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'Walking around Kyiv is like stepping into a scene from the Second World War'

British journalist Oz Katerji is in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and has been keeping a diary since Russia invaded early on Thursday morning, which he has shared exclusively with the Mirror

Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022

Spain holidays: Travel latest for Irish tourists as no-fly zones discussed amid Russia-Ukraine war

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to the largest military action on the continent since the Second World War

Irish Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

What is Nato and why was it formed?

Military alliance created in aftermath of Second World War in hope of bringing an end to bloody conflict between nations

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine: UK must turn rhetoric on Russia into action in ‘critical moment’, says Sturgeon

Scotland’s First Minister said the crisis in Ukraine could be ‘the most critical moment for the world since the Second World War’.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Alan Turing celebrated by National Lottery during LGBT+ History Month

LGBT+ icon Alan Turing helped decipher codes from the Nazis during the Second World War.

Wales Online · Feb 23, 2022

Sturgeon: UK must turn rhetoric on Russia into action in ‘critical moment’

Scotland’s First Minister said the crisis in Ukraine could be ‘the most critical moment for the world since the Second World War’.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Vladimir Putin's childhood explained - from 'miracle baby' to power-crazed president

Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad, now St Petersburg, a city that had been under siege for 900 days in the Second World War. Putin was a street kid, small for his age and bullied

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022

Johnson announces sanctions as West responds to Putin

War on the European continent is the rule, rather than the exception. From the Visigoths and Charlemagne to the Second World War and Kosovo, this corner of the world has endured a near-constant state of fighting. Not for nothing is the ‘list of conflicts in Europe‘ Wikipedia page several hundred…

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2022

Johnson concedes sanctions ‘may not be enough’ to prevent war in Ukraine

The Prime Minister said a Russian invasion of Ukraine would lead to the biggest armed battle since the Second World War.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022

The Leeds village made from wooden houses imported from Sweden 70 years ago

Built to help fight the housing crisis after the Second World War, many of the prefabricated houses still stand to this day

Leeds Live · Feb 20, 2022