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Watch: How constant shelling has destroyed a village in Ukraine

Hundreds of people used to live in Bohorodychany but now around ten remain living in the rubble with limited electricity and water

Ukraine

Ukrainian villagers cling on despite constant shelling

At least ten residents remain in a small village in the Donetsk region during the Orthodox Christmas, despite constant shelling

World News

Orthodox celebrate Christmas in Russia & Ukraine in shadow of war

Both Russian and Ukrainian presidents marked the occasion, with Vladimir Putin calling for a 36-hour ceasefire and Volodymyr Zelensky hailing Ukrainians for their fighting spirit.

Culture news

Ex-Russian president criticises American solidarity tweet

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, called the US Embassy's anti-war tweet "the height of cynicism" and "the limit of moral degradation"

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Ukraine

Russian ceasefire designed to harm Ukraine's reputation, analysts say

Russia's announced unilateral Christmas ceasefire is likely to be an information operation intended to damage Ukraine’s reputation, says the Institute for the Study of War.

Ukraine

Kremlin-ordered truce in Ukraine uncertain amid suspicion of motives

Kremlin-ordered truce in Ukraine uncertain amid reports of continued attacks. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had ordered a temporary cease-fire so that his forces could celebrate Orthodox Christmas.

Ukraine

Ukraine rejects Vladimir Putin's truce to observe Orthodox Christmas

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his armed forces to observe a unilateral 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Orthodox Christmas holiday, the first such sweeping truce move in the nearly 11-month-old war. Kyiv indicated it wouldn't follow suit.

Russia

Putin orders temporary ceasefire to mark Orthodox Christmas

The ceasefire will last from noon on Friday until Sunday night.

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Volunteers repair houses damaged by Russian shelling

After a night of Russian shelling on December 29, Ukrainian volunteer battalions moved quickly to clear debris and rubble – then began rebuilding destroyed homes,

Ukraine

Kyiv and Moscow at odds over death toll in Makiivka attack

The Kremlin says that more than 60 Russian troops were killed in the attack. Whereas Kyiv claims the figure could be as high as 500.

Tech News

Russia risks causing new year IT worker flight with remote work law

Legislation is being mooted for early next year that could ban remote working for some professions.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Investigators probe 58,000 possible Russian war crimes

The potential crimes include killings, kidnappings, indiscriminate bombings and sexual assaults, with more than 600 incidents already independently verified.

Ukraine

Ukraine repels Russian drone attack after massive bombing raids

Kyiv said on Friday it had repelled a night-time explosive drone attack launched by Russia less than 24 hours after massive bombing raids on energy infrastructure left millions of Ukrainians without electricity.

Russia

Putin, Xi vow closer ties as Russia bombards Ukraine again

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have vowed to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s bombardment of its neighbour.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Russia launches another wave of 'kamikaze' drones

Kyiv residents were urged to head to air raid shelters early on Friday as sirens wailed across the city,

World News

'Grandma, our house is on fire': Ukraine reels from airstrikes

A grandmother in Ukraine recounts the harrowing phone call she received from her granddaughter after her house was struck by a Russian missile.

Russia

Moscow calls Kyiv's peace summit proposal ‘delirious’

Russian president Vladimir Putin says his country’s new nuclear submarines will protect it for decades, while his foreign ministry says Kyiv’s call for a peace summit is 'delirious'.

Ukraine

Five new developments to know about Russia's war in Ukraine

Here's the latest news from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Belarus

Belarus claims to intercept Ukrainian missile after entering airspace

The incident occurred Thursday morning between 10:00 and 11:00 local time. Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko was promptly notified about what happened. Minsk says it will not be making any further comment until a full assessment has been made.

Ukraine

President Zelenskyy gives his annual address to Ukraine’s Parliament

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief has said the country’s reconstruction will be Europe's largest economic project of modern times.