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What did Ukraine's week of shocks look like?

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A look back at the days around 30 June 2023, when a rebellion in Russia, a deadly strike in Kramatorsk and a visit to Kyiv competed for attention.

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What did 27 June 2023 show about the war?

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A Kramatorsk strike, Prigozhin's arrival in Belarus and steady Ukrainian gains marked a day in which the war's pressures converged.

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What the Storm Shadow strike on a Crimea bridge signalled

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A look back at reports of damage to a link between southern Ukraine and occupied Crimea, and the diplomacy that preceded it.

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Did a missile strike overshadow Africa's peace mission?

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A look back at 16 June 2023, when a Russian missile attack interrupted a visit to Ukraine by African officials.

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What did the African peace mission see in Kyiv?

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A visit by African officials was interrupted by Russian missile fire, as reported on 16 June 2023.

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What did Russia claim about a Leopard 2?

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A look back at a Russian Defence Ministry claim about Ukrainian armour in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and the evacuations under way nearby.

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Kyiv under missile fire as Moscow targets a US senator

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A look back at 29 May 2023, when Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital and a Russian ministry issued a warrant for Lindsey Graham.

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Can reciting a poem lead to prison in Russia?

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A retrospective on a Tver Oblast court ruling against a poet and on a car bombing that wounded a Russian nationalist writer.

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Kremlin drones and Kherson shelling: two days on

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A retrospective look at the claims and counterclaims that followed events reported on 3 May 2023, from Moscow to Crimea to Kherson Oblast.

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What did 14 April 2023 reveal about the war?

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A deadly missile strike on Sloviansk came as the fallout from leaked U.S. documents on the war continued to unfold.

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What the April 2023 Pentagon leaks exposed

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A retrospective on the classified-document leaks that confirmed Ukrainian military vulnerabilities while Russian strikes continued on the ground.

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What did 2 April 2023 bring to the war's edges?

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A bombing in Saint Petersburg and diplomatic moves in the days before marked the period around 2 April 2023.

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Why did Austrian lawmakers walk out on Zelenskyy?

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A protest in Vienna over neutrality sat against a backdrop of Russian nuclear signalling and NATO enlargement.

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What did 27 March 2023 change for NATO?

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A look back at a day when Hungary approved Finland's NATO accession and a Russian missile strike hit Sloviansk.

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Depleted uranium shells and Kyiv's ammunition push

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A look back at the military aid announcements and the Russian response in the days around 21 March 2023.

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What 17 March 2023 meant for Ukraine's allies

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An ICC warrant, fighter jet pledges and a Hungarian vote date marked a day of movement in support for Ukraine and in NATO enlargement.

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Two incidents that shaped 14 March 2023

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A look back at a Black Sea drone collision and a Lithuanian parliamentary vote on Wagner.

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What did 10 March 2023 reveal about the war?

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A look back at a war measured in missiles over western Ukraine and street fighting in Bakhmut, drawing on reports from the days before 10 March 2023.

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Finland's NATO vote and a war's first anniversary

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A look back at 1 March 2023, when Finland's parliament approved NATO accession days after the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.

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Finland's vote and a week of war signals

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A look back at 1 March 2023, when Finland's parliament approved NATO accession while the war's first anniversary still shaped diplomacy and aid.

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