Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments
Ukrainian regional officials reported intense shelling by Moscow’s forces of Sievierodonetsk, a manufacturing centre.
World News|May 29, 2022
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Russia takes small cities as it aims to widen battle in east Ukraine
The advance of Russian forces raised fears that residents would experience the same horrors as people in the south-eastern port city Mariupol.
World News|May 28, 2022
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Powerful Vatican prelate Cardinal Angelo Sodano dies aged 94
His legacy was tarnished by his support for the paedophile founder of an influential religious order.
World News|May 28, 2022
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Ukrainian leaders fear repeat of Mariupol horrors in Donbas region
Separatists backed by Russia have pounded the eastern area.
World News|May 28, 2022
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Russian Communist deputy makes statement of opposition to war in Ukraine
Leonid Vasyukevich made the comments at a meeting of the Primorsk regional Legislative Assembly.
World News|May 28, 2022
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Concern mounts over fate of 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from Mariupol steel plant
Russia has claimed full control of the Azovstal steel plant in the city.
World News|May 22, 2022
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Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for prisoners of war
The Azovstal steel plant became a symbol of Ukrainian tenacity and its fall delivers Russian President Vladimir Putin a badly wanted victory.
World News|May 21, 2022
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Russian forces ‘take full control of Mariupol steel plant’
President Vladimir Putin was told by ministers that the Azovstal steelworks have been ‘completely liberated’.
World News|May 20, 2022
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Ukraine says it repels attack in east as Russian troops struggle to gain ground
It comes as the battle for the steel plant in Mariupol is winding down.
World News|May 20, 2022
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Ukraine: Russian troops withdrawing from around Kharkiv
It comes as a US Senate delegation led by Republican leader Mitch McConnell met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine’s capital.
World News|May 14, 2022
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Ukraine puts Russian soldier accused of war crime on trial
Sgt Vadim Shyshimarin, 21, is accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head in the north-east village of Chupakhivka.
World News|May 13, 2022
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Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland seeks to join Nato
Sweden is expected to follow suit within days amid fears triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
World News|May 13, 2022
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Russia hits east Ukraine as Finland moves towards joining Nato
Finland’s president and prime minister said on Thursday that the Nordic country should apply ‘without delay’ for membership in the Western alliance.
World News|May 12, 2022
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Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine’s first president, dies aged 88
He lost the 1994 presidential election to former prime minister Leonid Kuchma.
World News|May 10, 2022
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Putin marks Victory Day as Russia presses Ukraine assault
The national holiday marks Russia’s greatest triumph, over Nazi Germany in 1945.
World News|May 9, 2022
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