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Zelenskyy targets Russian diamonds in address to Belgian Parliament

The city of Antwerp is responsible for the trade of 86% of rough diamonds mined in the world, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.

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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.

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Ukrainian rescuers collect dead bodies in Irpin

While frequent explosions can be heard coming from the direction of the suburban town of Irpin, to the northwest of Kyiv, Ukrainian forces have said they are in control of the town but emergency services believe that it is still too dangerous for civilians.

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Kyrgyz town mourns Russian soldier killed in Ukraine

A funeral is held in the provincial Kyrgyz town of Kara-Balta for Rustam Zarifulin, 26, who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine on 14th March.

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Firefighters battle huge blaze at Lviv oil facility

A chemical smell still lingered in the air early Sunday as firefighters in Lviv sprayed water on a burned section of an oil facility hit in the Russian attack.

Ukraine

Five people are wounded after fuel storage facility near Lviv was hit

An explosion targeted a fuel storage facility near Lviv not far from residential areas. Thick black smoke could be seen from the city centre. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to call for more military aid

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People flee site of missile strike on Lviv

People run away from the site of a strike in Lviv after the city in western Ukraine was hit by two missiles. Smoke billows through the air. The target is a fuel storage facility.

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Metro shelter concert brings 'ray of light' to war-torn Ukraine

A concert arranged at a makeshift shelter in a Kharkiv metro station is like "a ray of hope in this dark kingdom of war", 59-year-old Iryna Shkapo tells AFP as others around her tear up at the sound of instruments echoing through the halls.

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Colombian company produces protective equipment for Ukraine

Some 700 people are working flat out in a Colombian factory to meet growing orders from Ukraine to produce helmets and vests for civilians and soldiers defending themselves against the Russian invasion

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Mexican muralists call for peace in Ukraine

Mexican graffiti artists and muralists unveiled their joint work in Mexico City on Friday in support of the victims of the conflict in Ukraine.

France

Watch: Stop backing Russia's war machine, Zelenskyy tells French firms

Renault has moved to suspend activity in Russia after Ukraine's president cited the carmaker along with Auchan, Leroy Merlin and others, saying "values are worth more than profits".

Ukraine

NATO to agree major boost in eastern Europe forces — Stoltenberg

NATO's secretary general says he expects leaders to agree to set up new multinational battlegroups to deter Russia from attacking any of its members.

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Funeral of a Ukrainian fighter

Funeral of a Ukrainian fighter

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Ukrainian musician takes up arms

Ukrainian musician Taras Kompanichenko joins the territorial defence forces in Kyiv

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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.

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A prayer among the rubble

Rescue crews pick through smouldering rubble as bodies lay on the ground after a deadly overnight Russian strike hit a popular shopping mall in northwestern Kyiv.

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Kyiv: Emergency services rescue survivors from the rubble

Kyiv: Emergency services rescue survivors from the rubble

Russia

Putin broadcast interrupted at flag-waving rally in Moscow

President Putin delivered a speech during a rally in Moscow to mark the eight-year anniversary since Russia's annexation of Crimea. The broadcast was cut off, but the Kremlin says it was due to a technical glitch.

Ukraine

Foreign fighters drawn to Ukraine's international legion

French former military planning to enrol in Ukraine's International legion decides to dedicate himself to humanitarian help instead

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Fire at Kyiv building hit by parts of downed rocket

Fire at Kyiv building hit by parts of downed rocket

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