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Ukraine war: Zelenskyy admits it’s ‘impossible’ to completely force Russia out of country – amid fears of Korea-style split

In its latest intelligence update, the MoD said local counterattacks have hampered Russian attempts to reorganise its forces, amid fears Chernihiv could become the next Mariupol. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted it would be “impossible” to completely force Russian forces out of Ukraine, amid fears Vladimir Putin is seeking a Korea-style split. The head of military intelligence…
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Ukraine war: Russian billionaire’s yacht detained by authorities in Gibraltar

The West has imposed sanctions on hundreds of Russian individuals and entities after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, prompting an exodus of luxury yachts from Europe. Authorities in Gibraltar have seized a superyacht linked to the owner of Russia’s biggest steel pipe manufacturer. Footage showed the Axioma, believed to belong to Dmitrievich Pumpyansky, owner of steel group TMK,…
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Ukraine war exposes cracks in US ties to Middle East allies

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are pursuing their own interests, analysts say, as the US urges a united front against Russia’s Putin. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominating discussions around the world, the Biden administration has been promoting global unity against what it calls Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “war of choice”. But despite those efforts, the conflict…
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Ukraine war: People buried under rubble after Mariupol theatre sheltering hundreds is hit by Russian bomb, officials say

The US embassy in Kyiv says it is “considering all available options to ensure accountability for any atrocity crimes in Ukraine”. People are buried under rubble after a theatre in Mariupol – where hundreds of people are reported to have been sheltering – was bombed by Russian forces, local officials have said. The city council said the…
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Ukraine war: Fox News cameraman and Ukrainian journalist killed in attack near Kyiv

Pierre Zakrzewski had been travelling in a vehicle near Kyiv with correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was injured, and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshinova, who was also killed. A Fox News cameraman and a Ukrainian journalist have been killed by an “artillery shelling by Russian troops” while reporting on the war in Ukraine. Pierre Zakrzewski was working with correspondent…
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Ukraine war: 20,000 flee Mariupol in biggest evacuation yet from besieged port city

Talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives have become “more constructive”, although Mr Zelenskyy’s senior adviser described the discussions as a “difficult and viscous process”. Around 20,000 people have fled Mariupol in what is believed to be the biggest evacuation yet from the besieged port city. Around 570 of some 4,000 vehicles that left the city have reached…
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Ukraine war: Boris Johnson calls on Western nations to ‘take back control’ of energy supplies to end ‘addiction’ to Russian oil and gas

Boris Johnson’s call comes ahead of his expected trip to Saudi Arabia, which the PM reportedly hopes will help persuade the kingdom to boost its own production of oil and gas. Boris Johnson has called on Western nations to “take back control” of their energy supplies and end an “addiction” to Russian oil and gas that has…
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Ukraine war: Mariupol reels as Russian forces close in on capital Kyiv, kill fleeing civilians

Ukraine-Russia war: Seven civilians, including a child, died when Russia shelled a convoy of refugees and forced them to return to the village of Peremoha, 20km (12 miles) northeast of Kyiv. Mariupol, the Ukrainian port city, continued to endure one of the Russian war’s worst strikes with the latter’s forces shelling its downtown as residents hid in an…
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Ukraine war: Russia targets Peppa Pig in retaliation for sanctions – amid battle over cartoon character’s trademark

A court has ruled that the cartoon character’s trademarks can be used by Russian businesses without punishment – and there are fears that brands belonging to other Western companies could be stolen, too. Russia has targeted Peppa Pig in retaliation for the economic sanctions that have been imposed following the invasion of Ukraine. A court has ruled…
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Ukraine war: Poet and Instagram star whose father was murdered in Russia calls for Putin to be tried for war crimes

Russian-born writer Arch Hades tells Sky News the bombardment of Ukraine is “abhorrent” and insists most Russians oppose “Putin’s war”. A Russian-born poet and Instagram favourite who fled the country after her father was murdered has called for Vladimir Putin to be arrested and tried for war crimes. Arch Hades, a pseudonym she uses for security reasons,…
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Ukraine war: Russia forced to rely on ‘stand-off’ munitions, MoD says – as satellite images show craters and houses hit outside Kyiv

New satellite imagery has shown what appears to be Russian forces firing artillery from a village 17 miles northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as well as damage to Hostomel Airport. New satellite images show homes on fire as Russian troops advance closer to Kyiv, with long lines of cars trying to flee the Ukrainian capital. The…
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Ukraine war: Boris Johnson tells Sky News it is ‘deeply upsetting’ to refuse Volodymyr Zelenskyy a no-fly zone

The prime minister and the Ukrainian president have been having almost daily phone calls in which Boris Johnson has had to say he cannot support a NATO no-fly zone. Boris Johnson says it has been “deeply upsetting” and “absolutely agonising” to refuse President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a no-fly zone over Ukraine. The prime minister, speaking to Sky News’…
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