Vehicles can now be donated to Ukraine instead of being scrapped under Ulez From Friday, non-compliant cars, vans and minibuses can be sent to country which is short of vehicles to transport casualties The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
On this day in 2012: Derek Chisora loses title fight against Vitali Klitschko Chisora took Klitschko the distance over 12 rounds in the WBC heavyweight title fight, but the bout was littered with controversy before and after. The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2024
Wagner group building new HQ and integrating with Russian national guard, new leader says – as it happened So called ‘Cossack Camp’ likely to be in Russia’s southern city of Rostov after Anton Yelizarov confirms new units being formed The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024
Russian Strikes Kill Four, Wound Dozens Across Ukraine Dozens of people were injured and least four killed after a wave of Russian missiles targeted Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine, setting residential buildings ablaze and reducing others to rubble. International Business Times · Jan 23, 2024
Massive Russian missile attack devastates Ukraine as Turkey blocks British ships from Black Sea Russian missile attacks on Ukraine have killed at least 44 people in the last five days and injured roughly 300 more The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024
Five dead as Putin unleashes 'nearly 100 missiles' in morning wave of attacks on Kyiv and other Ukraine cities Bombardment comes hours after Putin vowed to avenge what Moscow said was a Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Belgorod that killed 24 civilians Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2024
Moscow wants ‘hard evidence’ missile in Poland was Russian before giving explanation – as it happened ‘These accusations are unfounded,’ Kremlin official tells Russian media The Guardian - AU · Dec 30, 2023
Sadiq Khan asks Government to help send cars from Ulez scrappage scheme to Ukraine The mayor of Kyiv previously said vehicles could be used in a 'variety of life-saving and transport roles' Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2023
Three Russian bomber aircraft 'shot down' over south Ukraine The reports emerged just hours after the Russian military unleashed another wave of drone attacks on Kyiv including one that struck near a maternity hospital Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: Netherlands to deliver F-16 jets to Ukraine; drones reportedly shot down near Moscow – as it happened Zelenskiy confirms exchange after call with Dutch PM; Russian defence ministry claims five Ukrainian downed south of the capital The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2023
Kyiv protesters demand more spending on the Ukraine's war effort and less on local projects Hundreds of protesters angered by what they view as wasteful municipal spending by Kyiv officials have gathered outside the Ukrainian capital's city hall The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
Debris from Russian missile attack injures more than 50 in Kyiv Falling debris causes extensive damage after air defences shoot down all 10 missiles in early hours The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: scores injured in overnight attack on Kyiv – as it happened Ukraine’s capital comes under attack, with mayor saying children’s hospital damaged The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023
Major Russian missile attack on Kyiv injures 51 and damages children’s hospital Loud explosions rock Kyiv early morning as city’s air defences intercept Russian missiles headed for capital The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023 Russia to hold presidential election in annexed Ukrainian regions; new Russian offensive on Avdiivka – as it happened Vladimir Putin confirmed on Friday he will run for president in March 2024 election; Ukrainian military says 610 military shellings on town in past day
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023 Zelensky is turning into an autocrat, says Kyiv mayor Klitschko ‘At some point we will no longer be any different from Russia, where everything depends on the whim of one man,’ claims former heavyweight boxing champion
France 24 · Nov 11, 2023 Russian missile strike targets Kyiv, Ukraine marks one year since Kherson city's liberation Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s capital as part of an overnight bombardment felt across the country, local officials said Saturday. In the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, residents on Saturday celebrated the recapture of Kherson city from Russian forces a year ago, the last major shift of the front line. FRANCE…
The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv’s mayor says blasts reported in city – as it happened Vitali Klitschko says air defences targeting ballistic missiles
The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2023 From Ali to the Bayonne Bleeder: a brief history of heavyweight boxing’s battle scars Strength, footwork and hand speed are vital attributes for a fighter. But it is often blood that decides who emerges from the ring victorious
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy ‘looking forward to discussing air defense’ with Biden before US announces ‘significant’ military aid – as it happened US president welcomes Ukrainian president; US security adviser says package will include extra ammunition
Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2023 Russia launches large scale overnight drone attack on Kyiv Up to 32 Russia-launched Iran-made Shahed drones were used in the attack, Kyiv officials claimed
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023 ‘The city wants to finish off what Russia’s attacks began’: Kyiv residents fear property grab Damaged historic buildings are allegedly among those developers wish to demolish for profit in complicity with the authorities
The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2023 Kramatorsk strike death toll rises to 11 – as it happened Three children among dead in Russian attack that hit pizza restaurant in eastern Ukraine; US president says ‘hard to tell’ if Putin weakened by Wagner mutiny. This blog is now closed.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 490 of the invasion At least ten killed after Russian strike hits restaurant in Kramatorsk; Ukraine reforms domestic weapons production with appointment of Herman Smetanin
Reuters · Jun 4, 2023 Ukraine minister in 'disbelief' at closed Kyiv bomb shelters A senior Ukrainian government official expressed "disbelief" on Sunday after learning that nearly half of Kyiv bomb shelters inspected during an initial audit were closed or unfit for use.