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War in Ukraine: World Bank approves $723m financial package
The World Bank has approved $723m (£551m) in loans and grants for Ukraine, as the country fights against…
War in Ukraine: Crisis is unleashing ‘hell on earth’ for food prices
The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, has warned the conflict in Ukraine could send global…
War in Ukraine: ‘It’s hell, it’s really hell’ – Families flee bombs in Irpin
They came on foot, in an endless stream – trying to outpace the Russian shells laying waste to…
A small Ukrainian city becomes a waypoint for thousands on the move
When Svitlana Maksymenko’s train pulled into the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, about halfway through her 800-mile journey from home…
Ukraine: With placards and tears, Poles are greeting refugees like family
Refugees from across Ukraine are being welcomed as they arrive in the Polish border town of Przemysl, but…
Twitter is part of our war effort – Ukraine minister
As Ukraine’s military and citizens battle Russia’s advancing troops, the country has opened a new front in the…
Ukraine crisis: The West fights back against Putin the disruptor
Successive US presidents have struggled to get the measure of Vladimir Putin but now that Brussels and Berlin…
Ukraine: Angry Zelensky vows to punish Russian atrocities
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said everyone who commits atrocities against Ukraine’s civilians will be punished. He said Ukrainians…
How many refugees have fled Ukraine and where are they going?
More than one million civilians have fled Ukraine because of the Russian invasion, according to the United Nations…
Ukraine war: ‘My city’s being shelled, but mum won’t believe me’
Oleksandra and her four rescue dogs have been sheltering in the bathroom of her flat in Kharkiv since…