All news on the topic: Russia Ukraine war

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Rocket-hit zoo in war-torn Ukraine offers sanctuary during conflict
One of Ukraine's oldest zoos - Mykolaiv Zoo - shut on the second day of Russia's invasion in February 2022 and days later it was hit - but it's still open and a place 'to rest souls'
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'Ukraine must win war by November or Putin could star WW3' warn military chiefs
Russian despot Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine in February 2022, with yesterday marking the gruelling conflict's two-year milestone
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Ukrainian refugee thanks UK city for 'crucial support' in heartwarming letter
Maryna Ivanova and her two twin daughters escaped the eastern city of Kharkiv and arrived in Edinburgh on April 24, 2022 - finding solace at a local leisure centre
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Inside abandoned airport Putin's troops stormed to destroy world's biggest plane
The abandoned Hostomel airport housed the biggest plane in the world, which was destroyed just days after the invasion of Ukraine by Russian helicopter squadrons descending on the facility
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Russia nuclear threat is real and 'cornered rat' Putin 'will target UK first'
Professor Matt Qvortrup, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Coventry University, told the Mirror the UK doesn't 'have a credible nuclear deterrent compared to Russia'
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King's Ukraine statement as monarch takes aim at Putin over 'unprovoked attack'
King Charles issued a message to the Ukrainian people on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion, adding he was 'greatly encouraged' by the UK's efforts to support the country
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Pain of Ukrainians on 2-year anniversary as many lose hope they'll ever return
Two years on since war broke out between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainians helping refugees here in the UK say many face uncertainty whether they can ever return home
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Charles slams Putin's 'indescribable aggression' on anniversary of Ukraine war
The King has praised the “determination and strength” of the Ukrainian people in a message marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion
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'They killed most people we know' - our fate if Putin isn't stopped in Ukraine
The Daily Mirror's Defence & Security Editor Chris Hughes has covered the Ukraine war from the front lines. Two years on from Russia's invasion he warns of the global implications
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Inside 'disaster' romance of Brit dad who left partner for Ukrainian refugee
Love rat dad Tony Garnett walked out on his long-term partner and mother of his children, Lorna, after the couple welcomed Ukrainian refugee Sofiia Karkadym into their West Yorkshire home
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Two Brits who nearly died fighting Russia in Ukraine return to war zone
As the world marks the second anniversary of the conflict, two Brits who fought in Ukraine and faced horrific pain and adversity have returned to the country to help out
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'Tanks rolled through my city - we couldn't believe what was happening'
Two Ukrainian women, Bohdana Lisova, 19, and Svitlana Tselishcheva, 38, have shared the touching stories of how they fled from their homes amid Russia's invasion, two years ago today
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Chilling warning UK must 'act now' or face fighting Russia in Ukraine war
Amid the second anniversary of Vladimir Putin's invasion, a world affairs expert predicts the Kremlin's big next move and why 2024 is 'make or break' for Ukraine
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Ukraine dad's faith in allies as war continue to threaten wife and daughter
Ahead of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, Andryi has shared his experience of running for his life with wife Vlada and young daughter Sasha in Ukraine
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Dad whose farewell to son broke hearts tells of struggle as they are reunited
Tearful Hordiy Gladkiy was seen being packed on to a railway carriage to leave the carnage as Russian forces attacked Lviv shortly after the invasion in May 2022
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Olivia Colman gets emotional in chat with Ukrainian teen on anniversary of war
Oscar-winning Olivia Colman held an emotional online meeting with 15-year-old Solomiya from Kharkiv, Ukraine, to hear the harrowing fall-out of the war ahead of the second anniversary
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Alexei Navalny's mum given secret access to see son's body
Lyudmila Navalnaya said authorities have allowed her to see the body of her son, Alexei Navalny, at the morgue in the Arctic city of Salekhard - and she is accusing officials of "blackmailing" her into approving a secret burial
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Assassinated Putin defector was living secret double-life as Ukrainian in Spain
The suspected Russian defector was gunned down in a car park in Southern Spain near Benidorm, a popular city with British and Russian tourists alike. Hitmen sent by the Kremlin are believed to have been behind the brutal slaying
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Fears of Vladimir Putin assassins at large as Russian defector murdered in Spain
Maxim Kuzminov, 28, defected from Russia's army and fled the frontlines in a helicopter aided by Ukrainian intelligence services - before being gunned down in Spain
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Klitschko warns Putin could go on rampage across whole of Europe after Ukraine
Kyiv mayor and ex-boxing champ Vitali Klitschko has warned that war tyrant Vladimir Putin could rampage across the whole of Europe should his forces defeat Ukraine
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Bullet-riddled body 'may be Russian who defected with army helicopter'
Maksim Kuzminov, a Russian pilot, crossed the frontline and fled into Ukraine in an Mi-8 helicopter but was found with half a dozen gunshot wounds in Spain last week
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Kremlin's warning to 'unleash nuclear Armageddon' on London if Ukraine is lost
‌“It’s better to return everything [to us] before it’s too late,” threatened Putin’s stooge ‌Dmitry Medvedev, warning Russia would use its “nuclear triad” on London
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Biggest victory for Putin since 2023 as Russians raise flag in Ukrainian city
The Russian flag was raised in Avdiivka and Ukraine’s military chief confirmed he was withdrawing his troops where defenders have battled a Russian assault for four months
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UK 'isn't prepared' for war as Putin 'looks to launch nuclear weapon into space'
Russian President Vladimir Putin's alleged space nuclear weapon plot could 'stymie' a more conventional war in Europe, according to a security and intelligence expert
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Ukraine drones sink Russian warship ‘Caesar’ in ‘Valentine’s Day gift for Putin’
The attack is the 15th Russian warship sunk or destroyed by Ukraine as intelligence sources claimed the strikes happened so fast that 'no one on board escaped'