Saturday, November 23, 2024

Ukraine

‘We’re ready for Russian onslaught’

The sound of Russian artillery grew louder to a Ukrainian frontline position in Luhansk. The rumble of shelling interspersed with the occasional burst of small arms fire within 500 metres of the Russian positions. This may be a conflict in...

Russian troops shoot civilians, hold others captive

Clear evidence of Russian troops rounding up Ukrainian civilians and using them as human shields has been found by the BBC. In multiple interviews in Obukhovychi, villagers say they were taken from their homes at gunpoint and held in a...

Family of 3 found in shallow grave near Bucha

Russian forces have killed a village head, her husband and her son, Ukrainian officials say. This – and the discovery of the bodies of five men dressed in civilian clothes – has added to growing evidence of atrocities on the...

Russia, Ukraine continue efforts to ease tensions, defend interests

Moscow and Kiev have conducted several rounds of peace talks with the aim of searching for a political settlement to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, which has intensified over the past month. The outcomes of these talks, as delegations from...

Russia to curb Kyiv assault as peace talks progress

Russia has announced it will “drastically reduce” military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine “to boost mutual trust” in peace talks. The decision to scale back operations around the capital, Kyiv, and the northern city of Chernihiv is...

Ukraine war: What next for the African students who fled?

Desmond Chinaza Muokwudo, a 30-year-old Nigerian student who has recently fled Ukraine, spent 11 years saving up for an education in Europe. Once a pipeline welder from Anambra state, he dreamt of studying international relations – but he struggled with...

Zelensky: Ukraine ready to discuss neutrality

Ukraine’s president has said his government was prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia. In an interview with independent Russian journalists, Volodymyr Zelensky said any such deal would have to be put...

Kyiv eases curfew as strikes continue

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Monday announced a slight easing of the curfew in the Ukrainian capital. In a post on his Facebook account, Klitschko said: “Friends! Important information! Curfew is changing in Kyiv and the region. As of today, March...

Ukraine war is our war, say Brit ex-squaddies heading to Lviv

The road to war for CJ, Elliott and Kieran ran through Facebook, a cheap flight to Poland, and a cold night sleeping outside a railway station. We meet the former British soldiers in Ukraine just outside a school, a couple...

First phase of Ukraine war over – Russia

Russia says it will focus its invasion of Ukraine on “liberating” the east, signalling a possible shift in its strategy. The defence ministry said that the initial aims of the war were complete, and that Russia had reduced the combat...
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