Horrifying accounts tell of Russian soldiers placing children on tanks to protect their vehicles when moving Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russia has been accused by Ukraine of using children as “human shields” while regrouping its forces, as the first horrifying witness accounts from the newly liberated town of Bucha, near […]
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Civilians fleeing in cars mown down in the town of Bucha, north-west of Kyiv, where 20 bodies were found on the streets Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Halyna Tovkach, 55, is searching for the body of her husband, Oleg, 62. His death, she says, is part of a war crime in […]
Western intelligence claim Russia’s leader is out of touch. But who has the upper hand in the Kremlin’s jostling factions – and is there a chance of a palace coup? Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Even for a leader as cloistered as Vladimir Putin, the torrent of bad news from Ukraine […]
Ukraine president adds that Kremlin is trying to conscript troops from Crimea, while Kyiv officials say captured troops from both sides have been exchanged today Refugee convoy makes it out of Mariupol but 170,000 remain Ukraine accused of helicopter attack on oil depot inside Russia Sean Penn calls for billionaire […]
UK government confirmed that the National Cyber Security Centre is investigating the allegations Ukraine-Russia war: latest updates China launched cyber-attacks on Ukrainian military and nuclear targets shortly before the Russian invasion, according to a report. The UK government confirmed that the National Cyber Security Centre is investigating the allegations, which […]
If Moscow’s accusation is true, the airstrike would be first raid on Russian territory so far in the war Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russia has claimed that Ukraine sent attack helicopters across the border to strike an oil storage facility in what, if confirmed, would be the first raid on […]
Kyiv says no aid or evacuation convoys can reach besieged city itself, where up to 170,000 still trapped Ukraine-Russia war: latest updates A group of 2,000 people have made it to safety from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, as the success of the wider rescue operation for more than […]
They created parallel universes without confronting the political order – although their satirical stance lives on I am a historian of the Soviet Union, a country that does not exist any more. I study the history of Soviet hippies, a phenomenon that also belongs in the past. During the Perestroika […]
Ben Wallace says donor conference of over 35 countries discussed need to change type of weaponry supplied Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Britain’s defence secretary has said western nations have agreed to send armoured vehicles and long-range artillery to Ukraine, at a special donor conference attended by more than 35 countries, […]
Humanitarian charity says thousands of civilian lives in danger if they remain in besieged port city Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Ukraine has launched a fresh attempt to rescue civilians from Mariupol after warnings from the Red Cross that thousands of lives depend on the successful evacuation of people trapped in […]