Radiation levels at Chernobyl spike dramatically as Russian troops keep workers hostage

Though most people may have one image in their mind when it comes to a shoulder, in reality, bravery has no one face. As Russian forces close in on the Ukrainian city of Kyiv, former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna, 31, is taking up arms, warning Instagram followers: “‘Everyone who crosses the Ukrainian border with the intent to invade will be killed!’

At home in Studio City, California, filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky carefully unfolds a blue and white Ukrainian flag. The once bright hues are darkened with soot, the fabric frayed at the edges.

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Kristina Rihanoff has slammed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A former Miss Grand Ukraine has been pictured holding an assault rifle.

Russia and commemorates the founding of the Red Army as well as being a general celebration of the armed forces. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine under the pretense of "peacekeeping" the next day, on February 24.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly “raging” in his lair in the Urals, demanding to know why the invasion of Ukraine is taking so long. Russian troops are encountering fierce resistance as they lay siege to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, and are taking unexpectedly high casualties in the hand-to-hand fighting in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv.Riho Terras, Estonia’s former defence chief, tweeted: "Putin is furious, he thought that the whole war would be easy and everything would be done in one to four days.“The Russians are in shock of the fierce resistance they have encountered."He added that the Russian forces don’t appear to have a "tactical plan" to take Ukraine.Terras said Putin's invasion plan relied on “sowing panic among civilians and armed forces and forcing [Ukrainian President] Zelenskyy to flee".But in response to a US offer of a flight out of the besieged capital, Zelenskyy replied, “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.”Terras also shared an image of what he says is a Russian military intelligence report that he captioned: "Putin is raging.

Vladimir Putin. The sporting world has been heavily critical of the Russian president following his decision to undergo what he calls "a special military operation" against Ukraine.

Russian troops continue to advance across Ukraine, and despite slower progress than originally anticipate few military analysts doubt that if Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to unleash the full weight of his country’s formidable war machine the Ukrainian army would face defeat. But taking Ukraine is one thing.

 Saturday Night Live in a move away from the show’s traditional opening sketch.The Chorus, who were founded in 1949 as a way for Ukrainian immigrants to “preserve and cultivate the rich musical heritage of Ukraine”, were introduced by SNL regulars Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon at the show’s opening.Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24.The Chorus went on to perform an emotive rendition of ‘Prayer For Ukraine’, which you can watch below.After that, the show went on to reveal a set of candles in the shape of the word ‘Kiev’, Ukraine’s capital, which is still currently under siege.“Prayer for Ukraine” performed by Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York pic.twitter.com/5pi2l1Olpx— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 27, 2022198 Ukrainians – including three children – have been killed at the time of writing, according to Health Minister Viktor Liashko. A further 1,115 people have reportedly been wounded, including 33 children (via Al Jazeera).

supports HTML5 videoMaksim Chmerkovskiy has been forced to seek refuge in a bomb shelter in Kyiv amid Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.The country has come under intense gunfire and bombing since Thursday, when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack.Overnight, airfields and gas pipelines appear to have been hit, and the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine confirmed that missiles also hit a radioactive waste disposal site near Kyiv.The Dancing With The Stars professional has now posted clips on his Instagram story from the capital city, insisting that he was staying safe.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our live blog: Russia-Ukraine live‘Hey everybody, I’m in the bomb shelter, aka a parking lot,’ the 42-year-old began, panning the camera to show cars lined up behind him.‘A lot of people here that I don’t want to show. I have no idea what I’m doing and I just don’t want to do something that I shouldn’t.‘I’m safe, I’m in a bomb shelter but Kyiv is under a serious attack from what I understand, from what I heard. ‘We had a crazy alarm so we all ran downstairs.’‘As soon as I know something concrete that I check out, I’ll throw it on my feed.

