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‘The pain, the tears, it’s all there’: how Putin’s war has left Ukraine haunted by its past

For occupied parts of Ukraine, Russia’s war and the propaganda fuelling it has forced many to relive the horrors of previous wars

Mariia Sinhayevska was 11 when the Germans occupied her village, near …

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Will Ukraine attack Putin's Victory Day parade? Zelensky warns Moscow showpiece 'may not be safe', fires drones at the capital and restarts Kursk offensive in days before Kremlin celebrations

If Vladimir Putin gets his way, May 9 will be a beautiful day of pomp, circumstance and patriotism as Russia celebrates the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany

40 hours ago

Ukrainian drones target Moscow for second night

Apartment building hit and debris falls on highway, according to reports, with major airports serving Russian capital temporarily closed

  • Ukraine war briefing: Moscow drone raids, new Kursk incursion

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy calls Putin’s offer of brief ceasefire ‘manipulation’

Ukraine president urges month-long truce after Russia suggests three-day one to mark a world war two victory. What we know on day 1,161

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for an immediate month-long cease…

9 days ago

Putin announces 72-hour May ceasefire in Ukraine war

Kyiv responds to Russian announcement by calling for an immediate 30-day halt to fighting ‘not just for a parade’

Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day full ceasefire in the war with Ukraine in May …

22 days ago

Atomic Secrets: a Chornobyl scientist warns of a toxic future

Dmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, first at Chornobyl and now in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan – formerly the Soviet Union’s pri…

23 days ago

‘Muscle-flexing or urgent threat?’ How Trump’s assault on culture echoes the Nazis targeting ‘degenerate art’

As the US president hangs a fist-pumping portrait of himself in the White House and seeks to purge museums of ‘improper ideology’, our writer finds chilling parallels at a new show about the Nazis ri…

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