Travel News

Russian passports reduced to 'junk status', new report says

As sanctions and travel restrictions are introduced, the Henley Passport Index shows the impact of the Ukraine war on travel.

11/04/2022

Denmark

Denmark to build 'Ukraine towns' to house refugees

The new sites could be located around disused facilities like schools, hospitals, barracks or care homes.

08/04/2022

Europe News

NGOs call on EU to clampdown on trafficking as millions flee Ukraine

Women leaving Ukraine on their own are being targeted with sinister messages on social media, some promising "a free place for you in my bed."

08/04/2022

Culture news

Pink Floyd reunite to release new song 'Hey Hey, Rise Up’ for Ukraine

Pink Floyd are back with a new song titled 'Hey Hey, Rise Up'. The group sampled BoomBox's Andriy Khlyvnyuk singing a patriotic Ukrainian song in St. Sofia Square, Kyiv, at the start of the invasion.

08/04/2022

My Europe Series

'Europe still not fully aware of tragedy and suffering in Ukraine'

“Nobody could ever expect, believe or anticipate something like this. These are horror stories — what is going on in Mariupol, what is going on in Chernihiv, in Kharkiv. It’s unimaginable.”

07/04/2022

Euronews Witness

Tears, blood and courage: when war came to Ukraine

This edition of Witness is dedicated to the first two weeks of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Euronews reporter Valérie Gauriat travelled to Kyiv and Lviv in the west of the country, gathering testimonies. This is her first-person account of the early stages of the war.

06/04/2022

Culture news

Ukraine's Eurovision entry perform for Ukrainian refugees in Jerusalem

Kalush Orchestra, the favourites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, put on a special performance for Ukrainian refugees in Jerusalem

06/04/2022

My Europe Series

How the Czech Republic's Vietnamese community is rallying for refugees

More than 5,000 Vietnamese nationals have also left Ukraine for neighboring countries. In the Czech Republic, they have been welcomed.

06/04/2022

Germany

Germany reports rise in attacks on Russian and Ukrainian nationals

Two men were arrested over the weekend for provoking Ukrainian refugees with pro-Russian slogans.

05/04/2022

Malta

Pope prays for kindness to refugees as he wraps Malta visit

Pope Francis prayed for the world to show more kindness and compassion to refugees as he paid tribute Sunday in Malta to the shipwrecked St. Paul and meets with migrants who, like the apostle, arrived on the Mediterranean island and were welcomed.

03/04/2022

World News

Thousands continue to flee Russian bombardment of Mariupol

As the Russia shells major Ukrainian cities, neighbouring countries prepare help the exodus of refugees caused by the conflict.

02/04/2022

Europe News

Watch: How is the EU providing healthcare to Ukrainian refugees?

Among the millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war, many are in need of medical treatment, like pregnant women and sick children.

01/04/2022

Ukraine

Euroviews. 'If you are Black you can walk': Africans are facing racism in Ukraine

Africans have faced racial discrimination while trying to flee Ukraine, but this is not an isolated issue. Systematic racism has set Africans up to receive maltreatment, even in times of crisis.

01/04/2022

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Przemysl continues to receive thousands of people fleeing from Ukraine

The small railway station of Przemysl, on the border of Poland with Ukraine, has become one of the main entry points into Poland for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war and the place where thousands of refugees wait every day for their onward journey to other cities.

31/03/2022

Ukraine

UN figure of four million Ukraine refugees exceeds worst-case estimate

Ukrainians who have fled abroad from Russia's war on their country see nothing from this week's peace talks to give them confidence it may be safe to return.

30/03/2022

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Pope Francis meets Ukrainian children

At the end of Wednesday's general audience in the Vatican, Pope Francis greeted children from Ukraine.

30/03/2022

Travel News

A docked ferry has become a floating hotel for Ukrainian refugees

One of the largest ships in the Corsica Linea fleet has become a floating hotel for the millions of refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.

30/03/2022

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Metro stations have become the home of Kharkiv residents

In Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, people have been living in the metro for a month due to shelling.

30/03/2022

My Europe Series

Going home to war: Why are more Ukrainian refugees now turning back?

More than 3.9 million Ukrainians have fled since Russia's invasion. But at the Poland-Ukraine border town of Przemyśl, more are now heading back than leaving.

30/03/2022

Culture news

Film shot in Ukraine takes aim at Russian homophobia

The first film highlighted homophobia in sport but now directors are taking aim at Putin's homophobia, as their Ukrainian cast and crew take up arms.

29/03/2022