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Uncertainty over the fate of surrendered Mariupol defenders

Ukrainian fighters extracted from Mariupol steelworks have been taken to a former penal colony in Russian-controlled territory. Ukrainian officials hope to exchange them for Russian POWs.

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Russia to interrogate Ukrainian fighters evacuated from Azovstal

After months of resistance, the fighters were taken to areas under Russian control, with the Ukrainian government saying an exchange would be worked out for their return home.

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'The support warms our heart': Ukrainians toast Eurovision win

Ukraine’s Eurovision victory came as a boost to morale in a country shaken by war. But some stressed it’s important that concrete help follows suit.

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Ukraine: Prosecutor to hold first war crimes trial of captured Russian

The 21-year-old is accused of killing an elderly Ukrainian man during the first few days of the Russian invasion.

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Mariupol theatre death toll feared to be double initial estimate

Associated Press says around 600 people are feared to have died inside and outside the building.

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Russia planning victory parade in Mariupol, Ukraine says

Dead bodies and debris are being hastily cleaned from the streets of Mariupol ahead of a Russian victory parade, Ukraine's intelligence service has said.

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'You can’t imagine how scary it is': Evacuees on life in Mariupol

Civilians taken to Ukrainian-controlled Zaporizhzhia have been telling of life in the bunkers of a large Mariupol steel works as it came under Russian assault.

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Unknown fate for civilians trapped in Mariupol steel mill

Hundreds of civilians are thought to remain in the besieged mill, despite this weekend's evacuations.

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US says Russia planning to annex eastern Ukraine this month

A senior American official says Russia is planning to hold "sham referenda" and recognize the southern city of Kherson as an independent republic.

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Ukraine war: Civilians being evacuated from Mariupol steel plant

A long-awaited effort to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was under way on Sunday, the United Nations said.

World News

Eastern Europe teams up to reduce EU's dependence on Russian gas

As the Greece-Bulgaria pipeline is set to open in June, Polish and Czech Republic leaders are partnering up to ease Russia's energy influence.

Ukraine

What happened in the Ukraine war on Sunday?

On the 60th day since the Russian invasion began, a number of international organisations and political and religious leaders urged Russia to declare a truce and allow civilians to evacuate from Mariupol.

Ukraine

'We're really proud of our children': Family of six escapes Mariupol

A family of six walked for more than five days to reach a train station in Zaporizhzhia, fleeing the Russian missiles after living in their basement for two months.

Tech News

Ukraine PoW YouTube video removed over alleged war rules breach

The video of a British man captured by Russian forces was first highlighted by a UK lawmaker in the House of Commons.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy would meet with Putin 'to end the war'

Speaking at a press conference inside a Kyiv metro station on Saturday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he 'wasn't afraid' of meeting his Russian counterpart.

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Moldova fury at Russian general's remark on territorial war aim

Moldova summoned Russia's ambassador in protest after a Russian general said Moscow wants to capture southern Ukraine to gain access to a breakaway Moldovan region.

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Mariupol evacuees arrive by bus in south-eastern Ukraine

Mariupol evacuees arrive by bus in south-eastern Ukraine

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to 'destroy the Donbas'

"Russian soldiers are preparing for an offensive in the east of our country in the near future. They literally want to finish off and destroy the Donbas," said Zelenskyy.

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'I focused on survival': Mariupol escapee speaks of her month in hell

Alina Beskrovna, a 31-year-old finance expert and Mariupol native, survived the first month of the siege in the city, managing to unexpectedly save herself, her mother, and their three cats in late March.

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Mariupol's mayor claims Russian chemical attack on city's outskirts

Vadym Boichenko said the attack occurred on Monday, 11 April.