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Europe / Ukraine

The debate raging across Ukraine: Are Christmas trees a waste of power or a joyful rebuke to Putin?

Published by The Daily Mail (December 22nd, 2022) When I ask Yulia Grechan about last Christmas, she smiles and says that ‘everything was great’. She was married to […]

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Europe / Ukraine

How these heroes (and your donations) are clearing Ukraine of killer booby traps

Published by The Mail on Sunday (December 18th, 2022) Thick flurries of snow fell in the forest as a Ukrainian man repeatedly shouted out ‘left, right, left, right’. […]

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Europe / Policy / Transport / Ukraine

War is no excuse for poor service

Published by The Mail on Sunday (December 11th, 2022) The arrival of the first Ukrainian train in Kherson last month, with its familiar blue paintwork, served as a […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny

Published by The Daily Mail (14th November, 2022) On the outskirts of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv lies a suburb of Soviet-era apartment blocks that were once filled with […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Town of the Damned

Published by The Daily Mail (9th November, 2022) Lisa was staring in shock at the block of flats once filled with happy families. The two ends still stood […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Slaughter of the conscripts

Published by The Daily Mail (8th November, 2022) MORE than 500 conscripts from one Russian battalion were slaughtered in 72 hours after being dumped on the front line […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Why Ukraine is now hellbent on retaking Crimea – despite Putin’s nuclear threats

Published by The Daily Mail (3rd November, 2022) For Ukrainians, the situation is clear. Vladimir Putin’s torture of their country through invasion started eight years ago when ‘little […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Now Putin is weaponising winter

Published by The i paper (31st October, 2022) Last night, the sirens began wailing as I walked into a shopping centre. A Russian bomber had been detected flying […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Putin using three body doubles who’ve had surgery to look like him, says Ukraine military chief

Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th October, 2022) Vladimir Putin is using at least three body doubles who have had plastic surgery to look like him, claims […]

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Feature / Serbia / Ukraine

The child snatcher

Published by The Daily Mail (27th October, 2022) The blonde woman in the polka-dot dress was clutching a huge teddy bear as she stood with a small group […]

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Europe / Politics / Ukraine

While Ukraine fights for its democracy, we are treating ours with utter contempt

Published by The i paper (24th October, 2022) The headlines are filled with the latest tedious instalment of the struggle for the soul of the Conservative Party, which has […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Putin’s missiles blitz power stations as he tries to freeze Ukraine into submission

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd October, 2022) Russia unleashed a fresh wave of missile strikes on cities and towns across Ukraine yesterday as Vladimir Putin seeks […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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