A unified coalition groups say they are ‘fighting for the whole model of democracy and human rights’.
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Ukraine gained its independence following the fall of the Soviet empire. But today it is fighting for survival against the old enemy.
It is being propped and supported by the West and Nato who are using to fight a proxy war against Russia.
It is the second-largest country by area in Europe after Russia. At present, it is pushing for EU and NATO membership to protect it from the threat of Russia with whom it shares its largest border.
Ukraine also shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south; and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, which is currently seized and under Russian control.
Ukraine has rarely enjoyed its independence
It has rarely been able to enjoy its Independence, it has had an uprising in the south of the country, who want independence and is currently engaged in a war with Putin’s Russia.
Russia invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022
Russian armed forces invaded Russia on the 24th of February 2022 and the siege continues.
President Volodymyr Zelensky leading the country
The country is led by President Volodymyr Zelensky a TV producer turned politician who gave up his lucrative career in TV to lead the country, with a specific goal of bringing peace to the country.
He is posting real-time updates on his Twitter channel which you can follow on Euro news
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The Rapid Intervention and Major Foam Vehicles will arrive in Ukraine in the coming weeks.
A new poster was also released detailing what people should pack in the event of an evacuation.
Moscow airport flights disrupted by drone attack Flights from Vnukovo International Airport are being diverted amid a drone attack on…
The ad from Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence features scenes from films including Dirty Dancing and The Big Lebowski.
The Ukrainian president said Russia is ‘technically ready’ to attack the power station.
Multiple civilians, including a child, have been wounded in the attack, reports say.
The latest lines from the Russia-Ukraine conflict .
The attack was called an ‘unprovoked, random act of mindless violence’.
The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will leave Russia and won’t face charges after calling off his troops’ advance on Saturday, Moscow said, easing Russia’s most serious security crisis in decades.
Ukraine strikes Chonhar bridge to Crimea, says Russia Russian officials say Ukraine has attacked a bridge that links southern Ukraine…
Footage shows thick black smoke billowing from the facility.
Entire villages in southern Ukraine were flooded after the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro river burst on Tuesday. One of the river’s tributaries, the Inhoulets, burst its banks, flooding fields and villages situated more than 50 kilometres north of Kherson. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Gulliver Cragg toured part of the stricken area with the head of the Snihurivka military administration – the wartime equivalent of a mayor.
The UK’s foreign secretary said: ‘We will continue backing you and your country until you are victorious in your self-defence.’
Ukraine war: Russian air strikes target Kyiv for third night running Explosions shook the Ukrainian capital once again as Russia…
Kyiv under drone attack barrage for second night Ukraine has come under a fresh wave of drone and missile attacks,…
‘Almost every night, the skies look and sound like another Star Wars episode, but we don’t feel much of Russian rockets hitting their targets here within the city area.’
At least one man was killed.
Yevgeny Prigozhin said: ‘I think Ukrainians today are one of the world’s strongest armies.’
Mr Sunak said he is ‘delighted the G7 has agreed on the importance of giving the advanced military equipment needed to win this war’.
Russia launches ninth wave of missile attacks on Kyiv this month A ninth attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv this month…
Ukraine shoots down six ‘unstoppable’ Russian that Putin touted his ‘unstoppable’ hypersonic missiles as proof of Russia’s military superiority.
UK pledges hundreds of new attack drones to Ukraine ahead of Zelensky’s surprise UK visit The UK has announced plans…
President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise trip to Paris after travelling to Germany.
The Ukrainian president leaving from the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany (Picture: Shutterstock)
Volodymyr Zelensky will make a surprise visit to Britain today for a meeting with Rishi Sunak.
London will be the latest stop on his tour of European capitals after the president travelled to Paris for an audience with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
Ukraine’s leader said he will ‘meet my friend Rishi’ and conduct what he described as ‘substantive negotiations face-to-face and in delegations’.
A statement on Twitter this morning read: ‘Today – London. The UK is a leader when it comes to expanding our capabilities on the ground and in the air.
‘This cooperation will continue today. I will meet my friend Rishi. We will conduct substantive negotiations face-to-face and in delegations.’
Today â London. The UK is a leader when it comes to expanding our capabilities on the ground and in the air. This cooperation will continue today. I will meet my friend Rishi. We will conduct substantive negotiations face-to-face and in delegations.— ÐÐ¾Ð»Ð¾Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ ÐеленÑÑкий (@ZelenskyyUa) May 15, 2023
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