Russia unleashes mass air strikes on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia unleashes mass air strikes on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian missile attacks have targeted the Ukrainian cities Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing several people, wounding dozens and damaging residential buildings, officials say. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 20 people were injured, including a 13-year-old boy. Residential infrastructure was damaged in at least four districts. In Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city,…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 699 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 699 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 699th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Fighting Russia said it would take all “necessary measures” to defend its citizens and key infrastructure from Ukrainian attacks. On Sunday, two alleged Ukrainian drones hit a major Baltic…

Russian lawmakers consider bill to seize property of Ukraine war critics | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian lawmakers consider bill to seize property of Ukraine war critics | Russia-Ukraine war News

The bill would allow the state to seize property from Russians who might have left the country and criticised the war in Ukraine. Russia’s parliament has begun considering a bill that would give the state the power to seize the property of those convicted of defamation of the security forces. “The…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 698 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 698 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 698th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, January 22, 2024. Fighting Twenty-seven people were killed and 25 injured after shelling hit a market on the outskirts of the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Donetsk, according to Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-appointed…

Russia says at least 25 killed in blast at Donetsk market | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia says at least 25 killed in blast at Donetsk market | Russia-Ukraine war News

Authorities in Russian-controlled Donetsk accuse Ukraine of shelling the market. At least 25 people have been killed and 20 others injured after a market on the outskirts of the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk was shelled, local authorities said. Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk said the strike…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 696 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 696 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These are the main developments as the war enters its 696th day. Here is the situation on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Fighting Ukraine has attacked an oil depot in western Russia, where four oil reservoirs with a total capacity of 6,000 cubic metres (212,000 cubic feet) caught fire, a Ukrainian…

France denies Russian claim of mercenaries in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

France denies Russian claim of mercenaries in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Moscow said on Wednesday that its forces had carried out a strike on a building housing ‘foreign fighters’ in Kharkiv. France has denied Russia’s claim that there were French mercenaries in Ukraine after Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its troops had killed “foreign fighters” earlier this week. “France helps Ukraine…

Mental trauma in a warzone: Why Ukraine needs therapists | Russia-Ukraine war

Mental trauma in a warzone: Why Ukraine needs therapists | Russia-Ukraine war

Mindset meets the Ukrainian therapists fighting to keep a population sane in a country at war. During the Soviet era, many of Ukraine’s political dissidents were locked up in asylums. It’s why mental healthcare carries a negative stigma. But as the war with Russia rages on, Ukrainians are learning they…

EU rearms Ukraine as calls mount for higher defence spending | Russia-Ukraine war News

EU rearms Ukraine as calls mount for higher defence spending | Russia-Ukraine war News

As roughly $137bn in military and financial aid to Ukraine remained stalled in Washington and Brussels, individual European allies began to make bilateral pledges worth billions to ensure that Ukraine will remain capable of resisting Russia this year. That resistance remained in place during the past week, with ground troops…