Russian Ukraine War

Amnesty International says Russia must face war crimes justice

“The pattern of crimes committed by Russian forces that we have documented includes both unlawful attacks and willful killings of civilians,” Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary-General, said in a statement on Friday

Battle of Donbas begins: Why Russia has turned its attention to east of Ukraine

The Vladimir Putin-led country has turned its focus to Donbas, which contains Donetsk and Luhansk. Annexing this region would be significant to Moscow not only from a strategic perspective but also from an economic and nationalist viewpoint

How Russia's war will decide if Ukrainian is a language or a dialect

There is a long-running controversy about Ukrainian being a language or a dialect. While Russia claims that it is just a dialect, the latter argues that it is a separate language. Who's right? It depends upon whom you ask

Ukraine war on Day 44: 30 killed, 100 injured after Russian rockets hit Kramatorsk train station

Kramatorsk was one of the easternmost stations still operating in Ukraine, and the governor of Donetsk said thousands of people were there at the time, trying to get on to trains out of the area

Mourning the Mriya: What’s left of the world’s largest plane destroyed by Russia?

The Antonov AN-225 cargo plane, which made its first flight in 1988, was undergoing maintenance at an airfield near Kyiv when it was destroyed by Russian strikes

The secret lives of Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, Vladimir Putin’s daughters

The Russian leader’s daughters have led elusive lives, away from the public eye. However, Vladimir Putin’s military actions in Ukraine has put the spotlight on them; the West has issued sanctions against the two, in response to the devastation in Bucha

They found love in a hopeless place: Ukrainian nurse and doctor wed in war-shattered Kharkiv

Anton Sokolov and Nastya Gracheva, an Ukrainian couple, are volunteer medics who deliver vital treatment to Kharkiv's residents. Nastya worked as a nurse in an oncology clinic while Anton Sokolov worked as a doctor before the Russian invasion of Ukraine last month

Explained: Why Russia's anti-war protesters have adopted a new national flag

The new flag has done away with the red stripe, replacing it with another white stripe at the bottom. Protesters say it is a necessary symbol, as the old one had lost all its credibility

Hitting the right note: How a Ukrainian musician is carrying out the world's 'most dangerous rock tour'

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, used to performing in sold-out arenas, travels across a war-ravaged Ukraine, playing for troops and people hiding in camps and shelters. His aim is to inspire fellow Ukrainians to carry on

One month of Russia-Ukraine war: Lives upended, destruction everywhere and faded hopes

On 24 February, Vladimir Putin announced a 'special military operation' in Ukraine. Since then, missiles have struck targets, tanks and soldiers have streamed across the border. The United Nations says more than 10 million people have been displaced by the conflict while casualty figures are unknown