We’re pausing our live coverage of the war in Ukraine shortly.
But before we go, here’s a recap of today’s main developments:
Cruise ship Ukrainians say it’s ’time to move on’
When Andriy gathered his family together and fled the war in Ukraine with only what they could carry, the last place he thought he would end up was on a…
The defence minister: We are a de facto member of Nato alliance
Ukraine has become a de facto member of the Nato alliance, the Ukrainian defence minister says, as Western countries, once concerned that military assistance could be seen as an escalation…
UN rapporteur ”genuinely afraid” of police brutality, violence escalation in NL
Despite a complaint filed by the Dutch police unions, Nils Melzer, the UN special rapporteur on torture, stands by his criticism last week of police brutality during several coronavirus demonstrations in the Netherlands.…
Shots fired when van in suspicious Amsterdam incident leads police chase to Bilthoven
The police fired warning shots and arrested several people on the A27 highway near Bilthoven on Tuesday morning. The situation developed after the van led authorities on a chase from…
Ukrainian refugees on Glasgow cruise ship to be rehomed
krainian refugees living on a cruise ship in Glasgow are to be rehomed as the Scottish government’s contract with the vessel comes to an end. The MS Ambition has been…
In 2021, UK exporters were discouraged by the resulting increase in prices.
The blow to small EU exporters to the UK could be similar to that experienced in 2021 by UK exporters to the EU, many of whom simply stopped selling their…
Unexploded grenade removed from Ukrainian soldier’s chest
An unexploded grenade has been removed from the chest of a Ukrainian soldier. Photos on the Facebook page of Ukraine’s armed forces medical service show an X-ray of the explosive…
Body of missing British aid worker found, Russian group claims
A Russian mercenary group fighting in Ukraine has said it has found the body of one of two British aid workers reported missing over the weekend. The Foreign Office, which…
The destruction caused by fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces battling for control of a town in eastern Ukraine has been revealed in newly released satellite images.
Comparison with earlier images shows a school and several agricultural buildings are among the structures destroyed in Soledar, while bomb craters scar the landscape and roads around the salt-producing town…