17 h. ago Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war in first of series of planned swaps

Kyiv and Moscow remain far apart on ending the war, now in its fourth year

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18 h. ago Crimea was once a crossroads of civilisations, now it’s stuck in a wartime cul

As the peninsula continues to be a focal point of the Russia-Ukraine war, Crimeans are feeling more isolated than ever

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3 d. ago Russia attacks Ukraine’s Kharkiv in ‘most powerful’ strike since start of war

At least three dead and more than 20 injured, with others feared still trapped under rubble, in city close to Russian border

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3 d. ago At least five killed as Russia launches major attack on Ukraine

Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said that Russia launched 48 drones, two missiles and four guided bombs on the city.

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3 d. ago Six Ukrainian regions targeted by Russia in one of war’s largest aerial attacks

Three emergency responders were killed in the capital Kyiv, officials said.

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5 d. ago Trump says Putin told him Russia will respond to Ukrainian airfield attack

US and Russian presidents discuss Ukraine and Iran in phone call

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6 d. ago Ukraine targets road and rail bridge linking Crimean peninsula to Russia

Attack claimed by Kyiv’s SBU security service the second high-profile operation in days

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7 d. ago Ukraine attacks bridge connecting Crimea to Russia with over a thousand kilos of explosives

The SBU said it had detonated more than 1,000 kilograms of explosive material planted to one of the bridge’s underwater pillars.

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7 d. ago Ukraine and Russia agree to swap bodies of 6,000 soldiers killed in war

The talks delivered no major breakthrough in wider peace efforts.

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8 d. ago Russia and Ukraine resume peace talks in Istanbul following major airbase attack

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators meet amid intensified strikes and stalled progress toward a peace deal.

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8 d. ago Ukraine says it destroyed more than 40 military planes in drone attack in Russia

The drones hit airfields more than 2,500 miles from Ukraine.

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1 week ago Ukraine 'ready' for more talks, but reaffirms call to see Russia's peace memorandum

Ukraine has repeatedly said a second round of direct talks in Istanbul would not yield results unless it saw a copy of the memorandum in advance.

Politics

1 week ago Putin wants written pledge to halt Nato expansion in return for peace

Ukrainian president says Kyiv has taken steps to prevent incursion

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1 week ago Zelenskiy says Russia has gathered 50,000 troops for offensive on northern Ukraine

Ukrainian president says Kyiv had taken steps to prevent Moscow from conducting a large-scale attack

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1 week ago Trump accuses Putin of ‘playing with fire’ on Ukraine as local governor says Russia has seized four villages

Advances follow some of the biggest Russian drone and missile attacks of the war, although their intensity fell off overnight

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2 w. ago Russia accuses Ukraine of escalating air attacks to thwart peace talks

Yesterday, Russia launched its biggest air attack on Ukraine since 2022.

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2 w. ago Kremlin says Trump 'emotional' after US President called Putin 'absolutely crazy' over Ukraine strikes

‘I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,’ Trump told reporters yesterday following a third day of Russian attacks.

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2 w. ago Russia says West's decision to lift range limits on weapons sent to Ukraine is 'dangerous'

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Germany, France, Britain and the US are no longer imposing range restrictions on weapons delivered to Kyiv.

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2 w. ago Trump calls Putin 'absolutely crazy', says attempt to take Ukraine would be 'Russia's downfall'

‘I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,’ Trump told reporters yesterday following a third day of Russian attacks.

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2 w. ago Trump says Putin ‘has gone absolutely crazy, needlessly killing a lot of people’

US president warns that if Russian leader aims to conquer all of Ukraine, it will ‘lead to the downfall of Russia!’

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