Mateusz Morawiecki/Twitter Ukraine has praised the courage of three European leaders who made a long, hazardous journey by rail from Poland to Kyiv in a show of support as the city came under further Russian attack. The prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic arrived on Tuesday evening as the Ukrainian capital went
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A woman holding an anti-war sign ran onto the set of a Russian evening news programme on the state-controlled Channel 1 on Monday evening. The sign, clearly visible behind the presenter, read “no war, stop the war,
Getty Images The government has launched its Homes for Ukraine site for those wanting to register to host a refugee, with 20,000 signing up since it went live. Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove said the UK had a history of “supporting the most vulnerable during their darkest hours”. He said there would be no
EPA The US says China will face harsh “consequences” if it aids Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, according to US media reports. Unnamed officials reportedly told multiple US news outlets that Russia asked China to provide military assistance after it began the invasion. The Chinese embassy in Washington said it was not aware of
UNKNOWN Witnesses to a deadly Russian attack on a Ukrainian military base have told how “the sky turned red” as missiles struck the site near the Polish border. At least 35 people died in the strike on the Yavoriv training base, near a major crossing point into Poland used by refugees from the conflict. Russia
Getty Images UK households who open their homes to refugees from Ukraine are to be given £350 a month to do so. The government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme calls on people to offer a spare room or an empty property to a refugee for a period of at least six months. But the Refugee Council
Reuters/handout Residents in the Ukrainian city of Melitopol have come out to protest against the alleged abduction of the mayor by Russian forces. Ukrainian officials have posted video saying it shows Ivan Fedorov being led away blindfolded on Friday. In a message, President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russians of “moving to a new stage of
Getty Images When the Russian offensive started, as sirens sounded in Kyiv for the first time, some people here feared that the city might fall by the afternoon. Reports were coming in of a long convoy of armour and heavy weapons pushing down from the north-west. Military analysts had a high opinion of the Russian
EPA The UK government has imposed sanctions on hundreds of Russian parliamentarians as part of its response to the war in Ukraine. 386 MPs who voted to recognise two rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine as independent last month have been hit by asset freezes and UK travel bans. The UK said their recognition of Luhansk
Maxar/EPA Satellite images taken by a US firm of a large Russian military convoy near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, show it has “largely dispersed and redeployed”. The convoy was last seen near Antonov Airport, north-west of Kyiv, and its movement could signal a renewed push towards the city. The firm that took the photos, Maxar Technologies,
In the early days of the invasion, Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine fought back a Russian armoured column. Since then, it has suffered nightly Russian airstrikes and shelling, with dozens of civilians killed and hundreds injured. The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Darren Conway have spent the week with the Ukrainian forces as they fight to
Reuters Ukrainian refugees trying to reach the UK must not face bureaucratic hurdles, Ukraine’s ambassador to London says. Vadym Prystaiko acknowledged the need for security checks, but said most refugees do not pose a threat. He said paperwork issues can be dealt with later, as many “fleeing under bombardment” do not have access to necessary
Getty Images The UK is increasing its supply of weapons to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russian attack, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. Before the invasion, Britain delivered 2,000 light anti-tank missiles and is now sending another 1,615. Mr Wallace told MPs the UK would also deliver a small consignment of longer
SOPA Images/Getty Images Western officials have said they are “very concerned” about the risk of escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine. They are particularly concerned about the possibility of Russia using non-conventional weapons, they say. This most likely refers to chemical weapons although the term also covers tactical (small-scale) nuclear weapons, biological weapons
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Getty Images Shell has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia as it apologised for its purchase of cheap Russian crude at the weekend. The energy giant also said it would close all its service stations in the country and stop all current work there. Shell came under huge criticism at the weekend after it