Volodymyr Zelenskiy says 156 people managed to escape Mariupol while Red Cross says many are still trapped at steelworks Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russian forces have shelled and attempted to storm the Azovstal steelworks, the last holdout of Ukrainian troops defending the southern port city of Mariupol, as a first […]
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UN chief on sexual violence warns dozens of cases under investigation are ‘tip of the iceberg’ Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Men and boys are among the alleged victims of rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, where dozens of cases of sexual violence by the invading forces are already under investigation, […]
Biden condemns abortion opinion that, if handed down, would mean ‘fundamental shift’ in law and imperil many other rights US politics – live coverage Joe Biden has warned that a leaked draft supreme court ruling overturning Roe v Wade, the 1973 case which guaranteed the right to abortion, would represent […]
US reports indicate Russia will try to annex the Donetsk and Luhansk regions with ‘sham’ elections; Russia’s demands for fuel payments to be made in roubles would breach EU sanctions, the bloc’s energy policy chief says Civilians evacuated from Mariupol steelworks, hundreds still trapped Mariupol evacuee recounts terror in bunkers […]
Reported investigation into use in Ukraine despite ban on direct sale of arms and dual-use components follows thinktank findings Ministers are to investigate whether British-made components identified as being used in Russian weapons systems are being deployed in Ukraine. A report by the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) said that […]
PM to be first world leader to address parliament since war began, as his chancellor faces questions over Infosys Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Boris Johnson will hail Ukraine’s resistance against tyranny as an exemplar for the world as he delivers a virtual address to the country’s parliament on Tuesday. Recalling […]
Israel condemns comments by Sergei Lavrov, who said Hitler ‘had Jewish blood’ and the ‘most rabid antisemites tend to be Jews’ Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Israel has summoned the Russian ambassador and demanded an apology over remarks by the Kremlin foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, that Adolf Hitler “had Jewish […]
Exclusive: Charities say Homes for Ukraine scheme endangers refugees, adds to trauma and needs overhaul Homes for Ukraine glitches lock refugees out of UK The UK home secretary, Priti Patel, is facing mass legal action over delays that have left thousands of Ukrainians at risk of trauma and Russian bombs, […]
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says evacuations will continue on Monday if ‘all the necessary conditions’ are met; explosions in region bordering Ukraine come hours after fire reported in Russian defence facility in city More than 50 freed as UN confirms steelworks evacuation ‘I don’t feel safe’: Transnistria fears could spark Moldova […]
Natalia Usmanova felt the bunker shake as Russian bombs rained down and fear gripped those hunkering underground Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Cowering in the labyrinth of Soviet-era bunkers far beneath the vast Azovstal steelworks, Natalia Usmanova felt her heart would stop as Russian bombs rained down on Mariupol, sprinkling her […]