The southern port city of Mykolaiv was one of the first places Russian forces attacked in February. Intense shelling in the city has forced many residents to flee, but some of the city’s elderly population has been left to fend for themselves.
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This was a camp, a defensive position, and among the wreckage are signs of the soldiers who once lived here. There are small gold foil pots of food rations, vodka bottles, underwear and socks. Mis-matching camouflage, and a civilian brightly-patterned sleeping bag
“We also have information that as well as those tens of thousands of dead, many have disappeared,” he said. “We know their documents have been replaced, they were given Russian passports and taken deep into Russia – some to camps, some to
Mykola Gorbachov is president of the Ukrainian Grain Association, which represents 40 major exporting companies. On the phone from the capital, Kyiv, he tells me: “For the moment, we have enough stocks, about 20 million tonnes of grain. And we can export
The full capture of the city could see significant numbers of Russian troops, so far used to contain and prevent resupply in Mariupol, reconstituted and moved elsewhere, particularly in other parts of the eastern Donbas region, where Moscow is gearing up for
The woman was in her 40s. She was taken out of her home, say neighbours, and held in the bedroom of a house nearby whose occupants had evacuated when the war began. The well-decorated room, with ornate wallpaper and a bed with
“Maybe if he had gone to fight somewhere else, he would have returned here in one piece,” she says, struggling to speak through her tears. “When my husband told the Russians, ‘Take me instead,’ they pointed a machine gun at him and
Surgeon Victor Borisovich said six people died before they had a chance to operate. Another two died after surgery – including a young child. Victor says many were life-threatening injuries, which he lists as “amputations, torn limbs, torn feet, stomach wounds and
Down in the basement of the main building, are dormitory style rooms which have been completely ransacked. The floor is littered with rugs, mattresses, clothes, shoes and other personal belongings of the Ukrainian national guard who were held there. Officials at Chernobyl