Russia appears to be looking to hold peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy following Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering an invasion on Thursday.The leader of Ukraine has said his country is ready for peace talks with Russia, but will not conduct these in Belarus, which was an invasion staging ground.Ukrainian forces are believed to have held off Russian troops advancing on the capital of Kyiv as Russian forces attacked oil and gas facilities in Ukraine overnight, causing huge explosions.Russian missiles targeted an oil terminal in Vasylkiv, southwest of Kyiv, according to the town's mayor.The results of the blasts reportedly sent huge flames and billowing black smoke into the sky as mayor Natalia Balasinovich said: "The enemy wants to destroy everything."Heavy fighting has also been reported in Kharkiv, where Russia blew up a natural gas pipeline, a Ukrainian state agency said.Russian troops were later seen entered Kharkiv, Ukraine's interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said on Telegram.These videos, posted by him and a state agency, showed several military vehicles moving on a street and in a separate video, a burning tank.Western allies have prepared new sanctions, including banishing key Russia banks from the main global payments system.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised Ukrainians for “fighting heroically” as allies unveiled new measures to hit Russia’s financial system.Mr Johnson also said the West is “tightening the economic ligature” around Russia, with Britain, the US, Canada and the European Union together announcing that selected Russian banks would be excluded from the Swift global payments system.The Prime Minister added: “Let’s be in no doubt, things are not going all

A Russian billionaire who lives in a Scots castle said the West must stop being afraid of Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has secret plans for his ongoing invasion of Ukraine which have been uncovered by both MI6 and Ukrainian intelligence sources. The revelations come as Ukraine bravely holds off Russia's advance on the capital Kyiv for a fourth consecutive night.

Prince William and Kate Middleton voiced their support for Ukraine.

Russian TV channels seem to have been hacked and are broadcasting Ukrainian songs, reports have said.It comes as Russian government websites are also down.The official website of the Kremlin, the office of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, is currently offline.Reports claim cyberattacks are the cause of kremlin.ru being down as well as other various government and state media web pages.In an eerie clip posted online by hacker group Anonymous, a member of the masked group issues a message directly to the Russian president.They tell him to resign and restore the rights of the Ukrainian people.The message, which was read in English but had Russian subtitles, said: "Greetings Russian President Vladimir Putin."We have been patiently waiting for you to respond to our most recent request, but we find ourselves growing impatient of your foot-dragging."Unfortunately it seems you have made the option to ignore our presence and therefore we have decided to dedicate an operation specifically for you."A present of sorts."The person continues to name other times the group has taken websites offline.They then add: "Your recent attempt to threaten Finland and Sweden is shameful."You threaten to invade those countries if they join NATO. "We took down the websites of the federal anti-monopoly service, Kremlin, Russia Today, and many other Russian government-associated websites.

Like so many of Manchester's Ukranian community, Stefan Jajecznyk watched in horror as President Vladimir Putin launched his all-out invasion on Thursday.

Manchester is to suspend a 'friendship agreement' with St Petersburg following the Russian invasion of Ukraine it has been confirmed.

NME about the ongoing conflict with Russia, and what the rest of the world can do to help.Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on Thursday (February 24).In the time since the invasion launched, 198 Ukrainians – including three children – have been killed at the time of writing, according to Health Minister Viktor Liashko. A further 1,115 people have reportedly been wounded, including 33 children (via Al Jazeera). Russian authorities have not released casualty figures for their forces.Speaking to NME from London, where they have lived for nine years, electro-pop duo Bloom Twins described the situation as “terrifying”.“It has really affected us,” said singer Anna Kuprienko.

Ukraine.Schwarzenegger's comments come in light of Russian President Vladimir Putin declaring war on Ukraine on February 24.Putin has sent thousands of troops over the border and ordered air strikes on the country.The Independent reported on Friday that at least 136 Ukrainians have been killed, with 316 wounded.After Putin declared war on Ukraine, Vitali, who is the Mayor of the Ukranian capital Kyiv, and his brother issued an appeal to the country's international partners.In the video posted on social media, Vitali, 50, told his 249,000 followers: "I’m calling to all international partners to observe this tragedy that is happening nowadays in Ukraine and this senseless war which is not going to have any winners or losers."I just want to tell you we must stay united against this aggression, this Russian aggression. "Don’t let it continue happening in Ukraine, don’t let it happen in Europe and eventually in the world.""United we’re strong.

Vladimir Putin will use deadly thermobaric weapons to take Kyiv after the Ukrainian military stopped his first-wave blitzkrieg from taking the capital.Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday morning, sparking a wave of death and destruction across the country.

Further doubt has been cast on Scotland 's play-off with Ukraine, as players could be called up to fight in the escalating response to Russia's invasion.