March 27, 2022
Canada stepping up to help solve Global energy crisis
Prices have soared as a result of Russian supplies being squeezed because of its invasion of Ukraine. Canada's natural resources minister said many countries are committed "to help as much as we can in terms of displacing Russian oil and gas".The…
March 27, 2022
Officials believe Russia hacked Ukrainian satellite communications
Russia is believed to have hacked US satellite communications provider Viasat on the day of its invasion of Ukraine. Western intelligence agencies have been investigating the incident and while they have not yet made a public accusation, they…
March 27, 2022
Five wounded after explosions hit western city of Lviv
Several explosions hit the city of Lviv, in western Ukraine, regional officials said. The governor of the Lviv region, Maksym Kozytskyi, said five people had been injured, and that rocket fire had hit a fuel storage facility and a factory. Lviv has…
March 22, 2022
Ukrainian refugee numbers reach 3.4 million
More than 3.4 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, according to the latest figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Monday's update showed that, of those refugees, more than 2 million have crossed the border…
March 21, 2022
Russia trying to starve Mariupol into surrender
A Ukrainian MP has accused Russia of trying to starve the besieged port city of Mariupol into surrendering. Dmytro Gurin was speaking soon after Ukraine rejected a Russian deadline demanding Mariupol's defenders lay down their arms in exchange for…
March 21, 2022
Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello to perform at UK’s Concert for Ukraine benefit
It looks as though Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello may have an opportunity to perform their new duet, "Bam Bam," live on stage next week. Both stars have been announced as performers at Concert for Ukraine, a two-hour fundraising event taking place in…
March 18, 2022
Putin’s precise demand for the end of this crisis
Turkey has positioned itself with great care to be the go-between with Russia and Ukraine - and this seems to be paying off. On Thursday afternoon, President Vladimir Putin rang the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and told him what Russia's…
March 18, 2022
Delta warns oil increases mean higher ticket prices
Higher oil prices are set to lead to a 10% increase in air fares, according to the boss of one of the world's biggest airlines.Delta Air Lines head Ed Bastian told the BBC the final impact "really depends where fuel prices settle". Oil prices have…
March 15, 2022
Ukraine now using facial recognition tool to detect russian infiltrators
A system that searches a database of billions of facial images could help Ukraine uncover Russian infiltrators, fight misinformation and identify the dead, a company has said.Facial recognition firm Clearview AI has offered its services to Ukraine's…
March 13, 2022
Kyiv terrain will slow Russian troops, say Ukraine generals
At a briefing in their war room on Monday, the two Ukrainian generals responsible for the defence of Kyiv told the BBC how their forces were fighting hard to keep Russian artillery out of range, and explained why they believe the city has strengths…