Ukrainian mum Valeriia Starkova (pictured), 37,has become one of the first refugees to find work in the UK as she started her job as a beautician - and her boss is already singing her praises.
Sir Michael Palin, a travel writer and presenter who has a special place in his heart for the besieged country, has urged people to donate to Mail Force, which has so far raised £11million.
Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai accused the Kremlin of systematically attacking electricity plants and water pumps to punish the local population, pictured hungry in Sievierodonetsk.
Already some 100,000 boxes have been dispatched, each containing food for one adult for a week, paid for jointly by the Mail Force charity and the Ukrainian embassy in London.
The Halo Trust is preparing to launch a huge operation to find and clear landmines and unexploded bombs in the towns and villages surrounding the capital, Kyiv.