Vor rund einem Monat, am 24. Februar, hat Russland auf Befehl von Präsident Wladimir Putin das Nachbarland Ukraine angegriffen. Die Kämpfe dort gehen mit unveränderter Härte weiter. Die wichtigsten Entwicklungen im Ukraine-Krieg finden Sie unten…
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