At least 500 people have been killed in the city of Kharkiv since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the regional emergency service has said. Ukraine’s second-largest city, located in the country’s northeast, has been subjected to relentless bombardment by Russian forces for weeks. Kharkiv has suffered constant shelling by Russian forces. Although they have not been able to take control of the city, the bombing has caused catastrophic damage. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Kharkiv in Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #Kharkhiv #RussiaUkraineWar
A growing number of Ukrainians and Russian dissidents are travelling to Mexico, driving across the border into the United States to seek asylum, a trend that could accelerate as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces more people to flee their homes. According to figures from the US Customs and Border Protection, arrivals of Ukrainians at the Mexican-US border have increased in recent months after a drastic drop in 2020 and 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Tijuana, Mexico. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #UkrainianRefugees #Tijuana
Air raid sirens have rung out across the country – as Russian troops continue their assault. The conflict is now in its seventeenth day, and thousands of Ukrainians are under attack. Russian forces have been accused of killing seven civilians, when an evacuation convoy was hit near Kyiv. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from Lutsk in northwest Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #Kyiv #RussiaUkraineWar
Ukraine’s second largest city is in ruins. Kharkiv, home to 1.4 million people, has been devastated by Russian air attacks. Buildings are flattened and the streets filled with rubble. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from the heart of Ukraine’s second largest city, from which many people have been forced to flee. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #Kharkhiv #RussiaUkraineWar
Western countries have hit Russia with punishing sanctions for invading Ukraine—even targeting Russia’s central bank. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains what this could mean for Russia and President Putin. #russia_ukraine #russia #ukraine Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️
Talks between Ukraine and Russia are due to begin on Monday morning near the Belarusian border, reports TASS news agency. Huge explosions lit up the sky early on Sunday south of the capital, Kyiv, where people hunkered down in homes, underground garages and subway stations and the government maintained a 39-hour curfew in anticipation of a full-scale assault by Russian forces. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Lvivi, in western Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #Kharkhiv #RussiaUkraineWar
Local authorities in Kharkiv say some light Russian vehicles have managed to enter the city from its from the northeast, according to Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid, reporting from Dnipro, in central Ukraine. “Kharkiv is so close to the Russian border, about 40 kilometres (24 miles) from there, and a lot of people that live there are ethnically Russian,” she added. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #Kharkhiv #RussiaUkraineWar
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, more than 115,000 refugees have crossed into Poland, the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Saturday. Anyone from Ukraine is allowed entry, even those who do not hold valid passports, Polish officials said. dozens of men and women who spent the night in parking lots, waiting for their loved ones to arrive. Poland is expecting to help as many as five-million people in the weeks ahead. But crowds at checkpoints are so large, it could take people three days to be processed. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from Przemysl, in eastern Poland. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe […]
This is the moment when Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford and his team in eastern Ukraine were stopped and questioned by Ukrainian soldiers, as shots were fired in the background. Video footage shows Mr. Stratford and his team raising their hands while shouting “journalists” as soldiers are heard saying “stop filming” as gunfire rings out. There are increasing fears amongst the Ukrainian military and security services about what they described as saboteurs trying to get in cities and compromising military positions. Ukrainian officials say street fighting is underway in Kyiv against Russian forces, and they are urging residents to seek immediate shelter. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us […]
The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine. Russia vetoed the vote that would have confirmed the sovereignty of Ukraine and demanded that Russia immediately withdraw its forces. Al Jazeera’s @Shihab Rattansi reports from the United Nations. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Ukraine #Russia #China #UNSC
