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Welcome back to our live coverage
We're resuming our live reporting on Russia's war with Ukraine. Here are the latest developments:

Grave milestone: It's 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. On the eve of the anniversary, President Zelensky said up to 100 of his soldiers were dying each day as they resisted Russia's push to control the country's eastern region.

On the ground: Russian troops are continuing their bid to take the east - particularly the city of Severodonetsk - as they try to break the last of Ukraine's defences there.

Fifth of territory: Russia now occupies a fifth of Ukraine's territory, Zelensky said on Thursday. Before the war, Russia and Russia-backed separatists accounted for less than 10% of Ukraine's make up.

Grain exports: After weeks of back and forth, Russia's defence ministry has said vessels carrying grain can leave Ukraine's ports in the Black See via "humanitarian corridors" - but it's not known when, or if, the exports will resume.

Artillery: President Zelensky told a forum in Slovakia that the supply of more Western weapons could turn the outcome of the war in Ukraine’s favour. It comes after the US this week pledged $700m (£556.7m) worth of military aid, including advanced rocket systems.

7:07
Prepare for the long haul - Stoltenberg
Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said Western countries need to "prepare for the long haul".

Speaking to reporters after meeting US President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday, Stoltenberg said Nato must continue to support Ukraine in what was becoming a long and sustained conflict:
"We just have to be prepared for the long haul because what we see is that this war has become a war of attrition where the Ukrainians are paying a high price for defending their own country on the battlefield, but also where we see that Russia is taking high casualties.

"Our responsibility is to provide support to Ukraine. Most wars - and also most likely this war - will at some stage end at the negotiating table, but what we know is that what happens around the negotiating table is very closely linked to the situation on the ground, on the battlefield, so we need to help them, to support them, so they can achieve the best possible outcome of this conflict."

7:28
WATCH: How Russian TV has reported 100 days of war

BBC Monitoring
Video by Tse Yin Lee and Suniti Singh

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Video caption: Ukraine war: How Russian TV has reported the 100 days of conflictUkraine war: How Russian TV has reported the 100 days of conflict
TV viewers in Russia see only the Kremlin's version of events in Ukraine.

From initially being told nothing of the plans to invade, to repeated claims about the need to "denazify" Ukraine, Russians are being fed a different narrative to the rest of the world.
Take a look at how Moscow's coverage has changed in the 100 days since the war began.

"If you're watching the TV in Russia, the war in Ukraine looks like a very different event."
Video of Dmitry Peskov saying Russia has never attacked anyone.
"Since it started, TV channels in Russia have devoted much of their airtime to reporting and commentary on it.
High profile presenters actively support the "special military operation". (video of several Russian TV news presenters)

When the Russian army had to withdraw from a number of fronts to refocus on the east, reporting also refocused on those areas, with little or no mention of any retreat or change of scope."
The lack of a quick victory has been explained in a number of ways."
Video RT Editor in Chief saying "we pity everyone there. That's the first thing. The second thing is that we realise that lots of people there are on our side, who are hostages."

Reporter, "Another explanation is that Russia's battle has become an existential one against the whole of the West, not just Ukraine."
(video of news presenters talking as if the entire West, or London based government, are planning to fight to defeat Russia.)

Reporter: "Russia draws on memories of fighting in World War 2 to justify its war."
(video of news presenter saying, "I view Mariupol as a little Stalingrad.")

Reporter: "Even Ukraine's victory at Eurovision, was cast in the same light."
(video of presenter saying, "Europe voted for fascism.")

Reporter: "Presenters make hyperbolic claims about the enemy..."
(video of presenter, "satanists, ghouls, the darkness,")
"and Russia's nuclear might."
(video of presenter, "another option is to plunge Britain into the depths of the sea using Russia's unmanned, underwater vehicle Poseiden. Such a barage alone also carries an extreme dose of radiation.")

Reporter, "Realistic assessments of the situation are rare, and tend to only come from former military figures."
(Video of older gentleman saying, "But first I should say you shouldn't take information sedatives. The situation for us will clearly get worse.")

Reporter, "State TV wields enormous influence in Russia. Its rhetoric is very nationalist in tone, and reporting on Ukraine often verges on hate speech. But this has been the case for a number of years. And with new laws limiting what people can say about the war, TV channels are likely to continue swaying how Russian's think."
(backdrop to reporter shows research from the Levada-Centre, April 2022
Main sources of news:
TV 70%
Social networks 30%
Internet media 30%
Friends & family 18%)
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7:45
Russian success in eastern Ukraine, but at huge cost - UK
Russia is now achieving "tactical success" in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, but it's come at a "significant resource cost", the UK's Ministry of Defence has said in its latest intelligence update.

Questions remain around Moscow's decision to concentrate so much of its "force and fires" on a single part of the overall campaign.

Looking back at the 100 days since Russia invaded its neighbour, the MoD also reminds people that Vladimir Putin's original plan - to seize the capital Kyiv and topple Ukraine's government - has failed.

However, 90% of Luhansk - part of the Donbas region - is now controlled by Russia, the update said. And it is likely Putin will have complete control of the area in the next two weeks.

8:03
Russian Pacific fleet begins week-long exercises
Russia's Pacific Fleet has launched a week-long series of exercises with more than 40 ships and up to 20 aircraft taking part, Russian news agencies quoted the defence ministry as saying.

The ministry statement said the exercises, taking place from 3 to 10 June, would involve, among other matters, "groups of ships together with naval aviation taking part in search operations for [enemy] submarines".

8:25
Kyiv's emergence from the shadow of war
James Waterhouse
Reporting from Kyiv

Children jumping and playing around a wall of sandbags
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Over a period of 100 days, the city of Kyiv has gone from stubborn normality, through complete darkness, and is now emerging into some sort of calm.

More than half the city's four million population left as a result of the Russian invasion. But in April, the tide turned.

The Russian retreat allowed Kyiv to claw back some of the reality it had lost. There were no more military checkpoints in central parts of the city.

The past few weeks have seen the city feel as normal as it has ever been. The nights are still silent with a 23:00 curfew, but the day brings more life.

8:44
Ukraine claims to have repelled attacks in the east
An update now about what's happening on the ground.

Over the last day, troops have repelled five Russian attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff said in its daily Facebook update.

Meanwhile, intense fighting continues in the centre of Severodonetsk, as well as near Studenka towards the city of Lyman.

Ukraine also claimed that "some units" of Russia's 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army had lost "at least 50%" of its personnel and weapons following fighting in Popasna, Luhansk.

The BBC has been unable to independently verify these claims.

