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March in Berlin on one year anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Around 10,000 people took to the streets to protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Berlin on Friday, according to German police.

Ukraine

Organisation helps children cope with horror of wa

In a quiet street of the Ukrainian capital, children try to forget the rumours of war. Every Saturday, group sessions are organised by the Voices of Children NGO.

Ukraine

One year anniversary sees Ukraine withstand Russian onslaught

The UK defence ministry says Russia’s campaign now likely to focus on degrading Ukrainian forces and exhausting them rather than seizing substantial new territory.

Ukraine

'New normal': How Ukrainians are adapting to one year of war

Ukrainians in Odesa, Kyiv and Lviv talk about changes to their everyday lives one year on from the Russian invasion.

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Ukraine

'Russia will not win this war,' says Spanish PM on visit to Ukraine

Pedro Sanchez blasted "Putin's barbarism" as he visited Ukraine on Thursday in a show of support ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's war.

Ukraine

'How many more victims will there be?': Kyiv residents on Ukraine war

Ukrainians give their thoughts, a year after their lives were turned upside down by Russia's invasion.

Culture news

Ukraine launches its first international expo in Kyiv since the war

From canvases, sculptures, installations or audiovisual works, Ukrainian art and culture is in a fight for its very survival as the first anniversary approaches of Russia's unprovoked attack. Ukraine launches its first international expo in Kyiv since the war

Ukraine

Explosion at former factory kills four people in Kyiv

A blast at a former factory in Kyiv caused by a gas cylinder explosion has killed four people and injured another five.

World News

Guterres says prospects for peace in Ukraine keep diminishing

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned war in Ukraine could become a wider war with "profound global implications".

Ukraine

Zelenskyy says Russia is throwing more troops into battle

Ukraine's military has said its preparing for mass Russian bombardments across the country any day now as Moscow's invasion nears the one-year mark.

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Heavy fighting in the northern parts of the frontline hotspot Bakhmut

Despite the flow of Western weapons to Ukraine, Russia has in recent days claimed gains around war-ravaged Bakhmut in the eastern region of Donetsk.

World News

Dozens of soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap

The United Arab Emirates helped negotiate a prisoner swap on Saturday which saw dozens of troops from either side return home. Some 'special category' detainees were also exchanged.

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Residents adjust to life in war-ravaged Bakhmut

Residents in the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine are adapting to the relentless barrage of missiles. They have installed washing machine, hot shower and even dug a well in basements.

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.

Nature

Kyiv Zoo keeps Tony the gorilla warm despite daily power cuts

Berlin Zoo has managed to raise €400,000 in contributions from well-wishers to send generators to its Ukrainian counterpart.

Ukraine

Ukraine corruption scandal: Police raid oligarch and officials

Ukrainian authorities have moved swiftly to try and limit the fallout from a damaging corruption scandal amid the war.

Ukraine

Constant shelling forces Bakhmut residents underground

After 11 months of the war, the fighting remains intense on the eastern front of Ukraine and particularly in Bakhmut.

World News

Artillery strikes near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Residents describe their fears Russian artillery may hit Europe's biggest nuclear power station with devastating consequence for Ukraine and "everywhere the wind would blow".

Ukraine

Ukraine warns of Olympic boycott if Russia and Belarus allowed in

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she would not stand in the way of Russian athletes competing in the 2024 event – but only if they competed as neutral athletes without the national flag.

Ukraine

New barrage of Russian strikes in Ukraine kills at least 11

A fresh barrage of Russian strikes in Ukraine comes a day after Kyiv's allies confirmed they would send advanced military tanks to the war-torn country.

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