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Review: Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition 2022: The Picasso Century, NGV International.

Gymnast Anastasiia Budiashkina gives an impressive performance as a rising star whose world is flipped upside down by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution

Ukraine has documented more than 15,000 suspected war crimes, including rapes by ill-equipped Russian soldiers who use sexual violence to instil fear among the local population

Animal lover Paul O'Grady has suffered through his fair share of animal heartbreak - but wouldn't let it stop him from welcoming more pets into his home and heart

One of the stated goals of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine was defending Russian-speaking populations who were allegedly being persecuted by Ukrainian nationalists. Ironically, since the start of the war, Russian speakers in Ukraine have been signing up for classes to improve their Ukrainian-language skills.

While PM Bennett tries to mediate peace, Israelis with backgrounds in ex-Soviet nations are against Moscow’s invasion.

Ukraine offered to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe evacuation of the badly injured fighters trapped inside a steel mill in the ruined city of Mariupol

Three generations of the same family and their dog escaped war-torn Ukraine to come to the North East and find safety

Ukrainians on the frontline of Russia's war don't pretend to know what's going through the minds of "the enemy", but if they had to guess, they think their invaders' hearts aren't in it. That's not so for the local soldiers.

Ukraine's army is slowing Russia's invasion to a crawl, but there is still heavy fighting in the south. For those living there, the war has started to feel like a deadly kind of normal.