9:03
Five ways Russia's invasion may play out
James Landale
Diplomatic correspondent

Residents look for belongings in the rubble of their home after a Russian strike in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas
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As we've been reporting, it's been 100 days since the war in Ukraine started. But how will it end? Here are five possible scenarios:

War of attrition: The war might continue for months - if not years - as Russian and Ukrainian forces grind each other down
Putin announces a ceasefire: The Russian president could surprise the world with a unilateral ceasefire, pocketing his territorial gains and declaring "victory"
Battlefield stalemate: Ukraine and Russia conclude they cannot achieve more militarily and enter talks for a political settlement
'Victory' for Ukraine: Ukraine could force Russian troops to withdraw to where they were before the invasion
'Victory' for Russia: Russia could capitalise on its gains in Donbas, freeing up forces for use elsewhere, perhaps even targeting Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, once again.

9:20
Eastern Ukraine remains focus of Russian assault
As we've been reporting, the focus of Russia's offensive has been on the eastern side of Ukraine in recent weeks, with Russian forces managing to secure about a fifth of the country.

In the eastern city of Slovyansk in the Donetsk area, the situation is tense amid reports that Russia may be preparing an assault on the city, according to the head of the city's military administration Vadym Lyakh:

"The situation is tense because the city was shelled three times this week. We had three killed, a number of people injured. The city's infrastructure is also being shelled. Currently, we have no water. We had no electricity, but this has been fixed now.

"We are constantly urging city residents to evacuate - fortunately, this process has now picked up speed. Twice as many people are now leaving compared with a week ago, but still quite a few people remain in the city - about 30% of the total population."

He estimates that about 25,000 civilians are currently in the city.

Meanwhile in Lysychansk, a city in the Luhansk area which has been under attack, the city is being constantly shelled and the situation remains difficult, says the head of the city's military administration Oleksandr Zaika:

"To get to Lysyschansk from [twin city] Severodonetsk is currently almost impossible, because fierce fighting continues there [in Severodonetsk].

"Every day, we deliver humanitarian aid and water" to civilians sheltering in Lysychansk, he adds.

9:45
No respite in Severodonetsk as air attacks rage on - governor
A Ukrainian building is pictured with a chunk of its front missing
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We've reported extensively on Russia's campaign to take eastern Ukraine, which has largely been seen via attacks on the city of Severodonetsk and helped Russia secure around 20% of overall Ukrainian territory.

Sharing his piece on the situation in Severodonetsk - the easternmost city still under Ukrainian control - Luhansk's governor Serhiy Haidai said in a Telegram post that fighting raged on.

Alongside photos of damaged buildings, Haidai recalled a number of air attacks in recent days. He said the blasts led to almost 30 homes being destroyed across the region and the death of a resident in Lysychansk.

He also listed various eastern towns and villages, saying they too had been hit by Russian airstrikes, but did not provide further details.

The BBC has been unable to independently verify these claims.
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10:14
'No date to celebrate' - How Russian and Ukrainian media are covering 100 days
Vitaliy Shevchenko
BBC Monitoring

Ukrainian TV presenters
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Image caption: Ukraine's 1+1 television station has special on-screen graphics for the milestone

Russian TV has so far made no mention of the fact that it is now 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Russia's most popular TV channels all began their morning bulletins by accusing Ukraine of indiscriminately shelling areas outside of government control. Kremlin-run TV channel, Rossiya 1, says "nationalists have attacked Mariupol and Donetsk", while Channel One, also state-run, gives "new examples of professionalism and selflessness shown by the Russian military while defending Donbas".

Neither station mentions that Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine has entered its 100th day. Before the war started, commentators on both channels had suggested to their viewers that it would likely take Russia just a few days to take control of Ukraine.

Yesterday, the independent website Meduza quoted sources as saying that the government had ordered state media not to mention the 100 days. "Focusing on dates linked to the war may make Russians think about the objectives of the invasion and about how successful it has been," one Kremlin source reportedly told Meduza.

This is in sharp contrast to media coverage in Ukraine, where television is covering today's developments under the slogan "100 Days of Fortitude".
"This is no date to celebrate, and we hope that we will not be marking 200 days since the start of the war. We hope to celebrate our victory day," said the presenter on privately-run Pryamy TV.

10:38
Scale of war destruction 'defies comprehension' - Red Cross
Imogen Foulkes
Reporting from Geneva

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said the scale of the destruction in Ukraine "defies comprehension".

In a statement issued to mark the 100th day of the conflict, the ICRC’s director general Robert Mardini said: "It would be hard to exaggerate the toll that the international armed conflict in Ukraine has had on civilians over the last 100 days...

"Homes, schools and hospitals have been destroyed and civilians have suffered the horrors of conflict, with lives lost and families torn apart."

He also called for access to all prisoners of war, saying that while the Geneva Conventions allowed for the ICRC to visit all prisoners of war wherever they were held, the warring parties had allowed access to only some, "and some is not enough".


The Red Cross usually remains neutral, so these are strong words and reflect the humanitarian organisation's deep concerns.
But it's not the first time the Red Cross has spoken out against the war - read more here.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60921567

11:06
The feeling in Kyiv after 100 days of war
Joe Inwood
Reporting from Kyiv

Standing at the northern end of Kyiv’s Maidan - Independence Square - it is easy to forget this is a nation still at war.

Gentle music drifts past young couples enjoying coffee in the morning sun. A little boy dressed in yellow and blue chases pigeons.

But, stroll down further and the tell-tale signs are there: men in military uniform; tank traps; sandbags. Not usual sights in a European capital.

It's also easy to forget how close things came to being very different.

Yesterday I interviewed the new US Ambassador to Ukraine, who has only recently arrived in the capital.

She told me about a visit to Hostomel Airfield - the site of a crucial Ukrainian victory at the start of the war.

"It's just a couple kilometres outside of Kyiv. If Russia had controlled the airfield and the skies in the capital, it may have been a different situation."

But, Ukraine did hold on, winning a famous victory. So, the Maidan retains its independence from Russia's influence.

This nation, however, has learned that winning the battle does not win you the war.

The Russians have learned it too, and they seem determined not to repeat their mistakes.
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11:56 3 Jun
Victory will be ours, Zelensky says in 100th day video
Over in Kyiv, Ukraine's President Zelensky has marked the 100th day of war with a poignant video.

In it, the wartime leader is flanked by some of his closest allies - including Ukraine's PM - whose titles he reads aloud before saying they are all here.
The armed forces of Ukraine are also here ... the people of our nation are here. We're defending Ukraine for 100 days already. Victory will be ours. Glory to Ukraine!
President Zelensky
Zelensky and his team stand in front of the Ukrainian presidential office, in the centre of the capital.

On 25 February, a day after Russia launched its invasion, the president posted a similar defiant video - from the exact same location.

Then, Zelensky had just refused offers by the West to be evacuated from Kyiv, famously saying "I need ammunition, not a ride".

Now, 100 days later, he remains in the post as the war continues.

