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The ‘gateway to the West’ has for years become a relative sanctuary from the onslaught on Ukraine’s frontline. But the city and region’s long history has seen it at the centre of countless conquests

Colombian climber Julián Arredondo was never one to do anything by halves: ‘I was mixing drugs with alcohol and women. I took a little bit of everything, but it never filled this deep emptiness I had

In Ukraine’s front-line city of Kramatorsk, couples separated by war risk brief reunions as Russian forces close in

A hollow victory is more fun than a respectable walloping

The conflict between Kyiv and Moscow has become one of attrition, analysts say, with both sides paying a high price for small gains