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Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (679+ words) Daily attacks on Ukraine continue unabated, causing widespread death and suffering Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned a US decision to extend the period during which Russia is allowed to sell oil despite Western sanctions. The move means countries can…...
Ukraine: At least two dead as gunman opens fire in Kyiv
16+ hour, 44+ min ago (304+ words) The incident happened in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district Two people have been killed and others injured as a person opened fire in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital's Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said. The incident happened in the southern Holosiivskyi district, Kyiv's police…...
Russian attacks leave three dead in Ukraine as strikes hit Kyiv
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (509+ words) Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv Russia launched a wave of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday night, killing at least three people, Ukrainian officials said. A 12-year-old boy was among two…...
'We need real peace': Easter truce fails to lift grim mood in war-torn Ukraine
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (1159+ words) People line up to be doused in holy water by a priest in Kharkiv An Orthodox Easter truce agreed by Russia and Ukraine came into force on Saturday afternoon but 38 minutes later we heard air raid sirens in Kharkiv region,…...
Russia and Ukraine agree to truce for Orthodox Easter
1+ week, 2+ day ago (790+ words) Metropolitan Epiphanius I, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, sprinkles holy water to bless Easter cakes which are to be transferred to Ukrainian servicemen fighting on the frontline, during a ceremony at St Michael's Cathedral before Orthodox Easter, in…...
Cameroon 'military contractors' killed in Russia-Ukraine war - BBC confirms leaked message
1+ week, 3+ day ago (703+ words) According to Ukrainian intelligence, individuals from 36 African nations have been reruited to fight for Russia Sixteen Cameroonians have been killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, the BBC has confirmed after a foreign ministry source verified that a recently leaked diplomatic…...
Aid sent by Northampton ambulance to Ukraine front line
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (513+ words) The ambulance departs for its 1650 mile journey to Ukraine on Easter Sunday An ambulance filled with medical supplies is being sent to support frontline medics in Ukraine. The vehicle departed from Northampton on Sunday and is travelling 1, 650 miles (2, 655km) to Kyiv,…...
Ukraine war: Russian attack on Nikopol market kills five
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (687+ words) The attack also caused serious damage to market kiosks A Russian drone attack on a market in southern Ukraine has killed five people and injured 21, including a 14-year-old girl, the prosecutor general's office says. The attack took place at 09: 50 (06. 50 GMT)…...
Russia chose 'Easter escalation' over ceasefire, says Zelensky
2+ week, 1+ day ago (955+ words) Kharkiv's mayor described the day of strikes on the city as "one of the biggest" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of choosing "Easter escalation" over an Easter ceasefire after Russia carried out another deadly large-scale drone and missile…...
Huge fires at Russian oil facilities following Ukraine strikes, satellite images show
2+ week, 5+ day ago (850+ words) Satellite imagery and verified videos show Ukraine has repeatedly struck key Russian oil export infrastructure near the Baltic Sea in the past week, leaving some facilities burning for several days. BBC Verify has confirmed at least three oil sites in…...