Russian forces occupied large swathes of the Sumy region after Russian invaded Ukraine, before Ukrainian forces retook control of the area in April. Russia has since concentrated its war effort in the south and east of the country.
Toys and badges with names on seats in a school bus during a symbolic event to remember 243 children killed in the war in central Lviv.
Ukraine kept alive their dream of reaching the World Cup finals by beating Scotland 3-1 in their playoff at Hampden Park on Wednesday in their first game since the Russian invasion of their country.
The demining and clearing of unexploded ordnance in Ukraine after the Russian invasion could take between 5-7 years.
Taking advantage of the Russia-Ukraine war, China has been conducting military drills on its far north-eastern border, raising expert concerns that Beijing could be considering a push into Russian territory.
Screens in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which is now under Russian control, have begun to broadcast Russian television news programmes.
The 20-year-old is on the longest unbeaten run in the women's tour since Serena Williams bagged 34 victories in succession in 2013.
Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion on February 24, 2022. The Russian invaders have made military gains in eastern Ukraine, but their early objective of capturing their neighbouring country in days, if not weeks, has not come to pass.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the site of a battle between Ukrainian troops and Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv region on Sunday, May 29, 2022.
The deming and clearing of unexploded munitions in Ukraine after the Russian invasion could take between 5 to 7 years.
Although Russian shelling has largely ceased in Kharkiv, the attacks destroyed many houses and large apartment buildings, especially in the northern part of the city, leaving thousands of residents homeless.
Canada Soccer has cancelled a friendly between the men's national team and Iran next month following widespread opposition to the fixture.
The Ukrainian military continues to collect the bodies of Russian troops killed in battle zones outside of Kharkiv for identification and the eventuality of possible repatriation.
Saville, whose parents live in Moscow, represented Russia in tennis until emigrating to Australia seven years ago.
Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin, 21, was sentenced to life in prison by a Ukrainian court in Kyiv on Monday, May 23, 2022, for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's February 24 invasion.
Following Russia's retreat from areas around the Ukrainian capital, signs of normal life have returned to Kyiv, with residents taking advantage of shortened curfew hours, businesses reopening, and foreign countries returning their diplomats.
In what is seen as the first sign of China's exasperation over Russia's Ukraine war, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday raised 'questions and concerns' over the conflict in his meeting in Samarkand with Russian President Vladimir Putin who thanked Beijing for its 'balanced position' on the crisis.
The United States has supplied Ukraine with thousands of Javelins, the anti-tank missiles that have become the iconic weapon of the war for Ukraine which has helped in pushing back Russian tanks.
The Ukrainian authorities have plan to restart the Kharkiv metro and have asked thousands of people still sheltering at metro stations to leave, saying that it is now safe enough to go home.
The trial of the Russian soldier was the first that Ukraine has conducted since the invasion related to charges that could be considered war crimes.
Ukrainians have found a way to vent their anger on Vladimir Putin for his gruesome destruction of their country and the barbaric way his soldiers have murdered civilians in cold blood.
Russia has reportedly lost more than 650 tanks and about 3,000 other armored vehicles and heavy equipment so far in its invasion of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy requested that cinema must always be "on the side of freedom".
Ukrainian soldiers train for the bloody and brutal battles ahead.
In a television appearance Monday, Putin said Russia had struck military and infrastructure targets across Ukraine following the Crimea bridge blast.
As Russia's war to control eastern Ukraine intensifies, Ukrainians discover the devastation Vladimir Putin's soldiers have left behind.
Ukrainian and Western officials say Russia is withdrawing forces around Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, suggesting it may redirect troops to Ukraine's southeast.
Local residents Ludmila Grunicheva and her husband Volodymyr sob near their destroyed home in Komyshuvakha.
The embassy was temporarily relocated to Warsaw on March 13.
As Russia's war to control eastern Ukraine intensifies, Ukrainians discover the devastation Vladimir Putin's soldiers have left behind in other parts of the country.
As Russia concentrates its attack on the east and south of the country, residents of the Kyiv region are returning to assess the war's toll on their communities.
The Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft by weight, destroyed by Russian troops at an airfield in the settlement of Hostomel, in the Kyiv region.
Heading G20 will give India a foreign affairs year like it has never had in history. You can trust Narendra Modi to exploit this to India's benefit. And, of course, to his own in his election year, explains Shekhar Gupta.
Russia's assault on Ukraine has now largely focused on the country's Donbas region, an area that includes two self-declared republics that Russia has supported since 2014.
'You can't tell a student who is already in a medical course to give the entrance exam all over again.'
Following Russia's retreat from areas around the Ukrainian capital, signs of normal life have returned to Kyiv, with residents taking advantage of shortened curfew hours, businesses reopening, and foreign countries promising to return their diplomats.
Biden met with Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska at a converted school that now serves as temporary housing for displaced citizens.
The extra 1.3 billion pounds comes from the Reserve, funds the UK government said it has set aside for the most pressing emergencies.
Scenes from the fighting near the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
At around 8:30 pm local time on May 3, a series of rocket strikes hit targets across Lviv, with columns of smoke filling the sky over the city.
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