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Ukraine says Russia preparing offensive in southeast

Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 09:42 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Russian forces on Tuesday were preparing for an offensive in Ukraine’s southeast, the Ukrainian military said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to talk to the U.N. Security Council amid...

Live updates: Zelenskyy to UN - Bring justice for war crimes

Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 07:35 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — A top official in the global campaign against the use of land mines is urging Russia to halt the use in Ukraine of these weapons that too often kill and maim...

Zelenskyy to address UN amid outrage over civilian deaths

Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 07:32 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy planned to speak Tuesday to U.N. Security Council diplomats outraged by growing evidence that Russian forces have deliberated killed civilians, many of them...

Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities

Monday, 4 April 2022, 14:36 Last update: about 6 years ago

Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine. Some Western leaders called for further sanctions in...

Hungary's pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national vote

Monday, 4 April 2022, 11:16 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday's national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a still incomplete vote count showed a strong lead for his...

Live updates: Ukraine's leader asks help in Grammys video

Monday, 4 April 2022, 05:58 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appeared in a video at the Grammy Awards asking for support in telling the story of Ukraine's invasion by Russia. During the...

Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies

Monday, 4 April 2022, 05:54 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area. Ukrainian authorities accused...

Live updates: Residents say Russian troops killed civilians

Sunday, 3 April 2022, 06:35 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

LVIV, Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian troops retaking areas around Kyiv and Chernihiv are not allowing Russians to retreat without a fight, but are “shelling them....

Ukraine sees openings as Russia fixed on besieged Mariupol

Sunday, 3 April 2022, 06:31 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Residents of Ukraine’s besieged southeastern coast awaited possible evacuation Sunday as the country’s president said Russia’s obsession with capturing a key port city had left it...

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