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Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland, Larysa Gerasko and Anna Krys, Chair of the Ukrainian Irish Chamber of Commerce at the launch of the Ukrainian Irish Chamber of Commerce

Ukrainian Irish Chamber of Commerce launched

A new association has been established aimed at strengthening long-term economic cooperation between Ukraine and Ireland.

Business • 5 hrs

Tony Connelly climbs over used drones at the the so-called drone cemetery in Kharkiv

Watch: Evidence of alleged war crimes gathered in Ukraine

Investigators in Ukraine are continuing to gather vast amounts of evidence of alleged Russian war crimes committed during four years of war in the hopes of future prosecutions at a special tribunal in The Hague.

Ukraine • 02 Mar

Close up of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine peace talks still expected this week - Zelensky

A new round of US-brokered peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, scheduled for this week, has not been canceled following the weekend strikes on Iran ⁠by the US and Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Ukraine • 02 Mar

A section of a block of flats destroyed by a Russian glide bomb in 2023

Living with war is the new normal in Ukraine's Kharkiv

It does not take long to realise that residents of Kharkiv have adapted to a strange, new reality.

World • 01 Mar

A female utility worker operates at the scene of a Russian strike drone hit on a residential high-rise in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Four years on: Kharkiv's blend of anguish and defiance

Kharkiv locals mark fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin's war with blend of anguish and defiance, as the skies echo with air-raid sirens each hour, writes our Europe Editor Tony Connelly from Ukraine.

Analysis and Comment • 28 Feb

Watch: Inside one of Kharkiv's underground schools

Pupils at schools in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have attended classes under ground since 2024 as a security precaution against daily Russian drone and missile strikes on the city.

Ukraine • 27 Feb

Return to Clare 'sobering' after Ukraine work - volunteer

As the war in Ukraine now enters its fifth year, Irish humanitarian workers who have recently returned from Ukraine have spoken of the difficulties and challenges of working in war-ravaged eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine • 27 Feb

Utility workers unload OSB panels at the site of a residential high-rise damaged by a Russian strike drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine

US, Ukraine talk future reconstruction as war grinds on

Ukrainian and US officials met in Geneva for talks on post-war reconstruction despite a deadlock in negotiations with Russia, and officials in Kyiv hoped to finalise key details of a settlement at a trilateral meeting early next month.

Ukraine • 27 Feb

Margarita Belkina in her Kharkiv apartment damaged by a Russian drone strike

Watch: 'If I die, I want to die here' - Kharkiv pensioner

In Saltivskyi, a northern suburb of Kharkiv, a residential apartment block bore the impact of a Russian-launched Shahed drone that struck the building just before 4am.

Ukraine • 27 Feb

Kharkiv's ballet dancers perform in defiance of invasion

The last time that dancers from the Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre performed for a packed house in their usual venue above ground was on 23 February 2022.

Ukraine • 26 Feb

Head shots of Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Ukraine eyes leaders' meeting after next trilateral talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a phone call with US President Donald Trump, after which he said that Kyiv expects trilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the US next month to lead to a leaders meeting.

Ukraine • 26 Feb

A couple embrace in front of a makeshift memorial for Ukrainian and foreign soldiers during at Independence Square in Kyiv

Ukraine war 'stain on our conscience', says UN chief

Four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the war there remained "as a stain on our collective conscience" and reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire.

Ukraine • 24 Feb

'A privilege' - Dublin woman in Ukraine for anniversary

A woman from Dublin says it was 'a privilege' to join people in Kyiv's Maidan Square honouring the thousands of Ukrainian soldiers who have been killed in combat since Russia launched its full-scale invasion four years ago today.

Ukraine • 25 Feb

d foreign solA person stands at a makeshift memorial to fallen Ukrainian andiers in Independence Square in Kyiv

Trump, G7 leaders back Ukraine on war anniversary

Leaders of the G7 global powers, including US President Donald Trump, have reaffirmed their "unwavering support for Ukraine" in a statement on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion.

Ukraine • 24 Feb

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer takes part in a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing via video link

As it happened: Russia urged to agree to ceasefire

Follow live updates as today marks the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine • 24 Feb

A daughter hugs her fagther with Ukrainian flag in foreground

Ukraine needs €500bn to rebuild - World Bank, UN, EU say

Ukraine needs €500 billion to rebuild from the destruction caused by Russia's four-year invasion, the World Bank, UN and EU have revealed.

EU • 23 Feb

A wounded Ukrainian serviceman walks past makeshift memorial for fallen soliders

EU ire as Hungary stalls new Russia sanctions

The EU's top diplomat said she did not expect to get a deal on new Russia sanctions today after Hungary vowed to block them unless Ukraine re-opens a key oil pipeline.

Ukraine • 23 Feb

Podcast: War in Ukraine four years after Russian invasion

A planned European Union loan of €90bn for Ukraine has been blocked by Hungary ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion.

Behind the Story • 23 Feb

Fire engulfs a building with tree in the foreground

Missiles pound Kyiv ahead of Russia invasion anniversary

Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of strike drones and ballistic and cruise ⁠missiles, focusing on energy infrastructure, the Ukrainian military and local officials have said.

World • 22 Feb

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Ukrainian Irish Chamber of Commerce launched

Watch: Evidence of alleged war crimes gathered in Ukraine

Ukraine peace talks still expected this week - Zelensky

Living with war is the new normal in Ukraine's Kharkiv

Four years on: Kharkiv's blend of anguish and defiance

Watch: Inside one of Kharkiv's underground schools

Return to Clare 'sobering' after Ukraine work - volunteer

US, Ukraine talk future reconstruction as war grinds on

Watch: 'If I die, I want to die here' - Kharkiv pensioner

Kharkiv's ballet dancers perform in defiance of invasion

Ukraine eyes leaders' meeting after next trilateral talks

Ukraine war 'stain on our conscience', says UN chief

'A privilege' - Dublin woman in Ukraine for anniversary

Trump, G7 leaders back Ukraine on war anniversary

As it happened: Russia urged to agree to ceasefire

Ukraine needs €500bn to rebuild - World Bank, UN, EU say

EU ire as Hungary stalls new Russia sanctions

Podcast: War in Ukraine four years after Russian invasion

Missiles pound Kyiv ahead of Russia invasion anniversary

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