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Russia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter ceasefire begins
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (479+ words) Both sides have agreed to observe the temporary truce, as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war continue to stall. A temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has come into force, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Kyiv would respect it…...
Russia and Ukraine agree to 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (525+ words) Moscow and Kyiv signal a short Easter truce as diplomacy stalls and war pressures mount. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has announced a 32-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirming that Ukraine will honour it. The Kremlin said…...
Ukraine's veterans' theatre turns war wounds into catharsis
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (739+ words) Wounded soldiers, wives and widows workshop ideas and stage plays in central Kyiv, bringing the audience to tears. Kyiv, Ukraine " Villagers whisper that Maryna, a refugee from Russia-annexed Crimea, kept a black hen's egg under her armpit to hatch an…...
Video: Historic building in Ukraine up in flames after Russia drone attack
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (129+ words) Al Jazeera Historic building in Ukraine up in flames after Russia drone attack A two-storey historical building in eastern Ukraine engulfed in flames after a Russian drone hit its infrastructure. The 19th-century site had withstood the most difficult conflicts of…...
Smell" of war comes to St Petersburg as Ukraine hammers Russian refineries
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (943+ words) Ukraine aims to drain Russia's war chest with drone strikes on Pokrovsk and Ust-Luga oil facilities on the Baltic Sea. Konstantin can smell the consequences of the war in Ukraine from his apartment in St Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city and…...
Video shows the moment a Russian drone hit an apartment in Ukraine
1+ week, 3+ day ago (135+ words) Al Jazeera Video shows the moment a Russian drone hit an apartment in Ukraine Russia has unleashed a massive round of deadly air strikes across Ukraine, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denounced as an "Easter escalation." Earlier this week,…...
Ukraine slows enemy advances, liberates land, drains Russia's war chest
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1161+ words) Ukraine achieves significant victories on the battlefield thanks to burgeoning drone production and is building further industrial capacity. Ukraine has devastated Russia's oil export capacity over the past week as its ground forces have stopped Russian advances in their tracks…...
Ukraine to ask US mediators to pass on Easter ceasefire offer to Russia
1+ week, 6+ day ago (603+ words) Ukraine's president hosts EU leaders to mark Bucha massacre anniversary, says negotiator Umerov in Turkiye for talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will ask US mediators to relay his offer of an Easter truce to Russia, halting attacks…...
Major explosion at Russian petrochemical plant
1+ week, 6+ day ago (112+ words) Al Jazeera Major explosion at Russian petrochemical plant A massive explosion occurred at a major petrochemical plant in Russia, killing at least two people and injuring dozens. The incident comes as Ukraine steps up strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. More…...
Russia declares protagonist of Oscar-winning documentary a "foreign agent
2+ week, 3+ day ago (417+ words) The teacher had spent two years documenting pro-war propaganda at a school before smuggling footage out of Russia. Russia has declared the teacher and main protagonist of the Oscar-winning documentary "Mr Nobody Against Putin" a foreign agent. Pavel Talankin, who…...