Why is Mariupol key to Russia's invasion plan?
For Russia, the capturing of the industrial port city offers not only practical significance but strong symbolic significance.
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Ukraine UK to send more weapons to Ukraine
Britain is expected to send 6,000 more missiles to the country.
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Ukraine Meet the Ukrainian hacktivist fighting Russia's propaganda machine
Ukrainian hacktivist shares how he's fighting online disinformation: "We are trying to shut off the Russian propaganda machine".
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Russia Former defence attaché: Warnings of Putin's invasion ignored in favour of UK banks
Retired Air Commodore Carl Scott said he regularly warned of the "inevitability of conflict" during his time in Russia.
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Russia Russia used chemical weapons before, with no compunction, historian says
Concern should be raised, she says, in relation to Putin's tactics which see him accusing enemies of doing what he is about to do himself.
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Russia MOD dismisses prank call video as 'garbage'
The Ministry of Defence described footage featuring the Defence Secretary as a "doctored clip".
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Ukraine Russia's hypersonic missile attacks due to failing ground efforts, analysts believe
Moscow says a video shows its newest weapon – the hypersonic Kinzhal missile – in action.
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Russia Downing Street blames Russia for hoax calls made to UK Government
The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he had been targeted by an "imposter" claiming to be the Ukrainian Prime Minister last week.
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Ukraine Ukraine: Women 'raped for hours and then murdered', Ukrainian deputy PM says
Olha Stefanishyna said Ukraine will resist Russia's invasion to ensure "no genocide is committed on this land in the 21st Century".
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Ukraine Ukraine: Russia uses hypersonic missiles for second time
The strike marked the second day in a row that Russia has used the Kinzhal, a weapon capable of striking targets 1,250 miles away.
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Ukraine Prime Minister compares Ukraine's fight for freedom to Brexit vote
Boris Johnson said the Brexit vote was a "famous recent example" of how British people "choose freedom" like the people of Ukraine.
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Ukraine PM: Ukraine conflict a 'turning point for the world'
Boris Johnson was speaking at the Conservative party spring conference.
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Ukraine Ukraine: Johnny Mercer reveals he travelled to Kyiv in secret
The former Veterans Minister is the first UK MP to visit Kyiv since the outbreak of war.
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Ukraine Foreign Secretary warns Russia could use peace talks to regroup for more attacks
Liz Truss said it was up to Mr Zelensky how Ukraine approach peace talks but she was "very sceptical" on Russia's position.
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Ukraine Russia fires hypersonic missile for first time during Ukraine war
A Russian Defence Ministry spokesman said Russia also used an anti-ship missile system to hit Ukrainian military facilities near Odesa.
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Ukraine Ukraine: What is life in Kyiv like?
More buildings have been the target of Russian shelling, with many destroyed, and about half the city has evacuated.