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Russia’s partial mobilisation prompts online insults from Ukraine
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry on Sunday ridiculed Moscow's partial mobilization to bolster its forces in Ukraine, posting on Twitter a mash-up of social media videos of Russian police beating and arresting men protesting the call-up.
The…
Ukraine will treat Russian deserters fairly, Zelensky vows
Russian soldiers who surrender to Ukraine will be treated in a "civilized manner", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
In his nightly address, Zelensky appealed to Russians to run away or surrender once at the…
Hundreds arrested as Russian draft protests continue
Hundreds of people have been arrested by authorities as protests against Russia's new "partial mobilization" continue across the country, an independent rights group has said.
OVD-Info said 724 people were detained across 32…
Ukraine frees Putin ally for hundreds of troops in major swap
Ukraine handed over a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in exchange for hundreds of prisoners of war captured in a landmark battle, a swap that outraged pro-Kremlin propagandists.
Viktor Medvedchuk was one of 55 people turned…
Zelensky calls for ‘just punishment’ for Russia
Russia must face "just punishment" over its invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN General Assembly in New York.
In a pre-recorded video, the Ukrainian leader called for the creation of a special…
Ukraine claims control of key Oskil river on front line
Ukrainian forces say they have regained control of the east bank of the River Oskil, seen as the front line with Russian troops in north-east Ukraine.
Russia's army has been almost completely pushed out of the Kharkiv region…
Power back on at huge nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
The UN's nuclear watchdog (IAEA) says Ukraine's huge Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has begun receiving power from the national grid once again.
Shelling in the area damaged power lines connected to the plant.…
Ukraine: mass grave found in liberated Izyum city
Ukraine says it has evidence of a mass grave in Izyum, the north-eastern city recently freed from Russian occupation.
Regional police head Volodymyr Tymoshko said more than 400 bodies were thought to have been buried there.…
Houses flooded after missiles hit major dam in Ukraine
Russian missiles have hit a reservoir dam near the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, officials say.
Residents in some areas were told to evacuate, city head Oleksandr Vilkul said, but he added the situation was under…
Ukraine war: EU moves to cut peak electricity use by 5%
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called for cuts to electricity use across the bloc and windfall taxes on energy firms to tackle high prices.
She told the European Parliament that gas and electricity prices had hit all-time…