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Firefighters put out the fire following Russia’s missile attack in Sumy, Ukraine.

‘This is wrong’: Russian missiles hit Palm Sunday celebrations

“Only filthy scum can act like this – taking the lives of ordinary people,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after dozens were killed in Sumy.

  • Samya Kullab

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Poland’s Radek Sikorski

Ex-war reporter turned foreign minister leading the charge to keep Russia – and China – in check

At a time when Europe’s leadership has been diffuse and distracted, Radek Sikorski has emerged as one of the West’s most forceful voices.

  • Rob Harris
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff greet each other before their talks in St. Petersburg, Russia, overnight.

Trump envoy proposes dividing Ukraine like Berlin after World War II

Donald Trump’s two foreign envoys, General Keith Kellogg and Steve Witkoff, propose ceasefire conditions more appealing to Vladimir Putin.

  • Benedict Smith and Verity Bowman
Prince Harry meets a person who was wounded in the war with Russia at the Superhumans Centre in Ukraine.

Prince Harry makes secret visit to Ukraine

The duke’s visit, to an area that is a frequent target of Russian missiles, was not announced until after he had returned to the US.

  • Connor Stringer, Timothy Sigsworth and India McTaggart
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted footage on X showing what he said was one of two Chinese citizens captured by the Ukraine army.

Up to 150 Chinese nationals could be fighting on Russia’s side. Why?

They have been showing up on both sides of the battlefield throughout the war, begging the question: Are they brave heroes, dirty mercenaries, or deluded nationalists?

A patch with a coat of arms combining the NATO insignia and that of the German federal state of Saxony is seen on a soldier’s uniform as troops of Dutch and German units take part in military exercises near Gardelegen, Germany, on Wednesday.

NATO is wooing Australia and China is not happy about it

The alliance’s increased focus on the Indo-Pacific region is irritating China, whose view of the Russia-Ukraine war aligns more with Moscow’s.

  • Rob Harris
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of one of the men on X.
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Two Chinese soldiers captured fighting for Russia

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of one of the men on X.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted footage on X showing what he said was one of two Chinese citizens captured by the Ukraine army.

Chinese men captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Zelensky says

Beijing is a close diplomatic ally of Moscow but is not publicly known to have directly aided in the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion and Zelensky did not say whether Ukraine believed the men were acting on Beijing’s orders.

  • Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk
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‘They just want to destroy us’: Anguish, anger as Ukraine buries children killed in Russian strike

A little girl was playing on a swing with her cousin when Russia launched a missile from 400 kilometres away. It reached her within minutes.

  • Lizzie Johnson and Serhii Korolchuk
Flowers and toys left on a swing seat to commemorate victims killed in Russia’s missile attack on a children play area in Kryvyi Rih.

Russia says it hit a group of military personnel. The UN says they were beauticians

The strike on Volodymyr Zelensky’s home town was the deadliest for children so far. Some victims were found in a playground.

  • Andrew E. Kramer

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/ukraine-crisis-6fid