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Thousands of mourners knelt on Kyivs main square on Friday at the funeral of a war hero, Dmytro Kotsiubailo at the cathedral of Kyivs St. Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery.

Russian forces have made progress in their campaign to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, British military officials say

It was the heaviest aerial bombardment in weeks, with at least 81 Russian missiles and eight suicide drones striking residential areas and key infrastructure across the country, according to Ukrainian officials.

Our driver stopped another car fleeing the village. they were driving to zhytomyr. the car was crowded, with nine of us packed inside. but we made it. we survived. when the fighting in our village stopped, we drove back home. i remember seeing our house for the first time. it was completely destroyed. but ella was still there, looked after by a neighbour. she reminds us of how normal our lives used to be. viola has invited me to come and see where her home once stood. but the memories of what ha...

Ukraine vowed on Tuesday to take revenge against Russia, blaming the Kremlin for a captured soldier apparently being riddled with bullets in a viral video after using a pro-Ukrainian slogan.

From the air, and the shelter still has to be used regularly. but the teachers here have made it a more comfortable place for children to stay. dmitri, though, is looking forward to a time when he no longer needs to come down here. the family are now living with dmitris grandma close by. he tells me rockets and missiles constantly fly over their apartment. but, for now, the family are safer and moving forward as best they can. west of kyiv, two hours by car, is the city of zhytomyr.

Kyiv: Ukraine vowed on Tuesday to take revenge against Russia, blaming the Kremlin for a captured soldier apparently being riddled with bullets in a viral video after using a pro-Ukrainian slogan. The footage appears to show a detained Ukrainian combatant standing in a shallow trench, smoking, and being shot to death with multiple automatic weapons after saying “Glory to

West of kyiv, two hours by car, is the city of zhytomyr. the skies are loud here, too. many travelling away from the fighting thats still going on in the east pass through here. missiles have made their mark — one hitting here. this was once the citys main school. its thought that more than 5 million children, just like those who attended here, have had their education disrupted because of the war. its very sad, honestly, because this place used to be my second home for a long period of time. ...

The Ukrainian military has tentatively identified the slain soldier shot while unarmed and smoking a cigarette, and said that revenge for 'our hero’s killing' would be 'inevitable.'

The footage shows what appears to be a detained Ukrainian combatant standing in a shallow trench, smoking, and being shot after saying Glory to Ukraine.