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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 520

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 520th day.

Al Jazeera

Russia detains prominent hardliner who accused Putin of weakness in Ukraine

A prominent Russian hardliner who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was detained Friday on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month's abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company. Read our live blog to see how…

France 24

Ukraine minister ‘confused’ by Eurovision refusal to let Zelenskiy speak

Exclusive: Culture minister says he was puzzled about reasoning for not allowing president to address song contest

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How Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine may have turned Kyiv's ancient monastery into a 'nest of spies'

Within the walls of an extraordinary 1,000-year-old complex of caves, crypts and chapels, a brutal political game is playing out.

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Tensions on the rise at revered Kyiv monastery complex

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is reverberating in a struggle for control of a monastery complex called the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

The Independent UK

‘A generational shift’: war prompts Ukrainians to embrace their language

Kremlin has banned Ukrainian from occupied territory schools but elsewhere language is on the rise

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine's main Catholic church moves Christmas to Dec. 25 in pivot to West

Ukraine's main Catholic church said on Monday it would move to a new calendar that would see Christmas celebrated on Dec. 25 rather than Jan. 7, amid an effort by Ukrainian institutions to break cultural links to Russia.

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Ukraine will fight for Bakhmut ‘as long as we can’: Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also called for Ukraine’s rapid accession to the EU.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed church

Hundreds of Ukrainians heard the Orthodox Christmas service in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades at Kyiv’s 1,000-year-old Lavra Cathedral

The Independent UK

Ukraine reclaims Kyiv cathedral amid church dispute

The Ukrainian government has taken the main cathedral of the revered historic Orthodox monastery from the church previously affiliated with Moscow’s patriarchate and allowed its Ukrainian rival to use it for Orthodox Christmas services

The Independent UK

Silencing Russian music plays into Putin’s hands

Letters: Readers on the Ukrainian culture minister’s call for a boycott of Russian culture, in protest at the invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine is calling for a boycott of 'The Nutcracker.' Ballet companies aren't budging

Ukraine's culture minister said his country's allies could stop Russia from weaponizing its culture by temporarily boycotting Russian artists, including The Nutcracker composer Tchaikovsky.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv ‘working with UN to demilitarise Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant’ – as it happened

Ukraine’s state nuclear energy firm and Kyiv government both claim Russia is using the site as a de facto weapons depot

The Guardian - AU

As Ukraine’s culture minister, I’m asking you to boycott Tchaikovsky until this war is over

Russia is trying to destroy our nation’s history. Alongside sanctions, let’s pause performances of Kremlin-favoured works, says Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukraine’s minister of culture

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Ukraine calls on western allies to boycott Russian culture

Minister defends step in ‘civilisational battle’ but says it would not amount to ‘cancelling Tchaikovsky’

France 24

'Cultural cleansing': New Russian attacks on Ukraine spur cultural preservation efforts

As missile strikes in Ukraine this week damaged libraries, museums and universities, Ukraine says repeated Russian attacks on cultural heritage amount to a “war crime” that have caused losses of hundreds of millions of euros. Among Ukrainians, the fight to preserve cultural heritage continues.

WEKU

Home is never far for the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, even when touring in the U.S.

The ensemble of top Ukrainian musicians, including recent refugees, is wrapping up a whirlwind tour with performances in New York City and Washington, D.C.

The Guardian - UK

Eurovision 2023 should be held in Ukraine, Boris Johnson says

Comments come after Ukrainian criticism of organiser EBU’s decision to move contest to UK

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Ukrainian minister unhappy with Eurovision idea to host competition in UK

Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukraine’s Minister for Culture and Information Policy, has expressed disappointment with the decision on Twitter

The Guardian - UK

Bravo! Music at reopened Kyiv opera replaces noise of Russian artillery

Three months after the invasion, the capital’s grand old venue stages an emotional comeback

The Guardian - UK

Football in Ukraine: ‘Where will the kids train now?’

Chernihiv has been destroyed by Russian forces, including the football stadium, but the local population is refusing to give up

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

Ukraine's cities are standing under relentless Russian fire as NATO leaders huddle in Brussels and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges them to provide “effective and unrestricted” support to his country

The Independent UK

Live updates: Ukraine says Russian landing ship destroyed

Ukraine’s navy on Thursday reported destroying Russia’s large landing ship, Orsk, near the port city of Berdyansk

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