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Ukraine

Zelenskyy says Russia is throwing more troops into battle

Ukraine's military has said its preparing for mass Russian bombardments across the country any day now as Moscow's invasion nears the one-year mark.

06/02/2023

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Heavy fighting in the northern parts of the frontline hotspot Bakhmut

Despite the flow of Western weapons to Ukraine, Russia has in recent days claimed gains around war-ravaged Bakhmut in the eastern region of Donetsk.

05/02/2023

Ukraine

Kyiv says new attacks are being planned by Moscow

Canada's Minister of National Defence Anita Anand publishes footage of a Canadian Leopard 2 tank being loaded onto a plane at an airport 'en route' to Ukraine.

05/02/2023

World News

Dozens of soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap

The United Arab Emirates helped negotiate a prisoner swap on Saturday which saw dozens of troops from either side return home. Some 'special category' detainees were also exchanged.

04/02/2023

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Residents adjust to life in war-ravaged Bakhmut

Residents in the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine are adapting to the relentless barrage of missiles. They have installed washing machine, hot shower and even dug a well in basements.

04/02/2023

World News

Artillery strikes near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Residents describe their fears Russian artillery may hit Europe's biggest nuclear power station with devastating consequence for Ukraine and "everywhere the wind would blow".

29/01/2023

Russia

Will robots be part of the next stage in the war in Ukraine?

Robots at war? Military tech companies in Russia announce new battle-ready robots that could be facing soldiers in Ukraine soon.

26/01/2023

Ukraine

'Punching fist of democracy': German and US tanks bound for Ukraine

Kyiv's war effort received a significant boost on Tuesday as Germany greenlit the delivery of heavy battle tanks, with the US expected to follow suit.

25/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine's intelligence says Russia is preparing for 'big offensive'

Ukrainian intelligence officials have forewarned of a substantial Russian offensive in the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts in the spring or early summer.

24/01/2023

Russia

Lavrov accuses the West of lauching 'hybrid war' against Russia

"The West decides on behalf of Ukraine. It was them who forbade Zelenskyy to reach an agreement with Russia at the end of March last year," Russia's top diplomat said.

18/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Soledar hangs in the balance and other developments

Here is our round up of the latest from the war in Ukraine.

13/01/2023

Ukraine

Kyiv under fire again - just half an hour into the new year

Just half an hour into 2023, air raid sirens ring across Ukraine's capital followed by the sound of explosions.

01/01/2023

Ukraine

‘Somehow we will survive’: Ukrainians stay put despite Russian shells

Thousands of people have decided to stay in their homes in the Korabel suburb of Kherson, despite near-constant Russian shelling.

30/12/2022

China

Russia and China practice 'capturing a submarine' in naval drills

The exercises took place in the East China Sea between 21 and 27 December.

28/12/2022

Ukraine

Russia hits Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region 590 times in one week

A school building lies in ruins in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine. There has been no Christmas letup of bombardment here, with local authorities reporting 590 Russian strikes in the space of seven days.

27/12/2022

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

Ukraine

Buildings damaged in multiple drone attacks on Kyiv

Five buildings were damaged in drone strikes just as the city’s work day was about to begin. There were no casualties reported. But according to president Zelenskyy the situation could have been much worse.

14/12/2022

Ukraine

Wagner HQ in Melitopol targeted in Ukrainian strike

Moscow has said that two people were killed, releasing photos allegedly showing the destruction of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner’s headquarters in the occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol.

12/12/2022

Russia

High profile Russian opposition figure sentenced to 8.5 years

A high-profile Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after criticising the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. Ilya Yashin was charged with spreading false information about the military - a new offense added to the country's criminal law after Russia began the war

09/12/2022

Russia

LGBTQ history museum in St Petersburg is shut down

A museum devoted to Russia's LGBTQ history in St Petersburg has opened and closed in the space of a few days after Russia's tough new 'gay propaganda' law came into force.

09/12/2022