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Ukraine war 12 months on: how Volodymyr Zelensky became the nation's unlikely hero

“The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride.” These words, reportedly spoken by Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky in response to the Americans’ offer of evacuation from Kyiv soon after the launch of Russia’s mass invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, laid the foundations for his reputation as…

The Conversation

Blackouts, air raids and reporting by candlelight: The ‘new normal’ of The Kyiv Independent newsroom

Exclusive: A lot has changed for the journalists at ‘The Kyiv Independent’. On the one-year anniversary of the war, editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko speaks to Rachel Sharp about the ‘new normal’ in the newsroom, documenting history, and the news they hope to report in the near future

The Independent UK

Laibach claim they will be first foreign band to perform in Kyiv since invasion

Subversive Slovenian quintet, who performed in North Korea in 2015, to play full concert at Bel Etage Music Hall

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine has largely weathered Russia's power-grid attacks — but is bracing for more

KYIV REGION, Ukraine — In a blustery, knife-edge wind on the banks of the Dnipro River, a burly Ukrainian army major — who aptly goes by the military call sign Bison — guffawed at the notion that cold and tedium presented a hardship for air-defense crews guarding against incoming Russian…

Los Angeles Times

‘Russia’s war goals haven’t changed: destroying Ukraine’

Seven experts predict possible scenarios as neither Moscow nor Kyiv appears ready to negotiate a peaceful end to war.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine's birth rate was already dangerously low. Then war broke out

The Russian invasion has cemented the decision for many couples to opt out of having babies, in a country that struggled with incredibly low fertility rates long before the war.

WEKU

A year into Ukraine war, older refugees running out of hope

Tamila Melnichenko, 82, has one last wish: to be buried in Ukraine. A year ago, she was uprooted by the Russian invasion and now spends her days in a retirement home in Poland, longing for the life she had to leave behind.

Reuters

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Editorial: With his own two eyes: Biden makes an important trip to Kyiv

A year ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin thought he would be riding triumphantly into Kyiv, perhaps aboard a tank from the vanguard of his armed forces that were supposed to steamroll Ukrainian defenders within days.

Tribune News Service

Friends, family mourn Bucha victim who became symbol of Ukraine's year-long war

The brightly painted nails were what gave the identity of the body away.

Reuters

UN chief calls Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘affront to collective conscience’

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling it “an affront to our collective conscience” as the General Assembly met in a special session two days before the anniversary of Moscow's attack. Read FRANCE 24's blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times…

France 24

Russia 'tested intercontinental ballistic missile as Joe Biden visited Ukraine'

Russia carried out a failed intercontinental ballistic missile test which is believed to have coincided with US President Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine, it is reported

Daily Mirror

'Terrible toll' of Russia's year-long invasion of Ukraine

PARIS: When Russia's President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, he started a war that has killed tens of thousands of people, ravaged cities and pummelled the country's economy.

Bangkok Post

Who is winning in Ukraine – and what will happen next?

While experts differ on whether a new offensive is imminent, one year on the picture is very different to what was predicted

The Guardian - UK

Cabaret which began in Kyiv bunker comes to London for invasion anniversary

The idea for Bunker Cabaret originated in a bunker in Ukraine and has since been performed across Europe.

The Independent UK

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‘Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia’: Biden delivers rallying cry in Warsaw after combative Putin speech

WARSAW, Poland — President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday that Russia would never defeat Ukraine and reaffirmed Western support for Kyiv just hours after the Kremlin said it would suspend participation in the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States.

Daily Mirror

Return to Kyiv after year of hell as unbroken Ukrainians vow to stand fast

The Daily Mirror returned to Kyiv just before Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his latest deluded speech, threatening the west for supporting Ukraine

The Guardian - US

Republicans criticize Biden’s trip to Kyiv as Putin withdraws from nuclear treaty

Comments from right wing are business as usual – but could signal future political battles to come if US to keep sending aid to Ukraine

The Conversation

I am a Ukrainian American political scientist, and this is what the past year of war has taught me about Ukraine, Russia and defiance

Over 8 million Ukrainians have fled their homeland during this past year of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To me, these are not just numbers. My family and friends are among them.

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‘Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia’: Biden delivers combative rallying cry in Warsaw speech

WARSAW, Poland — One year after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine with the aim of capturing the capital city, the country is still “independent and free,” President Joe Biden proclaimed Tuesday in Poland.

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden has heralded a new age of democracy in Kyiv. Sunak’s Tories are unfit for it

The US president voiced sentiments at odds with our illiberal government. His call for a rules-based order bathes them in the harshest light, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Evening Standard

Timeline of the Russia-Ukraine war: major events and developments as third anniversary nears

Explore the major events of the Russia-Ukraine war as its grim third anniversary approaches, bringing devastating impacts to both nations

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war will ‘never be a victory for Russia’, Biden says

Speaking in Warsaw after visit to Kyiv, US president vows that the West will ‘not tire’ in its support for Ukraine.

The Independent UK

‘Putin was wrong’: Biden hails unity of West and Ukrainians’ resolve in Warsaw address

In Warsaw, Mr Biden says the Ukrainian capital ‘stands strong’ and ‘stands free’ and hails the courage of Kyiv’s defenders

Al Jazeera

Shifting the blame: Ukraine responds to Vladimir Putin address

To Ukrainian observers, threat of a new Cold War is just a bluff aimed at disguising the Russian leader’s desperation.

Reuters

US lawmaker in Kyiv: Momentum shifting toward ATACMS, F-16s for Ukraine

A senior U.S. lawmaker said during a visit to the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday that momentum in Washington was shifting toward sending the long-range missiles and fighter jets coveted by Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion.

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