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Ukrainian soldiers leaving Mariupol could be tried for war crimes, claims Russia

Ukraine said it hopes for a prisoner swap but Russia has said some soldiers could be investigated for war crimes

The Independent UK

Live updates | NATO says Finland, Sweden apply to join

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland and Sweden have applied to join the world’s biggest military alliance, a move driven by security concerns over Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine accuses Russia of forcibly deporting over 210,000 children

Ukraine said on Friday Russia had forcibly deported more than 210,000 children since its invasion on Feb. 24 and accused Moscow of wanting to make them Russian citizens.

Reuters

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Ukraine appeals over worsening conditions in 'medieval ghetto' Mariupol

Ukrainian officials issued dire warnings on Wednesday about the fate of civilians and the last fighters in Mariupol after weeks of Russian bombardment which the city's mayor said had turned it into a "medieval ghetto".

Reuters

Rape has reportedly become a weapon in Ukraine. Finding justice may be difficult

Widespread allegations of rape at the hands of Russian soldiers have been coming out of Ukraine. Experts say rape in conflict is often used to pursue strategic aims.

WEKU

Fiancée of Lithuanian director Kvedaravicius leaves Ukraine with his body

Hanna Bilobrova's journey with her film director fiancé to document suffering in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol turned into a quest to find out how he was killed, to bring his body back to his native Lithuania, and to complete his work.

Reuters

Russia claims Mariupol 'liberated' but West hails Ukraine's resistance

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday claimed the "liberation" of the flattened city of Mariupol after nearly two months of fighting, but signalled he would forgo a final bloody offensive against beleaguered Ukrainian defenders there.

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Defenders of Ukraine's Mariupol defiant, call for security guarantees

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine's last defenders in devastated Mariupol are refusing to surrender, but have appealed for security guarantees, with Russian forces on the brink of taking complete control of the strategically vital city.

AFP

Biden announces more military aid, questions Russian claims of controlling Mariupol

US President Joe Biden on Thursday authorised another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, citing a "critical window" in the conflict as Russia conducts a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. The new military package will include heavy artillery, 144,000 rounds of ammunition and tactical drones, Biden said. Follow the…

France 24

The war crime that goes mostly unpunished

The dark red billboards in the Ukrainian city of Lviv present a powerful image: Russian President Vladimir Putin is on his knees, a woman stands above him and pushes a gun into his mouth. The caption reads: “I am not a beauty for you.”

Bangkok Post

Ukraine's ombudswoman says 400 missing in town of Hostomel

Ukraine's human rights ombudswoman said on Wednesday more than 400 residents were missing in the town of Hostomel after a 35-day occupation by Russian forces, and she quoted witnesses as saying some of them had been killed.

Reuters

Ukraine's ombudswoman says up to 300 bodies may be in Bucha mass grave

Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova said on Tuesday between 150 and 300 bodies may be in a mass grave by a church in the town of Bucha, where Ukraine accuses Russian troops of killing civilians.

Reuters

Ukraine's ombudswoman says Russia's treatment of POWs may break Geneva Conventions

Returning Ukrainian prisoners of war believe their treatment by Russia while in captivity broke the Geneva Conventions, Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova said on Monday.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv willing to discuss neutrality

Ukraine news from March 27: Ukrainian president says he is prepared to discuss Russia’s neutrality demand.

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Los Angeles Times

Coinciding with Biden visit to Poland, Russia signals scaled-back goals in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As President Joe Biden visited Poland on Friday in a show of support for NATO’s eastern flank, Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s military chiefs signaled a streamlining of war aims in Ukraine — a potentially face-saving path for Moscow to exit what has become a lengthy, grinding and…

Los Angeles Times

Coinciding with Biden visit to Poland, Russia signals scaled-back goals in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As President Joe Biden visited Poland on Friday in a show of support for NATO’s eastern flank, Russian military chiefs signaled a streamlining of war aims in Ukraine — a potentially face-saving path for Vladimir Putin to exit what has become a lengthy, grinding and increasingly deadlocked…

Los Angeles Times

Biden arrives in Poland as death toll rises for both Ukraine and Russia

LVIV, Ukraine — As President Joe Biden landed in Poland in a show of support for NATO’s eastern forces, the Ukrainian government said Friday that it had conducted its first prisoner exchange with Moscow during their month-long war, even as it accused enemy forces of forcibly sending people to Russia…

Los Angeles Times

Death toll mounts in Ukraine as Biden heads to Poland

KHARKIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government said Friday that it had conducted its first prisoner exchange with Moscow during their month-long war, even as it accused enemy forces of forcibly sending people to Russia and reported at least 300 dead in a recent airstrike on a theater in Mariupol.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine: Russia accused of abducting 400,000 civilian ‘hostages’

Ukraine alleges civilians were taken hostage to force president Volodymyr Zelensky to surrender

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moscow Accused of Forcibly Removing Civilians to Russia

Ukraine accused Moscow of forcibly removing hundreds of thousands of civilians from shattered Ukrainian cities to Russia to pressure Kyiv to give up, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged his country to keep up its military defense and not stop “even for a minute.” Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s ombudsperson, said 402,000 people,…

The Independent UK

Moscow accused of forcibly removing civilians to Russia

Ukraine has accused Russia of forcibly relocating hundreds of thousands of civilians to Russia from devastated Ukrainian cities

Reuters

Ukraine says 130 people have been rescued so far from bombed Mariupol theatre

Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova on Friday said 130 people had been rescued so far from the rubble of a theatre hit by an air strike on Wednesday in the besieged eastern city of Mariupol.

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