Ukraine

Tearful Shevchenko pleads with Italy to ‘open hearts’ to Ukraine

Andriy Shevchenko asked Italy to open its hearts to his Ukraine homeland in an emotional interview broadcast Sunday night on one of the country's biggest current affairs TV programmes. Speaking…

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Staff at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under Russian orders, IAEA says

VIENNA, March 6 (Reuters) - Staff at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant continue to operate it, but management is now under the orders of the commander of the Russian forces that seized…

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British defence chief contradicts Liz Truss over idea of Britons going to fight in Ukraine

The UK’s chief of the defence staff has slapped down Liz Truss’s suggestion that Britons could travel to Ukraine to take up arms in the war against Russia, saying doing…

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Photo Story – Love at times of War

Ukrainian territorial defense fighters Valeriy (C) and Lesya (R) during their wedding ceremony at a blockpost near Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 06 March 2022. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February…

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TikTok suspends livestreaming, new uploads in Russia

March 6 (Reuters) - TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app, said on Sunday it would suspend live-streaming and the uploading of videos to its platform in Russia as it reviews the implications of…

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Residents fleeing town near Kyiv caught in shelling (Graphic Images)

IRPIN, Ukraine, March 6 (Reuters) - Ukrainians fleeing the town of Irpin just outside Kyiv were caught in shelling by Russian forces on Sunday and forced to dive for cover, Reuters witnesses…

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U.S. sees ‘very credible reports’ of deliberate attacks on civilians in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States has seen very credible reports of deliberate attacks on civilians in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday, adding that Washington was…

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UPDATED: France’s Macron tells Putin he is concerned about looming attack on Odessa

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end Russia's military operations in Ukraine and to ensure the protection and security of Ukraine's nuclear sites, said an official…

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Putin tells Ukraine to stop fighting amid new ceasefire calls

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine, March 6 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday his campaign in Ukraine was going according to plan and would not end until Kyiv stopped fighting, as efforts…

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Erdogan urges Putin to declare Ukraine ceasefire, make peace

ANKARA, March 6 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine, open humanitarian corridors and sign a peace agreement, his…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

Here's what you need to know about the Ukraine crisis so far: HEADLINES A second attempt to establish a humanitarian corridor out of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol failed.…

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Russian oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachts

The massive superyacht Dilbar stretches one-and-a-half football fields in length, about as long as a World War I dreadnaught. It boasts two helipads, berths for more than 130 people and…

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Kyiv digs in for battle as fighting flares in areas nearby

KYIV, March 6 (Reuters) - Ukrainian soldiers bolstered defences around Kyiv on Sunday, digging trenches, blocking roads and liaising with civil defence units as Russian forces bombarded the surrounding areas and attacked…

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Bennett says Israel will try to mediate on Ukraine even if prospect slim

JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - Israel will continue trying to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if success seems unlikely, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday after returning from surprise talks…

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UPDATED: Pope Francis says Ukraine conflict is “not military operation but a war”

Pope Francis on Sunday rejected Russia's assertion that it is carrying out "a special military operation" in Ukraine, saying the country was being battered by war. "In Ukraine rivers of…

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UPDATED: Ukraine president says Russian rockets have destroyed Vinnytsia airport

LVIV, Ukraine March 6 (Reuters) - LVIV, Ukraine March 6 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian rockets had completely destroyed the civilian airport of the central-western region capital of Vinnytsia on…

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UPDATED: Russia’s detains more than 2,000 people at anti-war protests – monitor

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Police detained more than 2,034 people at anti-war protests in cities across Russia on Sunday, the OVD-Info protest monitor said. Reuters was not able to independently verify…

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UPDATED: US considers sending planes to Poland if Warsaw sends fighter jets to Ukraine: Blinken

CHISINAU, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States is considering sending planes to Poland if Warsaw decided to send fighter jets to Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on a…

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UPDATED: Russia and Ukraine blame each other as Mariupol evacuation fails again

LVIV, Ukraine March 6 (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine’s National Guard accused each other of failing to establish a humanitarian corridor out of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Sunday,…

