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Ukrainian activists appeal for international support
Dr Rudi Myhovych has come to Australia to plead for medical specialists to come to Ukraine as the war enters its third year.
Plea for Australian burns expertise to help Ukrainian resistance
The number of Ukrainians dying from burn injuries is surging, according to doctors from the war-ravaged nation pleading with the Australian government to send extra medical support to eastern Europe.
Ex-Wagner commander who escaped to Norway denied asylum
Andrei Medvedev, who fought in Ukraine as part of the Wagner mercenary group, fled to Norway across its Arctic border with Russia in January 2023.
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her title after magazine reveals affair with a married man
The Ukrainian-born winner of this year's Miss Japan beauty pageant says she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man.
Ukrainian shelling hits bakery in Lysychansk, killing 28, Moscow officials say
Ukrainian officials have not responded to the claims.
Ukraine claims its sea drones sank a Russian warship, Moscow says Patriot missiles downed its plane
Ukraine claims it has used sea drones to sink a small Russian warship in the Black Sea as Russian investigators allege its military transport plane was brought down by missiles fired by Kyiv's forces.
European Union agrees to 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine despite Hungary's veto threat
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the EU's approval of its aid package to Ukraine would strengthen long-term economic and financial stability as the war with Russia approaches its third year.
A Ukrainian couple, held as POWs by Russia, are finally reunited
The young couple were captured separately by Russians early in war when they were both defending Mariupol.
UN court rejects most of Ukraine's 'terror' case against Russia, no ruling on shooting down of flight MH17
Judges at the top UN court finds that Russia violated elements of a UN anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war a week after Russian military plane was shot down
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 207 captured Ukrainian soldiers are back home after the prisoner swap.
Ukraine and Russia dispute who controls ground as war grinds on
Both the Kremlin and Kyiv deny the conflict has reached a deadlock despite the sprawling front line barely moving in months.
Analysis
analysis:Ukraine's new mobilisation bill holds lessons in defence strategy for Australia
Ukraine relied on a huge influx of volunteers from Ukraine and abroad in the first year of the war but now it's facing an array of challenges, writes Mick Ryan.
Abbott considered sending troops to Ukraine after MH17 disaster
Former defence force chief Angus Houston told Nemesis Tony Abbott considered sending 'a large military deployment' to Ukraine after MH17 was shot down.
Abbott considered sending 'large military deployment' to Ukraine in wake of MH17 disaster
Former defence force chief Angus Houston reveals how Tony Abbott considered sending a "large military deployment" to Ukraine after Russia-backed separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing 298 people including 38 Australian citizens and residents.
Russia and Ukraine clash over cause and details of fatal military plane crash — here is what we know
Russia and Ukraine are trading claims and counterclaims over the crash of a military plane that killed everyone on board, including Ukrainian prisoners of war. Here's a look at what each side is saying, and what's next.
Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over fatal plane crash that Moscow says involved Ukrainian POWs
Russia and Ukraine trade accusations over the crash of a military transport plane that Moscow says was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was shot down by Kyiv's forces, another heated episode in the information war that has been a feature of the conflict.
Woman sentenced to 27 years after St Petersburg cafe bombing which killed military blogger
The 26-year-old was arrested after being seen in a video presenting the prominent war blogger with a bust of himself, moments before the explosion at a riverside cafe.
Russia accuses Ukraine of downing plane carrying prisoners of war.
Russia has accused Ukraine of killing 65 of its own prisoners of war by deliberately shooting down a Russian military plane.
Ukraine says Russia 'playing with lives' of Ukraine POWs after plane crash. Here's what we know so far
Ukraine has neither confirmed nor denied Russia's accusation that it deliberately shot down a plane carrying 65 prisoners of war. Here's what we know.
Plane reportedly carrying Ukrainian POWs goes down in flames
A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plummets near the Ukrainian border, causing a large fireball and a thick plume of black smoke.
Moscow accuses Kyiv of downing plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners
The Kremlin has described the alleged attack which killed 65 Ukrainian POWs on board a Russian plane as a 'criminal terrorist act'.
Ukraine appeals for Western assistance as war drags on
There are reports that Ukrainian forces are rationing ammunition and supplies, while Russia receives support from Iran and North Korea.
Russian transport plane crashes near Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board, Russian defence ministry says
A Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew and three people accompanying them has crashed in Russia's Belgorod region near Ukraine, according to Russia's Defence Ministry.
Russian missiles kill at least five people in two Ukrainian cities
Russian missiles target Ukraine's two biggest cities, damaging apartment buildings and killing at least five people.
Bomb blast in Donetsk market kills dozens
A deadly blast at a market in the Russian-held city of Donetsk has killed at least 27 people, with Russia blaming Ukraine for the attack.