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12:21 3 Jun
Timeline: 100 days of war
More than three months have passed since the war started. Here are some key dates in the conflict:

24 February: Russia launches full-scale assault on Ukraine

30 March: Russia announces it will curb its assault on Kyiv and later shifts its focus to eastern Ukraine

13 April: US President Joe Biden accuses Russian troops of committing genocide in Ukraine

21 April: Russian President Vladimir Putin declares key port city of Mariupol "liberated" after nearly two months of siege, but hundreds of defenders hold out inside the city's Azovstal steelworks

9 May: Putin urges Russia to battle on in defiant Victory Day speech, but remains silent about plans for any escalation in Ukraine

18 May: Finland and Sweden apply to join Nato, in the wake of Russia's invasion

20 May: Russia declares complete victory at Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks plant

Late May: Russian offensive shifts to Donbas

26 May: More than 14 million people said to have fled homes since invasion, UN says

31 May: EU clinches compromise deal on banning Russian oil

12:42 3 Jun
Russia accuses UK of helping Ukraine 'stage videos'
Will Vernon
BBC News, Moscow

In its latest statement, the Russian defence ministry has accused the UK of taking part in propaganda by assisting the Ukrainians in creating “staged videos”. Russia claims they are being filmed in eastern Ukraine, and show Ukrainian forces using Western weapons that are “highly effectively” in fake battles.

The ministry accompanied the statement with footage, allegedly showing the “videos” being filmed.

This is not the first such outlandish claim made by the Russian military.

Moscow regularly accuses Ukraine and Western nations of faking evidence and organising “provocations” in order to blame Russia for committing war crimes and shelling civilian areas.

In fact, there is a large amount of evidence - much of which is being recorded by independent international organisations - of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.

None of the statements nor materials released by the Russian defence ministry today have made any mention of the 100-day anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

On Thursday, independent Russian news website Meduza reported that state-controlled media have been told by the Kremlin to not “accentuate the longevity” of the war on the eve of the 100-day milestone.

Read more on Russia's propaganda making machines here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61441192

13:20 3 Jun
UN to send human rights investigators to Ukraine
The UN has said it will send three human rights experts to Ukraine later this month to investigate alleged violations and abuses.

The commissioners, who are members of the UN's independent international commission of inquiry on Ukraine, will visit several locations, including the cities of Lviv, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Sumy, from 7 to 16 June.

They will meet victims, witnesses and people who have been displaced, as well as government officials, the UN said in a statement.


13:40 3 Jun
Russia has achieved 'certain results' - Kremlin

We have heard from the Ukraine leadership on the 100th day of the Russian invasion - now we have some comments from the Kremlin.

Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says Russia has made gains and will not give up until it has achieved its objectives.

He says one of the main goals of the operation, as Moscow calls it, is to protect people in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's and Luhansk People's Republics.

"Measures have been taken to ensure their protection and certain results have been achieved," he says.

"Quite a number of localities have been cleared from the pro-Nazi Ukrainian armed forces, and people there can start bringing their lives back to normal now.

"These efforts will be continued until all goals have been attained in the special military operation."

13:53 3 Jun
How 100 days of war has changed Russia
Steve Rosenberg
BBC Russia editor, Moscow

The last one hundred days have not only devastated Ukraine. They have changed Russia.

This feels like a different country. Gone are the independent news outlets I used to read, watch and listen to; either blocked or shut down.

Gone are many of the western shops and cafes that once filled the shopping centres here. Hundreds of international companies have pulled out of Russia in protest at the invasion.

One thing there’s plenty of is propaganda.


From morning to night, Russian state TV assures viewers that what Russian troops are doing in Ukraine is necessary, unavoidable - and not a war. The Kremlin’s still sticking to its claim that this is a limited 'military operation', designed to fight Nazis, ultra-nationalists and bring peace and liberation to Ukraine.

Bombarded with doublethink, you begin to feel you're a character in George Orwell’s 1984.

The Russian economy hasn't collapsed under the pressure of sanctions. But the world’s largest country is now unable to import many of the goods it once did, including High tech items like semi-conductors. The EU's oil embargo is expected to cost Moscow billions of dollars in lost export revenue.

Russians are bracing for tough times ahead.

14:34 3 Jun
Ukraine war will have no winner - UN
There are no winners in the conflict, the UN says, with fighting in its 100th day.

"This war has and will have no winner. Rather, we have witnessed for 100 days what is lost: lives, homes, jobs and prospects," Amin Awad, the United Nations crisis co-ordinator for Ukraine, has said.

"We need peace. The war must end now."
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14:49 3 Jun
African Union chief warns Putin over Ukraine war impact
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Senegal's President and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Macky Sall in Sochi on June 3, 2022
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Senegal's president and head of the African Union, Macky Sall, has told Vladimir Putin he should consider the impact of food shortages caused by the invasion of Ukraine.

The two men have been meeting in the southern Russian city of Sochi.

The AFP news agency quotes Sall as saying Putin should "become aware that our countries, even if they are far from the theatre [of action], are victims on an economic level".

He added that food supplies should be "outside" of the West's sanctions on Russia.

Before the conflict, more than 40% of wheat consumed in Africa came from either Ukraine or Russia.

Before he left Senegal, President Sall's office said the visit was aimed at freeing up stocks of cereals and fertilisers that are currently blocked in Ukrainian ports.

African countries have been particularly affected by the price increases caused by the war.

Earlier, the Reuters news agency quoted the Kremlin as saying that Putin would give an "exhaustive" explanation as to what is happening to Ukrainian grain.

In his public remarks after the meeting, Putin said Russia was "always on Africa's side".

Africa is victim of Ukraine war, Macky Sall tells Vladimir Putin
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Macky Sall and Vladimir Putin met to discuss Russian grain supplies
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Image caption, Macky Sall said Africa was suffering from the Ukraine war

African countries are innocent victims of the war in Ukraine and Russia should help ease their suffering, the head of the African Union has told Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Sochi.

After three hours of talks, Macky Sall said the Russian leader had promised to ease the export of cereals and fertiliser.

However, he did not give any details.

Prior to the conflict, more than 40% of wheat consumed in Africa came from Russia and Ukraine.

The war has exacerbated shortages caused by bad harvests and insecurity.

Food prices have shot up across the continent since Russian invaded Ukraine 100 days ago, pushing huge numbers towards hunger.

Chad has declared a national food emergency. A third of the population needs food aid, according to the UN and the government has appealed for international assistance

Mr Sall, who is Senegal's president, told Mr Putin he should be "aware that our countries, even if they are far from the theatre [of action], are victims of this economic crisis" caused by the conflict.

He said he was also pleading on behalf of other countries like "Asia, the Middle East and also Latin America".

Mr Putin said exports could either go through the Black Sea port of Odessa "which is difficult because Ukrainians have to clear mines" or via the Russia-controlled port of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, the AFP news agency quotes Mr Sall as saying.

Ukraine's ports in the Black Sea have been largely blocked for exports since the conflict began.

