A tragic incident unfolded in the German city of Oberhausen on Saturday evening, resulting in the death of 17-year-old Ukrainian refugee Volodymyr Yermakov and the injury of his teammate, Artem K., in what is reported as a racially motivated attack. The two Ukrainian teenagers, aspiring basketball players, were taking the bus from the CentrO shopping center to the main train station at around 8 p.m.... 

Ukrainians residing abroad are now required to register for military service, as per a recently adopted government decree, announced the consulate in the UK on Wednesday. The consulate clarified that this instruction is a response to numerous inquiries from Ukrainians living in the country. Under the new regulations, Ukrainian nationals must register for the military “in case of staying outside... 

For the first time since the October 7 incident, Russia is making its position known without any doubt, siding with Gaza and the Palestinians rather than Israel, their aggressor. During an October 30 meeting with his country’s security council, President Vladimir Putin addressed the matter before top government officials and heads of security agencies. His audience also included: • Prime Minister... 

The King has begun his first overseas visit since his coronation, travelling to Romania for a private solo stay in the country’s Transylvanian region. Charles is taking a break from official engagements in the UK but will begin his trip with a formal bilateral meeting with Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis in the capital Bucharest. President Iohannis was a guest at the King’s... 

The harrowing accounts of torture and abuse suffered by Ukrainians at the hands of Russian forces in occupied areas paint a grim picture of the human rights violations rampant in the region. Dignity, a Danish anti-torture group, documented 725 cases of torture, ill treatment, summary execution, and other atrocities in their recent report. The testimonies reveal the widespread and systematic use of... 

Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has stated that Estonia won’t be able to absorb a potential fresh wave of migrants from Ukraine and that she expects other EU countries, including Finland, to take them in. She said on Tuesday in a radio interview that Tallinn and Helsinki have already reached a provisional agreement on the matter. However, she added that “everything has its limit” and... 

The German Bundestag has recognized the Holodomor, the 1932-1933 famine in Ukraine, as a genocide against the Ukrainian people. Between three and seven million Ukrainians are estimated to have starved to death as a result of the Soviet authorities’ policies against Ukraine in 1932–1933. Until now, however, it has been controversial to describe the Holodomor as a genocide, partly because it... 

Polish physicians have raised the alarm as the nation’s healthcare system appears to be under significant strain due to an increase in new HIV diagnoses; the issue has been made worse by a shortage of HIV testing kits. 1,910 new cases of HIV were found in Poland at the end of October. Infection cases were reported in 1,056 cases from January to July of this year compared to 561 instances in... 

Hundreds of freshly-dug graves have appeared at a mass burial site near the Ukrainian city of Mariupol as the death toll from Russia’s siege continues to grow. Some 1,500 new pits appeared in satellite images taken of Staryi Krym, around five miles from the centre of Mariupol, between late June and mid-October. Witnesses say Russian soldiers now occupying Mariupol have spent recent months removing... 

Afghan commandos who had been trained by Allied forces to fight the Taliban are now being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine. Up to 30,000 members of the elite National Army Commando Corps were abandoned by the West when the country fell to the hardline Islamist group last year. Now, the US-trained light infantry force that fought side by side with allied troops for nearly 20 years could be joining... 

Disturbing scenes have emerged from the conflict in Ukraine as footage of cats and dogs feeding on the remains of deceased Russian soldiers circulated on the Cargo 200 Telegram channel. This platform, known for sharing grisly images to intimidate the enemy, presented a chilling clip where a brown and white cat and a dog were seen gnawing at the human remains of a fallen Russian soldier. The video... 

A lightning attack by Ukrainian forces has smashed Russian lines and punched deep into occupied territory, liberating more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region, President Zelensky announced. The assault caught the Russian lines by surprise at a vulnerable section of their front in an attack that threatens an important supply hub used by occupying Russian forces in the east. ‘Our army, intelligence... 

According to The Guardian, 50,000 Ukrainians might be homeless in the UK next year if the government’s initiative to link migrants with British families fails. The opposition wants the government to increase compensation to host families as the cost of living rises. According to a study conducted by the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the children’s charity Barnardos, between... 

This year’s celebration of Ukraine’s Independence Day, which on Wednesday coincided with the 31st anniversary of the nation’s vote to secede from the Soviet Union, was more solemn, with officials attending memorial services and issuing alerts that Moscow might launch missile attacks against Ukrainian cities. The celebration and parades of past years have replaced this year’s... 

Vulnerable Ukrainian women and children are likely being trafficked into sex slavery and domestic servitude in the United Arab Emirates, defence experts have warned. Millions of Ukrainians have fled the war-torn country since Russia began its brutal advance in February, leading to increased concerns about refugees being susceptible to trafficking. Some are reported to have been targeted at Polish...