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Around 130 people spent weeks sheltering from the bombing in a school basement in war-torn Chernihiv, north-west of Kyiv, after troops took men, women and children from their homes at gunpoint

Hundreds of civilians have been killed, with more believed to be buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, leaving families grieving for their loved ones. Many are asking, what happens now? Kim Sengupta reports

A leading rights group said on Sunday it had documented what it described as "apparent war crimes" committed by Russian military forces against civilians in Ukraine. Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement saying it had found "several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations" in Russian-controlled regions such…

Horrifying accounts tell of Russian soldiers placing children on tanks to protect their vehicles when moving

More than a month into the war in Ukraine, its cities bear the scars of urban warfare. Here are some snapshots from cities under siege or at risk of Russian bombardment.

LVIV, Ukraine — Shifting battlefield priorities and realities rippled across Ukraine on Friday as local forces claimed to have recaptured more territory, Moscow appeared to be redeploying some of its troops and a Russian official accused Ukrainian helicopters of attacking a fuel depot inside Russia’s borders.

Exclusive: Since the war began, Russia has bombarded the city of Chernihiv, leaving thousands of civilians with no way to escape and supplies dwindling. One mother whose family survived their home being bombed and then fled to safety shares their story with Rachel Sharp

LVIV, Ukraine — Shifting battlefield priorities and realities rippled across Ukraine on Friday as local forces claimed to have recaptured more territory, Moscow appeared to be re-deploying some of its troops and a Russian official accused Ukrainian helicopters of attacking a fuel depot inside Russia’s borders.

Dozens of valuable churches, historical sites and museums have been damaged by the war in Ukraine, the United Nations' cultural agency said on Friday, adding that it was particularly worried about the northern city of Chernihiv.