'A blitzkrieg': Ukraine's volunteer fighters brace for more A 68-year-old retiree recalls serving alongside Russian soldiers when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and calling them brothers The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022
Diary from Kyiv: When I wake, I ask my family, ‘Are you alive?’ These days, there is no place for ‘How are you?’ or ‘I’m doing OK’. Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2022
‘It will be bloody’: The ex-Russian soldier who made a life in the UK now standing up to Putin’s forces Arkadi fought for the Soviet Union during the Afghan war and later moved to London to start a new life. Now, as a proud resident of Kyiv, he is doing what he can to support his adopted country of Ukraine The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022
Mum and daughter's tearful reunion on Ukraine border after fleeing home country Six days after Russian leader Vladimir Putin first waged war, the refugee crisis was last night deepening with more than 850,000 having left Ukraine since the war started Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022
Ukraine evening round-up: Johnson accuses Putin of war crimes He condemned 'abhorrent' attacks on the people of Ukraine Wales Online · Mar 2, 2022
Kyiv residents staying put say they're ready to fight and die Ihor Tkachenko, a computer engineer from Kyiv, is not able to sign up to the civil defence forces that have sprung up across Ukraine to help resist the Russian invasion. Reuters · Mar 2, 2022
Russia says nearly 500 of its soldiers killed and 1,600 injured fighting in Ukraine Claim in marked contrast to President Zelensky’s 7,000 figure The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022
Klitschko brothers appeal for more support to defend Ukraine Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko is mayor of Kyiv Wales Online · Mar 2, 2022
'Mornings are the most difficult... checking to see if our friends are still alive' Writer on what life is like for Ukrainians abroad trying to deal with Russia's invasion Wales Online · Mar 2, 2022
Ukrainian boy, five, arrives in Ireland for leukaemia treatment Leonid Shapoval had been due to get a bone marrow transplant in Kyiv but had to flee with his family The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022
What is a vacuum bomb? New weapon ‘Putin could unleash on Ukraine’ Thermobaric weapons are the most brutal war weapons that exist apart from nuclear weapons, experts say The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022
Klitschko brothers in plea for more financial, military and medical support Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko and his brother Wladimir said basic supplies like food and water were needed as well as more weapons. The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022
Is Putin winning? Military expert outlines Russia's strategic aims and how close they are to achieving them The idea is to break the will of the Ukrainian people to resist Wales Online · Mar 2, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine: complete guide in maps, video and pictures Where is fighting happening and how did we get here? The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022
Newslaundry · Mar 2, 2022 Ukraine: Amid ‘leave urgently’ advisory, Indians point to firing, fear and chaos "We went to the railway station because the government asked us to leave…we stood in front of the doors of the train to try and get in but the Ukrainian soldiers started beating us and didn’t allow us to get inside. They are only allowing Ukrainian ladies and children…They started…
Reuters · Mar 2, 2022 'It's a crime: UAE tightens entry for Ukrainians as thousands flee war The United Arab Emirates has temporarily suspended a visa waiver for Ukrainian citizens, Kyiv's embassy in the Gulf Arab state said, at a time thousands of people are fleeing war in Ukraine.
Irish Mirror · Mar 2, 2022 The Irish journalists reporting from Ukraine as RTE interview cut short over 'man with gun' It comes as on Wednesday’s Morning Ireland, a BBC reporter in Ukraine joined the radio show to discuss the happenings around him.
Daily Record · Mar 2, 2022 Russia warns World War 3 'will become nuclear and destructive' Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended the country's invasion of Ukraine by alleging Russia would face a "real danger" if Kyiv obtained nuclear weapons.
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022 Ukraine claims more than 2,000 civilians killed in first week of Russian invasion Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is trying to ‘erase us all’
Reuters · Mar 2, 2022 Ukraine's Zelenskiy waiting for positive signals on EU bid Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday after talking on the phone with European Council President Charles Michel he was waiting for news on Kyiv's bid to join the European Union.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022 Giving birth in a bunker in Kyiv: ‘I said to him you’re a new Ukrainian’ Viktoria, 32, describes the birth of her first child last Friday in a hospital underground shelter
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022 ‘I don’t want to run’, says Ukrainian woman sheltering from Russian bombs Anastasiia Bulanienkova said she has cried in secret over the situation in her country so as not to scare her family.
Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2022 Ukraine gears up for long-haul guerrilla campaign as Russian convoy closes in on Kyiv Russia’s main strategy — as exemplified by the attack on Kharkiv — currently appears to be the targeting of civilian populations.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 2, 2022 France to push EU into using law to help fleeing Ukrainians settle more easily France is expected to flex its muscle as president of the Council of the European Union to resuscitate an unused law making it easier for Ukrainians escaping the conflict in their country to settle elsewhere on the continent. The EU commissioner for crisis management says the war could force 4…
Los Angeles Times · Mar 2, 2022 Kyiv’s defenders vow to fight as Russian forces close in on major cities KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces Wednesday pressed ahead with a wide-ranging but slow-moving offensive targeting key Ukrainian cities, menacing the capital of Kyiv with a miles-long military convoy, launching deadly strikes on the second-largest city of Kharkiv and apparently breaching a strategic Black Sea port city with tanks and troops.