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Ukraine says fighting rages in Mariupol, blasts rattle Kyiv

Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia's siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city's massive steel works and port, and the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks.

Reuters

AP PHOTOS on Day 50: Fresh graves and mourning in Ukraine

A cemetery worker took a rest from digging fresh graves in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, as Ukrainians mourned the mounting death toll of Russia’s assault with prayers, flowers and toys left in memory of the dead.

The Independent UK

Powerful blasts heard in Ukraine's Kyiv, Kherson -local media

Powerful explosions were heard in the early hours on Friday in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and the southern city of Kherson, local media reported.

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After Ukrainian missile attack, Russia reports its Black Sea flagship sank while being towed

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russia warned Finland and Sweden against joining NATO, its military was dealt a serious loss with the sinking of its flagship in the Black Sea.

Los Angeles Times

France to move French embassy in Ukraine back to Kyiv

France will "very soon" move back its embassy in Ukraine to the capital Kyiv from the western city of Lviv, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in a phone call.

Reuters

Wave of setbacks: Russia regroups as Ukraine braces for more bombing

What happened to the Moskva? Russia's flagship cruiser in the Black Sea is out of action. Moscow claims there was a fire on board, while Kyiv is crowing that it was due to a Neptune anti-naval missile. Either way, how will it impact the Kremlin's designs on the entire Ukrainian…

France 24

Ukraine foreign minister urges Berlin for quick arms delivery decision

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Germany to make a quick decision on weapons delivery to Ukraine, saying Kyiv was counting on Berlin's leading role in Europe.

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Russian TV blackout as Ukraine destroys Vladimir Putin's flagship in embarrassing defeat

The Moskva missile cruiser was destroyed my Ukrainian missiles, Kyiv claimed, but Russia's main TV channels and media avoided referencing the embarrassing defeat for Vladimir Putin

Daily Mirror

Ukraine recap: Donbas braces for a 'knife fight'

As forecast, the focus of hostilities in Ukraine has shifted away from Kyiv and the north towards the south and east of the country where Russia is expected to launch an offensive any day now. In addition to the siege of the port city of Mariupol, where Ukrainian marines are…

The Conversation

A portrait of Ukraine: Alexander Glyadyelov captures the horrors of war

Photographer Alexander Glyadyelov has covered conflicts all over the world. But now the battlefield is his own country, Ukraine, and the frontline his home city of Kyiv. The award-winning photographer speaks to us from the Ukrainian capital about documenting the consequences of the Russian invasion, including harrowing scenes involving civilian…

France 24

’Collect my parents or collect my son’s body’: a Kyiv family’s tragic plight

Sasha Ivanov, 18, an aspiring neurosurgeon, was killed trying to help his grandparents. It was not the end of the family’s ordeal

The Guardian - UK

Killing of Ukrainian civilians likely to be war crime, says Coveney

Mr Coveney was speaking during a visit to Kyiv on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Russian flagship suffers ‘significant damage’ as Ukraine claims missile attack

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s flagship in the Black Sea has suffered “significant damage,” the Russian defense ministry acknowledged Thursday, as Ukraine said it attacked the vessel with a shore-to-ship missile.

Los Angeles Times

Simon Coveney to discuss Ireland's support for Ukraine as he arrives in Kyiv for talks

Minister Coveney's visit to Kyiv is the first by any foreign minister on the UN Security Council since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began

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Dublin restaurants challenged to serve Chicken Kyiv to fundraise for Ukraine

A creative campaign is aiming to raise funds to help humanitarian efforts in Ukraine

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Simon Coveney visits Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian Government

He travelled to the war torn country overnight and will hold meetings with the Ukrainian Government today

The Independent UK

Simon Coveney visiting Kyiv to discuss Irish support for Ukraine

The Irish minister will meet Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba and Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov.

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy urges European countries to give up Russian oil that provides ‘blood’ money to Moscow – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Neighbors back Ukraine, demand accountability for war crimes

The presidents of four countries on Russia’s doorstep have underscored their support for Ukraine in a visit to the embattled country

Los Angeles Times

Accusing Russia of ‘genocide’, Biden to send more military aid to Ukraine

DNIPRO, Ukraine — President Joe Biden and other Western leaders pledged additional military aid for Ukraine on Wednesday, while Russia sharply rejected the president’s description of its wartime acts as “genocide.”

Reuters

U.S. weighing high level official visit to Ukraine -source

Senior U.S. officials are weighing whether to send a top Cabinet level official to Kyiv as a high profile representative in a show of solidarity with Ukraine, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 50 of the invasion

Russia defence ministry says entire crew of Moskva warship evacuated after ammunition blast; Ukraine earlier claimed it had struck the cruiser Russia-

Reuters

Russian warship sinks; Ukraine says its missile is responsible

(This April 14 story corrects paragraph 21 to make clear that Moldova did not directly accuse Russia's army of trying to recruit its citizens; corrects third bullet point to say that Ukraine alleges Moscow is massing troops in Belarus and Transdniestria not Moldova and Transdniestria)

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Morrison abandons anti-corruption pledge, 765 civilian bodies found in Kyiv, rethinking work culture

Thursday: Long delays expected at domestic airports before Easter. Plus: WHO chief blames racism for greater focus on Ukraine than Ethiopia

Al Jazeera

Ukraine braces for new Russian assault in the east

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks for weapons donations, as Russia makes advances in Izium and Mariupol.

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