The Latest Breaking News from Volodymyr Zelenksyy

Ukraine accuses Russia of civilian 'massacre'; Moscow denies it

(Adds Russia calling for UN meeting; Guterres calling for investigation; other details)

Reuters · Apr 3, 2022

Zelenskiy vows to investigate and prosecute all Russian ‘crimes’ in Ukraine – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2022

Ukraine sees openings as Russia fixed on besieged Mariupol

Residents of Ukraine’s besieged southeastern coast are awaiting possible evacuation as the country’s president says Russia’s obsession with capturing the key port city of Mariupol has left it weakened

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022

Ukrainian officials warn of executions of civilians as Russian forces retreat in Kyiv region

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials claimed Saturday they had clawed back most of Kyiv and its surroundings even as they warned of executions in which civilians were bound and shot as well as renewed Russian pushes in the eastern region that is home to separatists loyal to Russia.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2022

Boris Johnson 'congratulates Ukraine’s brave armed forces' in call to Volodymyr Zelensky

President Zelensky underscored the urgency of Ukraine’s fight for its survival as a free and democratic nation

Manchester Evening News · Apr 2, 2022

AP PHOTOS on Day 38: Retreating troops leave devastation

In the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, civilians cheer as a convoy arrives bringing aid, including food, to an area that had been occupied by Russian troops.

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022

Ukraine latest updates: Ukraine says 410 civilian bodies found

Ukraine news from April 3: Prosecutor says the bodies of 410 civilians have been recovered from areas near Kyiv.

Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2022

Russia leaving mines on dead bodies as troops retreat, Ukrainian President claims

Earlier this week, Russia announced it was pulling forces out of some areas of northern Ukraine around the capital of Kyiv, the move was met with scepticism by Ukraine and the West

Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2022

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns of mines after Russians pull back from Kyiv, move deeper east

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian troops were seeding northern areas of Ukraine with land mines as Moscow increasingly focused its offensive thrust on the eastern Donbas region — home of two self-proclaimed republics loyal to Russia.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2022

Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky lookalikes to clash in MMA fight

A Polish MMA promotion held a press conference on Saturday to announce the bizarre bout between an older man who looked like Putin and his younger opponent

Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2022