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Russia's invasion of Ukraine and blockade of its ports is having a direct impact on food crises around the world, say charities. The World Food Programme has highlighted the impact on Somalia in particular. Spokesperson Petroc Wilton…

The bodies of some Ukrainian fighters killed defending the key south-eastern port of Mariupol have arrived in Kyiv, the soldiers’ families say. They say this was part of a swap with Russia, with each side receiving 160 bodies. Moscow has…

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her record on handling Vladimir Putin in her first major interview since leaving office. She said she had "nothing to apologize for" over her response to Russia's annexation of Crimea…

The M270 multiple-launch rocket system is now heading to the battlefield, despite Putin's warning that the provision of longer-range missiles would see Russia strike harder. It can hit targets up to 50 miles (80km) away with "pinpoint…

Sri Lankan Ambassador to Moscow Janitha Abewickrema Liyanage was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday where she was expressed resolute protest over the detention of an Aeroflot plane in her country, according to a statement…

Ukrainian troops have recaptured a chunk of the city of Severodonetsk - a main focus of the Russian offensive and the site of heavy fighting - it is claimed. Serhiy Hayday, governor of Luhansk region, said Ukrainian forces have retaken…

Two weeks ago, hundreds of Ukrainian fighters ended their defense of the Azovstal steel plant. Now, some of their loved ones say they still have heard little or no information on their whereabouts. "I have not been in touch with my…

When their dogs started digging insistently at a spot in the woods, villagers in Zavalivka called in the authorities. A Ukrainian military team soon arrived at the scene in white protective suits, carefully removing the topsoil. They…

Russian forces in eastern Ukraine are intensifying attacks on a key city as they seek to seize the Donbas region. Severodonetsk, the largest city under Ukrainian control in Luhansk province, has come under intense artillery and missile…

Ukrainian soldiers who have spent weeks barricaded under a massive steel plant amid heavy Russian bombing and shelling have been evacuated to Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine's east. The evacuation from the besieged Azovstal steel…