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Capturing Ukraine’s third-largest city would effectively cut the rest of the country off from the Black Sea.

Across the country, artists and curators are desperately unhooking, wrapping and stashing away artwork as Vladimir Putin’s onslaught closes in, report Max Bearak and Isabelle Khurshudyan

Ukraine is holding out in the heavily bombarded port city and even as thousands of people try to leave, others are arriving

A strategic snapshot of Russia’s shifting tactics in the north, south, east and west of the country.

Ukraine’s historic ‘mother city’, so far undamaged, is bolstering its defences against an expected attack

Until last month many were still oblivious to the reality of conflict with Russia. But its ugliness is now inescapable, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

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The southern city of Mykolaiv has been under Russian fire for days as Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces try to gain control of cities on the border of the Black Sea, including the port of Odesa. But Ukrainian resistance has been fierce, with the death toll rising among soldiers and…

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

The port of Odesa in southwestern Ukraine is a prime target for Russia due to its history and strategic position on the Black Sea. As soldiers and volunteers prepare for an assault on the city, even some local figures linked to the underworld have joined the war effort. FRANCE 24’s…

Odesa, a Russian-speaking port city in southwest Ukraine and an important strategic target in the Russian military offensive, is preparing for war. Fighting has not yet started in the city but the war is already creating rifts within families and among friends. FRANCE 24’s Gwendoline Debono report