War in Ukraine - Humanitarian

Famed Ukrainian medic describes 'hell' of Russian captivity

The captive Ukrainian medic's eyeglasses had long since been taken away, and the face of the Russian man walking past her was a blur.

Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of occupation

By the time the Russians invaded, 43-year-old Mufti Said Ismahilovm one of the Muslim spiritual leaders of Ukraine, had already resolved that he would step aside from his religious duties to fight for his country.

Ukrainians cling to life at front line: 'We are patriots' - AP report

Viktor Lazar shares his war-side balcony with a pair of opera glasses and a tiny orange snake, his only companion in an apartment that seems to sit at the edge of the world.

Syrians fear effects of Russia blocking aid to rebel area

Over the past two years, Adila Afesh has seen the food assistance her Syrian family receives shrink by nearly two-thirds.

Russia introduces jail terms for cooperation with foreigners

Russia's parliament on Wednesday introduced harsh prison terms for calls to act against national security and criminal liability for maintaining "confidential" cooperation with foreigners.

Ukrainian governor urges evacuation of 350,000 residents

A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in seizing an eastern Ukraine province essential to his wartime aims, his troops escalated their offensive in the neighboring province Tuesday, prompting the governor to urge a mass evacuation of residents.

'Colossal' work ahead, as Ukraine recovery meet to open in Switzerland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of the "colossal" work ahead as leaders from dozens of countries and organisations gathered in Switzerland Monday to hash out a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild his war-torn country.

Norway announces $1 bln in aid to Ukraine

Norway announced almost a billion euros of aid to Ukraine, over two years, as Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store visited the country on Friday.

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out

A year after migrants started crossing into the European Union from Belarus to Poland, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is expected to visit the border area on Thursday to mark the completion of a new steel wall.

Bus, train services to link Crimea, southern Ukraine: Pro-Moscow officials

Pro-Russian authorities said Wednesday they were launching bus and train services between Moscow-annexed Crimea and the southern Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

Macron says Russia can't win in Ukraine after strike on mall

France's president denounced Russia's fiery airstrike on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine as a ``new war crime'' Tuesday and vowed the West's support for Kyiv would not waver, saying Moscow ``cannot and should not win`` the war with its neighbor.

6.2 million people displaced inside Ukraine: UN

More than 6.2 million people are now estimated to be displaced within Ukraine due to Russia's invasion, having fled their homes but stayed inside the country, the UN said Tuesday.

G7 demands Russia allow 'free passage' of food from Ukraine

The Group of Seven rich nations told Russia on Monday it must allow grain shipments to leave Ukraine to avoid exacerbating a global food crisis.

Poland gets a loan to help it look after Ukraine refugees

Poland is getting a loan of 450 million euros ($474 million) from a European human rights group to help it cope with the influx of refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

EU police identify traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees

The EU's police agency Europol said Thursday it had identified nine suspected human traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees online, as fears mount that vulnerable people fleeing the war-torn country could be preyed upon.

US calls Russia's threat against captured Americans 'appalling'

The United States on Tuesday called it "appalling" for the Kremlin to suggest that two US citizens captured while fighting for Ukraine against the Russian invasion could face execution.

Zelenskyy Father's Day post spotlights family ties amid war

One photograph shows a kneeling soldier kissing a child inside a subway station, where Ukraine families shelter from Russian airstrikes. In another, an infant and a woman who appears on the brink of tears look out from a departing train car as a man peers inside, his hand spread across the window in a gesture of goodbye.

Russia frees Ukrainian captive medic who filmed Mariupol's horror

A celebrated Ukrainian medic whose footage was smuggled out of the besieged city of Mariupol by an Associated Press team was freed by Russian forces on Friday, three months after she was taken captive on the streets of the city.

Hunger crisis could swell already record global displacement: UN

Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warns the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes.

Some 10,000 civilians still in Ukraine's Severodonetsk: governor

Around 10,000 civilians are trapped in Ukraine's eastern city of Severodonetsk, where intense fighting with Russia has raged for weeks, the local governor said Thursday.

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