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Russia is retreating rapidly from Kyiv and Chernihiv in the north as they change tactics, said Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, who warned they would redeploy troops in the east. Meanwhile, the Red Cross said they would try once again to get to the besieged port city of Mariupol.View on euronews
The bombardment of residential areas of the southern port city of Mariupol continued on Wednesday when the city's Drama Theatre was hit. Up to a thousand civilians were seeking shelter there, according to local authorities.View on euronews
A Russian attack on Kherson in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday killed one person and caused serious damage in the city's centre, the region's governor said, and a Russian drone strike killed another civilian in the frequently targeted city of Nikopol.
In Ukraine, more than half of Mariupol's inhabitants have fled the southern city, preferring not to live under Russian occupation. Among them are conductor Vasyl Kryachuk and some of his musicians, who decided to rebuild the orchestra he himself founded some 35 years ago. The "Renaissance" chamber orchestra of Mariupol has now found refuge in the capital Kyiv. Kryachuk showcases the Ukrainian repertoire, in particular scores that are rarely performed or have been overshadowed by pieces from Russian composers, whom he boycotts. FRANCE 24's Tarek Kai reports.
Russian filmmakers, cut off from the West due to the Ukraine conflict, are using Kaliningrad, with its European charm, as a backdrop.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.
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