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Mariupol, where a maternity hospital and a theatre packed with sheltering families were bombed, is the site of the worst humanitarian catastrophe of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Entire urban area of Mariupol cleared of Ukrainian forces and only a few fighters remain on its outskirts, Russia says.

The past few days have delivered more reports of atrocities committed by the Russian military in Ukraine: women and girls raped, civilians locked up and shot, plus reports of chemical weapons being deployed in Mariupol. Calls continue for more to be done to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the…

Moscow has expelled 18 employees of the European Union's delegation to Russia in retaliation at Brussels' expulsion of 19 Russians earlier this month, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.

Kremlin yet to release details of possible casualties on Black Sea flagship, as Ukrainians hail its demise

Washington Post reports request made in recent phone call between two leaders – follow the day’s news

Attempts by Moscow to pay creditors in roubles as a result of being cut off from foreign currency reserves could breach loan terms

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Thunderous blasts echoed in the capital, Kyiv, and in Ukraine’s eastern battle zone on Friday, a day after Russia’s most important warship in the Black Sea sank while being towed to port.

The war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus of Russian ‘diplomats’. Does it mark the end of an era?