Russia's defence ministry says that vessels carrying grain can leave Ukraine's ports in the Black Sea via "humanitarian corridors", with Russia ready to guarantee their safety, Reuters quotes the Interfax news agency as saying. However, it is not clear how these corridors would work.

Before the meeting, Mr Putin said he was always on the side of Africa, but didn't explicitly mention the continent's food crisis.

Like many African countries, Senegal has avoided taking sides in the conflict and the Senegalese leader also said food supplies should be "outside" the West's sanctions on Russia. He said he had made this point when he spoke to the European Council earlier in the week.

On Friday, US President Joe Biden dismissed the idea that the West bore responsibility for the global price rises.

"This is a Putin price hike. Putin's war has raised the price of food because Ukraine and Russia are two of the world's major bread baskets for wheat and corn, the basic product for so many foods around the world," he said.

15:05 3 Jun
Ukrainians imprisoned in occupied areas - Mariupol mayor
In Mariupol, Russia may have won the battle, but it's proving difficult to get Ukrainians still there to work with the new administration.

Vadim Boychenko, Mariupol's mayor when it fell to Moscow, told a news conference today that Russian forces had begun handing out prison sentences as long as 10 years to those who refused to get on side.

Occupied areas in eastern Donetsk are doing the same, he claimed, with special prisons already housing thousands of Ukrainians - some with up to 15 inmates crammed into two-by-three metre cells.

The BBC has not been able to independently verify these claims.

15:27 3 Jun
EU leaders in solidarity with Ukraine 100 days on
We've been reflecting from Russia and Ukraine on the war's 100th day - but some European leaders have also marked the milestone.

"100 days ago Russia unleashed its unjustifiable war on Ukraine. The bravery of Ukrainians commands our respect and our admiration," Ursula von der Leyen, president of the EU Commission tweeted.

"The EU is united and will do all it can to bring an end to this disastrous war," European Council President Charles Michel wrote.

Alar Karis, president of Estonia, tweeted: "100 days of death, rape, destruction & misery. Each day of war in Ukraine is one day too much. It would take just hours for Russia to drop the weapons & stop this horror."

Latvian President Egils Levits said: "We must redouble our efforts to help Ukraine resist and win this war".

15:50 3 Jun
Belarus ready to discuss transit of Ukraine grain - Lukashenko

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko says he's ready to discuss the possible transit of Ukraine's grain via his country, local newspaper Belarus Today reports.

Ukrainian farmers have about 20 million tonnes of grain they cannot get to international markets, and a new harvest is about to begin.

Ukraine's inability to export its grain has led to soaring global food prices. It has also raised the prospect of famines in the countries which depend on its exports.

"Now everyone is looking for logistics... Okay, we can talk. We do not mind: bring it through Belarus, but there must be compromises," Lukashenko reportedly said.

16:08 3 Jun
100 days of war - a huge dent in the long arc of history
James Landale
Diplomatic correspondent

Ukrainian service members look for and collect unexploded shells after a fighting with Russian raiding group in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the morning of February 26
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In just 100 days, Russia's war in Ukraine has made a huge dent in the long arc of history.

The first mass armoured invasion across a European border since World War Two. Tens of thousands dead, civilians and combatants alike. Unspeakable war crimes committed. Cities reduced to rubble.

A massive migration crisis, with some 14 million people displaced. A revival of something approaching Western unity. A phenomenal multinational arms transfer, possibly the biggest ever.

A modern warship sunk. Nato forces redeployed along its eastern flank. Sweden and Finland preparing to join the Western military alliance. Unprecedented sanctions on a single nation.

A global economic and energy crisis - plus a grain blockade - leading to threat of famine and political instability. A world reshaped by a single, ill-informed, autocratic leader.

And the Russo-Ukrainian war is not over, not by a long chalk.

16:29 3 Jun
100 days… or 3026 days?
Joe Inwood
Reporting from Kyiv

In news, we always look for what is known as a "peg". One Hundred Days… has become one of those hooks on which to hang a story.

Today, 3 June 2022, is being seen as such a moment - a way to mark Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The funny thing is, people here in Kyiv don't seem to be thinking the same way.

That's not because they aren’t interested; people talk of little else. Life here is dominated by the most significant conflict in Europe for more than 75 years.

It's more that they don’t see this as a war that is 100 days old. For Ukrainians, this really began with the annexation of Crimea back in 2014.

Since that date, when Russia forcibly occupied the Black Sea peninsula, before starting a brutal separatist uprising in the eastern Donbas region, Ukrainians feel they have been at war.

There were international sanctions and denunciations at the time, but nothing approaching the scale triggered by recent events.

The real question being asked here is not "what does 100 days mean"… but: "Why did it take the rest of the world so long to realise what was really going on?"

17:00 3 Jun
Largest nuclear power plant in spare parts 'critical situation'

Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied Ukraine is facing a "critical situation" due to shortage of spare parts, Ukraine's military intelligence agency says.

The plant in the Zaporizhzhia region was occupied by Russian troops shortly after the invasion, but is still operated by Ukrainian technicians.

"A critical situation has developed at the... plant in terms of ensuring stable and safe operations. There are practically no spare parts and expendable materials left," the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence said.

Ukrainian staff have been forced to hand over personal belongings including their phones, the ministry said in a statement.

The BBC has not been able to verify these claims.

17:08 3 Jun
'We were blind kittens': The Russian soldiers refusing to fight
Olesya Gerasimenko and Kateryna Khinkulova
BBC World Service

Some Russian troops are refusing to return to fight in Ukraine because of their experiences on the front line, according to Russian human rights lawyers and activists.

The BBC has been speaking to one such soldier.

"I don't want to go [back to Ukraine] to kill and be killed," says Sergey - not his real name - who spent five weeks fighting in Ukraine earlier this year.

He is now home in Russia, having taken legal advice to avoid being sent back to the front line. Sergey is just one of hundreds of Russian soldiers understood to be seeking such advice.

Sergey says he is traumatised by his experience in Ukraine.

"I had thought that we were the Russian army, the most super-duper in the world," says the young man bitterly.

Instead they were expected to operate without even basic equipment, such as night vision devices, he says.

"We were like blind kittens. I'm shocked by our army. It wouldn't cost much to equip us. Why wasn't it done?"

Read more of Sergey's story here.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61607184

17:21 3 Jun
Russia bombards Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city
Men look at the remains of a wood warehouse after a strike in Kharkiv
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Russian strikes continue to hit Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine.

The governor Oleh Synyehubov reported two civilians wounded by shelling on Telegram - a claim the BBC has not independently verified.

In the first months of the war, the city - Ukraine's second-largest - came under intense bombardment with tower blocks flattened

But in April and May, Ukrainian forces pushed their invaders back. However, the city remains within range of Russian artillery - and the bombardment continues.

