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‘Some women have been forced into sex acts to cross a checkpoint’

As war in Ukraine rages, health services for women are perilous and they are particularly vulnerable to layers of abuse.

Russian attack in Ukraine's Dnipro

‘I had no idea I’d never go back’: Mariupol survivors, a year on

Al Jazeera catches up with former residents of the city where Russia is alleged to have carried out atrocities.

People leaving from Mariupol train station to Kyiv.

As bombs fall, Muslims in Ukraine face difficult Ramadan

Preparations for fasting month both hard and emotional for Ukraine’s Muslim population following Russian invasion.

Turkish imam Mehmet Yuce walks down the steps after evening pray in a mosque in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 12, 2022. The Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey says a group of 86 Turkish nationals, including 34 children, are among those sheltering in a mosque in the besieged city of Mariupol

Dozens of Turks remain sheltering in Mariupol mosque

While about 50 Turkish citizens have escaped the besieged city in recent days, about 30 remain.

Members of the Ukrainian Turkish diaspora pray in a mosque in Mariupol, Ukraine

Dnipro volunteers hard at work to help those under Russian attack

Residents in the Ukrainian city mobilise to help organise support for soldiers and people in need.

Dnipro volunteers hard at work to help those under Russian attack

On the road in eastern Ukraine, everywhere is the front line

Al Jazeera witnesses the scramble to defend eastern Ukrainian cities as Russian forces close in.

Empty streets of Mariupol on Feb 26, 2022.

‘Not going to leave’: Ukrainians in Mariupol await Russian attack

Throngs of Ukrainians have volunteered to give blood since Russia launched a full-scale invasion on the country.

Oleg, 28, donating blood in Mariupol

Amid attacks, Ukrainians seek shelter in a subterranean church

On the first day of Russia’s invasion, in a church in Mariupol, people were torn about whether to stay or flee.

People praying at a church.