Two more days and I’ll have to leave Minsk. As foreigners we’re unquestionably privileged compared to our Belarussian colleagues who’ve been ending up in jail. But this is more than a mere detail - knowing that the outside world is watching makes people here feel safer

Spontaneous tributes being paid to basketball star Yelena Leuchanka, jailed for voicing her dissent and now at the notorious Okrestina prison

p.dw.com/p/3inNG?maca=e… Belarus: Athletes unite to oppose 'paranoid dictator' Lukashenko More on how athletes are challenging Alexander Lukashenko’s 26 year rule from from my colleague Jonathan Crane

Belarus press crackdown continues - all previous accreditations for international media withdrawn with immediate effect. All journalists must reapply - banned from working while they wait.

Police in balaclavas jumping out of unmarked vans to chase after and arrest protesters have become a grimly familiar sight in Minsk. Protesters’ change of tactic with dozens of smaller marches instead of one central rally is making that harder.

This is what a bottleneck looks like - miles after miles of trucks backed up trying to leave Ukraine for the EU. Truckers camping out for weeks at a time and farmers with full silos and nowhere to put the new harvest. More soon DW News

Finding my sea legs at the entrance to the Danube, where more than 100 ships are backed up waiting their turn to enter the river on their way to pick up Ukrainian grain.

Three years ago, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ever since, DW's Nick Connolly has been reporting on the ground in Ukraine. On this anniversary, he looks at how the war began and offers a timeline of some of the major events. p.dw.com/p/4qxIY