17:30 3 Jun
Ukrainian troops in the fight of their lives in the east
Orla Guerin
Reporting from Donbas

"Hell" – that’s the summary from one Ukrainian commander on a section of frontline in the east. His verdict is shared by many of those fighting here.

"They haven't seen anything as bad for a long time, if ever," said one Ukrainian source.

When I asked a fighter at an artillery position near the town of Bakhmut today how many friends he had lost his response also came in a single word.

"Many," he said bleakly.

The Russians are only 3 km (2 miles) from his location, on two sides.

Ukraine is not revealing the toll of its military losses, but we know the numbers are rising by up to 100 a day.

Ukrainian forces are still waiting on longer range advanced rocket systems that might turn the tide – though America has promised they are on the way.

In the meantime, Russia's offensive is grinding forward. In towns near the frontlines, the sound of shelling echoes in empty streets. Business are boarded up. Homes are abandoned. This is Moscow's "liberation" of Donbas.

There's been war in the east since 2014 when Russian-backed separatists seized parts of Ukraine's old industrial heartland. Now Moscow wants the rest of the Donbas.

Many of the Ukrainian troops here are seasoned veterans of this long battle. They are now in the fight of their lives.

17:55 3 Jun
Ukraine has done the impossible - Zelensky
On the 100th day since the invasion Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has "done what seemed impossible" and stopped "the second army of the world".

Earlier we brought you a video in which he said "victory would be ours".

Now in a post on Telegram he says the country has "liberated part of our territories and continue to give a decent rebuff to the occupiers".

He says Russia has been "unable to achieve any strategic goal" and has instead tried to "shift its powerlessness to civilian infrastructure and people".

"Thank you to everyone, thanks to whom Ukraine has survived and continues to defend its hundredth day. We will win," he says.

18:08 3 Jun
100 days of conflict in numbers

Debris is seen on site of the destroyed Mariupol children's hospital
Copyright: Ukraine Military/Reuters
Image caption: There have been 269 attacks on healthcare facilities, according to the WHO

To mark 100 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN aid agencies have released figures showing the impact it has had.

World Food Programme figures show 1.7 billion people worldwide are facing increased poverty because of the grain blockade and rising food prices, while the number facing "acute hunger" is set to rise by 47 million.

Amin Awad, the UN's crisis coordinator for Ukraine, says at least 15.7 million people in the country are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance and protection.


Other statistics include:

Nearly five million children have had their education suspended

Nearly 14 million people have been forced to flee - about a third of Ukraine's population

UN Human Rights reports 9,197 civilian casualties - 4,183 killed and 5,014 injured - but these only include those which can be confirmed under a strict verification process

There have been 269 attacks on healthcare facilities - killing at least 76 people, according to the World Health Organization
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East Africa facing worst food crisis in recent history - WFP director
East Africa is facing the worst food security situation in recent history amid shortages due to the war in Ukraine, the World Food Programme's regional director says.

Mike Dunford tells BBC Radio 4's PM that there are now 82 million people "acutely hungry", up from 50 million this time last year.

"The war in Ukraine and Russia is exacerbating what already was a disastrous situation," he says.

He adds food should be considered outside of packages of sanctions connected to the conflict.

"We need to ensure that food from Ukraine, from Russia are available. We need to see fertilizer moving uninhibited by any sanctions regime," he says, adding the conflict is having a "hugely negative impact across the globe".

"The most vulnerable populations, the most vulnerable countries are being drawn into a conflict, or the effects of a conflict, which they have no role to play."

18:38 3 Jun
We stand by you: Europe backs Ukraine on 100th day of war
Ukraine's President Zelensky holds his country's application to join the EU
Copyright: Getty Images
Image caption: Zelensky submitted Ukraine's application to join the EU back in February

As we've been reporting, today is 100 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.

To mark the grim milestone, leaders and officials from Europe have shared messages of support. Some of the highlights are listed below - scroll further down our live page to see what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Kremlin had to say.
A hundred days ago, Russia unleashed its unjustifiable war on Ukraine. The bravery of Ukrainians commands our respect and our admiration. The EU stands with Ukraine."

Ursula von der Leyen
EU Commission President
Today is the 100th day of the heroic defence of Ukraine ... We are proud that we can support Ukrainians in solidarity in their struggle with the criminal Russian aggression."

Andrzej Duda
President of Poland
A hundred days since Russia illegally invaded Ukraine and killed thousands of innocent civilians... This is a long hard fight for Ukraine. [The UK] stands by you."

Melinda Simmons
British Ambassador to Ukraine
For 100 days, Ukraine has been moving confidently towards its goal of living as a free democratic country within the European family. Russia is clearly moving towards life behind the Iron Curtain and isolation from the developed world."

Denys Shmyhal
Ukraine Prime Minister
18:52 3 Jun
Reuters journalists injured and driver killed
Two Reuters journalists have been wounded and their driver killed in eastern Ukraine.

Photographer Alexander Ermochenko and cameraman Pavel Klimov "sustained minor injuries when they came under fire while en route to Severodonetsk", the news agency said in a statement.

"They were travelling in a vehicle provided by the Russian-backed separatists and driven by an individual assigned by the separatists. The driver of the vehicle was killed," it added.

Reuters said it had not been immediately able to establish the identity of the driver but said it "extends its deepest sympathies to the family of the driver for their loss".

The journalists were taken to hospital in Rubizhne, where Ermochenko was treated for a small shrapnel wound and Klimov for an arm fracture.

It comes four days after French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was killed near the battle-hit eastern city of Severodonetsk.

The 32-year-old was covering an evacuation operation for broadcaster BFMTV when he died.

In March, US journalist Brent Renaud was the first foreign journalist to be killed covering the conflict.

Journalist Vira Hyrych working for US government-funded Radio Liberty in Ukraine was killed when a Russian rocket strike her apartment building in Kyiv in April.

19:26 3 Jun
Putin denies blocking Ukrainian grain exports
Vladimir Putin has denied Moscow is preventing Ukrainian Black Sea ports from exporting grain - and said the best solution would be to ship it through Belarus, as long as sanctions on that country were lifted.

Russia has been accused of blocking grain exports, but Putin said Western nations were blaming Moscow for problems with the global food market.

"If someone wants to solve the problem of exporting Ukrainian grain - please, the easiest way is through Belarus. No one is stopping it," Putin said in a Russian TV interview.

"But for this you have to lift sanctions from Belarus."

Ukrainian farmers have about 20 million tonnes of grain they cannot get to international markets, and a new harvest is about to begin.

Ukraine's inability to export its grain has led to soaring global food prices. It has also raised the prospect of famines in the countries which depend on its exports.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted: "Ukraine is ready to create necessary conditions to resume exports from the port of Odesa.
"The question is how to make sure that Russia doesn’t abuse the trade route to attack the city of Odesa.
"No guarantees from Russia so far. We seek solutions together with the UN and partners."


