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Ukraine vows never to forget or forgive on Bucha anniversary
Bucha, Ukraine Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine would never forgive Russian troops responsible for alleged atrocities in Bucha as the town near Kyiv marked the anniversary of its recapture after 33 days of occupation. Ukrainian forces took back control of the small towns of Bucha and Irpin to the north-west of Kyiv […]
Ukraine vows never to forget or forgive on Bucha anniversary
Bucha, Ukraine Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine would never forgive Russian troops responsible for alleged atrocities in Bucha as the town near Kyiv marked the anniversary of its recapture after 33 days of occupation. Ukrainian forces took back control of the small towns of Bucha and Irpin to the north-west of Kyiv […]
East Europeans prepare for possible new Ukrainian refugee wave as winter nears
Prague, Czech Republic/Budapest, Hungary/Warsaw, Poland Reuters Eastern European countries are preparing to reopen reception centres and are restocking food supplies in anticipation of a possible fresh surge in Ukrainian refugees as winter looms and Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid and heating plants. Some 6.9 million people are believed displaced internally within Ukraine, often living in […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy eyes “inflection point” in war as Russia tightens grip on key target
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia tightened its grip on a key target in a battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region while President Volodymir Zelenskiy pleaded for more Western arms to help Ukraine reach an “inflection point” and prevail in the war. Zelenskiy told Luxembourg’s parliament via videolink on Thursday that Russian forces now occupied about […]
Slovakia scrambles to stem polluted water that turned Slana River orange
Nizna Slana, Slovakia/Sajopuspoki, Hungary Reuters Polluted water flowing from an iron ore mine in eastern Slovakia has turned the Slana River orange, killing fish and wildlife on a long stretch before it reaches Hungary in what is fast developing into an ecological disaster. Slovak authorities say they are taking steps to reduce the amount of […]
EU countries look to share effort of hosting Ukrainian refugees
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Germany called on Monday for a more even distribution of Ukrainian refugees in the European Union, after some 3.8 million people fled Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on their country and crossed into the 27-nation bloc. Since Russia invaded its neighbour on 24th February the fighting has displaced more than 10 million people […]
Flow of Ukrainian refugees testing limits of central Europe’s capacity
Prague, Czech Republic/Warsaw, PolandReuters Officials in Central Europe voiced concern on Sunday that they were reaching capacity to comfortably house some of the nearly 3.5 million refugees who have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion and are now camped in temporary accommodation. Most of the Ukrainians have arrived at border points in Poland, Slovakia, Romania and […]
Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee
Przemysl, Poland/Budapest, Hungary Reuters Thousands more refugees crossed into Eastern Europe on Thursday, many hoping that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv may end the war soon, though more people were expected to flee in the days ahead. As the conflict in Ukraine entered its fourth week, about 3.2 million have fled abroad, United Nations […]
More than three million have fled fighting in Ukraine
Przemysl, Poland/Palanca, Moldova Reuters Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad passed three million on Tuesday, the United Nations said, as people escaped fighting and Russian bombardment. Some 3,000,381 people have so far left Ukraine, data from the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, showed. It is basing its aid plans on […]