# russian-invasion - Friday 1 July, 2022
# Retreat
# Retreat
An international convention bans the use of phosphorus weapons against civilians but allows it on military targets.
# Odessa Strike
The strikes, in the Bilgorod-Dnistrovsky district, were launched by aircraft that flew in from the Black Sea. The decision to abandon Snake Island "changes the situation in the Black Sea considerably," said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
# russian-invasion - Thursday 30 June, 2022
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
The UK Prime Minister said that Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman.
# russian-invasion - Monday 27 June, 2022
# Kremenchuk
# Kremenchuk
The Ukrainian defence ministry said the strike was timed to coincide with the centre’s busiest hours.
# russian-invasion - Thursday 16 June, 2022
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
It is the first time that the three leaders have visited Kyiv since Russia launched its invasion.
# russian-invasion - Tuesday 14 June, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The Ukrainian president said yesterday that the human cost of the battle for the region was “simply terrifying”.
# russian-invasion - Sunday 12 June, 2022
# Severodonetsk
# Severodonetsk
The attack comes as Russian troops continue to push for control of Severodonetsk in the east.
# russian-invasion - Saturday 11 June, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that serious battles were ongoing in Severodonetsk, a city in the east.
# russian-invasion - Friday 10 June, 2022
# Ireland Ukraine Fund
# Ireland Ukraine Fund
New figures released by the CSO show that a total of 35,670 PPSNs have been issued to people from Ukraine since early March.
# russian-invasion - Monday 6 June, 2022
# Sergei Lavrov
# Sergei Lavrov
Bulgaria, Macedonia and Montenegro refused a request for Sergei Lavrov’s plane to pass through their airspaces.
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
Officials earlier said that Ukrainian troops had beaten back Russian forces to control half of the flashpoint eastern city.
# russian-invasion - Saturday 4 June, 2022
# Severodonetsk
# Severodonetsk
Crews sometimes arrive at a location only to be forced to retreat because of the fighting.
# russian-invasion - Wednesday 1 June, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
It comes after US President Joe Biden announced his country is sending a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems to aid Ukrainian forces.
# russian-invasion - Tuesday 31 May, 2022
# Severodonetsk
# Severodonetsk
EU leaders have agreed to put sanctions on most Russian oil imports.
# russian-invasion - Saturday 28 May, 2022
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
In his daily address to Ukrainians, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russians had “concentrated maximum artillery, maximum reserves in Donbas”.
# russian-invasion - Wednesday 11 May, 2022
# Women And Children
# Women And Children
GOAL’s Mary Van Lieshout says Ukrainian refugees are vulnerable to exploitation and government agencies and NGOs must do more to protect them.
# russian-invasion - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
It comes as a top US official warned that Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war that may not end with Russian victory in the east.
# russian-invasion - Friday 6 May, 2022
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
Ukrainian fighters say “assault operations” continued despite a ceasefire.
# russian-invasion - Tuesday 3 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The UK and EU are moving to give more support to Ukraine and further sanction Russia respectively.
# russian-invasion - Sunday 1 May, 2022
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
Doctors say Russia’s targeting of civilians is having a severe impact on many Ukrainians mental health.
# russian-invasion - Thursday 28 April, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
In a statement from the White House, Biden said the US is “not attacking Russia”.
# russian-invasion - Friday 22 April, 2022
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said today that it has detailed a “horror story” of violations perpetrated against civilians.
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Russia says it has “liberated” the city, with just a few thousand Ukrainian soldiers left in the Azovstal plant complex.
# Ukrainian Refugees
Céimin Burke speaks to volunteers at a disused shopping centre just 11 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. Groups include people from around Europe who came to border areas and directly offered lifts to arriving refugees. Irish charities among those working to set up safe travel routes for refugees and helping with those providing essential items and legal support.
# russian-invasion - Thursday 21 April, 2022
Live
Apr 21st 2022, 7:10 PM
Russia's defence minister said it controls all of Mariupol except the Azovstal plant. The prime ministers of Spain and Denmark have arrived on a visit to Kyiv. Ukraine said nine bodies have been found outside Kyiv, some with signs of torture.
# russian-invasion - Wednesday 20 April, 2022
# Przemysl
Przemyśl became a hub for Ukrainian refugees as soon as the war broke out. The city has adapted its operations to deal with a new phase of the crisis. Volunteers from all over the world are helping the city cope with the influx of people.
# russian-invasion - Monday 18 April, 2022
# Medyka
There are now large numbers of people returning to Ukraine as well as leaving it Security is much tighter, with more organisations rather than individuals on the ground The traffic at the border stretches out of sight filling three lanes, reports Céimin Burke from the border
# Mariupol
# Mariupol
Ukraine has pledged to fight on and defend the port city.
# russian-invasion - Saturday 16 April, 2022
# Refuge
Nadia Melnychuk moved from Kyiv to Bucha with her husband during the pandemic. Soon, that town would become internationally known for scenes of devastation and horror under Russian occupation. Nadia has shared her story of escaping Bucha, travelling to Ireland, and the beauty of the town she had to leave behind.
# russian-invasion - Friday 15 April, 2022
# Persona Non Grata
# Persona Non Grata
The European Union decried the move as “unjustified”.
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
A freshly released poll shows little support for a change in Ireland’s neutral stance.
# russian-invasion - Tuesday 12 April, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
In his nightly address, Zelenskyy made another plea to his allies for more weapons.
# russian-invasion - Monday 11 April, 2022
Live
Apr 11th 2022, 8:15 PM
Here are all the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. The city of Kharkiv came under heavy shelling today. A meeting between Austria's Chancellor and Russian President Vladimir Putin was “direct, open and hard”.
# Roderic O'Gorman
# Roderic O'Gorman
Roderic O’Gorman said Ireland won’t be able to accommodate all arrivals in own-room settings.
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
In his most recent nightly address, the Ukrainian president accused Russia of trying to evade responsibility for war crimes
# russian-invasion - Friday 8 April, 2022
Live
Apr 8th 2022, 5:00 PM
At least 50 people have been killed, including five children, in an attack on a train station Odessa imposed a weekend curfew over a "missile strike threat" from Russia in the wake of the attack The Taoiseach visited Finland this morning to discuss Ukraine and other global issues
# Kramatorsk
# Kramatorsk
Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Russia as an “evil with no limits”.
# russian-invasion - Thursday 7 April, 2022
# New Sanctions
# New Sanctions
The deal was given the final political go-ahead in a meeting of EU ambassadors and will be enacted once published in the EU’s official journal.
# russian-invasion - Wednesday 6 April, 2022
# New Sanctions
# New Sanctions
Taoiseach Micheál Martin called for the “toughest sanctions” to be placed on Russia by the EU.
Live
Apr 6th 2022, 6:30 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Dáil and the Seanad this morning He said that Russia is trying to destroy "everything that makes us Ukrainians" The Taoiseach said he welcomed Ukraine's application to join the EU
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