War in Ukraine

Russia has been shelling Kharkiv almost daily for the third month in a row. But the city is not going to surrender.

Russia has long exploited the Olympic Truce as a ruse to launch its wars. Putin knows that the best time to attack is while everyone watches the games as it’ll be difficult for news to broadcast during the sports event and could go unnoticed by world media.

In the wake of the EU General Court's decision on April 10th to remove Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven from the sanctions list, Russian oligarchs have taken matters further and have started challenging other EU sanctions that continue to restrict their access to their European assets.

The “Khartiia” Brigade has been defending the village of Lyptsi in the Kharkiv Region of Ukraine for over ten days now. Even though Russia is saying that it has been captured, the village is entirely under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 

Two years after the fall of Azovstal, the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war, including members of the Azov brigade, remains uncertain. Held by Russia in undisclosed locations, they are denied contact with families, exchanges, and access to international observers. Why?

You may remember the buzz around the transfer of old cars from London to Ukraine. They were set to be scrapped under the city’s new ultra-low emission zone regulations, so Ukraine asked for them to be sent to the country’s frontline instead. After much debate, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, agreed. But what has happened since? And have any arrived?