The Metro says for children fleeing war-torn Ukraine, starting school in an unfamiliar country, where there are language and cultural differences, is likely to be a tough experience.
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Ukraine is a country in eastern Europe, it is the second largest country in Europe after Russia which borders it to the east and north-east. Ukraine 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.
The official language spoken is Ukrainian and the capital is Kyiv.
Ukraine is one of the poorest countries in Europe and suffers from widespread corruption.
The Metro says Russia claims it has taken over the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson.
The Guardian says an employee on Russia’s state Channel One television has interrupted the channel’s main news programme with an extraordinary protest against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Metro says more than 43,000 people have offered to take in Ukrainian refugees as part of the Government’s sponsorship scheme, with the number ‘continuing to rise’.
BBC News says Boris Johnson has said the West made a “terrible mistake” and let Vladimir Putin “get away” with annexing Crimea in 2014.
Euronews says at least 3 powerful explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv. It has become a regular tactic of Russian forces to launch strikes overnight.
Arab News says on Tuesday, oil prices fell to a two-week low following continued ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine.
The Metro says a pregnant woman whose image went viral after Vladimir Putin’s forces attacked a Ukrainian hospital has died along with her baby, medics say.
The Independent says Russia is using Peppa Pig to retaliate against economic sanctions imposed worldwide against its invasion of Ukraine.
The Independent says Russia will be at “war with Nato” if it bombs any of the military alliance’s territory, Sajid Javid has warned.
BBC News says the US says China will face harsh “consequences” if it aids Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, according to US media reports.
Euronews says Russia say that internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram on Monday because it is being used to “call for violence” against Russian soldiers.
Aljazeera says an American journalist was killed in Ukraine when he and a colleague came under fire near the capital, Kyiv, regional police have said.
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has been sent a dire warning as experts predict Russia’s rumoured move would force the US to enter the conflict.
The Metro says Furious Vladimir Putin is said to have sacked eight top generals in anger over the slow pace of the Ukraine invasion.
The Guardian says Disney has become the latest company to suspend its Russian operations in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
The Metro says the British public will be asked to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion of their country under new plans to be announced next week.
Euronews says Expectations were low when Ukraine’s Dmytro Kuleba and Russia’s Sergei Lavrov met in Turkey on Thursday.
Arab News says When Russian tanks trundled into Ukraine on Feb. 24, alarm bells started ringing in places even far away from the war zone.
The Independent says Russia’s bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol is “a war crime”, a UK defence minister says.
The Independent says over the weekend, images of a family of Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian shelling outside of Kyiv inspired worldwide outrage.
The Metro says Ukraine’s president has survived ‘more than a dozen’ assassination attempts since Russia invaded.
BBC News says Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine – and “we should all be on the lookout”, the White House has said.
Euronews says Ukraine’s president has accused Russia of carrying out a “war crime” after Moscow’s airstrike on a children’s hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol.
Arab News says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected role: recruitment center for Americans who want to join the fight.