19:38 3 Jun
You made an historic error, Macron tells Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron says he told Vladimir Putin he had committed a "historic and fundamental error" by invading Ukraine and was now "isolated".

"I think, and I told him, that he made a historic and fundamental error for his people, for himself and for history," he said in an interview with French regional media.

Macron also did not rule out a visit to Kyiv soon.

The French leader has had far more contact with Putin since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, compared to most of his Western counterparts.

The last reported call was a three-way conversation on Saturday between Macron, Putin, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

20:02 3 Jun
Chernobyl counts big losses after Russian pull-out
Laurence Peter
BBC News Europe analyst

Chernobyl sarcophagus, April 2022
Copyright: Getty Images
Image caption: A giant sarcophagus covers the wrecked reactor that blew up in 1986

Ukraine has accused the Russian army of having looted and wrecked offices, labs and workshops at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

The plant was decommissioned after the 1986 reactor disaster, and its nuclear fuel is under close watch. Ukraine says the radiation level there is normal and reactor equipment was not damaged.

Russian troops stayed there for five weeks, then pulled out on 31 March, as Ukrainian forces counter-attacked.

The site's information director Vitaliy Medved told the BBC that the Russians had stolen or broken more than 1,000 computers, and looted vehicles and radiation dosimeters.

Chernobyl's acting head Valeriy Seyda estimates the losses at £44m ($54m), and says much repair work needs to be done to keep the plant safe and operational.

That work, such as storing nuclear waste, requires help from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other partners.

You can read our Chernobyl story in full here.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61685643

20:11 3 Jun
Ukrainian forces recapture 20% of Severodonetsk - Luhansk chief
Ukrainian forces have recaptured around 20% of the territory they lost in the city of Severodonetsk, the head of the eastern region of Luhansk says.

"Whereas before the situation was difficult, the percentage [held by Russia] was somewhere around 70%, now we have already pushed them back by approximately 20%," Serhiy Haidai told national television.

The BBC is not able to verify this claim.

Russian forces are still focused efforts on the city, the Ukrainian armed forces said in a Facebook post.

"They stormed residential areas in the eastern part of the city, covering their actions with artillery fire, and had some success. Active hostilities continue," it said.

Severodonetsk is strategically vital as a Russian capture would mean it controls almost the whole of Luhansk.

The Donbas region is made up of Luhansk and Donetsk. Some believe President Putin could declare victory in the war if Russian forces take control of Donbas.

20:30 3 Jun
'It's a war for Georgians as well': Foreign fighters in Severodonetsk
More now on Severodonetsk, the city in the eastern Donbas region where battles are raging.

The head of Luhansk region has just claimed Ukrainian forces have regained around 20% of the city, meaning it is almost split in half between Ukrainian and Russian troops.

The Reuters news agency has spoken to foreign fighters in the city.

"We're gonna push the Russians back. It will take a day, a month, or a year it does not matter. We are on the right side of history," said Zurab Kakalidze, a Georgian who described himself as "just a 22-year-old kid" and a member of the Ukrainian Foreign Legion.

Kakalidze was one of a dozen foreign volunteers who were unloading weapons, including automatic weapons and shoulder-propelled rockets, from a truck on Thursday.

"It's a war for Georgians as well," said Kakalidze, who wore a patch on his combat fatigues combining the Ukrainian and Georgian flags.

Another soldier fighting for Ukraine in the city, and who did not give his name, spoke in Portuguese.

"Since I got here I dedicated my entire life to this. I came here to protect the people and I will only leave with a victory. Glory to Ukraine," he said.

21:02 3 Jun
Russian journalist given Ukrainian citizenship after denouncing war
Alexander Nevzorov
Copyright: Lydia Nevzorov
Image caption: Alexander Nevzorov fled Russia in March

Ukraine has granted citizenship to a prominent Russian journalist who fled Russia with his wife after denouncing the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official said.

Moscow had been seeking the arrest of Alexander Nevzorov after he posted details on social media about Russia's deadly attack on a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

He fled Russia with his wife in March.

Russia accuses him of spreading false information about what Moscow portrays as its "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, said Kyiv had granted citizenship to Nevzorov and his wife Lydia.

Nevzorov confirmed he had received Ukrainian citizenship in a statement on Telegram, in which he said Russia's war was a crime and Ukraine its victim.

"I take the side of the victim. And I am damn grateful to those tormented, desperate, bloodied people of Ukraine who allowed me to take my place among them," he said.


21:41 3 Jun
Some Russian troops refusing to fight - Ukrainian governor
Earlier we brought you comments from the Ukrainian governor of the Luhansk region, saying Ukrainian forces had driven Russian troops back in Severodonetsk, recapturing 20% of lost territory.

Now we have some more from Serhiy Haidai - who says the Russian military has lost a lot of military hardware and personnel in the city.

"I have personally heard many times that the Russian army has captured Severodonetsk completely," he says, via Interfax-Ukraine. "I want to tell you no, not completely."

He says Russia is "trying to redeploy certain forces" to capture the eastern city - but says [self-proclaimed] Donetsk People's Republic fighters are refusing to fight for the [self-proclaimed] Luhansk People's Republic.

Haidai adds the Ukrainian army does not have long-range weapons for a full-fledged counter-offensive, but says as soon as they receive enough of weapons from Western partners, the "enemy artillery will be moved away from Ukrainian positions".

The BBC has not been able to independently verify his claims. You can read our earlier story about some Russian troops refusing to return to the front line here.

21:43 3 Jun
Swiss relax approach to weapons exports
Imogen Foulkes
BBC Geneva correspondent

Switzerland has relaxed its approach to weapons exports following criticism that its strict neutrality was undermining Ukraine's ability to defend itself.

Earlier the government announced it would allow tanks re-sold to Germany to be freely disposed of.

Under current Swiss law, weapons made in or bought from Switzerland must not be sent or re-sold into conflict zones.

But ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, the Swiss have been asking themselves if their traditional neutrality is appropriate in the face of such unprovoked aggression.

The Swiss government first hesitated over economic sanctions, then adopted them all, calling Russia’s attack a violation of international law.

Recently several European countries have asked the Swiss for permission to send weapons bought from Switzerland to Ukraine. At first the answer was no – now the government says Germany can transfer tanks once owned by the Swiss army.

And Switzerland has agreed to let the UK take its place in the queue to buy Swedish anti-tank weapons - with British stocks thought to be depleted after London sent some to Ukraine.

But Poland’s request to buy decommissioned Swiss tanks was rejected - this, the government said, would have to be approved by parliament.

22:00 3 Jun
Illegal invasion threatens world peace - Truss
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned Russia's "unjustified and illegal" invasion threatens world peace and economic stability.

In a statement marking the 100th day of the war, Truss also said President Putin had badly miscalculated.

