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As Ukraine battles to hold lines, Trump may find Putin difficult to persuade

Despite huge numbers of casualties, Russian leader believes he is slowly winning war – so he can afford to string talks out

The Guardian - UK

Surviving Azovstal: Ukrainian soldiers recall Mariupol siege three years on

In May 2022, over 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers were ordered to surrender from the Azovstal steel plant, Ukraine’s last stronghold during the siege of Mariupol. Euronews spoke to the Ukrainian soldiers who defended the encircled city for 86 days and then fought for their lives in Russian prisons.

Euronews

Alleged Russian spy ‘told friend to put far-right Ukraine stickers on Jewish site’

Dzhambazov wanted pro-Ukrainian stickers and graffiti to be spread in various European cities as a favour he owed someone, the defendant claimed

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Alleged spy ‘told friend to put far-right Ukrainian stickers on Jewish site’

Vanya Gaberova is accused of being part of a spy ring which targeted people and places of interest to the Russian state over three years.

Evening Standard

US lifts ban on sending weapons to Ukraine’s controversial Azov brigade

Washington says ‘no evidence’ of abuses in unit, which was originally set up as a volunteer force in 2014.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war briefing: Washington clears Azov brigade for US weapons and training

No evidence of gross human rights violations, says state department; formerly far-right group are heroes in Ukraine for Mariupol’s defence. What we know on day 840

The Guardian - AU

Uncertainty Surrounds Prisoner Exchanges as Plane Crash Sparks Controversy

Discover the fears and concerns of Ukrainian families as Russia and Ukraine trade accusations over the recent plane crash and the future of prisoner exchanges.

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Azov commanders return home: A diplomatic win for Ukraine, a slap in the face for Russia

When Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky returned from a visit to Turkey last weekend, he did not board the plane alone. Joining him were five former Azov commanders, captured by Russia in the 2022 siege of Mariupol and later handed over to Turkey in a prisoner exchange. Their return to Ukraine…

France 24

Ukrainian held in prison cell for 120 days by Russians feared 'he'd never come back'

Lt Ilya Samoilenko was seized when Russian troops captured the Azovstal steelworks before being transported to a secret facility in Russia where he was held in solitary confinement for 120 days, he claims

Daily Mirror

Ukraine frees Putin ally in swap deal for hundreds of troops

Ukraine handed over a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in exchange for hundreds of prisoners of war including many captured in a landmark battle, a swap that outraged pro-Kremlin propagandists.

Tribune News Service

‘Absolute evil’: inside the Russian prison camp where dozens of Ukrainians burned to death

Entrepreneur Anna Vorosheva accuses Moscow of murder after spending 100 days in the Olenivka detention centre

The Guardian - UK

100 days of the Russia-Ukraine war: A battle of beliefs

Over three months into Moscow’s invasion, Al Jazeera’s reporter in Kyiv looks at what is left of the countries’ ties.

Al Jazeera

How the capture of Azov fighters affects the Russia-Ukraine war

The war’s post-apocalyptic poster boys are seen in a totally different light in the Kremlin and on Russian TV.

Al Jazeera

Russia says it started shelling Azovstal plant after Ukraine took advantage of ceasefire - RIA

Russian troops started shelling and bombing the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's southern port city of Mariupol after Ukrainian soldiers used a ceasefire to take move into firing positions there, the RIA news agency quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Tuesday.

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Zenger

VIDEO: Russian Soldier Drops Pants To Relieve Self In Field Shortly Before Unit Is Hit By Ukrainians

Zenger News obtained the footage, filmed over open land, from Azov Dnipro yesterday evening (Thursday, Aprilnew 21).

Zenger

Dystopian Scenes In Besieged Port City Including Corpses On Streets

Zenger News obtained the footage from the Azov Regiment earlier today (Wednesday, April 20).

Zenger

Cop For Kids: Ukraine Cop Offers Himself Up As Hostage For Russians In Exchange For Mariupols Kids

Vyacheslav Abroskin has slammed the Russians for not taking him up as a hostage in exchange for freeing the kids of Mariupol.

Zenger

VIDEO: Ukraine’s Azov Regiment Shows Russians Bombing Mariupol

“Bombs fall every 10 minutes,” says a commander of the Ukraine fighting force that is now part of the national guard.

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The Conversation

Refugees, reporting and the far right: how the Ukraine crisis reveals brutal 'everyday racism' in Europe and beyond

Please be advised this article features accounts of racism and racist discourse, including mentions of Nazism.

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