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Outcry as Putin orders nuclear alert, Ukraine resists Russian invasion

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that his nuclear forces were on alert sparked outcry in the West as the invading troops faced stiff resistance on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Blasts heard in Ukraine's Kyiv, Kharkiv - Ukraine govt, military

Blasts were heard in Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and in the major city of Kharkiv on Monday morning, Ukraine's State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection said.

Reuters

India to send humanitarian aid, including medicines, to Ukraine: Latest developments

NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented escalation, President Vladimir Putin on Sunday put Russian nuclear forces on an increased alert. Putin's move to up the nuclear ante came as Russian forces have failed to take control of any major Ukrainian cities even after four days of intense fight.

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Zelenskyy is beating Putin — at least in the public relations battle

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian bombs fell across Ukraine, the contrast between the leaders of the warring nations could not be starker.

Los Angeles Times

Belarus to 'join forces with Russia in Ukraine invasion', reports Kyiv media

'Multiple sources in Belarus say the decision has been made'

Wales Online

Tasmanian teachers sheltering in Kyiv basement after being unable to fly out of Ukraine due to COVID diagnosis

Two Tasmanian teachers who were unable to fly out of Kyiv in the weeks before war broke out due their COVID-19 diagnoses are now hiding in the basement of their school with colleagues and four cats.

ABC News

Latest Ukraine news: Guterres says dialogue must remain open

Russia-Ukraine news from February 28: UN General Assembly held its first emergency session in decades over Ukraine.

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Vladimir Putin put nuclear-armed forces on high alert further escalating tensions

It came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed that negotiators from Kyiv will meet their Moscow counterparts on the Ukrainian-Belarus border for talks.

Daily Mirror

‘SNL’ sends prayers to Kyiv with moving performance from Ukrainian choir

“Saturday Night Live” opened this weekend with a moving choral tribute to Ukraine as invading Russian forces continued to push toward the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Los Angeles Times

Putin's army expected to have crushed Ukraine but didn't anticipate nation's courage

The Ukraine-Russian conflict has now been raging for four days with an estimated 4,300 Russian troops killed in action so far

Daily Mirror

Satellite images: Large Russian convoy moving toward Kyiv

The convoy is 3.25 miles long.

Axios

‘Invaders will die on our land!’ Former Miss Ukraine trains to fight for her country

Model and marketing manager urges people to travel to Ukraine to help fight against Russia

The Independent UK

‘Ghost of Kyiv’: Is the mysterious Ukrainian fighter pilot real?

Heroic pilot has supposedly downed six Russian fighter planes – but is he just an urban legend?

The Independent UK

Russian forces advance on Kyiv: fighting on fourth day of invasion

Russian forces advance, but assault on Kharkiv in east repelled by Ukrainian fighters

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Putin raises stakes and puts nuclear forces ‘on alert’ as west steps up response to Russia

The Russian president’s move was condemned by the US, reports Kim Sengupta in Kyiv, as fighting in Ukraine continues and more sanctions put in place against Moscow

Reuters

Stuck for days in their cars, Ukrainians wait to flee

Thousands of people are fleeing war in eastern Ukraine for the relative safety of its western border with Poland, only to find that a punishing new ordeal awaits.

Reuters

Russian convoy of ground forces, fuel, tanks moving toward Kyiv -Maxar

Satellite imagery taken on Sunday showed a large deployment of Russian ground troops moving in the direction of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv from approximately 40 miles (64 km) away, a private U.S. company said.

The Guardian - UK

Russian strategic slips lift Ukrainian morale, but should not obscure broader picture

While the botched assault on Hostomel and the failure to take Kharkiv have surprised some commentators, these are but the opening salvos

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Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine will release prisoners with combat experience to 'compensate for their guilt in the hottest spots of war' — as it happened

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says prisoners who have real combat experience will be released from jail and will be able to "compensate for their guilt in the hottest spots of war".

The Independent UK

Ukraine athletes defend country, demand sanctions for Russia

With Russian troops encircling the capital of Kyiv, some four dozen athletes from Ukraine and elsewhere sent an open letter to Olympic and Paralympic leaders urging them to immediately suspend the Russian and Belarussian Olympic and Paralympic Committees

The Independent UK

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Putin races the clock as fast military advance ‘frustrated’

Russia’s plans for Ukraine face rapidly rising costs due to delays caused by tougher-than-expected resistance from forces on the ground, even as its military retains overwhelming advantages.

Reuters

Ukraine-made giant air cargo Mriya burnt in Russian shelling

The world's largest cargo plane, the Ukrainian-made Antonov-225 Mriya, was burnt in a Russian attack on Hostomel airport near Kyiv, Ukrainian state arms manufacture Ukroboronprom said on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone was fighting to get on a train’: the desperation of Ukrainians trying to reach safety

The railway station in Lviv near the Polish border is overwhelmed with requests but has almost no tickets

The Independent UK

Kyiv's mayor: 'We are encircled' but full of fight

As Russian troops draw closer to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv's mayor is filled with both pride over his citizens’ spirit and anxious about how long they can hold out

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