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Ukraine says Russia is preparing eastern assault, attack on Kharkiv

Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday Russia is preparing to launch a fresh assault in eastern Ukraine to try to take the city of Kharkiv and encircle Ukraine's heavily fortified eastern frontline.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin 'driven insane' when Ukrainians didn't meet troops 'with flowers'

Exiled Russian billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky claims President Vladimir Putin went "literally insane" after Ukrainians didn't meet his troops with open arms in Kharkiv

Daily Mirror

Russian fighter-bomber jet worth £28million shot down in flames above Ukraine

The Sukhoi Su-34 appears to plunge to the ground near Kharkiv, leaving a trail of smoke behind it, in footage released by Ukrainian officials

Daily Mirror

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Russian war crime evidence found

"The cases we documented amount to unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence against Ukrainian civilians."

Salon

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

‘We have survived’: In bombed-out Kharkiv, residents adjust to life underground

In Saltivka, one of Kharkiv’s poorest and most heavily bombarded districts, hundreds of civilians have sought refuge in metro stations. The subterranean dwellers tell Kim Sengupta how they have created a sense of community, with a medical clinic, lessons for children, and even a makeshift nail parlour

The Independent UK

Human Rights Watch Accuses Russian Forces of ‘Apparent War Crimes’ in Ukraine

A leading rights group said on Sunday it had documented what it described as "apparent war crimes" committed by Russian military forces against civilians in Ukraine. Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement saying it had found "several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations" in Russian-controlled regions such…

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Live updates: Russian missiles strike oil plant in Odesa

The Russian military says it has struck an oil processing plant and fuel depots around the strategic Black Sea port of Odesa

The Independent UK

Ukraine lists ‘Oscar moments’ from Russian invasion including Best Picture for ‘warship go f*** yourself’

Mock awards ceremony sees Ukrainian officials pick ‘best’ defence moments so far

The Independent UK

Ukraine claims control over Kyiv region as Russia looks east

Ukraine said on Saturday its forces had seized back all areas around Kyiv, claiming complete control of the capital region for the first time since Russia launched the invasion.

Reuters

Snapshots from Ukrainian cities under siege or facing threat of Russian bombardment

More than a month into the war in Ukraine, its cities bear the scars of urban warfare. Here are some snapshots from cities under siege or at risk of Russian bombardment.

ABC News

In tears at border, Ukrainians say they held on until they had to flee

Valery Petrovich Sorokin, 66, didn't want to leave his home outside of Kharkiv. He suffers from arthritis and struggles to move. But, a month into the war, as Russian bombs fell around him, his family told him he had to go to Poland with them.

Reuters

Ukrainian mum recalls the worst days of her life as family travelled to Dublin

Iryna and her daughters and niece fled to Dublin with just their backpacks and one gym bag

Dublin Live

On the ground: Kharkiv residents caught in the line of fire

Russian forces are continuing to bomb residential areas in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, on a daily basis. The shelling has reduced much of the city to a wasteland and nearly all the residents have fled. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent went to meet some of them.

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The Ukrainian refugees who have families ready to welcome them in Wales but are waiting on a flawed and 'embarrassing' system

Families in Wales have laid bare the difficulties they are having in welcoming refugees that they've befriended on social media into their homes

The Guardian - UK

White House says the US has evidence that the war against Ukraine has been ‘a strategic disaster’ – as it happened

Germany, France and the UK reject Russia’s demand to pay for gas in roubles; Kremlin announces further sanctions for EU leaders

The Independent UK

Ukranian woman ‘raped by teenage Russian soldier’ as she sheltered in school

The woman was also stabbed during the attack in a village near Kharkiv. Residents were told the soldier responsible would be executed by his comrades, reports Kim Sengupta from Mala Rohan

France 24

How civilians were targeted by heavy bombing in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, the eastern city of Kharkiv has been the site of severe bombing. While the Russian Ministry of Defence has claimed since February 27 that it is only hitting strategic military targets, amateur images verified and analysed by the FRANCE 24…

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Does this video show Ukrainian soldiers shooting at Russian prisoners of war?

A video shared widely online as early as March 27 purports to show, according to its caption on YouTube, Ukrainian soldiers shooting Russian prisoners of war (POW) in their legs. The FRANCE 24 Observers team analysed the video and was able to pinpoint its location. Despite some suggestions that the…

The Independent UK

Eighth Russian colonel Denis Kurilo killed in Kharkiv, Ukraine claims

Western officials believe about 20 Russian generals were deployed to Ukraine to oversee the war

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s terrifying here’: families are sick and scared in Ukraine as they wait for UK visas

Boris Johnson defends ‘generous’ record on refugees yet just 2,700 visas have been issued under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, the Home Office says

The Independent UK

Unexploded Russian missile crashes through ceiling of building in Kharkiv

Projectile struck a residential building after attack by Russian forces on the northern Ukrainian city

The Independent UK

Kharkiv in pictures: City left devastated by war as Ukrainians mount counter-offensive

Photographs taken by The Independent reveal the scale of destruction caused by weeks of bombardment

The Independent UK

‘Nothing justifies this’: On the front line in Kharkiv, a city destroyed by Putin’s war

Before hostilities, many in the northeastern Ukrainian city empathised with Russia. Now, after weeks of shelling, views have changed. Kim Sengupta, who reported from Kharkiv before the conflict, returns to a city transformed

Los Angeles Times

A Ukraine soldier’s story: In the face of Russian bombs, ‘It’s my country. It’s my city’

KHARKIV, Ukraine — In a war that has upended millions of lives, killed thousands of people and unleashed almost unfathomable destruction across Ukraine, a country of 44 million, he’s only one soldier.

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