Two beluga whales have been rescued from the besieged city of Kharkiv in Ukraine and taken to an aquarium in Valencia, Spain. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second biggest city, which sits near its border with Russia, has seen a spate of Russian attacks in recent weeks. Watch in for more details!

Beluga Whales evacuated from war-zone Kharkiv to Spain's Valencia

Vladimir Putin’s forces have made further gains in at least three locations along the eastern front in Ukraine – including for the first time in several months an advance in the northern Kharkiv region – again highlighting Kyiv’s need for ammunition and weapons from the United States and other allies. Russia’s tactical advances are now daily and reflect the new tempo on the battlefield since the fall of the industrial town of Avdiivka in February. Is Russia gaining tempo ahead of the arrival of U.S. weapons? WION's Shivan Chanana discusses with Dr. Sergey Markov, former spokesman for Russian president Putin, former member of the Russian parliament and director of the institute of political studies and Russian political scientist

Ukraine war: Russia makes more gains around Avdiivka | Situation worsens for Ukraine

Ukraine has quietly withdrawn its American Abrams tanks from the front line to avoid the growing threat from Russian drones. There are clear signals that the war has turned into a grinding Battle of attrition with each side trying to exhaust its enemy's resources. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine War: Zelensky says Pause in US funding helped Moscow to seize initiative

Ukraine is eagerly awaiting the much delayed US military aid but ahead of a planned fresh Russian offensive it is warning that Moscow has plans to disrupt its military supplies. Ukraine has said that Moscow is ramping up its attacks on Railways to hamper the movement of the aid supplies. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: US to provide $6 billion additional funding for Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia attacks Ukraine's railway lines to disrupt military supplies

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The Russian drones are hitting their targets they're crushing the moral and also draining Ukraine's war chest. The mounting challenges that they are posing have forced Kyiv to even sideline the American provided Abram M1 A1 battle tanks. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian drones hitting targets & draining Ukraine's war chest

Russia lost up to 20 armoured vehicles in a single failed attack in Ukraine's western Donetsk region, Ukrainian troops have claimed. Watch to know more.

Russia-Ukraine war: Frontal Russian assault fails to break through the Ukrainian line

Ukrainian troops jittery as Russia starts using powerful, gliding bombs on frontlines

Ukraine urgently needs artillery and air defenses from its allies in order to continue defending itself from Russia, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, rejecting the idea that the war had reached a stalemate two years on from Russia’s invasion.

Russia-Ukraine war: Facing weapons shortage, Kyiv builds its own

Ukraine is desperate for military aid to sustain its campaign in the battlefield. The Russian assaults are not abating. The financial aid from the United States is blocked and its only other option, Europe is also facing a new problem. The European nations are finding it difficult to produce gunpowder that is used in making artillery shells but why is this happening? Watch to know more!

Russia-Ukraine war: Europe scrambling to provide artillery shells to Ukraine

Ever since Russia captured Avdiivka, what was considered Ukraine's last big stronghold, Moscow's troops have been able to make big gains in Ukraine. Russian forces have been able to maintain momentum, since Kyiv's troops retreated from this key Donetsk town on February 17. They left in haste because they ran out of weapons.

Gravitas | Russia Makes Big Advances After Avdiivka Win | Will Ukraine Lose More Frontline Areas?

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it had withdrawn from two more villages near Avdiivka. The eastern town of Avdiivka was captured earlier this month by Russian forces. Watch this video for all details.

Russia-Ukraine war: Another setback for Ukraine as it withdraws from two villages near Avdiivka

Russia claims to have captured Ukrainian village near Avdiivka

Russia claims its troops have advanced to better positions in Ukraine's Avdiivka and Donetsk

Heads of the Group of Seven major democracies on Saturday pledged to stand by war-weary Ukraine, and Western leaders traveled to Kyiv to show solidarity on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion, with no end in the sight to the fighting. Watch to know more!

Russia-Ukraine war: EU President says, 'More than ever, we stand firmly by Ukraine'

Two years ago, on 24th February, Russian missiles hit Ukraine. What followed changed global security- from the growing fear of a nuclear war to the rush for modernising militaries around the world. Russia currently controls nearly 18% of Ukraine. Kyiv has blamed the loss of Avdiivka on the lack of weapon supplies No one is ready to waive the white flag. What happens next in the Ukraine war?

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims it is running out of weapons and shells

Volodymyr Zelensky has downplayed the loss of the eastern city of Avdiivka to Russian forces. However, the Ukrainian president admitted that the last year had been "complicated" for Ukraine. Even so, Ukraine faces a new wave of ammunition shortages; European defense officials concede that Kyiv can put up a creditable show by rationing its ammunition smartly and efficiently.

Russia-Ukraine war: After capturing Avdiivka, Russia sets eyes on southern Ukraine

Russia has claimed to have retaken a Ukrainian bridgehead on the banks of the Dnipro river. Kremlin says it has seized village of Krynky as its forces step up offensive. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine War | Russia intensifies attack against Ukraine at several positions

Russia-Ukraine War | Russia ramps up attack on Ukraine

After the capture of Avdiivka, Ukrainian forces will need a new defensive line in unforgiving terrain, while Russia tries to press its advantage. Check this report to know how the fall of Avdiivka could tilt the balance in favour of Russia as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its third year.

Russia-Ukraine war | Avdiivka fell to Russia on Saturday

Russia-Ukraine war | Beyond Avdiivka, Ukrainians fear their town could be next

Russia-Ukraine war | Fall of Avdiivka: What's next?

Is Ukraine losing the war? What does the fall of the key eastern stronghold, Avdiivka, to Russian forces mean for Ukraine?

Gravitas | Russia winning Ukraine war? Ukraine's stronghold Avdiivka falls

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