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Ukraine says over 11,000 Russian troops killed in war

LVIV, March 6 (Reuters) - More than 11,000 Russian troops have been killed since Moscow launched an invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, the Ukrainian armed forces' general staff said on Sunday.…

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UPDATED: Ukraine exodus is fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since WW2 – UNHCR chief

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into neighbouring countries in the space of 10 days, the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World…

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Pro-Russia demonstrations in Belgrade as Serbia treads ever finer line between East and West

Thousands of Serbs waving Russian flags and carrying pictures of President Vladimir Putin marched through Belgrade to the Russian embassy, in a rare show of public support for Moscow after…

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UPDATED: Ukraine health centres have been attacked, WHO chief says

GENEVA, March 6 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has confirmed "several" attacks on health care centres in Ukraine and is investigating others, the agency's chief said on Sunday. The attacks caused…

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UPDATED: Ukraine conflict to last months, if not years -UK deputy PM Raab

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - The conflict in Ukraine is set to last months, if not years, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday, adding international allies would need to…

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Russia demands that Baltic countries protect its embassies, Canada tells citizens to leave Russia

Moscow demanded that authorities in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania take measures to protect Russia's embassies after a Russian diplomat was attacked in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, the Russian RIA news…

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Russia, without evidence, says Ukraine making nuclear “dirty bomb”

March 6 (Reuters) - Russian media cited an unnamed source on Sunday as saying that Ukraine was close to building a plutonium-based "dirty bomb" nuclear weapon, although the source cited no evidence.…

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UPDATED: Israel’s Bennett, returned from Moscow, speaks again to Ukraine’s Zelenskiy as Russian assault enters 11th day

JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday, their third conversation in two days, a Bennett spokesperson said, without giving further details.…

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Ukrainians swarm Irpin train station as they try to reach Kiev

Women look out from inside an evacuation train to the city of Kiev (Kyiv), at the train station in Irpin, Ukraine, 04 March 2022. People, mostly women, and children, were…

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Watch – The Pianist of Lviv playing Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World at Train Station

A video of an accomplished pianist playing Louis Armstrong's song “What a Wonderful World” outside Lviv station has gone viral on social media. Thousands of people fleeing the Russian invasion…

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Russia-Ukraine talks to resume on Monday, negotiator says

March 5 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine will hold a third round of talks on Monday about ending hostilities, Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia said in a Facebook post on Saturday, without providing…

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Ukraine: nonviolent resistance is a brave and often effective response to aggression

by - Alexandre Christoyannopoulos - Responses to the Russian invasion have been swift. Thousands of people both in Ukraine and abroad are enlisting to fight against the odds. Ukrainian men…

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How do Russia’s reasons for war stack up? An expert on ‘just war’ explains

by Valerie Morkevicius - War is always a tragedy. It sometimes seems inevitable. But is it ever justified? Philosophers, theologians, politicians and military leaders have wrestled with this question for…

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Clutching plastic bags and suitcases, Ukrainians flee to safety abroad

SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania/WARSAW, Poland, (Reuters) - At the Sighetu Marmatiei crossing on Ukraine's border with Romania, women and children arrived by car, bicycle and on foot on Friday, clutching plastic bags and…

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More than 350 civilians confirmed killed in Ukraine so far, U.N. says

ZURICH, March 5 (Reuters) - At least 351 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, and another 707 wounded, although the true numbers…

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Putin likens Western sanctions to war as Russian assault traps Ukrainian civilians

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine, March 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western sanctions were akin to war on Saturday as his forces pressed on with their assault on Ukraine, where planned civilian…

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FACTBOX-European and U.S. companies mobilize to help Ukrainians fleeing war

March 4 (Reuters) - Companies across Europe and North America have begun offering aid to Ukrainian authorities and people fleeing war following Russia's invasion, as over a million leave their homes and…

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Impact of Ukraine invasion on Spanish tourism will be small, minister says

MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) - The negative impact the Russian invasion in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions imposed on Russia will have on the Spanish tourism industry is likely to be small,…

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Putin says Western sanctions are akin to declaration of war