"He expected the invasion to be over in days, but significantly underestimated the resolve of brave Ukrainians, who have valiantly defended their country," she said.

"Putin's invasion has brought death and destruction on a scale not seen in Europe since World War Two.

"This war has huge ramifications for global peace, prosperity and food security. It matters to us all.

"Today is a moment to pay our respects to the thousands of innocent civilians murdered since the invasion, and reaffirm our steadfast support for Ukraine's heroic defence, to ensure they succeed and Putin fails."

22:14 3 Jun
Here's what's been happening today
As the 100th day since Russia invaded Ukraine draws to a close, here's a reminder of the main headlines:

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has achieved "what seemed impossible" by resisting Russia's invasion. Yesterday he said Russia controlled around 20% of Ukrainian territory
  • A regional governor claimed Ukrainian forces have recaptured 20% of the city of Severodonetsk from Russian troops - which would mean roughly half of the city is under Ukrainian control
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied Moscow is blocking exports of Ukrainian grain - and has said the best solution is to transport it through Belarus
  • French President Emmanuel Macron said he told Putin in a recent phone call he had made a "historic and fundamental error" by invading Ukraine and was now "isolated"


22:22 3 Jun
Thanks for reading
And that's all from our live coverage of the 100th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Thank you for joining us and we'll be back again tomorrow.
Today's coverage has been edited by Tiffany Wertheimer, Nathan Williams, Chris Giles and Owen Amos and written by Jo Couzens, Alexandra Fouche, Sam Hancock, George Wright and Doug Faulkner.
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100 Days of War

After the Russian military (with support from Belarus) attacked Ukraine, I started posting the News here
My aim was largely to ensure that people with restricted access to the news, especially those whose access is limited by totalitarian regimes, might have a way to know accurately what was happening in the war.
This is not a long-term solution to free access to this information, for that access to information without state censorship and propaganda (or indeed large scale corporation censorship/ propaganda) is needed. A starting point is reducing internet based restrictions:

To Access the BBC News in Russia:
• Download the Psiphon app from the AppStore or Google Play Store
• Look for the dedicated BBC site on the Tor Browser www.bbcnewsd73hkzno2ini43t4gblxvycyac5a ... 5uqd.onion Note that this URL only works using the Tor Browser or the Onion Browser (on iPhones).
• If access to the apps is restricted then send a blank email to get@psiphon3.com or gettor@torproject.org. An email will be sent in response with a direct and safe download link

The BBC has also launched two new shortwave frequencies broadcasting World Service English news for four hours a day to Ukraine and parts of Russia:
• 15735 kHz from 14:00 GMT to 16:00 GMT
• 5875 kHz from 20:00 GMT to 22:00 GMT

To Access Twitter’s onion service:
https://twitter3e4tixl4xyajtrzo62zg5vzt ... yoid.onion while using Tor Browser or a similar tool.
While you could already access Twitter’s ordinary website via Tor, the newly launched version adds more layers of protection.

From account: @torproject There are specific guides:
Russian users, you can defeat Tor censorship by getting a Tor bridge from our official Telegram bot: https://t.me/GetBridgesBot. Or use Snowflake. ❄️ We wrote a step-by-step guide for you. 👇

Здравствуйте! Похоже, ваш Интернет-провайдер блокирует Tor. Подробнее об этом см. OONI reports of Tor blocking in certain ISPs since 2021-12-01 - Russia - NTC 2.6k

Tor Browser включает инструменты обхода блокировок. О том, как использовать мосты Tor, можно прочесть здесь (на русском языке):

МОСТЫ | Как стать переводчиком для Tor Project 7.8k
TOR ДЛЯ МОБИЛЬНЫХ УСТРОЙСТВ | Как стать переводчиком для Tor Project 4.1k

Если у Вас заблокированы вебсайты Tor Project, получить доступ к документации и другим ресурсам проекта можно, воспользовавшись следующими зеркалами:

Поддержка Tor 1.1k
Руководство пользователя Tor Browser 512
Сервис GetTor 863 - только по-английски
Запуск собственного моста Tor 1.5k - только по-английски
Блог Tor Project 160 - только по-английски
Основной вебсайт Tor 953
(НОВОСТИ НА 22 ДЕКАБРЯ) В настоящее время мосты, встроенные непосредственно в Tor Browser, в России заблокированы. Вам нужно получить работающий мост.
Это можно сделать пятью способами:

отправить сообщение Telegram-боту Tor;
запросить мост, используя инструмент Tor Browser - Moat,
отправить email по адресу bridges@torproject.org;
посетить страницу https://bridges.torproject.org 12.5k.
или подключится с помощью Snowflake.

(НОВОСТИ) Как получить мост с помощью Telegram-бота
Подключитесь к @GetBridgesBot 7.6k в Telegram.

Наберите /bridges

Скопируйте всю строку полностью. Ниже рассказано, как вручную добавить мост в Tor Browser.

Как получить мост, используя инструмент Tor Browser - Moat

Российские пользователи могут запрашивать мосты через механизм “запросить мост с torproject.org 1.2k”, встроенный в Tor Browser. Просто выполните следующие три шага:

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Как получить мост с веб-сайта Tor Project 10.7k
Зайдите на страницу BridgeDB 10.7k

Решите капчу.

Скопируйте все строки полностью. Ниже рассказано, как вручную добавить мосты в Tor Browser.

Как получить мост по email (только для владельцев аккаунтов Gmail и Riseup)

Отправьте email по адресу bridges@torproject.org с почтового аккаунта Gmail или Riseup.

Оставьте поле темы пустым. В теле сообщения напишите “get transport obfs4”.

Скопируйте все строки полностью. Ниже рассказано, как вручную добавить мосты в Tor Browser.

Если эти мосты не работают, обратитесь за новыми мостами по адресу frontdesk@torproject.org.

Полученные мосты нужно вручную добавить в Tor Browser.

Использование Snowflake
На компьютере
Чтобы использовать Snowflake, выберите “Настройки сети Tor”, когда вы запускаете браузер Tor в первый раз.

В разделе “Мосты” поставьте галочку в поле “Использовать мост” и выберите опцию “Выбрать встроенный мост”.

В выпадающем меню выберите “Snowflake”.

После того, как вы выбрали эту опцию, вернитесь на верх страницы и нажмите “Соединиться”, чтобы сохранить новые настройки.

Android
Чтобы использовать Snowflake, нажмите на значок настроек при первом запуске Tor Browser.

На первом экране вы узнаете о состоянии сети Tor.

Нажмите на пункт меню ‘Конфигурация моста’.

Нажмите на опцию “Использовать мост” и выберите “Snowflake”.

Тем, кто пользуется Tor Browser на компьютере
При запуске Tor Browser выберите «Настройки сети Tor». Откроется соответствующее окно.

Перейдите к разделу «Мосты». Поставьте галочку в поле «Использовать мост».

