visited frontline troops, claims Russia

The trip is the second alleged inspection of Moscow's troops in Ukraine and comes less than a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the US.

22/12/2022

Russia

Vladimir Putin says there will be no limits on Ukraine war spending

Amid a stalling situation in Ukraine, Moscow’s Defence Ministry has called for the number of military personnel to be increased from 1 million to 1.5 million.

21/12/2022

Ukraine

Frontline situation is still 'difficult' says Zelenskyy

As temperatures plummet across Ukraine, President Zelenskyy said the situation on Ukraine's frontline remains "difficult".

10/12/2022

Ukraine

Fire at Russian airport labelled as 'terrorist' attack by Moscow

A fire at an airport in Kursk, Russia is being described as a 'terrorist' attack. It comes a day after similar strikes on two other Russian airbases, which the Kremlin blamed on Kyiv. Meanwhile Ukraine’s President visits troops in Donetsk.

06/12/2022

Ukraine

Russian documentary series claims mass Ukrainian adoptions

Prominent Russian bloggers have begun circulating a multi-part documentary series with images of several Ukrainian children who have allegedly been adopted into Russian families.

18/11/2022

Ukraine

Zelenskyy says he won't give up 'single centimetre' to Russia in east

Ukraine's president said Russian casualties are "extraordinarily high" as fighting continues in illegally annexed Donbas region.

09/11/2022