Ukraine war: UN in new attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol 'hellscapes'
The United Nations says a third operation is underway to evacuate civilians from Mariupol’s besieged steel plant and the city.
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Russia's looming Victory Day: What success can Putin claim in Ukraine?
Meanwhile, efforts to evacuate more civilians in the devastated port city of Mariupol have run into delays, and hundreds of people remained trapped in the city's last stronghold of resistance, the Azovstal steel works.
Two British fighters captured in Ukraine could face death penalty
Two British men captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine could face the death penalty. Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin are both due to be tried in an area of Ukraine held by Russian forces, which Moscow refers to as the Donetsk People's Republic. Both face charges of "a number of crimes against civilians of the Donetsk People’s Republic".
Ukraine war: Russian strikes hit railways as US says Moscow 'failing' in war aims
Russian forces have now shifted their focus to the offensive in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine.
Ukraine war live updates: Russian shelling kills several in Luhansk, Kharkiv regions
Russian forces have now shifted their focus to the offensive in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine.
German government under increasing pressure over its stance on Ukraine
With its industrial sector heavily dependent on Russian gas and its political leaders seemingly reluctant to deliver heavy weapons to the Donbas region of Ukraine, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under mounting criticism.
Ukraine war: No humanitarian corridors on Sunday due to lack of agreement with Russia, says Kyiv
Russian forces are expected to begin a new big offensive in the east of the country after their retreat from the Kyiv region and other parts of the country.
'Putin will be gone soon': Exiled Russian dissident Ilya Ponomarev
Ilya Ponomarev, a former Russian lawmaker-turned-opponent of Vladimir Putin, who has lived in Ukraine since 2016, told FRANCE 24 that Putin has already lost the war in Ukraine and that his days in power are numbered.