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Editors note: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had tragic consequences for the Ukrainian people, and the wider ramifications of the conflict are only beginning to be understood. As the West imposes economic sanctions on Russia, the country is facing a period of isolation unseen since the Cold War. Here, acclaimed Russian novelist and journalist Dmitry Glukhovsky, author of the sci-fi novel series Metro 2033, writes about how Russian propaganda has taken hold of his fellow countrymen. He is based in Europe. The column is translated from Russian by Marian Schwartz.

A desperate mum has been forced to flee Ukraine with her cancer-stricken daughter so she can have access to life-saving medication. Kseniya Pobedimka's three-year-old Polina has neuroblastoma - a rare type of childhood cancer. When bombing started in Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, last week, the family knew they had to leave.

Ukraine - after Russia launched attacks across the country.Famous singer Maria has been keeping spirits up in Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv during the war by singing the Ukrainian national anthem to locals from her apartment window.Dan asked Maria if she'd considered trying to escape her war-torn country in a bid to save herself from the violence.The musician replied that she was planning on staying in the capital and will keep on singing to locals as long as it was safe to do so - adding: "I will not run from my native city because this is my home".She then sent a powerful message to Russian president Putin where she called him a "murderer" and told him "f**k you", but it threw the segment into chaos as Dan needed to intervene.Maria said: "I want to say to Putin. You are a murderer, you are [an] aggressor.", adding that Ukraine was never against Russia.She went on: "Russian singers, Russian sportsmen were in Kiev.

Josie Gibson has shared a desperate plea on social media to try to help a friend and her children who are currently trapped in Ukraine. Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine last week, sparking thousands of Ukrainians trying to flee the war-torn country to safety. One person trying to return to the UK is a friend of Josie’s who went to Ukraine with her two kids to care for an elderly relative.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy is preparing to get out. The ballroom pro, who was in the country to film as a judge for the Ukrainian version of , took to Instagram on Monday with an update for viewers following him on social media amid the crisis. The 42-year-old performer disclosed that he had been arrested in Kyiv, though he didn't share why.