The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

Ukrainian schoolboy, 11, enjoys a little Christmas magic amid horrors of war

Ukrainian schoolboy Demid’s neighbourhood in Mariupol was destroyed and he is now with his family is in Lviv. He saw unimaginable horrors, but smiled as he received a Harry Potter Lego set

Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

Ukraine: Doctors from occupied city open hospital in Kyiv

A team of doctors and nurses who fled Mariupol as Russian forces closed in on their hospital are starting up a new medical center in the Ukrainian capital to serve people displaced by the war

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Ukrainians allege abuse, beatings at Russian ‘filtration’ camps

Ukrainians describe continuous interrogations and torture at sites that Russia says protect civilians from war.

Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2022

Russia building ‘dragon’s teeth’ defences near Mariupol as they prepare for Ukraine counter attack, says UK

A BBC Panorama investigation alleges 1,500 new graves have been dug at a mass burial site near Mariupol

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022

How young mum and baby survived two months trapped underground in 'apocalyptic' Mariupol

Hanna's harrowing testimony and footage forms part of a new BBC Panorama documentary, Mariupol: The People’s Story, which tells the story of the "apocalyptic" invasion through those who lived it

Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022

Millions of Ukrainians have escaped the war. Many still can't find enough work

Sixty percent of Ukrainians who fled their homes for other parts of the country have lost their jobs, as Russia's invasion has upended industries and destroyed businesses.

WEKU · Nov 1, 2022

‘Not treated like humans’: Ukrainian women on Russian captivity

Former prisoners of war, swapped in a recent deal, say they were subjected to starvation and other forms of abuse.

Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2022

Ukraine before-and-after satellite images reveal damage to more than 200 historic sites from Russian strikes

The United Nations' cultural and satellite agencies join forces to systematically track the impact of Russia's invasion on Ukraine's architecture, art, historic buildings and other cultural heritage.

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

Former Ukraine POWs recall fainting from hunger in Russian captivity

Alina Panina, a Ukrainian prisoner of war freed last week, recalls women fainting from hunger as they took the 15 minutes of permitted daily exercise during their months-long detention by Russian forces.

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

Terror to elation: Ukrainian woman’s journey from Azovstal to PoW to freedom

Exclusive: Guardian hears of ordeal in first major interview given by any of the women freed in last week’s prisoner swap

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2022