Bodies and tanks mark path as Russia moves troops from Kyiv
Dmytivka, UkraineReuters Ukraine recaptured more territory around Kyiv from Russian soldiers who left shattered villages and their own abandoned tanks as they moved away from the capital, while a disputed cross-border strike in Russia complicated peace talks on Friday. In the hamlet of Dmytrivka to the west of the capital, smoke was still rising from […]
Sandbags and songs on Odessa beach as Ukrainians help build defences
Odessa, UkraineReuters Residents of Odessa formed a human chain on Monday to carry heavy sandbags from the beach onto waiting trucks as the Ukrainian port city frantically built defences against advancing Russian troops. Since shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began on 24th February, civilians from all walks of life have been filling bags with […]
Ukraine museum scrambles to save Russian art from the Russians
Kharkiv, Ukraine Reuters As Russian forces pound the city with artillery and air strikes, staff at the main museum in Kharkiv raced to get priceless artworks to safety, many of them by Russian artists. The ornate, imposing building is still standing, unlike some others in Kharkiv, but the windows have been blown in by the […]
‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’: Behind sandbags, Odessa waits to see if it’s next
Odessa, Ukraine Reuters From behind sandbags and anti-tank barriers in front of Odessa’s Opera and Ballet Theatre, a familiar if unexpected melody drifted across the near-deserted streets of Ukraine’s main Black Sea port on Tuesday: Don’t Worry, Be Happy. Odessa has so far escaped shelling but its one million people are nervously waiting to see […]
As Ukraine evacuates trapped seafarers, foreign mariners count cost of war
London, UK/Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck his cargo ship last week off the Ukrainian port of Olvia, killing his crew mate. “I was just 15 feet away when it hit our ship. Our third engineer, Hadisur Rahman, who was killed, was standing just two feet away,” […]
Updated: Fighting traps residents in Mariupol; Putin calls on Ukraine to surrender
Lviv/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Fighting stopped about 200,000 people from evacuating the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for a second day in a row on Sunday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press ahead with his invasion unless Kyiv surrendered. Most people trapped in the port city are sleeping underground to escape more than six […]