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Ukrainians captured defending Chernobyl nuclear plant starving in Russian prison

After a fierce firefight, Russian troops seized Chernobyl from the hands of Ukraine's National Guard on day one of the war at the end of February before taking over the 19-mile perimeter of the plant for over a month and bunking on the grounds

Daily Mirror

UK confirms it will send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine and pressures Germany to increase support – as it happened

UK defence secretary says west is accelerating efforts to support Ukraine but urges Germany to permit supply of Leopard tanks

The Guardian - AU

Shakhtar chief gives £20.5m of Mudryk fee to Ukrainian soldiers and families

The Shakhtar Donetsk president, Rinat Akhmetov, has donated £20.5m of Mykhaylo Mudryk’s Chelsea transfer fee to the Ukrainian war effort

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‘No one came out of there unchanged’: the Ukrainian soldiers who survived the siege of Azovstal

Thousands took shelter in the tunnels of the steelworks in Mariupol for more than two months as Russia bombarded it with missiles. It remains unclear how many are now in captivity

The Guardian - UK

Russia scrubs Mariupol's Ukraine identity, builds on death

Throughout Mariupol, Russian workers are tearing down bombed-out buildings at a rate of at least one a day, hauling away shattered bodies with the debris

The Independent UK

Russia and Ukraine swap 60 POWs each in latest exchange

Russia and Ukraine said on Tuesday they had exchanged 60 prisoners of war on each side in the latest of a series of such swaps.

Reuters

Ukraine sells last batch of bracelets made from Azovstal steel

The last batch of bracelets made from metal produced by the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion, have gone on sale across Ukraine.

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Ukrainian held in prison cell for 120 days by Russians feared 'he'd never come back'

Lt Ilya Samoilenko was seized when Russian troops captured the Azovstal steelworks before being transported to a secret facility in Russia where he was held in solitary confinement for 120 days, he claims

Daily Mirror

Ukraine celebrates release of over 200 captives in surprise swap with Russia

Commanders who led defence of Azovstal steelworks among those freed in exchange for Putin ally and 55 Russian soldiers

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine announces exchange of 215 prisoners of war

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine on Wednesday announced the exchange of a record-high 215 imprisoned soldiers with Russia, including fighters who led the defence of Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks that became an icon of Ukrainian resistance.

AFP

After a deadly jail blast, Ukrainians want answers about war prisoners held by Russia

The families of Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned by Russian forces have embarked on a desperate search for information after a deadly explosion at the Olenivka prison.

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Russian mercenary brandishes 'skull of Ukrainian fighter' as he launches chilling rant

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Russian mercenary Igor Mangushev has sparked an online backlash after calling for the Ukrainian population to be killed while allegedly holding the skull of soldier

Daily Mirror

Ukraine’s Eurovision Winners Kalush Orchestra Launch Fundraiser for Azov Fighters

The Ukrainian winners of this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Wednesday launched a 24-hour fundraiser on behalf of soldiers who defended a besieged steel plant, as the country marked 31 years of independence and six months of war. In a video posted on Instagram, Kalush Orchestra called on Ukrainians to…

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‘Absolute evil’: inside the Russian prison camp where dozens of Ukrainians burned to death

Entrepreneur Anna Vorosheva accuses Moscow of murder after spending 100 days in the Olenivka detention centre

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Blast that killed Ukraine PoWs was Kremlin operation, Kyiv claims

Officials cite satellite data and phone intercepts and say Wagner Group mercenaries carried out atrocity

AFP

Kyiv urges UN, Red Cross to help Russia-held forces as gas flows cut

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian energy giant Gazprom on Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia, as Ukraine announced it had asked the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Russian forces.

The Guardian - UK

PoW families wait for news following Donetsk prison attack that killed 50

Wives of prisoners unsure whether loved ones survived blast in Olenivka as Russia and Ukraine blame each other

AFP

Russia suspends gas supplies to Latvia

Moscow (AFP) - Russian energy giant Gazprom Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia following tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and US sanctions against Russia.

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Moscow, Kyiv trade blame over POW jail bombing that killed dozens

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Moscow and Kyiv on Friday accused each other of bombing a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian-held territory, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying more than 50 were killed and calling the attack a war crime.

AFP

Russia, Ukraine trade blame over strike on POW jail

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Moscow and Kyiv on Friday accused each other of bombing a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian-held territory, with Russia saying 40 prisoners and eight prison staff were killed.

Daily Mirror

Five Ukrainian women killed by Russian bombs hours after celebrating birthday

The young rookie fighters died in the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Alla Taran's three-year-old son is now an orphan after his father Vitaliy was also killed

The Independent UK

Bravery of Azovstal defenders recalled at Kyiv funeral

For the families and friends of Ukrainian soldiers killed this spring in the siege of the massive Azovstal steel mill in the city of Mariupol, it has been difficult to begin finding closure

Evening Standard

Russia ‘looting £500m of steel bound for UK and Europe’

Vladimir Putin’s army is “looting” steel worth more than £500 million from Ukraine which was bound for the UK and Europe, it was claimed on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine announces largest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded

144 Ukrainian soldiers have been released, including 95 who defended the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Wins Release of 144 Soldiers in Biggest Prisoner Swap of War

Ukraine on Wednesday carried out its biggest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded, securing the release of 144 of its soldiers, including 95 who defended Mariupol's steelworkers, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said. The majority of the Ukrainians were badly wounded, suffering from gunshot and shrapnel wounds, blast traumas,…

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