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Switzerland

Russia open to extending Turkey-brokered grain deal by 60 days

A Russian delegation meeting with Turkish, Ukrainian and UN officials in Geneva has announced it has agreed to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative for another 60 days. However, Ukrainian officials say only a 120-day extension is legal, while UN officials say talks are still ongoing.

Russia

Russian opposition figure faces 25 years in prison on treason charges

Vladimir Kara-Murza is the latest Russian opposition activist on trial for allegedly spreading 'fake news' about the Russian army.

World News

Russia or 'Moscovia': Zelenskyy considers petition on renaming Russia

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy announced he will look into a petition - which has received over 25,000 signatures - calling for Russia to be renamed 'Moscovia'

Ukraine

Zelenskyy condemns attack on Zaporizhzhia power plant

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned Thursday’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia power plant, which caused a temporary power outage and ‘European continent in danger'.

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Ukraine

Battle for Bakhmut continues despite city's limited strategic value

US think tank says that while the city is of limited strategic value a win would be a symbolic one: Russia's composition in the prolonged battle for Bakhmut suggests the Kremlin is running out of cannon fodder.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy vows 'not to retreat' from Ukrainian city Bakhmut

Ukraine's president has pledged to press on in the fight for Bakhmut, as Russian forces loom on the ruined eastern city.

Ukraine

Ukrainians away from from frontlines say how war changed their lives

In Ukraine's Transcarpathian region, far from the frontlines, new graves line up. They sit next to those who died in previous conflicts, such as World War II and Afghanistan.

Ukraine

Wagner chief suggests 'treason' during battle of Bakhmut

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the millionaire owner of the Wagner Group military company that has spearheaded the Bakhmut offensive, has been at loggerheads with the Russian Defense Ministry and repeatedly accused it of failing to provide his forces with ammunition.

Ukraine

Could Ukrainian forces withdraw from Bakhmut?

The Institute for the Study of War said it's still too early to assess Ukrainian intentions concerning a complete withdrawal from Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces continue to inflict high casualties against the advancing mixed Russian forces in the area. Watch our Correspondent Sasha Vakulina's full report

Ukraine

Russia says drone crashed near Moscow and downs two others

Russia claims a drone crashed in its Moscow region amid fears of Ukrainian attacks in the country

Spain

Why are Ukrainian refugees struggling to settle in Spain?

Why are Ukrainian refugees struggling to settle in Spain? Only about 15% of working-age Ukrainian refugees in Spain have found a job compared to an average of 40% elsewhere in Europe.

Ukraine

Kyiv contests Russian claims of military control over Bakhmut

The town in the Donetsk region has become a symbol of Russia’s war of attrition, as its ongoing offensive has been met with fierce Ukrainian resistance.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy open to meeting Xi Jinping after China proposes peace plan

As Kyiv marked the one-year anniversary since the start of Russia's invasion, Beijing called for peace talks and a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.

World News

Guterres says prospects for peace in Ukraine keep diminishing

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned war in Ukraine could become a wider war with "profound global implications".

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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".