Is war always wrong? Our writer, Antonia Langford, reports from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as Russia steps up its attacks on the hard-hit city.
My life under the Russian bombardment

Glossary
Telegram - Today: an encrypted instant messaging app. In the past: a message sent via electric wires and delivered as a printed piece of paper. As every word was expensive, making the message as short as possible became an art. A famous joke telegram sent from Venice read, "STREETS FULL OF WATER PLEASE ADVISE".
Coercion - Forcing someone to do something. It derives from a Latin verb meaning "to restrain".
Tyranny - Cruel and aggressive use of power, often used to describe countries under the grip of a single oppressive leader.