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08.06 / 07:43

Technology European Union Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy promises 'heroic defence' of Sievierodonetsk

Intense fighting to control Sievierodonetsk continued Tuesday, with both Russia and Ukraine making a series of claims and counter-claims about the situation on the ground. Moscow said it had "liberated" the eastern city, which is key to controlling Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, although this was soon rebuked by Kyiv who maintained they were still in control.

07.06 / 08:39

Technology Ukraine live: Situation changing 'hour by hour' in Sievierodonetsk

Ukrainian troops are engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, in a pivotal battle for control of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. "In the city, fierce street fighting continues," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address on Monday.

02.06 / 07:47

Climate change European Union Water Updates Ukraine war live updates: Severodonetsk close to falling

The Ukraine war is on the eve of its 100th day.

02.06 / 07:47

European Union Military Germany and US agree to supply advanced weapons to Ukraine

Germany and the US pledged on Wednesday to equip Ukraine with some of the advanced weapons it has long desired for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery, as Russian forces closed in on capturing a key city in the east.

01.06 / 08:13

Art European Union Ukraine live: US sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

The Biden administration is getting ready to send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been pleading for as they struggle to stall Russian progress. The rocket systems are part of a new $700 million tranche of security assistance for Ukraine from the US that will include helicopters, Javelin anti-tank weapon systems and tactical vehicles.

28.05 / 12:25

Climate change Kyiv fears 'Mariupol repeat' as Russian forces escalate Donbas attacks

The advance of Russian forces in eastern Ukraine's industrial Donbas region raised fears that cities in the region would undergo the same horrors inflicted on the people of Mariupol in the weeks before it fell.

22.05 / 15:39

Airlines Food Russia intensifies its Donbas offensive as Poland's Duda visits Kyiv

Russia pressed its offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region on Sunday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the outcome of the gruelling conflict would determine whether his country's fate lies with the West or under Moscow's domination.

16.05 / 08:21

NATO Live: The battle for eastern Ukraine continues as Sweden, Finland move a step closer to joining NATO

Attention turned elsewhere this weekend as Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest and both Sweden and Finland moved a step closer to joining NATO.

30.04 / 11:41

business Updates Ukraine war live updates: Russian forces likely suffering from 'weakened morale', UK says

Many Russian military units are "likely suffering from weakened morale", the UK said in its latest defence intelligence update, stating that Russia has been forced to "merge and redeploy depleted and disparate units".

24.04 / 10:53

Climate change Venice Updates Ukraine war live updates: Zelenskyy to meet with top US officials in Kyiv

Russian forces have now shifted their focus to the offensive in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine.

22.04 / 08:03

School Updates Ukraine war live updates: Satellite photos show possible mass graves near Mariupol

New satellite photos appeared to show mass graves near the besieged city of Mariupol as the mayor warned that thousands could be buried in a village close to the port city.

12.04 / 08:07

Marine Le Pen Ukraine war live: Nearly two-thirds of country's children have fled their homes, UNICEF says

The war in Ukraine is now in its seventh week, and taking on a new dimension with growing evidence of human rights atrocities by Russian troops as they retreated from the Kyiv region and other parts of the country.

09.04 / 11:13

Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy demands tough global response for "Russian war crimes"

The war in Ukraine is now well into its sixth week, and taking on a new dimension with growing evidence of human rights atrocities by Russian troops as they retreated from the Kyiv region and other parts of the north.

08.04 / 16:53

European Union Refugees Attack Ukraine war: What do we know about the Kramatorsk train station attack?

The rocket attack that struck a railway station at Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine killed at least "39 people including four children" and wounded "over 100", according to Ukrainian authorities.

03.04 / 11:09

Ukraine war: Explosions heard in Odesa as Russia appears to shift focus south and east

Two loud explosions were overheard in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Sunday with black smoke seen rising from an industrial area.

02.04 / 20:47

Netflix European Union Russian troops pull back from areas near Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say

Ukraine and its allies have reported that Russian troops are withdrawing from around Kyiv and Chernihiv, shifting focus to the country's east.

31.03 / 17:37

NATO 'Unacceptable': Georgia condemns proposed separatist referendum on joining Russia

Georgia has said that proposals for a breakaway southern region to join Russia are "unacceptable" and "illegitimate".

31.03 / 16:05

NATO Refugees NOT Ukraine war: 'Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning', says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Russian forces are not withdrawing but repositioning despite recent statements about scaling down their military operations around Kyiv and in northern Ukraine.

29.03 / 10:23

Art peace Ukraine war: New peace talks begin, but expectations for a breakthrough are muted

New talks between Russia and Ukraine are getting underway in Istanbul on Tuesday, to try and bring an end to the war which is now in its second month.

26.03 / 00:47

business Government NFT Ukraine launches NFT museum 'to keep the memory of war'

The Ministry of Digital Transformation in Ukraine has started an online nonfungible token museum aimed at preserving the timeline of major events starting with the Russian military invading the country.

11.03 / 17:42

Middle east foreign War in Ukraine: Putin approves use of volunteer foreign fighters from the Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered so-called volunteer fighters from the Middle East to be brought into Ukraine.

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