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Ukraine has turned down a Russian demand to surrender the key strategic city of Mariupol in exchange for opening humanitarian corridors into the area. BBC News reports that there are around 300,000 people trapped in the besieged port city, where residents have endured weeks of Russian bombardment with no power…
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A top Ukrainian official has extended an invitation to Joe Biden to meet with President Zelensky - saying that no one should be afraid of visiting the country, as long as they "are brave". Speaking to CNN on Friday, Ihor Zhovka - who serves as President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief diplomatic…
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The US has demanded that Russia allow consular access to WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained there since mid-February on suspicion of drug possession, The Associated Press reports. The demand was made on Friday after the 31-year-old was hit with allegations of drug smuggling and imprisoned as a…
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CNN reporter Anderson Cooper shared a sweet moment with Ukrainian children who pulled funny faces at him live on air. In a clip that has since been widely shared on social media, the host was chatting to Olena Gnes - a young mother of three living in Kyiv - about…
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CNN news anchor Erin Burnett was moved to tears on Wednesday when a man told her how his wife and children were killed in an attack in Ukraine. Burnett broke down live on air while Serhiy Perebyinis recalled the harrowing moment he realized he had lost his family. Perebyinis's wife…
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Around 300,000 volunteer hackers have joined together to wage cyber warfare against Russia as part of Ukraine's 'IT Army', The Guardian reports. The digital resistance movement was sparked by Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Federov, who tweeted a link to a Telegram channel in late February and called for…
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A sitcom starring Volodymyr Zelenzkyy as the president of Ukraine - before he was elected as the president of Ukraine - has hit Netflix. The Ukrainian leader has become instantly recognizable over the last month, winning international recognition for his defiant resistance against Russia's invasion. But Zelensky wasn't always such…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered a powerful message to Vladimir Putin in a new video address. The 74-year-old Austrian-American star recently took to social media to send a direct message to the Russian President, addressing Putin's invasion of Ukraine, which today enters its third week. Sharing the video in a tweet,…
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An 11-year-old Ukrainian boy who traveled hundreds of miles to the Slovakian border with just a phone number written on his hand has been reunited with his mom. Hassan Al-Khalaf made headlines around the world earlier this month when Slovakian police shared his incredible journey on their Facebook page, per…
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Influencers in Russia have been left distraught after their country's recent decision to ban Instagram. Russia announced last week that it would be banning the app in the country due to parent company Meta's decision to allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against President…
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A campaign backed by the Ukrainian government with the aim of supposedly sending Vladimir Putin to Jupiter has received a whopping $2 million in donations. The fundraiser is the brainchild of Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation, which created the tongue-in-cheek website 'Putina.net' to poke fun at the Russian president amid…
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An 11-year-old Ukrainian boy who traveled hundreds of miles alone to safety has spoken out about his incredible journey. Hassan Al-Khalaf - who arrived in Slovakia with nothing but a plastic bag, passport, and a phone number written on his hand - is one of over 2.5 million refugees to…
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Anonymous has blasted Elon Musk for issuing his recent challenge to Vladimir Putin for a fight. Yesterday, the SpaceX founder took to Twitter to challenge the Russian President to a fight - adding that the country of Ukraine is on the line. Of course, Musk's tweet comes as Russian military…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a question to Russian soldiers: "Why should you die?" The leader's message came part of of a video address uploaded to social media in the early hours of Tuesday morning. In the video, Zelensky says that Ukraine is approaching its eventual victory, telling his…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has penned a heartfelt letter to the family of a United States journalist who was killed while reporting on the war in Ukraine. Over the weekend, it was reported that 50-year-old filmmaker and journalist Brent Renaud was killed in the country while covering the ongoing conflict…
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Russia has announced sanctions against United States president Joe Biden and other top White House officials. As reported by The Hill, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the sanctions in a Facebook post shared on Tuesday. The post started by stating: "Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia on…
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Elon Musk has added wild new terms to his challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In what is perhaps the most bizarre story to surface online amid the crisis in Ukraine, 50-year-old Tesla CEO Musk took to Twitter yesterday to challenge Putin to a fight, with Ukraine on the line.…
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A journalist who interrupted a state television channel broadcast in Russia to protest the war in Ukraine has reportedly appeared in court today. Concern was raised for Marina Ovsyannikova's whereabouts after she staged her one-woman protest during live news coverage on Russia's Channel One last night. However, BBC's Will Vernon…
