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Russia plans to hold sham independence vote in southern Ukraine, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine president warns citizens against handing over personal information, as satellite images of mass graves emerge near Mariupol

The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2022

Mariupol holds out while EU calls for the opening of humanitarian corridors

In Mariupol, a strategic city located on the sea of Azov under siege by the Russian army, satellite images have raised fears of massive civilian massacres, even greater than in the ones found in Bucha, where the UN has "documented the killing of 50 civilians". For its part, the EU…

France 24 · Apr 22, 2022

Iowa GOP open to non-Trump prospects as 2024 gets underway

Former President Donald Trump’s persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally launch the nomination process

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022

Kyiv accuses Moscow of 'imperialism' after Russia flags interest in south Ukraine

Moscow wants to take full control over southern Ukraine, a Russian general said on Friday, a statement Ukraine said gave the lie to Russia's previous assertions that it had no territorial ambitions.

Reuters · Apr 22, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 58 of the invasion

Zelenskiy says Russia rejected a proposed Easter truce, but remains hopeful of prospects for peace, as Moscow faces accusations of war crimes in Mariupol

The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2022

New tanks and artillery bolster Ukraine’s hopes of defeating Russia

Ukraine now has more tanks on the ground than Russia, according to the Pentagon

Axios · Apr 21, 2022

Mariupol mayor says lives of city's trapped residents are in Putin's hands

Russian President Vladimir Putin alone can decide the fate of the 100,000 civilians still trapped in Ukraine's war-torn Mariupol, Mayor Vadym Boichenko told Reuters on Thursday, saying that satellite images of a mass grave site were proof Russians were burying bodies to try to hide the death toll.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022

Rotary aids Ukrainian refugees

The Evanston-based service organizations, whose 37,000 chapters worldwide include Rotaries in both Ukraine and Russia, is uniquely situated to help in the crisis.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2022

Ukrainian troops are being trained in the UK for first time

Fighters learning how to operate armoured vehicles being supplied to Volodymyr Zelensky

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

Russians 'throw plastic bags filled with bodies' into newly dug mass graves in Mariupol

An adviser to Mariupol's mayor has released horrifying new photos showing newly built mass graves in the besieged city, which Russian troops are reportedly filling up with bodies

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022