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Russian 'kamikaze' drones hit Kyiv, Putin has talks in ally Belarus

Russian "kamikaze" drones hit key energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv on Monday and President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus for the first time since 2019, fuelling Ukrainian fears he will pressure his ally to open a new invasion front.

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine says Putin readying to launch major new offensive; inside the ‘Bakhmut meat grinder’; Zelenskiy’s greatest bargaining chip; Putin cancels year-end press conference

The Guardian - AU

Ukrainian soldiers prepare to hold the line in Bakhmut

Ukrainian troops are preparing to hold the line in eastern Bakhmut using trench warfare tactics reminiscent of World War I. FRANCE 24 speaks with those fortifying positions around the city.

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‘I want to live, not just survive’: Residents flee war-torn Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine

As Russian forces push to capture Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, residents of the city are facing near constant shelling. Forced to find refuge in basements and sleep in the bitter cold, many are taking the difficult decision to leave. FRANCE 24 met with Angelina and Maxim, a young Ukrainian couple…

France 24

Fighting rages in east of Ukraine as allies pledge $1billion in aid to Kyiv to help country through winter

Kyiv’s allies pledged more than $1billion (£0.8 billion) to help civilians survive a bleak winter as Russia and Ukraine bombarded each other’s positions in heavy fighting around the small eastern city of Bakhmut on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Ukrainians leaving Bakhmut describe constant shelling, fear and cold

Ukrainians leaving the eastern city of Bakhmut this week described almost constant Russian shelling that forced residents to shelter in basements and sleep in the bitter cold.

Reuters

Ukraine news - live: Russian commanders and Iranian businessmen sanctioned by UK

Iran is said to have become one of Russia’s top military backers

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The battle for Bakhmut: Ukrainian city's last residents survive under artillery fire

Battle is raging in Bakhmut. The city is currently the most active and violent front line in the war for Ukraine. After a string of defeats in Kharkiv and Kherson, the Russian army is scrambling to make gains, pouring soldiers and Wagner mercenaries into Bakhmut. FRANCE 24's reporters James André…

France 24

Zelenskyy says Russia reduced Bakhmut city to a ‘burned ruin’

Ukrainian military’s General Staff reported some 20 air raids, more than 60 rocket attacks between Friday and Saturday.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 291 of the invasion

Nato head warns the war could spin out of control and Ukrainian president says eastern city of Bakhmut has been ‘destroyed’

The Guardian - AU

Ukrainian city of Bakhmut now in "ruins" after Russian attack: Zelensky

Bakhmut's destruction comes as Russia looks to control annexed regions.

Axios

In the ‘Bakhmut meat grinder’, deadlocked enemy forces slog it out

Ukrainians have the technical advantage but Russians persist in sacrificing troops to take an area with no strategic value

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s drone attacks leave Odesa without power

‘The occupiers actually destroyed Bakhmut, another Donbas city that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins’, says Zelensky

The Independent UK

Russia Grinds on in Eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut 'Destroyed'

Russian forces have “destroyed” the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while Ukraine's military on Saturday reported missile, rocket and air strikes in multiple parts of the country that Moscow is trying to conquer after months of resistance. The latest battles of Russia's 9 1/2 month war…

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The Independent UK

Russia grinds on in eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut 'destroyed'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have “destroyed” the city of Bakhmut as they try to conquer eastern Ukraine's Donetsk province

The Guardian - UK

‘Only 100 metres apart’: Ukrainians and Russians face off in Donetsk

The eastern city of Bakhmut – where soldiers suffer bitter cold and lack of supplies – is now the war’s most violent front

Financial Times

‘Hell. Just hell’: Ukraine and Russia’s war of attrition over Bakhmut

Soldiers say fighting in and around eastern Donetsk city is reminiscent of first world war-style trench conflict

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv ‘working with UN to demilitarise Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant’ – as it happened

Ukraine’s state nuclear energy firm and Kyiv government both claim Russia is using the site as a de facto weapons depot

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The Guardian - UK

Kit and morale may prove decisive as Ukraine war enters winter phase

With temperatures expected to plummet to -20C or lower, Russian troops could be most vulnerable

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine says it has shot down 60 of over 70 missiles launched after explosions at two Russian airbases – as it happened

No reports of missile impacts in Kyiv but two killed in Zaporizhzhia and Odesa hit hard after Russian strike follows blasts at Russian airfields

Evening Standard

Watch: Russia on the offensive in Bakhmut say Ukraine

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in its regular update Saturday morning that over the previous 24 hours, Russian forces launched five missiles, 27 air strikes and 44 shelling attacks on civilian infrastructure and Ukrainian military positions along the line of contact. The Ukrainian military shot…

Evening Standard

Russia investing a ‘large amount’ of firepower to capture town in Donetsk

In recent days, Russia has likely made small advances on the southern axis of this assault and is likely planning to encircle the town of Bakhmut

France 24

Russia will ‘not accept’ price cap on oil exports, Kremlin warns

The Kremlin on Saturday said it would not accept a price cap on Russian oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia. The agreement caps Russian seaborne crude oil at $60 per barrel and is aimed at limiting Moscow’s funds for the Ukraine war. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog below to…

Reuters

Russia likely planning to encircle Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut, Britain says

Russia is likely planning to encircle the Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut with tactical advances to the north and south, Britain's defence ministry said on Saturday.

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Trench warfare in Bakhmut; fears for nuclear plants after emergency shutdowns; letter bombs in Spain

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