Financial challenges and family links are forcing difficult decisions on many of those who left the country Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates When the war began, Olga Gladysheva, a former journalist who now works in video production, joined tens of thousands of other Russians fleeing the country. “I left for Istanbul […]

Southern port city of Mariupol sees further intense fighting, as Ukraine president admits situation there is ‘extremely severe’ Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Mariupol appears close to falling under Russian control after a fierce battle for the key port city. The Russian defence ministry says it has cleared urban areas of […]

Influences from Churchill to Tolkien are woven in to the Ukrainian president’s compelling video addresses Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates On day 50 of Russia’s invasion, Volodymyr Zelenskiy made his nightly address to the Ukrainian people. Vladimir Putin had confidently expected to seize Ukraine in five days, Zelenskiy said, standing outside […]

Senior US defence officials confirm Ukrainian missile strikes on Moskva; more than 900 civilians’ bodies discovered in Kyiv region with claims they were executed Russia says warship has sunk after reported Ukrainian strike Moskva loss a serious blow to Russian military’s prestige Steel plant becomes Ukrainian hold-out in Mariupol What […]

Kremlin yet to release details of possible casualties on Black Sea flagship, as Ukrainians hail its demise Ukraine-Russia war – latest updates Ukraine has said it is bracing itself for revenge attacks from Russia after the “significant and symbolic” sinking of Russia’s flagship cruiser, the Moskva. The government in Kyiv […]

Gillian Triggs, assistant high commissioner at UNHCR, says plan is ‘symbolic gesture’ that will prove unworkable The UN’s refugee agency has condemned Boris Johnson’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as “a symbolic gesture” that will be unworkable in practice. Speaking to the Guardian, Gillian Triggs, the assistant high […]