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Ukraine retakes control of Irpin amid ongoing ‘catastrophic’ situation in Mariupol

Irpin's mayor said Ukrainian forces had retaken control of the city as some 170,000 civilians remained trapped in Mariupol without adequate food, water or medicine, according to Ukraine’s foreign ministry. Read about the events as they unfolded on Monday's live blog. All times indicated are Paris time [GMT+1].

France 24 · Mar 28, 2022

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden defends Putin remarks

Ukraine news from March 28: Joe Biden refuses to backtrack after saying Vladimir Putin ‘cannot remain in power’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 27, 2022

US wants more direct channel to Russian defence ministry about Ukraine - ambassador

Washington would like to have a more direct communication channel with Russia's defence ministry in order to deal with unforeseen events in the conflict in Ukraine, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow has said.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

Russian TV editor who protested war in Ukraine live on air ‘appears in court’

Channel 1 editor Marina Ovsyannikova appears in court to face charges, Novaya Gazeta reported

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

Russia's Novaya Gazeta cuts Ukraine war reporting under censorship

Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper, whose editor Dmitry Muratov was a co-winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, said on Friday it would remove material on Russia's military actions in Ukraine from its website because of censorship.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

How will the battle for Kyiv end?

IN THE PAPERS - Wednesday, March 2: We look at all the reactions from the printed, online and illustrated press as Russian troops encircle the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Also, a British intelligence company has intercepted video and audio recordings of Russian troops which suggest disarray and mayhem in the ranks.…

France 24 · Mar 2, 2022

Continue to call war as war: Nobel laureate Muratov on defying Kremlin diktat

“We continue to call war war. We are waiting for the consequences,” Dmitry Muratov, a Nobel laureate and editor-in-chief of independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, told the New Yorker in an interview – highlighting how independent voices are standing up against Kremlin’s orders to cover the war in Ukraine.

Newslaundry · Mar 2, 2022

Russian Newspaper Run By Nobel Prize-Winning Editor Defies Putin Ban On War Reporting

Dmitry Muratov's Novaya Gazeta vows to continue to call war exactly what it is.

Zenger · Mar 1, 2022

Russian newspaper evacuates reporter labelled "terrorist" by Chechen leader

Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper said it had sent journalist Yelena Milashina out of the country for her own safety, after the leader of Chechnya described her last week as a terrorist.

Reuters · Feb 4, 2022