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Izium: Bodies recovered from mass burial site in liberated Ukrainian city ‘show signs of torture’

More than 400 bodies said to be buried at site, including women and children, with Ukrainian president likening discovery to massacre of Bucha

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2022

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Visits Recently Retaken Strategic City

Hand on heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched his country’s flag rise Wednesday above the recaptured city of Izium, making a rare foray outside the capital while highlighting Moscow’s embarrassing retreat from a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russian forces left the war-scarred city last week as Kyiv's soldiers pressed a stunning advance…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 14, 2022

Ukrainian citizens seeking war reparations face uphill struggle

Vitalii Zhyvotovskyi, a 51-year old from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, is trying to rebuild his house after it was heavily damaged during Russia’s occupation of the area earlier this year. The roof was destroyed, the inside gutted by fire and many of the windows blown out.

Reuters · Sep 7, 2022

The real role of pro-Russian Chechens in Ukraine

Known as Kadyrovtsy after their leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the fighters are said to be brutal and delusional.

Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2022

Erdogan warns of ‘another Chernobyl’ after talks with Zelensky, Guterres

Following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN chief Antonio Guterres in Lviv on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of the dangers of "another Chernobyl" disaster erupting at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant held by invading Russian forces. Read our live blog to see how the day's…

France 24 · Aug 18, 2022

David Pratt in Ukraine: Bucha won't forget atrocities – but knows life must go on

In the latest of his dispatches from places that bore the early brunt of the Russian invasion, Foreign Editor David Pratt reports from the…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2022

Ukrainian refugee who fled war gives birth to girl after finding sanctuary in UK

Lena Kulakovska decided to leave war-torn Ukraine after the family's home in Bucha was damaged by shelling after Russia invaded and reached the UK in time to give birth to Nicole

Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022

Russia fines streaming site Twitch over 31-second 'fake' video

A court in Russia has fined streaming service Twitch 2 million roubles ($33,000) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.

Reuters · Aug 16, 2022

Former UN chief Ban urges world to remember Bucha victims

Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the world to honor civilians who were killed when Russian ground forces tried to invade Ukraine’s capital

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Zelenskiy tells officials to stop leaking military tactics; UN sounds nuclear plant warning – as it happened

Divulging details about Ukraine’s defence plans is ‘frankly irresponsible’, Zelenskiy says

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2022