Black Sea navy HQ on fire after Ukraine missile strike & UN official suggests "systematic torture" perpetrated by Russia

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Ukrainian troops ‘cross river’ as Donbas advance continues & Russia drafts children from occupied territories into army

Day 1,685.Today, as reports emerge of a possible Ukrainian advance in the Donbas with some Russians saying they are ‘doomed’, Dom asks: is this Vivaldi’s fourth season? Russia continues its campaign of state terrorism with a drone strike on a kindergarten and we report powerful t ...  Show more

Russia kills 33 in ‘targeted’ Kramatorsk bus stop missile strike

Day 1,684.Today, Russia continues its war against civilians in Ukraine, killing 33 in a single strike on a Kramatorsk bus stop. UKraine hits deep in Russia, targeting at least one oil refinery and a data centre, and as Moldova says it will install bomb shelters at border crossing ...  Show more

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