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'Open the gates of hell': UN wants trapped people freed from Mariupol

"It's very hellish over there, and I think the gates of hell have to open so people can come out."

My Europe Series

'I went to rescue wife’s family from a tomb': Man's epic Ukraine trip

“To me, he’s a hero.” Alberto, 58, rescued 38 people from Ukraine, 20 of whom he is hosting at his home in Vienna.

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Ukrainian sailors block Abramovich's superyacht in Turkey

A group of Ukrainian sailors on a motor boat, most of them children, tried to block Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s 456-foot superyacht Solaris from docking at the Turkish city of Bodrum on Monday, March 21, before being briefly detained.

Economy

EU relaxes state aid rules for companies impacted by war in Ukraine

Brussels first relaxed its strict state aid rules to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19. Now it's doing it again because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Tech News

Watch: What are hypersonic weapons and why is Russia using them?

The Kinzhal missiles were allegedly deployed against a munitions storage facility in Western Ukraine and a fuel storage depot in central Ukraine.

Europe Decoded

New TikTok users exposed to fake news about Russia-Ukraine war, study reveals

A new report by fact-checking group NewsGuard says that new users on TikTok are shown content containing misinformation about the war in Ukraine within 40 minutes of scrolling.

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Funeral of a Ukrainian fighter

Funeral of a Ukrainian fighter

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Polish volunteers don fancy dress to welcome Ukrainian children in Katowice

In Katowice, volunteers dressed up as fairy-tale characters hand out aid packages and small gifts to Ukrainian children fleeing war.

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Ukrainian musician takes up arms

Ukrainian musician Taras Kompanichenko joins the territorial defence forces in Kyiv

Travel News

Turkey welcomes Abramovich's €900m superyacht into Bodrum harbour

In an effort to escape Western economic sanctions, many of Russian's wealthiest individuals are fleeing to this little-known Turkish city.

Ukraine

He survived four Nazi death camps but was killed by a Russian missile

Boris Romaschenko, 96, was interned in four different World War II concentration camps.

Ukraine

‘Lawful transphobia’ stopping Ukraine’s trans community from fleeing

“Many people say that when they attempted to cross the border, the border police and the border guards are making their decision based on the gender marker in the passport…and we consider this as another example of lawful transphobia.”

Culture news

How Ukraine's chess community are making moves against Russia

Lviv is said to be the birthplace of as many as 20-30 chess grandmasters, such as Andrei Volokitin, who signed an open letter from players refusing to face Russian opponents

Culture news

Russian Actress Chulpan Khamatova leaves country over Ukraine invasion

Khamatova has starred in ‘Good bye Lenin!’ but her latest appearance was a broadcast interview where she described her fear f returning to Russia.

Tech News

SpaceX to help rival OneWeb launch satellites after Russia dispute

The British satellite internet company is turning to SpaceX after launches with Russia’s Soyuz were cancelled over the war in Ukraine.

Culture news

Music stars swap guitars for guns to help Ukraine's war effort

Then-comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy, now Ukraine's president, appeared in a video for the band's 2018 hit Lego.

Ukraine

Ukraine: Heavy bombs dropped on Mariupol after Kyiv suburb liberated

Civilians who have fled Mariupol describe it as a "freezing hellscape riddled with dead bodies and destroyed buildings".

Europe News

Skyrocketing fertiliser prices sends farmers production costs soaring

The war in Ukraine is seriously impacting the cost of fertiliser in the EU.

Ukraine

A Frenchman who fought in Syria prepares to go into battle for Ukraine

Pierre, 28, spent four years fighting jihadists in Syria. He arrived in the Ukrainian capital five days ago and is waiting to know where he will be deployed.

Travel News

Is it safe to travel to eastern Europe right now?

This is what the EU's aviation safety regulator had to say about the safety of travel right now.

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