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UK ambassador flees Ukraine in 'serious security situation' as Russia invades

MPs heard Melinda Simmons initially switched from the capital Kyiv to Lviv in the western part of the country, but she has now left altogether as bitter fighting rages

Daily Mirror

The Russia-Ukraine war is almost two weeks old. This is how we got here

This time two weeks ago the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remained hypothetical. Yet the grim escalation of war between Moscow and Kyiv is now devastatingly real. This day-by-day account shows how we got here.

ABC News

The boy 'hero', 11, who fled Ukraine alone with a backpack, his passport and a phone number written on his hand

Staff at the Slovakian border managed to contact his relatives in the country using the ink-scrawled number on his skin

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Former first lady of Ukraine from Chicago — whose husband was poisoned during election — urges immediate and severe action against Russia. ‘The world cannot just stand by and watch’

CHICAGO — A former first lady of Ukraine with deep roots in Chicago called on the international community to take stronger action against Moscow, as Russia’s brutal invasion threatens her nation’s independence — and potentially global order and security.

Chicago Tribune

Ukrainian refugees turned away from UK centre in Poland that can only handle 100 a day

A pop-up facility to help process UK visas was set up in Rzeszow, Poland as frustrated Ukrainians say they haven't been able to seen and will have to wait another day

Daily Mirror

Unicef worker details Ukraine horror as refugees flee to escape Russian brutality

Unicef spokesman James Elder has shared his experience after arriving in the country last week to provide aid to the countless refugees flooding out of Ukraine to escape Vladimir Putin's brutality

Daily Mirror

Florence + the Machine release new video filmed in Kyiv and send message to ‘brave’ dancers sheltering in Ukraine

‘I wish I could put my arms around you,’ says singer Florence Welch

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Russia’s war drives a wedge between Orthodox Ukrainians and the Moscow Patriarchate

As Russian troops step up their assault, clergy and worshippers at the Ukrainian Orthodox churches that are attached to the Moscow Patriarchate are distancing themselves from Russia, placing into question one of the Kremlin's main channels of influence in their country. FRANCE 24 reports from a church south of Kyiv.

France 24

Vladimir Putin points to history to justify his Ukraine invasion, regardless of reality

Vladimir Putin’s interest in history is well known. He has accused Poland of starting the Second World War. He maintains that the Soviet Union liberated the western world from Nazism and any discussion over that view is “historical revisionism.”

The Conversation

Ukraine afternoon latest: Russia lays out its demands as two sides meet for talks again

There has been criticism that evacuation routes lead to Russia and its ally Belarus

Wales Online

A snapshot of Ukraine: Mark Neville on photographing the country and its people

After photographing Ukraine and its people for years, Mark Neville moved from London to Kyiv in 2020. When war broke out at the end of February, he initially decided to stay before seeking refuge in neighbouring Poland. He tells FRANCE 24’s Florence Villeminot about documenting the chaos of leaving his…

France 24

Ukrainian couple 'overwhelmed' by North Tyneside's support in humanitarian aid plea

Alina Kanishchuk and Jon Kazakry have already sent two lots of aid to their Ukrainian homeland in less than a week, with a third set to go

Chronicle Live

Holly Willoughby cries as she watches Ukrainian girl singing in Kyiv bomb shelter

Emotional Holly Willoughby broke down in tears watching a Ukrainian girl singing in a Kyiv bomb shelter.

Evening Standard

Video of Ukrainian girl in bunker singing ‘Let it Go’ from Frozen goes viral

The footage of Amelia singing in a bomb shelter in Kyiv has been watched millions of times online

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Reuters

Mayor of Ukraine's Lviv appeals for help with flood of displaced people

The mayor of said on Monday the western Ukrainian city had reached the limits of its capacity to help people displaced by Russia's assault on Ukraine and appealed to international organisations for help.

The Hindu

Indian student Harjot Singh who was shot in Kyiv arrives in Delhi on IAF flight

205 Indian students returned to India on the flight that had left from Rzeszów in Poland

Reuters

At least 13 civilians killed in air strike on Ukrainian bread factory - emergency services

The bodies of 13 civilians were recovered from rubble after an air strike on a bread factory in the Ukrainian town of Makariv in the Kyiv region on Monday, local emergency services said in an online statement.

Chronicle Live

Clive Myrie's emotional plea as BBC correspondent reaches safety after leaving Kyiv and Ukraine

The foreign correspondent and Mastermind host had a gruelling journey to leave Ukraine and reach Romania

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The Conversation

Ukrainian and Russian: how similar are the two languages?

Vladimir Putin has written about the “historical unity” of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, in part through their language. In Ukraine, these statements are refuted by evidence of Ukrainian’s long history as a separate nation and language.

The Independent UK

How big is Ukraine’s air force and what weapons do they have to fight Russia

Ukraine has urged Europe to send more military support amid its fight with Russia

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s war in Ukraine: complete guide in maps, video and pictures

Where is fighting happening and how did we get here?

The Independent UK

Ukraine invasion: Why is Kyiv being likened to the ‘next Grozny’?

Boris Johnson warns Vladimir Putin intends to ‘Grozny-fy’ Ukrainian capital

The Independent UK

Why is Nato reluctant to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine?

Military alliance wary of provoking wider war with Vladimir Putin’s Russia by deploying peacekeeping planes to shield skies over Kyiv and block air strikes

Los Angeles Times

New Russian cease-fire offer greeted with scorn as shelling continues

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia announced a new cease-fire Monday to allow civilians to escape four Ukrainian beleaguered cities amid deep distrust that its forces will honor the pledge as they hammer strategic centers across the country.

Reuters

No shelling as some civilians leave Ukrainian town of Irpin - local officials

Civilians were being evacuated from the town of Irpin near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv without coming under fire on Monday, a day after people trying to flee were caught in Russian shelling, local officials said.

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