Now playing Next Russia Russia attempts to justify illegal invasion of Ukraine Russia has attempted to justify its illegal invasion of Ukraine, saying it had no choice for its actions while it acknowledged that it had failed to implement the 2015 Minsk agreement. 18/02/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Russia says it will take Bakhmut in two months The Ukrainian army is defending its position, but the Russians are feeling optimistic and claim they will take the town in two months 17/02/2023
Now playing Next world news Russian warfare capability limited by depleted equipment, manpower Russia’s costly military campaign in Ukraine has likely significantly depleted Russian equipment and manpower reserves necessary to sustain a successful large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine – says the Institute for the Study of War. 16/02/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Battle for Bakhmut continues as Russia launches sustained attacks As Bakhmut continues to stand firm against continued Russian onslaughts, President Zelenskyy describes the city as "our fortress". 16/02/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine troops to defend 'fortress' Bakhmut for as long as possible While hosting European Union chiefs in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy has vowed to defend the city of Bakhmut "for as long as we can". 04/02/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Five takeways from the historic EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv President Zelenskyy and EU leaders discussed Kyiv's candidacy to join the bloc and Russian sanctions at the unprecedented wartime gathering in the Ukrainian capital. 03/02/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine War: At least five people killed and 13 wounded on Monday Moscow's and Kyiv’s forces remain locked in combat in eastern Ukraine as warring sides size up their needs for renewed military pushes in the coming weeks. 30/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine At least three people killed in Russian shelling of Kherson The attack carried out on Sunday hit many facilities, including a hospital, a post office, bus station and residential buildings 30/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine disputes IOC’s plan to lift ban on Russian athletes Ukraine has invited the IOC chief, Thomas Bach, to visit his country's frontline after the body indicated it does not want to bar athletes from the Paris 2024 games based on their nationality. 28/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Zelenskyy attends funeral of crash victims with tanks on his mind Ukraine's president attends the funeral of helicopter crash victims as the West fails to reach an agreement on sending battle tanks to Ukraine. 21/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Fourteen people die in Ukraine helicopter crash In Ukraine fourteen people including a child and the country's Interior Minister died when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten on the outskirts of Kyiv 19/01/2023
Now playing Next Switzerland Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells leaders at Davos to act faster Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the World Economic Forum Western supplies of weapons must outpace Russia's attacks. 19/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine UK vows to provide Ukraine with heavy armour, urges Germany to do same The UK has become the first western nation to give its own heavy armour to Kyiv. 17/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Russia launches new round of missile attacks on Ukrainian cities Russia launched a new wave of missile attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least a dozen people in a strike on an apartment block in the eastern city of Dnipro. 15/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine New and 'even more violent assaults' in Ukrainian city of Soledar Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops were resisting "new and even more violent assaults" in Soledar, near Bakhmut. 10/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed hundreds of soldiers Just days after Ukraine killed hundreds of Russian fighters in an attack on a temporary barracks in the town of Makiivka on New Year's Eve, Moscow claims to have carried out a retaliation operation in Kramatorsk. 08/01/2023
Now playing Next 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 08/01/2023
Now playing Next 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, 04/01/2023
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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. 31/12/2022