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Lieutenant Ilia Samoilenko served at Mariupol with the Azov Regiment and was taken prisoner after the city’s fall, but has now been released.

EL PAÍS joined investigators as they exhumed bodies from a wooded area of the town. Many of the victims were shot, while others were found with rope tied around their necks

First exhumations show victims were killed by gunshot, artillery fire and mines. President Zelenskiy said there were children and families among the dead

To restore infrastructure damaged by the Russian invasion, experts from Ukrainian Railways have entered the newly-liberated territory

Ukrainian forces have retaken dozens of towns and villages near the border and caused Russian troops to retreat

The Taliban, who financed their insurgency with opium trafficking, now face the problem of more than three million drug addicts in Afghanistan

The US-led war on international terrorism has failed to break the historic pact between Bin Laden and Mullah Omar

The Taliban accuse the US of breaking the Doha agreement by killing the leader of Al Qaeda, while Washington suggests it is Afghanistan that violated the deal by sheltering terrorists

A morgue on the outskirts of Kyiv became the frontline of the war for a pacifist volunteer

Missiles shake two areas of capital causing no civilian victims but significant material damage, a reminder that the entire country remains under threat

A ride with trains chief Oleksandr Kamishin reveals the fight to transport evacuees, aid, returnees and grain exports while under constant Russian attack

The March 27 attack against Moscow forces in a forest camp near Bucha destroyed nearly everything within a 300-meter radius. Two months later, the wreckage is still visible

Now that a return of the enemy has been ruled out, the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital are focusing on reconstruction, reopening businesses and restoring utilities

Residents in the Ukrainian capital are trying to carry on with their lives as best as possible without forgetting that their city remains one of Russia’s targets

Ukrainians evacuated from villages controlled by Russian troops recount scenes of violence and abuse: ‘They stole all the men’s clothes and the women’s as well’

From retired colonels leading neighborhood watches to cooks preparing sandbags, thousands of people are doing their best to hold off the Russian tanks

As Putin vows only to halt his offensive if Ukraine lays down its arms and meets his terms, the situation on the ground in Mariupol is “unfit for human life”

With roads unstable and gasoline in short supply, rail has become one of the few options for those escaping the conflict in Ukraine. Women and children are fleeing, while men must stay and defend their country

President Zelenskyy urges citizens to ignore rumors of surrender as civilians join the army in the battle for the Ukrainian capital

Russian troops have advanced into Kyiv, where fighting is taking place just two miles from the parliament. At least 137 people have been reported dead since the offensive began on Thursday

Thousands of residents of the capital, Kyiv, sought shelter from Russian air strikes, in scenes reminiscent of days long gone

Thousands of people are fleeing the Ukrainian capital, heading as far as possible from the border with Russia

The decision to repatriate 740 youngsters who crossed into the Spanish exclave in May is facing growing opposition, with the United Nations also criticizing the move

Spain’s top judges have struck down an appeal to save the anti-pollution plan, which the current mayor wants to replace with a new system. Until then, it is unclear whether fines will continue to be enforced

EL PAÍS travels to the so-called “red belt” of the region to find out why so many voters cast their ballot for victorious candidate Isabel Díaz Ayuso rather than the socialist parties

EL PAÍS goes inside the events held in private homes and bars in violation of the restrictions in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus

A picture of the aftermath of Spanish Civil War bombings published in 1937 triggered a successful movement to save a crumbling property from demolition and find decent housing for its struggling residents