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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Taking Thousands of Children from the Country
Ukraine accused Russia of "forcibly transferring" 2,389 children from the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk to Russia on Tuesday.
Iryna Venediktova, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General, stated that Ukraine is investigating reports of Russia taking children from the regions.
In a tweet,...
Europe
Greek FM Dendias to Accompany Humanitarian Mission to Mariupol
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday that he intends to accompany a humanitarian mission to Mariupol, Ukraine that is being flattened by constant Russian shelling.
"I am requesting today in an official note sent to the Ukrainian side...
Diaspora
History of the Greeks in Ukraine: Staying Silent We Betray Our Heritage
The history of the Greeks’ presence on the northern shore of the Black Sea, what is now Ukraine and Russia, goes back millennia, even before the Classical Greek era.
The Myceneans, one of history’s first seafaring cultures, knew the Black...
Europe
Mariupol Braces for Russian Blitz as Ukraine Rejects Surrender Ultimatum
Ukraine has rejected a deadline given by Russia for forces to surrender the city of Mariupol by 05:00 Moscow time, 04:00 local time on Monday.
“Lay down your arms,” Col-Gen Mikhail Mizintsev, the director of the Russian national defense management...
Europe
Russia Targets Mariupol Art School in Bombing
Russian forces bombed an art school in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine where 400 people sought shelter, Ukrainian officials announced on Sunday.
Ukrainian officials stated that the entire building was reduced to rubble, and claimed that there were likely many...
Greek News
Greek Diplomat in Mariupol, Ukraine Arrives in Greece
Greek diplomat Manolis Androulakis, who was the last remaining Western diplomat left in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine, arrived in Greece from Bucharest on Sunday evening.
When Androulakis arrived at the Athens International Airport on Sunday, his family, including his...
Europe
Russian Airstrike Destroys Military Barracks in Mykolaiv, Ukraine
A Russian attack on Ukrainian military barracks in the southern city of Mykolaiv may have left scores of troops dead on Friday.
The airstrike hit the 36th Ukrainian Naval Infantry Brigade in the Black Sea town early on Friday, as...
Europe
Greece Vows to Rebuild Bombed Maternity Hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday said the country is ready to rebuild a maternity hospital destroyed last week by Russian shelling in the southeast Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
“I want to express my abhorrence for what is happening...
Europe
Greek Diplomat in Mariupol Describes Possible Russian War Crimes
A Greek official, who was the last remaining western diplomat in Mariupol, Ukraine, described harrowing scenes that may constitute war crimes after he was finally evacuated from the city.
Manolis Androulakis, Greece's Consul General, who spoke to journalist Kostas Onisenko...
Europe
Mariupol Theatre Where “Hundreds Were Sheltering” is Bombed
Officials in Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russian forces bombed a theater where civilians were sheltering in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
The Mariupol council posted an image of the city’s theater, showing it had sustained heavy damage...