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UNCOVERED: 2 | History Defined

Moscow’s local allies were told ‘Russia is here for ever’. Now they flee Ukraine

Supporters in shock as Kremlin reneges on vow that helped project power into captured towns and villages

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine battles to push back Russian advance in northern Donetsk

Ukraine has so far staved off any major Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but pressure is intensifying with heavy shelling on the city of Sloviansk and nearby populated areas, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Should the war in Ukraine spur a nuclear security rethink?

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nuclear facilities have been caught up in the midst of conventional warfare for the first time in history. That nightmare scenario is one that few of the industry’s players had anticipated. In Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia, Russian forces represent a lingering threat to the most basic…

France 24

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Ukranian woman ‘raped by teenage Russian soldier’ as she sheltered in school

The woman was also stabbed during the attack in a village near Kharkiv. Residents were told the soldier responsible would be executed by his comrades, reports Kim Sengupta from Mala Rohan

The Independent UK

Where Letter to Brezhnev stars are now: From Marvel superhero stardom to Coronation Street

Filmed in the State nightclub, the 1980s cult romantic comedy was about two young Liverpool women looking for love and escape during the height of the Cold War

Liverpool Echo

Ukraine's volunteer medics race to rescue civilians trapped by shelling in Irpin

As fighting rages in the town of Irpin, on the edge of Kyiv, volunteer medics are helping to evacuate the last civilians. FRANCE 24's Gwendoline Debono joined them for a day.

France 24

From Kharkiv to Kent, life with the Ukrainian refugees who now feel like family

The Gales were nervous about inviting the Koletvinovs into their home. But one week on, everyone is sharing language lessons and traditional dishes

The Guardian - UK

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Russian in exile over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: ‘I hate this war’

On the same day Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced his country had launched an offensive against Ukraine, Sergei* boarded a western-bound plane and flew out of his native Saint Petersburg. Three weeks into the war, Sergei, along with tens of thousands of his countrymen, is getting used to the idea…

France 24

Inside secret army of volunteers smuggling Ukrainian families over border to Poland

A salesman named Sergei has helped 50 people leave Ukraine by using encrypted apps to communicate and organise routes and methods for people to get out

Daily Mirror

DJs, grandmothers and Molotov cocktails: Ukraine’s volunteer force unites against Russia

Citizens across Ukraine are volunteering to make Molotov cocktails, anti-tank obstacles and military supplies to send to the front lines in the war against Russia, reports Bel Trew from Lviv

The Independent UK

Kyiv Residents Clear Away Rubble and Await Russian Assault

The people of Kyiv waited anxiously for an expected Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital on Friday after a night spent cowering in makeshift air raid shelters or their homes. Missiles pounded Kyiv overnight and air raid sirens wailed, increasing fears among residents who did not flee the city of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Metres from pro-Russian separatists, Ukrainians feel indifferent

Residents on the faultline of a crisis with Russia say a takeover would neither harm nor improve their status.

Al Jazeera

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