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Paris Olympics: Kyiv says IOC allowing Russian athletes is ‘encouraging’ war in Ukraine
1 year ago

Paris Olympics: Kyiv says IOC allowing Russian athletes is ‘encouraging’ war in Ukraine

The Hindu  

Ukraine on Saturday criticised the decision of Olympic chiefs to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete next year as neutrals, outside of team events and if they do not actively support the invasion. “The members of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board who made this decision bear responsibility for encouraging Russia and Belarus to continue their armed aggression against …

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Home Together camouflage net woven by Ukrainian refugees at Oslo Freedom Forum
1 year, 6 months ago

Home Together camouflage net woven by Ukrainian refugees at Oslo Freedom Forum

The Hindu  

Sweden-based Belarusian artist Ludmila Christeseva was in Delhi to build a global weaving movement for peace and freedom to help Ukrainian refugees deal with the trauma of war. A symbolic camouflage net woven by them will be showcased at Oslo Freedom Forum on June 15 A small group of mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of Ukrainian soldiers will stand in …

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Photography project ‘form of therapy’ for female Ukrainian refugees in Liverpool
1 year, 7 months ago

Photography project ‘form of therapy’ for female Ukrainian refugees in Liverpool

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An exhibition showing 24 portraits of Ukrainian women who fled …

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‘The War Made Him a Monster’: Ukrainian women become victims of domestic violence after husbands return from battlefield
1 year, 9 months ago

‘The War Made Him a Monster’: Ukrainian women become victims of domestic violence after husbands return from battlefield

Firstpost  

Kyiv: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered its second year, the trials and tribulations of Ukrainian women, especially the ones whose husbands have been sent to fight the battle, have only seen a rise. Since February 2022, police in Ukraine have recorded an increasing number of cases of domestic violence that has been linked to the aftermath of …

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March 14, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news
1 year, 9 months ago

March 14, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Ukraine has a large population of older people — one in four of its residents is over the age of 60 — and most of them are women. Some lived through World War II as children, only to see their lives disrupted again in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea and the conflict in eastern Ukraine began. Of the 4.8 million …

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Fighting, feeding soldiers, gathering resources; Different ways in which Ukrainian women join fight against Russians
2 years ago

Fighting, feeding soldiers, gathering resources; Different ways in which Ukrainian women join fight against Russians

Firstpost  

Millions of Ukrainian women have left their homes since the start of the war, some fleeing what the United Nations in a recent report called ‘alarming increases in gender-based violence’ Mykolaiv: The very day Russia launched its attack on her country, Svitlana Taranova enlisted in the Ukrainian army in the southern city of Mykolaiv, her birthplace. ‘We feed the soldiers’ …

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'Wanted' for wrong reasons: Russian wife who asked soldier husband to rape Ukrainian women put on 'global wanted list'
2 years ago

'Wanted' for wrong reasons: Russian wife who asked soldier husband to rape Ukrainian women put on 'global wanted list'

Firstpost  

The shocking 30-second clip was released on April 12 as Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of carrying out ‘hundreds of rapes’ including sexual assaults of small children in his country Kyiv : The wife of a Russian soldier who was caught in a viral audio giving her husband permission to rape Ukrainian women during the ongoing invasion of …

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Ukrainian women have started learning a crucial war skill: how to fly a drone
2 years ago

Ukrainian women have started learning a crucial war skill: how to fly a drone

NPR  

Ukrainian women have started learning a crucial war skill: how to fly a drone Enlarge this image toggle caption Julian Hayda/NPR Julian Hayda/NPR KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian women have played a crucial part in their country's resistance to Russia's full-scale invasion. The Female Pilots of Ukraine is the country's first school dedicated to solely teaching women — both civilians as …

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‘A huge demand': Ukrainian women train to clear landmines
2 years, 7 months ago

‘A huge demand': Ukrainian women train to clear landmines

Associated Press  

PEJA, Kosovo — Learning to identify and defuse explosives is something Anastasiia Minchukova never thought she would have to do as an English teacher in Ukraine. “We believe there is so much work to be done.” The 18-day training camp takes place at a range in the western town of Peja where a Malta-based company regularly offers courses for job-seekers, …

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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Russia says warship has sunk
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Russia says warship has sunk

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from April 14: Russia says the missile cruiser the Moskva has sunk after an explosion and fire. 14 Apr 2022 - 16:15 GMT Ukrainian parliament calls Russian army’s actions ‘genocide’ Ukraine’s parliament has backed a resolution recognising the actions of the Russian military in the country as “genocide”. 14 Apr 2022 - 14:04 GMT Village in Russia’s Belgorod …

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Reports of Russian soldiers perpetrating sexual violence are ‘tip of iceberg’
2 years, 8 months ago

Reports of Russian soldiers perpetrating sexual violence are ‘tip of iceberg’

The Independent  

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International Women’s Day 2022: How Ukrainian women soldiers refuse to stay invisible in the military
2 years, 9 months ago

International Women’s Day 2022: How Ukrainian women soldiers refuse to stay invisible in the military

Firstpost  

In 2014, they fought in Donbas. This time they will be recognised for their role in combat A week before International Women’s Day 2022, 8 March, a video of a Ukrainian woman soldier went viral. According to a recent report, the #Ukrainian Army and the people have shattered to Russian forces & Putin's dream۔#Ukraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/s2AV7ZPIIp — جنرل عاصم منیر …

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ALL EU countries will take in Ukrainian refugees for up to three years without asylum applications
2 years, 9 months ago

ALL EU countries will take in Ukrainian refugees for up to three years without asylum applications

Daily Mail  

The EU will take in Ukrainian refugees without asking them to apply for asylum first, it was announced tonight, as hundreds of thousands of terrified citizens continue to flee their homes amid the ongoing Russian invasion. It comes as huddled masses of Ukrainian women and children escaping Russian bombs today rode trains, cars and ferries from cities including Lviv in …

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