A volunteer from the UK has said it is “very hard” to leave Ukraine after seeing the impact of the conflict. Ryan Williams, 32, from Chippenham, is on his second trip working with a charity that delivers aid to people near the frontline. The aerospace worker said he found life in the UK lacked “meaning” when he briefly returned home. “When you hear the artillery or...
Moscow’s move to annex parts of Ukraine has sent a new Iron Curtain down across a vast swathe of territory – cutting off an unknown number of people from their own country. Until 1 October, Ukrainians were able, with difficulty, to move to and from across the front lines. From a crossing point at Vasylivka, on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river, some would travel to nearby non...
The brutal impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine was laid bare on Wednesday, as reports emerged that a Ukrainian police officer had lost his entire family while others including a Ukrainian TV cameraman and an Israeli DJ were cited as among other victims. Ukrainian media reported that a family of five had been killed while trying to flee from Kherson, as Russian troops entered the city. Those...
Ukraine’s president has said intelligence services uncovered a plot involving a group of Russians and Ukrainians to overthrow his government next week. Speaking at an hours-long press conference, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian intelligence had obtained audio recordings of the plotters discussing their plans, which he said involved tying to enlist the support of Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat...
Two more Britons held by Russian proxies in east Ukraine have been charged with fighting as mercenaries, Russian state media have reported, indicating that they could face the death penalty in a likely attempt to pressure western countries to make a deal for their freedom. Britons Andrew Hill of Plymouth and Dylan Healy of Huntingdon were reported to have also been charged with “forcible seizure...
The Kremlin announced on Sunday that a Russian delegation has arrived in Belarusian city Homel for talks with Ukraine. “The Russian delegation is ready for talks, and we are now waiting for the Ukrainians,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered the fourth day on Sunday. Mr Peskov said the Russian delegation included officials from the foreign and defence...
TEHRAN (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has said he plans to hold another round of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days to discuss the situation in Ukraine. – Other media news – “I expect a new conversation with President Putin in the next 48-72 hours,” Macron said after a meeting of the Council of Europe in Brussels on Friday, adding that a humanitarian...