Ukraine sells last batch of bracelets made from Azovstal steel
Kyiv, UkraineReuters The last batch of bracelets made from metal produced by the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion, have gone on sale across Ukraine. Proceeds from the bracelets, which are on sale for around $US40, will go to an organisation helping finance the procurement and maintenance of […]
Ukrainian soldiers accuse Russians of abuses in captivity
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Three Ukrainian soldiers who say they were wounded and taken prisoner by Russia after one of the war’s biggest battles and later released, on Monday accused their captors of torture and psychological pressure. The men, part of a force that spent weeks fighting from a vast steelworks in the southern port of […]
Ukraine war: Six months that shook the world
Reuters looks at key moments during six months of conflict in Ukraine…
Hundreds of Ukrainians defending Azovstal plant surrender to uncertain fate
Mariupol, Ukraine Reuters Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters surrendered to an uncertain fate on Tuesday after weeks holed up in the bunkers and tunnels below Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works as the most devastating siege of Russia’s war in Ukraine drew to a close. Russian forces pummelled Mariupol, a major port on the Sea of Azov between […]
Ukraine says civilians killed in Lviv and in new Russia push in east
Lviv/Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Monday that Russia had started an anticipated new offensive in the east while a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv, the first civilian victims in the western city about 60 kilometres from Poland. Ukrainian officials said Russian shelling killed four people in the eastern Donetsk region on Monday, […]