Moskva captain may have abandoned ship early
Footage appears to blow a hole in Russia's explanation about the sinking of its flagship.
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Chaos at the Poland border after Russian and Belarusian truckies given deadline by the EU.
2000 civilians trapped with Ukrainian troops in Mariupol steel plant
New York Times: Russia says its forces have surrounded the factory.
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The Kremlin has declared the capture of the Donbas to be its main war goal.
Moskva warship: Mother says dozens killed, hundreds burned
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Missiles kill at least six in western Ukrainian city Lviv
Lviv had previously been spared much of the worst violence in almost two months of war.
First pictures of Russia's doomed Moskva warship
Pictures have reportedly emerged of the wreckage of Putin's flagship.
In the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainians vow a 'fight to the end'
New York Times: A few thousand Ukrainian troops are taking a final stand.
Russians cruelly taunt captured British mercenary
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Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol defy surrender
Fall of Mariupol would be Moscow's biggest victory of the war but Ukraine still fights.
Shocking Covid death toll secret hidden from the world
Calculating pandemic deaths led to the 'cruellest Covid joke on the world'.
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After seven weeks under siege, Mariupol appears on the brink of falling to Russian forces.
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EDITORIAL: Battlefield developments pushing the war further into one of brutal attrition.
WNBA players say life in Russia was lucrative but lonely
Playing offseason in Russia can mean earning more money than they can make back home.
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Russia says it has control of the city, and only a few remain holed up at the steel mill.
War in Ukraine leaves Eastern Europe sleepless and on edge
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Strikes with high-precision long-range missiles were launched against Kyiv.
'I feel so lost': The elderly in Ukraine, left behind, mourn
"I'm not even sure I'll put my head on this pillow tonight and wake up tomorrow."
Russia captures key port city of Mariupol, escalates attacks across country
Russia vowed this week to step up missile strikes on Ukraine's capital.
Gratitude and hope: Ukrainian refugees' new life in NZ
But couple from war-torn east also sound warning to Kiwis to "protect your democracy".
Russia bombs Kyiv factory producing missiles claimed to have sunk Moskva
Ukraine claimed vessel hit by two Neptune missiles, and that ship's captain died on board.
Ukrainian mum's pain watching daughter's burial on phone
The grieving mum, whose husband was also killed, couldn't watch the burial to the end.
'Executed in the streets': 900-plus civilian bodies found in Kyiv
More bodies being found every day under rubble and in mass graves, police say.
Exclusive: Doctor who left NZ for Ukraine war - 'Every day is a crisis'
The Auckland doctor is now in Lviv co-ordinating supplies.
Russia issues nuclear threat to Europe
Putin ally and ex President warns Russia will deploy nuclear weapons if red line crossed.
Dramatic escalation: Air raid alert sounded for 'all of Ukraine at once'
An air raid alert has been declared for all of Ukraine's regions.
'Big blow' for Russia: Flagship warship Moskva has sunk
The flagship has gone down in rough seas while being towed after suffering a fire onboard.
A 'silent victim': How nature becomes a casualty of war
New York Times: The war in Ukraine could have a profound environmental impact.
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The Bolivian woman has been in NZ for 22 years and has been left distressed by the letter.
'Go **** yourself' Russian warship explodes on Ukraine coast
Russia's biggest warship was famously sworn at by Snake Island defenders.
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