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Locals in Ukraine breakaway regions recount short-lived joy, hope

Residents of Ukraine’s statelets recount their joy over Russia’s recognition of their independence – and what came next.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2022

From the Maidan protests to Russia's invasion: Eight years of conflict in Ukraine

Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24 placed the smaller eastern European country at the centre of international concern. FRANCE 24 traces the chronology of the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv to the Maidan protests in Ukraine’s capital in late 2013.

France 24 · Feb 28, 2022

From budgets and cocktails to all-out war: Ukraine’s week of grim transformation

Many people in Ukraine – like many outside observers – have found it hard to believe what has transpired, though spirits mostly remain high

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

Where has fighting been focused on day two of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

Russian forces enter outskirts of Kyiv and – according to the US – launch amphibious assault from Sea of Azov

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine's military is outgunned but can still inflict a great deal of pain on Russian forces

Ukraine’s ramshackle military offered no resistance to the Crimean annexation in February 2014. Since then the poorly equipped but well-motivated Ukrainian Army has taken thousands of casualties while fighting separatist forces in the eastern Donbas region. In the meantime, the country has embarked on an often haphazard reform programme of…

The Conversation · Feb 25, 2022

UK politics live: Boris Johnson imposes sanctions against Putin and Lavrov – as it happened

Latest updates: PM also urges leaders to take ‘immediate action’ to ban Russia from Swift payment system; sending Nato forces to Ukraine would risk leading to ‘existential’ threat, says minister

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

Why Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine now, where Russia may go next and will UK get dragged in

Vladimir Putin is obsessed with returning Russia to its former Soviet glory, or something resembling it. Here is all you need to know after the Russian President announced an invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2022

India wants peace to prevail, no situation promoting war should arise: Rajnath Singh on Russia-Ukraine crisis

Amid ongoing Russian military operations in Ukraine, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that India wants peace to prevail and no situation promoting a war should arise.

Dynamite News · Feb 24, 2022

‘No other option’: Excerpts of Putin’s speech declaring war

Before launching the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II, Putin made an address.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2022

Ukrainian mourns near body of man killed in Russian strike in harrowing war scene

Harrowing photos from cities across Ukraine including Donbas, Kyiv, Chuhuiv and Uman show the death and destructions caused by Russian military missile strikes overnight

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2022