Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 693 (www.theguardian.com)
Russian missiles hit civilian buidlings in Kharkiv; France to deliver missiles, bombs and security pact to Ukraine; TotalEnergies abandons Russian contract
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Russian missiles hit civilian buidlings in Kharkiv; France to deliver missiles, bombs and security pact to Ukraine; TotalEnergies abandons Russian contract
Russia has fought a long war against Ukraine’s composers. Now Kyiv-born conductor Dalia Stasevska and US violinist Joshua Bell are resurrecting a war-scarred concerto – with an orchestra whose horn-player is missing in action
Ukraine shoots down spy and command planes in major losses for Russia; Zelenskiy pushing peace formula at Davos
French foreign minister vows continuing support during Kyiv visit; Russian priest faces expulsion over refusal to recite victory prayer
Injuries as Russian missiles hit Kharkiv hotel; Russia ‘testing nuclear-capable missiles for North Korea in Ukraine’; Zelenskiy visits Baltic allies
Conscription will not cover women, says Ukrainian MP; Russian warplane ‘accidentally’ drops bomb; Black Sea corridor moves 15m tonnes of cargo
Exclusive: Sergey Kolesnikov has supplied building materials to Russian military and for use in occupied Ukraine
Poet and photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind was in Ukrainian restaurant when 13 people were killed and 60 wounded
Russian military on course to lose 500,000 personnel within the next year, say UK officials; Russian missile strike kills 11 in Donetsk
Assassinations, atrocities and invasions, along with uncertain US leadership, presage a year of rising violence
Kyiv says Russia has hit Ukraine with North Korean-supplied missiles for the first time; US official warns of diminishing time to resupply aid to Ukraine
At least five people die in wave of Russian strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv; Russia accidentally bombs its own city
Russia’s presidential election is a foregone conclusion, but the appearance of democracy still matters greatly to its leader
Putin says Russia will ‘intensify’ strikes on military targets in Ukraine; Zelenskiy says Moscow is suffering major losses
Russian president spoke after Ukrainian attack on Russian city of Belgorod, which followed Moscow’s large scale-attack on Ukrainian cities
A 15-year-old boy was killed as Shahed-type drones attacked Odesa and Lviv, Ukraine’s air force says
Ukrainian officials said at least 28 people were injured by overnight wave of missiles and drones
Wave of drone and missile strikes that wounded dozens was retaliation for ‘terrorist attack’, says Moscow
New Year’s address made almost no direct reference to the situation on the 1,000-km front line or the limited success of a counteroffensive
Russia’s invasion prompted the LGBTQ+ community to urgently discuss their lack of legal rights
Many Ukrainians have been welcomed in the UK, in some cases becoming part of the extended families of their hosts
Russia launches overnight air assault targeting Kyiv, Ukraine says; Moscow reports 21 dead dozens after shelling of Ukrainian strike on Belgorod
Defences destroy all drones over Moscow, Bryansk, Oryol and Kursk regions following barrage in Ukraine, says defence ministry
Russia’s pro-Palestinian stance has inflamed tensions and underscored shift in relations since invasion of Ukraine
Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro among cities hit as Zelenskiy says Russia ‘used nearly every type of weapon in its arsenal’