Demining charity urges UK to get behind its efforts to ‘decontaminate’ Ukraine The Halo Trust is undertaking a training programme to expand its staff in the country to around 1,200 this summer. The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023
Kalush Orchestra frontman shares hopes of Ukraine hosting Eurovision in 2024 The Ukrainian folk-rap group were triumphant at last year’s competition. The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv and Moscow welcome China’s intervention – as it happened Zelenskiy says some points in Chinese statement for peace ‘understandable’ while Kremlin adds Beijing’s involvement appreciated The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2023
Australia sending drones to Ukraine, imposes more sanctions on Russia The Australian government said on Friday it would send more drones to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia on the anniversary of the invasion, and imposed new targeted financial sanctions against 90 Russian individuals and 40 entities. Reuters · Feb 23, 2023
Moon aligns with Jupiter and Venus to delight sky watchers from UK to Ukraine with 'good omen' The alignment has been noticeable in early evening and is being been hailed as a good omen Wales Online · Feb 23, 2023
Zelenskiy: Military situation in Ukraine's south quite dangerous in places The military situation in Ukraine's south is quite dangerous in some places while conditions in the east are very difficult, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address early on Friday. Reuters · Feb 23, 2023
Justin Welby: Deal to end war must not treat Russia like Germany in 1919 An end to the war must be fair for Ukraine and not harsh on Moscow, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned. The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
Landmarks lit, vigils held to mark first anniversary of Ukraine war Paris lit up the Eiffel Tower in blue and yellow and people draped in Ukrainian flags gathered at a vigil in London on Thursday, as the world marks one year of war between Ukraine and Russia. Reuters · Feb 23, 2023
Ukrainians have not lost optimism after one year of war, ambassador tells vigil Vadym Prystaiko, speaking at a vigil to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion, insisted Ukrainian people are ‘confidently looking at our future’. The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
Chinese company discusses selling drones to Russia -Der Spiegel Russia is in talks with a Chinese manufacturer about buying 100 drones, with a delivery date of April, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Thursday, without citing specific sources. Reuters · Feb 23, 2023
Ukraine war anniversary: Rishi Sunak urges West to move faster on arming Kyiv PM to tell G7 leaders on first anniversary of Russian invasion they must do more on ‘artillery, armour and air defence’ Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023
Ukraine remains defiant one year to the day since Russia's horrific invasion Air raid sirens were tested and Kyiv's bomb shelters were prepared for a major bombardment of cruise missiles and drones, ahead of the anniversary of Russian's invasion of Ukraine Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023
UK politicians mark anniversary of war with renewed call to send arms to Kyiv They stopped short of Boris Johnson’s demand for UK to ‘break the ice’ and supply Ukraine with fighter jets The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023
G-7 countries condemn Russian aggression, increase aid to Ukraine Group of Seven finance ministers once again condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine on the eve of its one-year mark and pledged to increase financial support for Ukraine. Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023 West must ‘move faster’ on arming Ukraine, Sunak to say on war anniversary Rishi Sunak will use the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to urge fellow world leaders to ‘move faster’ in arming its troops.
Reuters · Feb 23, 2023 Russia isolated as U.N. marks one year of Ukraine war The United Nations overwhelmingly isolated Russia on Thursday, marking one year since Moscow invaded Ukraine by calling for a "comprehensive, just and lasting peace" and again demanding Moscow withdraw its troops and stop fighting.
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023 Rishi Sunak to urge G7 to ‘move faster’ to arm Ukraine on anniversary of Russia’s invasion Only handing Kyiv a ‘decisive advantage on the battlefield’ will ‘shift Putin’s mindset’, PM to warn
France 24 · Feb 23, 2023 Why is the Russian economy holding up against Western sanctions? Despite nine sets of sanctions imposed by the European Union, the Russian economy only experienced a small contraction of its GDP in 2022. The "resilience" of the Russian economy was hailed on Tuesday by President Vladimir Putin during his state of the nation address. However, certain Western observers and politicians…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023 UN calls for immediate Russian withdrawal from Ukraine Resounding vote before anniversary of war sees 141 countries condemning Russian invasion with seven against and 32 abstentions
France 24 · Feb 23, 2023 Yes some Ukrainians are destroying Russian books, but why? A video showing hundreds of Russian books being shovelled out of trucks, onto the floor and then packed up has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. The scene takes place in Ukraine and has sparked comparisons by pro-Russians to Nazi book-burning. Put into context though, it's…
Reuters · Feb 23, 2023 Russia tries to close ring around Bakhmut as thawing ground turns to mud Russian forces were trying to close their circle around the small mining city of Bakhmut on Monday, while rain and an early spring thaw turned eastern Ukraine's battlefields to mud which could hamper both sides as they try to take the initiative.
Bangkok Post · Feb 23, 2023 International law must prevail in Ukraine war Just before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which falls tomorrow France's President Emmanuel Macron declared that he wanted to see Russia "defeated, but not crushed". That is a very fine distinction, but an important one.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 23, 2023 Returning to MMA from war, Ukrainian champ Yaroslav Amosov tries to focus on Bellator 291 title fight Yaroslav Amosov admits that his outlook on MMA is "now a little bit different" after spending nearly 10 months fighting Russian forces in Ukraine.
Reuters · Feb 23, 2023 Paris lights up Eiffel Tower in colours of Ukraine flag Paris lit up the Eiffel Tower in the blue-and-yellow colours of the Ukraine flag on Thursday, as Ukraine's allies around the world prepared to mark one-year of the war between Ukraine and Russia.
Reuters · Feb 23, 2023 Ukraine's Zelenska says: Commemorate resistance to aggression, not war anniversary On Friday Ukraine will be commemorating not the first anniversary of the Russian invasion but a year of successful resistance, said Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.