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Civilians flee east Ukraine, warnings of 'horrific' abuses

Severodonetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Civilians in eastern Ukraine struggled to evacuate Friday as Russia redirects its firepower, with President Volodymyr Zelensky warning of "even more horrific" devastation being uncovered around the capital.

AFP

Russia kicked off UN rights council over Ukraine abuses

Severodonetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - The United Nations suspended Russia from the Human Rights Council on Thursday, as US President Joe Biden called the atrocities continuing to emerge in Ukraine an "outrage" to humanity.

AFP

Kyiv warns of Russian attack as civilian deaths mar talks

Severodonetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine warned residents in the east of the country Thursday to take their "last chance" to flee a feared Russian assault, as outrage over civilian deaths around the capital Kyiv cast a shadow over halting negotiations to stop the six week-old conflict.

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Ukrainian military says Russia likely to renew attack on Kyiv if it takes Donbas

Russia is likely to renew its attack on Kyiv if its forces succeed in taking full control of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, the deputy chief of staff of Ukraine's ground forces said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine warns of 'last chance' to flee as Russia prepares eastern attack

Severodonetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine urged its residents in the east of the country Thursday to take their "last chance" to flee mounting Russian attacks, after devastation around the capital Kyiv shocked the world.

AFP

Civilians try to flee east Ukraine as Russia prepares attack

Severodonetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Desperate evacuation attempts from eastern Ukraine were under way Thursday as authorities warned of an imminent Russian offensive, following the devastation around Kyiv that has shocked the world.

AFP

Ukraine morning briefing: Mariupol’s dead put at 5,000

Eastern area of the country now braces for sustained Russian attacks

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‘She is so scared’: man who fled Mariupol fears granddaughter might be taken to Russia

Alexsandr Obedinsky received a video call from his 12-year-old granddaughter in Donetsk after two weeks of no news

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine urges civilians in east to flee ‘while opportunity still exists’

As threat builds of renewed Russian assault, deputy prime minister says authorities can not help residents who delay

The Guardian - UK

Two civilians killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian aid distribution point - Donetsk governor

The governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region said at least two civilians were killed and five wounded on Wednesday when Russian artillery fire struck a humanitarian aid distribution point in the town of Vuhledar.

Reuters

Conscripts sent to fight by pro-Russia Donbas get little training, old rifles, poor supplies - sources

Military conscripts in the Russian-backed Donbas region have been sent into front-line combat against Ukrainian troops with no training, little food and water, and inadequate weapons, six people in the separatist province told Reuters.

Reuters

Local governor says Russia is breaking promises on humanitarian corridor for Mariupol

The governor of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Friday accused Russia of breaking its promises in terms of allowing humanitarian aid to reach the city of Mariupol, which is encircled by Russian troops.

Reuters

Staff who work on yachts and planes of Russian oligarchs could face UK sanctions

Foreign Office also says it plans to extend sanctions to Russian-controlled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk

The Guardian - UK

Russian forces shelling settlements and using phosphorus ammunition in eastern Ukraine: governor

Russian forces are using phosphorus ammunition and shelling settlements on the front line separating Ukrainian-controlled territory from areas held by Russian-backed forces in the eastern Donetsk region, the local governor said on Wednesday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UNHCR: More Than 4 Million People Have Fled Ukraine

The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad is now 4,019,287, the United Nations' Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. The new figure was posted on an UNHCR website. More than 2.3 million have arrived in Poland, but many have traveled onward to other countries or back into Ukraine. Aid workers say…

Reuters

Shelling in almost all frontline cities in Ukraine's Donetsk region, local governor says

Russian forces are shelling nearly all cities along the frontline separating Ukrainian government-controlled territory from areas held by Russian-backed separatists in the eastern Donetsk region, the regional Donetsk governor said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia-backed Donetsk Republic will consider joining Russia - leader

The Russian-backed self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine may consider joining Russia once it controls all of Ukraine's Donetsk region, its news outlet cited separatist leader Denis Pushilin as saying on Tuesday.

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Global Oil Outlook: First Quarter in 2022 Russia-Ukraine Crisis drives continuous surge in crude oil price

The oil market has encountered severe changes in various aspects including price volatility and alternating trade flows since the end of February 2022, as Russia’s sudden invasion of Ukraine has caused more serious consequences than initially expected. The western nations’ initial estimation of the crisis was that it would only…

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Shakhtar chief issues desperate plea to "stop the killing" after rescuing 100 children

Srna escaped the Ukraine war zone after a 36-hour car journey to safety in his native country - and immediately plotted the safe passage of 100 kids from his Shakhtar Donetsk academy to sanctuary in Split

The Guardian - UK

Shakhtar provide supplies to refugees but ‘dreaming of return to normality’

In the autumn Shakhtar Donetsk played Real Madrid in the Champions League, now the club plays a role in humanitarian efforts in Ukraine following the invasion of Russian forces

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy promises to work for new sanctions against Russia – as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says new round of negotiations ahead but that deal would have to be subject to referendum; Joe Biden rejects suggestion he was calling for regime change in Moscow

France 24

As it happened: Multiple rockets hit Lviv in western Ukraine

Four rockets hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, local officials said, in the most significant attack on the city since the start of the war with Russia. Governor Maksym Kozytskyy said five people had been woundedafter two rockets hit a fuel depot and two others later hit…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Ambassador to Damascus Praises Syria’s Support

The Russian Ambassador to Damascus, Alexander Efimov has expressed appreciation to Damascus for its support over its “special military operation” in Ukraine. “A friend in need is a friend indeed,” Efimov affirmed. He made the remarks during a special meeting hosted by the Arab Writers Union. According to the Russian…

Reuters

Ukrainian forces still control Mariupol city, says regional governor

The governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region on Friday said Ukrainian forces still controlled the besieged southern city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov.

The Independent UK

Comfort food: How Kyiv restaurants are helping Ukrainians get through the war

Once-thriving eateries are now supporting residents trapped by war, as Kim Sengupta reports from Kyiv

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