Выберите «Указать свой мост». Введите полученные мосты (по одному мосту в строке).

Для сохранения изменений нажмите «Соединиться».

Если Tor Browser уже запущен:

В меню с тремя полосками (≡) выберите «Настройки».

В левом столбце выберите «Tor».

Выберите «Указать свой мост». Введите полученные мосты (по одному мосту в строке).

Для сохранения изменений нажмите «Соединиться».

Пользователям Tor Browser для Android
На стартовом экране Tor Browser нажмите значок настроек. Вы увидите текущее состояние сети Tor.

Нажмите «Конфигурация моста».

На следующем экране можно выбрать между использованием встроенного моста или настройкой имеющегося моста. Включите опцию «Использовать мост» и выберите «Указать мост».

Добавьте полученные мосты.

Если вам нужна помощь в установке или устранении неполадок браузера Tor, или вы хотите проверить достоверность источника загрузки браузера Tor, мы запустили в Telegram канал поддержки русскоязычных пользователей Tor: @TorProjectSupportBot 278.

This guide and other discussions are on: https://forum.torproject.net/

There is more support from @TorProjectSupportBot


On a similar theme, I found this article from: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-censorsh ... 37775.html
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Here are some other ways to continue to access RFE/RL's reporting not only in English but also in Russian, Chechen, Tatar, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and other languages:

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VPNs have exploded in popularity around the world amid concerns about Internet security. The result is a plethora of options -- some sophisticated, some simple, some costly, some inexpensive or free -- that people can download and use. One thing to keep in mind: In some countries like Russia, VPNs are being increasingly outlawed as authorities try to crack down on the free flow of information.

Readers can use a VPN, such as nthLink or Psiphon, which are free solutions supported by the Open Technology Fund. VPNs will give readers access to blocked social media platforms. Here are some more detailed instructions in Russian that also include a few other free VPN alternatives. https:// www. current time. tv/ block

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TOR ONION SITES

The Onion Router is free and open-source software that allows people to use the Internet, send e-mail, or do just about anything online anonymously. The software directs Internet traffic through a so-called overlay network scattered around the world, making it difficult to trace Internet activity to the user.

The software was originally developed by U.S. government scientists in the 1990s to help protect intelligence communications. Its license was later released to the public and taken over by private sector Internet freedom advocates, with funding from the U.S. government, Human Rights Watch, and others. The nonprofit that maintains the TOR software is now headquartered in Seattle.

Readers should consider downloading the Tor browser to anonymously and securely access RFE/RL's onion sites.

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How to download the Tor browser:

On Windows, MacOS, Android, Linux: https://www.torproject.org/download/

On iOS: https://onionbrowser.com/

If the sites are blocked, you can send an empty e-mail to gettor@torproject.org and you will be sent a browser bundle via e-mail.

Where Tor is blocked, bridges help readers access the Tor network. Readers need to request a bridge via one of the following ways:


-- Sending "/bridges" to the dedicated Telegram channel @GetBridgesBot and then adding the bridges lines received manually via copy and paste in the Tor browser [Settings > Tor > Bridges > Provide a bridge]

-- Requesting a bridge via e-mail at bridges@torproject.org and then adding the bridges lines received manually via copy and paste in the Tor browser [Settings > Tor > Bridges > Provide a bridge]

-- Connecting through Snowflake from within the Tor browser [Settings > Tor > Bridges > Select a built-in bridge > Snowflake]

To input requested bridges on:

Desktop: Settings > Tor > Bridges > Provide a bridge

Android: Config Bridge > Provide a bridge I know

iOS: Bridge Configuration > Custom Bridges

The Tor Project maintains a Telegram channel for user support in English and Russian: @TorProjectSupportBot.

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You might have noticed longer, unusual links on our Russian-language sites. We use so-called “mirrors” of our sites distributed across multiple locations to make it much harder for the authorities to block access.

A mirror site is pretty much what it sounds like: an exact replica of a website or a set of files on a computer server that is housed on another computer server. Mirror sites are used when governments or regulators order a site to be blocked or censored so that readers can still access the original content.

If you would like to share our content with colleagues or friends who do not use a VPN, we recommend using these longer mirror links.

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RFE/RL App

Our apps have technology to circumvent censorship. You can find them in the Google and Apple app stores. If you have an Android phone and app stores are blocked in your country, you can download the app here.

The text from https:// www. currenttime.tv/ block is copied below:

Как обойти блокировку?
В некоторых странах власти начали блокировать наши сайты. Если это произошло в вашей стране, то без инструментов для обхода блокировок вы не можете заходить на наш сайт напрямую и открывать ссылки на наши материалы из соцсетей.

Вот что можно сделать, чтобы читать нас и после блокировки:
Воспользуйтесь VPN-клиентом. Это поможет вам обезопасить себя, ваш провайдер будет считать, что вы находитесь в другой стране, а ссылки будут открываться как обычно. Бесплатные сервисы, которым мы доверяем – nThlink и Psiphon, которые предоставляются бесплатно при поддержке Фонда открытых технологий. VPN даст доступ к заблокированным платформам социальных сетей.
Подписывайтесь на наши страницы в телеграме, твиттере, инстаграме, фейсбуке и тиктоке – там можно смотреть наши видео, читать истории и узнавать новости, не переходя на сайт.
Подписаться на утреннюю новостную рассылку 7:40, чтобы она приходила вам емейлом, или читать телеграм-канал этой рассылки.
Смотрите нас в прямом эфире на ютубе и подписывайтесь на наш канал.
Установите приложение Настоящего Времени в App Store или Google Play – в нем доступны все материалы нашего сайта и уже встроен VPN. ​
Скачайте напрямую файл-установщик нашего приложения для устройств с операционной системой на базе Android (преимущественно SmartTV). Этот файл предназначен для тех, кто не может получить его через магазины приложений от производителей устройств.
Найдите нас в брайзере Tor. Подробная инструкция – здесь.
Воспользуйтесь зеркальной копией нашего сайта.
Как работает зеркало?
Мы используем зеркальные копии сайтов, чтобы властям было сложнее заблокировать доступ к нашим публикациям. Если вы хотите поделиться нашими материалами с коллегами или друзьями, которые не используют VPN, советуем использовать ссылки на зеркальные сайты.

К сожалению, не все функции сайта могут правильно работать на зеркальных сайтах. Мы перестроим редакционную работу с материалами так, чтобы максимальное количество функций, доступных на сайте (ссылки, эмбеды, спецпроекты), корректно отображались и в зеркале. Иногда зеркальные ссылки могут перестать работать, потому что власти заблокировали и их. На всякий случай скачайте это расширение для Chrome и Firefox



This is now my final post on the thread, so I wanted to give anyone still reading a chance to continue to access free internet.

Solidarity with all who suffer & Strength to all peacemakers.
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