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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian capital, other cities

Russian missiles struck Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, the capital Kyiv and western Lviv on Thursday, causing a series of explosions, mayors said.

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In Ukraine's Kharkiv region, engineers begin reconnecting energy grid in freezing conditions

In the Kharkhiv region, it is only now – months of intense Russian bombardment down the line – that Ukrainian electrical engineers can begin reconnecting the power grid. FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar, Elena Volochine and Abdelkader Dermas visited a village near the front line where barely a single home was…

France 24

Ukraine news - live: Kyiv aiming for February peace summit, says foreign minister

‘Every war ends in a diplomatic way,’ says foreign minister

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Ukrainian mum's 'thanks to Britain' for giving cancer-stricken Zlata, 4, chance to live

Zlata Tkachenko, 4, had just left Kharkiv intensive care after leukaemia treatment when the Russian bombs started - now she's at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital who are her 'saviours'

Daily Mirror

The peculiar Russian missile 'cemetery' in eastern Ukraine

The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has a peculiar “cemetery,” one that recalls some of the worst damage done since the Russian invasion: the debris of rockets used against this town and its people

The Independent UK

For their safety, Ukrainian kids send their Christmas wish lists underground

A Kharkiv metro station became a bomb shelter as the city came under Russian attack. Now, at the holiday season, it's also a Christmas village where kids can drop off letters to Grandfather Frost.

WEKU

I helped one man in this picture escape the horrors of Kharkiv. The other man? I may never know

Sometimes I can’t bear to find out what has happened to people I spoke to in the early days of war, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 297 of the invasion

Kharkiv left without power, heating and water after new wave of Russian missile strikes across country

The Guardian - AU

Kharkiv left without power after Russian air strikes

The capital of Ukraine was plunged into near darkness as Russia launched one of the biggest missile strikes of the invasion knocking out power in Kharviv.

Evening Standard

Thousands left without water and power as Russian missile barrage hits Ukraine

Three people were killed during the airstrikes as Moscow continues to target civilian infrastructure

The Independent UK

Russia launches latest missile attack on Ukraine, killing three in southern city of Kryvyi Rih and striking Kyiv, Kharkiv

Local authorities report explosions in three Ukrainian cities, including the nation's capital, in the latest barrage of Russian strikes.

ABC News

Russian attack causes 'colossal' infrastructure damage in Ukraine's Kharkiv - mayor

Russian missile strikes caused "colossal" damage to infrastructure in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday and mainly affected the energy system, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

Reuters

Russia launches ‘massive missile attack’ across Ukraine as blasts heard in Kyiv and Kharkiv suffers complete blackout

Attacks have been reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia

Evening Standard

Ukrainian general says Russia preparing for ‘prolonged’ war

Comments come as Russia pounded Kherson city and Kharkiv, while Ukraine shelled Donetsk in the east.

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Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing children in Kharkiv region as missile attack thwarted

Ukrainian authorities claim they have discovered evidence of children being tortured in territories formerly occupied by the Russian army.

France 24

The battle for Bakhmut: Ukrainian city's last residents survive under artillery fire

Battle is raging in Bakhmut. The city is currently the most active and violent front line in the war for Ukraine. After a string of defeats in Kharkiv and Kherson, the Russian army is scrambling to make gains, pouring soldiers and Wagner mercenaries into Bakhmut. FRANCE 24's reporters James André…

The Independent UK

He was tortured by Russia – now he’s getting his revenge

They are responsible for ambushes, destroying infrastructure and even, allegedly, assassinations. In Kharkiv, Balakiya and Izyum, Bel Trew meets the ordinary citizens who have become the secret weapon in the fight against Putin

Reuters

A Ukrainian woman's harrowing quest to find her family

Nina Melenets finally buried her son in November, more than seven months after she said he was killed by shelling in their village in eastern Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

‘Every second felt like eternity’: Inside the torture chambers of Ukraine’s occupied northeast

Detention, rape, beatings and executions. Ordinary Ukrainians endured unimaginable horror in areas captured by Russian troops. Bel Trew in Balakiya, Izium, Pisky-Radkivski speaks to those who survived as they try to pick up their shattered lives

Daily Record

Mission to offer soup to survivors of Ukraine invasion for Perthshire's Martha Aitken

From Abernethy with love.... A brave Perthshire volunteer has left home to work in Ukraine, driving soup deliveries to distressed war survivors stuck for something to eat in winter

France 24

Return to Ukraine's Saltivka: Residents savour the calm following Russian retreat

After Russian forces left Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv, residents started to piece their lives back together. In March, our reporters filmed in the bombed-out neighbourhood of Saltivka, a residential area which had been shelled day and night. Most inhabitants fled, although a few terrified, isolated and yet defiant locals…

The Guardian - UK

You Don’t Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska review – Ukrainian child’s poignant diary

This intimate and immediate account of a 12-year-old girl under siege in Kharkiv includes photos and WhatsApp texts to heart-rending effect

Daily Mirror

Mum chimpanzee reunites with her newborn at zoo in heartwarming moment

The baby chimp's mother Mahale was excited to see and cuddle her son after two days apart because of birthing complications during her labour at Sedgewick Zoo in Kansas, US

France 24

War in Ukraine: Civilians in Balakliya share chilling accounts of Russian atrocities

Ukraine's recapture of the city of Kherson comes two months after another military success: the liberation of large swathes of the northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian occupation. There, too, there were celebrations, as local people greeted soldiers with flowers, hugs and tears. But now as winter approaches, people are struggling…

WEKU

With winter approaching, Ukraine prepares to fight on frozen ground

The coming winter may provide Ukraine with more opportunities to retake land from Russia, Western military analysts say. It will also bring a change in battlefield tactics.

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