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Ukraine supporters dump destroyed Russian tank outside Moscow’s embassy in Berlin

Supporters of Ukraine dumped a destroyed Russian T-72 tank outside Moscow’s embassy in Berlin on the first anniversary of Putin’s brutal invasion on Friday, 24 February.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Ukrainians on first anniversary of Russia’s war: ‘I worry a lot’

Four Ukrainians in Kyiv on Russia’s brutal war, which is barrelling into a second year.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2023

Ukrainian army trainees mark anniversary of Russian invasion at UK training camp

There are currently 300 Ukrainian troops based at the camp in the south-east of England.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Russian invasion of Ukraine is an attempt to restore pre-communist empire, researcher claims

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is part of Moscow's attempt to restore the empire that existed before the emergence of the Soviet Union. RFI's Jan van der Made talked to Professor Serhii Plokhy, director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University on how the West failed to read Russian President…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 24, 2023

Glasgow to join one-minute silence as UK marks one-year anniversary of Ukraine invasion

People across the UK - including in Glasgow - are being asked to join in on the one minute silence set to take place today (February 24) in order to pay their respects.

Glasgow Live · Feb 24, 2023

Russia's Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland's borders

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states as far as possible, even if that meant the frontiers of NATO member Poland.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

Polish PM Morawiecki visits Kyiv on Friday in show of support

Polish Premier Mateusz Morawiecki went to Kyiv on Friday in a show of support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, government spokesman Piotr Muller wrote on Twitter.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

Forgotten and abandoned: the Black, international students caught up in Ukraine conflict

As the world marks the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the plight of the country’s international students have largely been forgotten

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

China calls for a cease-fire and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine

As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year, Beijing has repeatedly said it would broker any cease-fire talks, a proposal Ukrainians are wary of because of China's close ties with Moscow.

WEKU · Feb 24, 2023

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023