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Ukrainians say they're badly outgunned by Russia in the battle for the Donbas

While many Ukrainians are still basking in the successful defense of Kyiv, the battle in the Donbas is a punishing grind that poses different challenges.

WEKU · May 27, 2022

Saving the children: War closes in on eastern Ukrainian town

Chunks of twisted metal and wood splinters lie among the swings and slides in the playground outside the bombed-out school

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

Siege ends at Ukraine's Mariupol steelworks, Russia seeks control of Donbas

The last Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's smashed Azovstal steelworks surrendered on Friday, Russia's defense ministry said, ending the most destructive siege of the war as Moscow fought to cement control over the Donbas region.

Reuters · May 19, 2022