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Russian troop build-up threatens city seen as key to seizing Ukraine’s Donbas
Russian troops have infiltrated the strategic city of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine and are now trying to surround it.The entire city is now effectively in a "grey zone", no longer...
Putin declares temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire in the Ukraine war to mark Orthodox Easter from late Saturday to Sunday.It is set to begin on Saturday at 4...
Ukraine: Russians abduct 50 Ukrainians from border village in Sumy
Russian troops have abducted around 50 Ukrainians from a village in the north-eastern border region of Sumy and taken them to Russia, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported on...
IAEA warns of nuclear risk as Zaporizhzhya turns to diesel generators
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed concern on Wednesday over the prolonged power outage at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine."Europe's largest nuclear power plant has been...
Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control
The Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine has long been in Moscow's sights. Vladimir Putin reportedly says he'll freeze the war in return for full control of it.Russia already controls 70%...
Ukraine marks flag day as Russians claim advances in the east
Ukraine marked its National Flag Day on Saturday with a ceremony attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev."This very flag embodies a feeling of deliverance for those we bring back...
Situation near Pokrovsk is ‘stabilizing,’ Ukrainian military says
Ukrainian forces appear to have interrupted an advance by Russian troops in the eastern front, with the General Staff saying on Thursday that the difficult situation near Dobropillia and Pokrovsk...
Ukraine still holds ground inside Russia’s Kursk, commander says
Ukraine's top military commander says its forces are still defending a small area of territory inside Russia that it captured almost a year ago.In August 2024 Ukraine launched a surprise...
Wagner vs Africa Corps: The future of Russian paramilitaries in Mali
This month, the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group announced its total withdrawal from Mali, claiming it had completed its mission after three and a half years of operations in the...
The first trial of its kind: A Russian soldier takes the stand for an execution
On the frozen frontline in the east of Zaporizhzhia, a Ukrainian soldier surveyed the fallout from a Russian assault. It was the middle of January 2024 and the ground was...
