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Ukrainians battle for their country heroically in ordinary coats and trainers Right now across Ukraine, ordinary citizens are learning how to make and use homemade petrol bombs. In Zhytomyr, a city to the west of Kyiv, a group of men and women were given training on how to light and throw Molotov cocktails at Russian military targets. ……………………………………………………………… Breaking News – Ukraine’s Air Force destroys 800 vehicles Russian military convoy Ukraine’s Air Force destroys the Russian military convoy, along with units of the army and territorial defence, destroyed a large Russian military convoy near the city of Bashtanka in Ukraine’s…

In pictures – Latest from Ukraine In pictures The ruins from Day 6 in Ukraine Five people have died after Russia attacked a TV tower in Kyiv, hitting nearby broadcast facilities, Ukrainian officials say It comes after Russia warned residents that it was preparing to hit targets in the Ukrainian capital – Watch the Live Feed on our YouTube channel Live after 1 am GMT Freedom Square in central Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, has been hit by a strike, killing at least 10 civilians Video from Ukraine update Video Ukraine update Day 6 – from one of the…

Europeans are buying iodine pills fearing Putin’s Nuclear threat Panic sets in as Europeans are buying iodine pills rushing to pharmacies for fear of Mad-Vlad. Where the threat is the highest, in Ukraine people, have started stockpiling Iodine pills and ordering them from across the borders in the black market for fear of Putin’s nuclear threat. That they’re already sold out in all online pharmacies. “Everybody remembers Chernobyl,” she wrote a lady on Twitter https://twitter.com/ereguly/status/1498407339065581572?s=20&t=14-61SFPC1LHMB-HT_Xmwg The number of people asking for iodine pills in pharmacies has increased in the past few days, the largest pharmacy network in Slovakia, Dr.Max, has…

For so long, Russia has used the strength of its military to bully and intimidate – but the invasion of Ukraine has left many asking questions. There’s no doubt Russia didn’t expect the will of the Ukrainians – they’re fighting like heroes to protect their country, but what has come as a bigger surprise – the Russian military really isn’t as good as we’ve been made to believe.

VICE says Western military observers are shocked at how badly Russia’s military is doing -. “I think this is why they pivoted so hard toward influence operations”

The Conversation says Ukraine’s invasion shows the world full force of Russia’s new-look military machine – a modernised, professional fighting force.

The New York Times asks why is Putin at war again? Because he keeps winning – saying “the Russian military has repeatedly converted battlefield successes into political victories”.

SLATE says the Russian military is bogged down in Ukraine. In part due to the valiant resistance of Ukraine’s army. But it’s also due to the fact that the Russian army just isn’t very good.

The Independent says the allies fear Putin will turn to ‘indiscriminate’ attacks after dozens killed by suspected cluster bombs.

Metro focuses on the civilian death toll in Ukraine, reporting on the death of one of the youngest victims so far.