Families have been torn apart in the biggest European conflict since the second world war, as Ukrainian women and children left their husbands and fathers behind after Ukrainian authorities ordered men aged 18-60 to stay and fight Kremlin forces. ‘We left dad in Kiev and dad will be selling things […]
Year: 2022
Trafalgar Square a sea of blue and yellow as demonstrators protest against brutal Russian invasion Russia-Ukraine war latest news: follow live updates Thousands of people gathered in cities across the UK for at times highly emotional rallies in support of Ukraine as the country defended itself against the brutal Russian […]
Pipeline in Kharkiv and oil terminal in Vasylkiv believed hit as US, UK and EU move to exclude ‘selected’ banks from global payments system Gas pipeline and oil terminal on fire after attacks Russia’s war in Ukraine: complete guide in maps, video and pictures How Ukrainian defiance has derailed Putin’s […]
Russian troops facing fierce resistance as Germany abandons its postwar military stance to supply arms to Ukraine • Ukraine crisis live Vladimir Putin was facing growing international isolation and the prospect of pariah status on Saturday night as long-term allies dramatically turned against him following the invasion of Ukraine, and […]
Partial ejection from global payment system expected in days as part of new sanctions against Moscow after attack on Ukraine Ukraine invasion: latest updates The US, Britain, the EU and Canada have moved to block Russia’s access to the Swift international banking payment system. There had been mounting pressure for […]
Russian bought Premier League club in 2003 Abramovich remains owner but relinquishes running of club Roman Abramovich has passed the stewardship of Chelsea to the trustees of the club’s charitable foundation. The Russian, who bought the club in 2003, remains the owner but has relinquished the running of Chelsea after […]
Prime minister says UK has to do everything it can to change ‘heavy odds’ country faces Ukraine invasion: latest updates Boris Johnson has said there are some “very grim days ahead for Ukraine”. Speaking at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Saturday night, the prime minister said he had “just […]
Reports say artillery rounds and large blasts were heard in Ukrainian capital; Russia vetoes UN resolution deploring invasion of Ukraine Prominent Russians join protests against Ukraine war amid 1,800 arrests Fighting reaches Kyiv as Russian invasion intensifies What we know so far as Russian troops advance on Kyiv EU and […]
Bombing intensifies as Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns ‘This night will be the hardest’ Ukraine invasion: latest updates Day two: what we know so far Russian forces have tightened their stranglehold on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and carried out amphibious assaults on the country’s Sea of Azov coast in an attempt to […]
Core meltdowns due to operational challenges cause concern even as direct strikes to facilities remain remote possibility Concerns are mounting about the safety of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors and the possibility of an ecological disaster in the midst of the Russian invasion. Experts said that those reactors, at four power […]