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Ukraine-Russia war – live: Missile strike kills four in Ukrainian school, say Kyiv officials

The victims of the Russian missile strike were employees at the school in the town of Nikopol

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s forces repel Russian attacks near Avdiivka as Putin’s troops launch new offensive

Ukraine says Russian attacks along Andiivka are ‘active enemy efforts’ to prevent them from moving forces to Zaporizhzhia

The Independent UK

Ukraine troops liberate four villages as stepped-up action puts Russians on the run

Soldiers seized communities in the Vremivka Ledge area of Donetsk in the south east, beat back assaults in the frontline town of Avdiivka and gained half a mile in the Bakhmut region

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In Ukraine’s Avdiivka, divided loyalties after nearly a year of Russian assault

Russian forces have for months been concentrating their offensive on eastern Ukraine with the aim of capturing the Donetsk region. Avdiivka, a town located on the outskirts of the occupied regional capital, is one of the most dangerous places on the front line. It has resisted Russian assaults for nearly…

France 24

Four killed in Russian attack on hospital in city of Avdiivka - Ukraine

Four people were killed in a Russian missile attack that hit a hospital in the eastern city of Avdiivka on Monday, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said.

Reuters

Ukraine refugees face uncertainty and precarity as displacement persists

Despite being welcomed by European neighbors, for most Ukrainians, it's not enough to build a new life. Many are caught in a cycle of repeated uprooting, displacement and return.

WEKU

Zelenskiy meets troops and commanders in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops on Tuesday in the small eastern city of Avdiivka and was briefed by commanders on the battlefield situation, his office said.

Reuters

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Inside 'red zone' underground shelters where Ukrainians await fate as Russians advance

The Mirror entered Avdiivka before it turned into a military “red zone” that is off-limits to journalists and spoke with those sheltering, as deafening blasts pummelled the surface of bomb shelters

Daily Mirror

Ukraine says only 1,800 civilians still living in 'ruins' of Avdiivka

The civilian population of the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka has dwindled to 1,800 people from 32,000 before the war, as Russian forces bear down on the city to try to capture it, the local governor said on Monday.

Reuters

'They took my grandson': frontline Ukraine town evacuates children

Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) - Kateryna's blue eyes fill with tears as she tells how police ordered her grandson to evacuate from the frontline town of Avdiivka in Ukraine, where she lives in a cellar.

AFP

Ukraine's Zelenskiy aims for Western warplane coalition; Russians pressure Bakhmut

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a trip to Warsaw on Wednesday that Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Kyiv, adding that Ukrainian troops were still fighting for Bakhmut in the east but could withdraw if they risked being cut off.

Reuters

Ukraine Hits Russian-held City Deep Behind Front as Talk of Counteroffensive Grows

Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, deep behind the front line, on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive. Unverified images on the internet showed explosions lighting up the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front as talk of counteroffensive grows

Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol deep behind front lines on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive.

Reuters

Zelenskiy Says Russia Is Holding Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant ‘Hostage’

Ukraine's president said Russian troops were holding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant "hostage" and its safety could not be guaranteed until they left it, while his forces shut the frontline town of Avdiivka as they planned their next move. Russian troops have occupied the nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, since the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Evening Standard

Russia’s 10th Tank Regiment loses many vehicles in ‘tactically flawed attack’

Russia’s 10th Tank Regiment has lost many of its tanks in “tactically flawed frontal assaults” on the eastern town of Avdiivka in Ukraine, British defence chiefs said on Tuesday.

The New Daily

NATO slams Putin for ‘dangerous’ talk

NATO has slammed Vladimir Putin for "dangerous" nuclear rhetoric after the Russian President announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin’s plan to station nuclear weapons in Belarus ‘irresponsible’ and ‘escalatory’, says Germany

Berlin says Moscow’s announcement is ‘another attempt at nuclear intimidation’

Reuters

Ukraine's Avdiivka becoming 'post-apocalyptic', city shuts down -official

Russia is turning Ukraine's Avdiivka into "a place from post-apocalyptic movies", intensifying shelling and forcing a nearly full shutdown of the frontline city, the top local official said on Sunday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Prepares Counteroffensive as Russia’s Assault on Bakhmut Flags

Ukrainian troops, on the defensive for months, will soon counterattack as Russia's offensive looks to be faltering, a commander said, but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that without a faster supply of arms the war could last years. The Ukrainian military said early on Friday that 1,020 Russian troops had been…

The Independent UK

At Ukraine's front, police try to evacuate holdout families

For months, authorities have been urging civilians in areas near the fighting in eastern Ukraine to evacuate to safer parts of the country

ABC News

Russia says Su-35 fighter jet scrambled over Baltic as 2 US bombers flew towards border

Russia's defence ministry says a Russian Su-35 fighter jet scrambled over the Baltic Sea after two US strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border.

AFP

Ukraine's other frontline 'fortress' resisting Russian capture

Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) - There's a second frontline town in eastern Ukraine that the Russians are trying to batter into submission just like Bakhmut, but locals say Avdiivka is unlikely to fall anytime soon.

Reuters

Ukraine says eastern town of Avdiivka could become 'second Bakhmut'

Ukraine said on Monday the eastern town of Avdiivka could soon become a "second Bakhmut", a small city where its forces have held out against Russian invaders for eight months but risk being fully encircled.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Comes under Russian Missile Onslaught after Securing Tanks from Allies

The danger of Russian air attacks remained high on Friday, Ukraine's military said, a day after Russian missiles and drones killed at least 11 people in what appeared to be a response to promises by Western allies to supply Ukraine with tanks. Russian forces trained tank, mortar and artillery fire…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Pleads with Allies to Send Tanks as Fighting Grinds on in East

Ukrainian and Russian troops battled in eastern regions on Thursday as Kyiv tried to push back occupying forces, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to provide his army with heavy tanks to boost their firepower. The Ukrainian military said the Russians were focused on an offensive in the Bakhmut…

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