March 5 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Western sanctions on Russia were akin to a declaration of war and defended Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying Moscow needed to…

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Erdogan will tell Putin to stop Ukraine war during call on Sunday -spokesman

ANKARA, March 5 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday to stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an Erdogan spokesman said, while adding that it…

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Britain urges its nationals to consider leaving Russia

LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Britain urged its nationals on Saturday to consider leaving Russia after Moscow's decision to invade Ukraine. "If your presence in Russia is not essential, we strongly advise…

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Ukraine accuses Russia of continuing assault during agreed evacuation ceasefire

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine, March 5 (Reuters) - Russia said its forces had stopped firing near two besieged Ukrainian cities on Saturday to allow safe passage to civilians fleeing fighting, but officials in one…

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Rush for iodine in Central Europe over nuclear fears

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's comments that Moscow's nuclear deterrent is on high alert have unleashed a wave of anxiety in Central Europe, with people rushing to buy…

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EU sanctions would gradually deplete Russia’s oil revenues – EU energy chief

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine would gradually hit Moscow's income from oil, despite not targeting Russian oil and gas exports directly,…

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EU facing shortfall in sunflower oil due to Ukraine war -producers

PARIS, March 4 (Reuters) - The European Union is facing a shortfall in sunflower oil as war blocks exports from key supplier Ukraine, vegetable oil industry group FEDIOL said on Friday. EU…

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Photo Story – Ukrainians swarm Irpin train station as they try to reach Kiev

Oleg (R), who decided to remain in Irpin, passes his son Maksim over a fence to his wife Yana, before the arrival of an evacuation train to the city of…

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Over 66,200 Ukrainian men have returned from abroad to fight, says defence minister

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Saturday that 66,224 Ukrainian men had returned from abroad to join the fight against Russia's invasion. "That's how many…

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‘Hedgehogs’ v tanks, as Kyiv braces for Russian onslaught

As Russian troops closed in on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, a muddy construction site in a local neighbourhood was teeming with workers and welders of the KAN real estate developer. Instead…

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PayPal shuts down its services in Russia citing Ukraine aggression

March 5 (Reuters) - Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc PYPL.O shut down its services early on Saturday in Russia, citing "the current circumstances," joining many financial and tech companies in suspending operations there after…

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Russian forces to open Mariupol humanitarian corridor for 5 hours

March 5 (Reuters) - A partial ceasefire by Russian forces around the Ukrainian city of Mariupol will allow civilians to leave the city during a five-hour period from Saturday morning, the city…

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Global news media on defensive after Putin signs ‘fake news’ law

LONDON/LOS ANGELES, March 4 (Reuters) - Global news media said they were suspending reporting in Russia to protect their journalists after a new law that threatened jail terms of up to 15…

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FACTBOX-European and U.S. companies mobilise to help Ukrainians fleeing war

Companies across Europe and North America have begun offering aid to Ukrainian authorities and people fleeing war following Russia's invasion, as over a million leave their homes and head to…

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U.S. Embassy in Ukraine calls nuclear power plant attack ‘war crime’

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine said that attacking a nuclear power plant is a war crime, after Russia on Friday seized a Ukrainian nuclear facility that is the biggest…

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German extremists going to Ukraine are isolated cases -ministry

BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - There have been "significantly fewer" than 10 recorded cases of Germans from the right-wing extremist spectrum who have traveled to Ukraine to take part in combat operations…

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Some Russians try to flee abroad over fears of martial law or conscription

As Russian troops slowly advanced on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Thursday, some people back in Moscow were attempting to flee to destinations abroad that have not banned flights from Russia,…

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Five facts about Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

VIENNA, March 4 (Reuters) - Below are five facts about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the biggest in Europe by capacity, which Russian troops have seized, according to the regional…

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U.S. providing intelligence to Ukraine

The United States is continuing to provide real-time intelligence to Ukraine to help it counter Russia's invasion, U.S. officials said, but a lawmaker said it did not include precise targeting…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

Here's what you need to know about the Ukraine crisis so far: HEADLINES No damage has been done to the reactors at the Zaporozhzhia plant after a projectile hit a…

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