Ukraine
- Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceUkraine war briefing: Russian strike hits Kharkiv apartment block; Ukrainian troops quit VuhledarZelenskyy urges western backing akin to that for Israel after Kharkiv strike; Ukraine’s 72nd mechanised brigade leaves eastern town of Vuhledar after more than two years. What we know on day 953
- Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceUkraine war briefing: Russia claims strategic victory in east; unease in Moscow over huge spending on warPublic reacts to news that Russia is to spend more than 40% of its budget on defence and security; Russian troops occupy most of Vuhledar and raise flags. What we know on day 952
‘I want space for jokes’: how film-maker Iryna Tsilyk captures surreal life in Ukraine
Audiences in flak jackets queued to hear the poet and director on a tour of pounded cities. She talks about depicting life during war, from air raid alerts to hesitating between pinot or zinfandel in the supermarket