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Fate of Ukrainian lands held by Russia still seems unclear

As the war in Ukraine nears its six-month mark, Russia faces multiple problems in the territory it has taken over

The Independent UK

Ukrainian resistance grows in Russian-occupied areas

Guerrilla forces loyal to Kyiv are killing pro-Moscow officials in a growing challenge to Russia’s grip on areas it occupies in southeastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

‘They are trying to destroy Ukraine’s identity’: Putin’s Russification gathers pace 100 days into the war

Forced to flee to Russia, told to apply for Russian passports, curriculums changed and currency replaced. Moscow is not just seizing Ukrainian land but also ‘forcing Russia’ on the country, reports Bel Trew

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Timeline: Week nine of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events during week nine of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine mayor describes 'hard' interrogation by Russian captors

A Ukrainian mayor described hours of "hard" interrogations when held for almost a week by Russian forces last month and said he had appealed to the pope for help to stop a war that had wrecked swathes of his city in southern Ukraine.

Reuters

Ukrainian politicians, including Melitopol mayor, attend Vatican Easter vigil

Pope Francis invokes "gestures of peace in these days marked by the horror of war" in an Easter vigil homily in St Peter's Basilica, attended by the mayor of the occupied city of Melitopol as well as three other Ukrainian politicians.

ABC News

‘The Russians are trying to obliterate us. You think that we’d agree to half-measures now?’

Ivan Fedorov, the exiled mayor of occupied Melitopol, says the battle for Donbas is also a fight for global security

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Growing list of war crime allegations as Russian troops branded 'worse than ISIS'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A bombshell report by Human Rights Watch today said evidence had been uncovered of "unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence" directed toward the Ukrainian population

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian mayor kidnapped by Russian soldiers says he heard other captives being tortured

Ivan Fedorov was kidnapped by Russian troops on 11 March and released five days later

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: Mayor of Melitopol freed in exchange for Russian soldiers

A Ukrainian mayor taken captive by Vladimir Putin’s forces has been freed in exchange for nine captured Russian soldiers, it was reported today.

Evening Standard

Melitopol mayor released days after Ukraine said he was abducted by invading Russian forces

Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry had earlier said the abduction of Ivan Fedorov was a ‘war crime’

The Independent UK

Ukraine Swaps Nine Russian Soldiers to Free Detained Mayor

Ukraine handed over nine captured Russian soldiers to secure the freedom of the mayor of the city of Melitopol, who was detained last week, the Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Wednesday. The office of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier said mayor Ivan Fedorov had been…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kidnapped Ukrainian mayor released from Russian captivity after 'prisoner swap'

Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov has been exchanged for nine captured Russian soldiers after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky branded the abduction a 'crime against democracy'

Daily Mirror

Russian forces accused of kidnapping second mayor in Ukraine

The disappearances are acts of terror, Kyiv said after officials and protesters went missing

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As it happened: Zelenskiy urges Nato to implement no-fly zone

This live blog has now closed. Follow the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war here.

Daily Mirror

Dramatic moment Ukrainian mayor is 'kidnapped by Russian troops with bag over head'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed yesterday that Russian troops had abducted Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of Melitopol, a city in southeastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine accuses Russian forces of kidnapping the mayor of Melitopol

Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is trying to ‘physically liquidate representatives of Ukraine’s lawful local authorities’

The Independent UK

Live updates: 86 Turks, children, sheltering in Mariupol

The Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey says a group of 86 Turkish nationals, including 34 children, are among those sheltering in a mosque in the besieged city of Mariupol

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Invaders ‘cannot conquer us’, Zelenskiy says, as 13,000 flee besieged cities – as it happened

Ukraine’s president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked

Al Jazeera

Ukraine accuses Russian forces of abducting Melitopol mayor

Ukraine official says Russian troops put a bag over Ivan Fedorov’s head before leading him away to an unknown location.

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