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Oscar-winner Sean Penn meets troops in frontline Ukraine

Oscar-winner Sean Penn meets troops in frontline Ukraine

US actor Sean Penn met frontline troops in Ukraine, pictures showed Wednesday, the latest appearance in a surprise tour of the war-torn country after skipping the Oscar awards ceremony on Sunday. Images published by Ukraine's 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade showed the Oscar-winner standing in front of

'We will wait for each one': Ukrainians greet POWs with tears and cheers

'We will wait for each one': Ukrainians greet POWs with tears and cheers

Larysa Gladka was among hundreds of Ukrainians lining the road stretching towards the northern border, holding flags as they anxiously fixed their gaze at the horizon. Their northern region of Chernigiv was occupied when Russian forces invaded four years ago. Now liberated, it is the gateway for freed Ukrainian prisoners

In Ukraine, Sean Penn gifted Oscar made from train carriage hit by Russia

In Ukraine, Sean Penn gifted Oscar made from train carriage hit by Russia

US actor Sean Penn, who skipped Sunday's Oscars ceremony to visit Ukraine, has been gifted a symbolic version of the famous statuette made from the damaged metal of a train carriage hit in a Russian strike. Penn, a staunch backer of Kyiv, scooped the best supporting actor award

EU to help reopen blocked oil pipeline in Ukraine

EU to help reopen blocked oil pipeline in Ukraine

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday the bloc will help reopen a damaged pipeline that pumps Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary -- after Budapest accused Kyiv of stalling on repairs in an escalating row. Tensions have ratcheted up between the neighbours over the pipeline. Hungary's Prime

Oscar-winner Sean Penn skips ceremony to visit Kyiv

Oscar-winner Sean Penn skips ceremony to visit Kyiv

Sean Penn, who won an Oscar for best supporting actor for "One Battle After Another" on Sunday, was in Ukraine on Monday where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the war-torn country. An AFP reporter saw the "Mystic River" star

Russia targets Kyiv at rush hour, kills 3 across Ukraine

Russia targets Kyiv at rush hour, kills 3 across Ukraine

Drone debris crashed onto the historic Maidan square in central Kyiv early Monday as explosions echoed out during a rare daytime Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, AFP journalists reported. The Ukrainian air force described the rush hour barrage as an "unusual" attack of "various types of

'It's adrenaline': Ukraine amputee veterans climb for recovery

'It's adrenaline': Ukraine amputee veterans climb for recovery

Energetic pop music blasted from speakers at a modern climbing gym in Kyiv as Ukrainian veterans stood at the foot of the wall doing burpees and crab walks, resistance bands looped around their prosthetic legs. The men were wounded at the front fighting off the Russian invasion, which has now