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 […]
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Leader of the Church of England attacks asylum scheme as charities stress that children could be among those shipped to Africa Boris Johnson’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda does not “stand the judgment of God,” according to the archbishop of Canterbury. In a scathing intervention, the head of […]
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 […]
Analysis: ship’s sinking will shock Russian public and is latest sign war in Ukraine will not end soon Ukraine-Russia war – latest updates As Russian media and officials struggled on Friday to explain the sinking of the country’s Black Sea flagship, it was clear that the loss of the cruiser […]
Fresh details of savagery in Bucha … Putin’s new military commander … are Russia’s weapons of choice getting worse? Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Every week we wrap up the must-reads from our coverage of the Ukraine war, from news and features to analysis, visual guides and opinion. Continue reading…
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 […]
Ukraine claims responsibility for attack on flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, though Moscow maintains a fire on board and ‘stormy sea conditions’ to blame Russia says warship has sunk after reported Ukrainian missile strike Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 51 Russia issues warning over […]
Russia initially denied reports that warship sank later said it went down in stormy seas while being towed to port following fire Russia’s flagship missile cruiser Moskva has sunk in “stormy seas” while being towed to a port in the Black Sea following an explosion, the Russian defence ministry has […]
Diplomats working to find Aiden Aslin, who was forced to surrender to Russian troops with his unit in Mariupol Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates A British man fighting alongside the Ukrainians has been captured and beaten by pro-Russian forces, his family fear. Aiden Aslin, who is from Newark in Nottinghamshire and […]