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Ukraine accuses Russia of strike on southern nuclear plant

Ukraine's nuclear energy agency on Monday accused Moscow's troops of an attack on the country's second largest nuclear plant in the south. The accusations come after the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine – Europe's largest atomic facility – faced frequent shelling in recent months, raising fears of a nuclear…

France 24

Izium: after Russian retreat, horrors of Russian occupation are revealed

As the Ukrainian city’s five-month ordeal ends, the evidence of dead bodies and survivors’ testimonies suggests Izium could be another Bucha

The Guardian - UK

Putin warns Russia could intensify attacks on Ukraine

Mr Putin said he has no plans to revise his goal of ‘liberating’ the entire eastern Donbas region in his first public comments since advances by Ukraine’s forces

Evening Standard

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‘We don’t know where the rest of the bodies went’: the search for answers in Izium

Ukrainians in recaptured town where 445 graves have been uncovered tell of suffering during Russian occupation

The Guardian - UK

War in Ukraine: Citizens of Kramatorsk face dilemma of whether to leave

Despite the Ukrainian army's rapid counter-offensive, Russian forces still occupy vast swathes of Ukraine, including much of Donetsk and Luhansk, the two regions that make up the Donbas. Cities in the Ukrainian-held parts of the Donetsk region suffer regular shelling, suffering significant damage to infrastructure and putting local people in…

France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky Vows 'Victory' on Visit to Liberated Kharkiv Region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday promised "victory" on a visit to the strategic city of Izyum that was recently recaptured from Russia by Kyiv's army in a lightning counter-offensive. The visit came at a decisive moment in Russia's six-month-old invasion, with Ukraine expelling Moscow's forces from swathes of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia confirms flight of troops from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

Thousands of Russian troops retreated in the face of a lightning Ukrainian offensive in the Kharkiv region that threatens to derail the Kremlin’s bid to cement control of Ukraine’s east.

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Ukraine claims one of the most significant victories of the war as Russia retreats from key city

The advance made by Ukrainian troops has taken Moscow by surprise, writes Kim Sengupta in Kyiv

The Independent UK

Ukrainian counter-offensive making ‘verifiable progress’ against Putin’s troops in south

Ukraine’s counter-offensive against Vladimir Putin’s troops in the south of the country is making “verifiable progress,” military experts said on Monday.

Evening Standard

N. Korea may send workers to Russian-occupied east Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine stretches into its seventh month, North Korea is hinting at its interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in the country’s east

The Independent UK

Ukraine launches counter-offensive in south as Russia shells port city

Ukrainian troops bolstered by stepped-up Western military aid launched a long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory in the south on Monday as Russian forces shelled residential areas of the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv.

Reuters

Attacks in the Donbas intensifying amid ‘major’ Ukrainian offensive rumour , says UK

In its latest daily update, the ministry added that there has been “intense fighting” near the towns of Siversk and Bakhmut in the Donetsk region

Evening Standard

Moscow film festival opens with praise of soldiers in Donbas

The 44th Moscow International Film Festival has opened with reduced foreign representation amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s independence day was always important. Now it is a matter of life and death

In Kyiv, we are marking the day under the constant threat of Russian attack, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin is a 'clown' and has been outplayed by Ukraine, blasts former ally

Igor Girkin - an intelligence and army veteran who was central to Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Crimea and parts of the Donbas in 2014 - has mocked the Russian ruler’s performance

Evening Standard

Ukraine: Putin’s commanders resorting to financial incentives to motivate troops in Donbas

Russian generals are likely resorting to using cash bonuses for troops as they struggle to motivate soldiers in the Donbas region of Ukraine, according to British defence chiefs.

Zenger

Russian Journalist Killed By ‘Butterfly’ Mine In Donbas

Zemfira Suleymanova, born in 1997, reportedly died in the pro-Russian, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic on Monday, August 15.

Zenger

Moment Russian BMP Drives Over Anti-Tank Mine In Donbas Before Crew Abandons It And Flees

The images were obtained from the Operational-Tactical Group 'North' of the Ukrainian Armed forces on Monday, August 15.

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Donbas separatist leader urges cooperation with North Korea - KCNA

North Korea and the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine will develop "equally beneficial bilateral cooperation", Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin said in a letter to Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Shells Slam into Eastern Ukraine; 3 Dead, 20 Hurt

At least three Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 20 others wounded in the latest artillery barrages from the Russian military, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The eastern region of Donetsk, one of the two provinces making up the country’s industrial heartland of Donbas that has been the focus of a…

Evening Standard

Kremlin ‘planning to hold staged poll in Donbas region on joining Russia’, says UK

The Ministry of Defence said it is unclear if the final decision to go ahead with a vote has been taken

The Independent UK

A battle for Ukraine’s mineral and energy wealth

After nearly six months of fighting, Moscow’s invasion has yielded at least one big reward write Anthony Faiola and Dalton Bennett

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kyiv Calls for ‘Ban’ on Russians as Moscow Steps up Assault in Eastern Ukraine

Ukraine's president called on the West to impose a blanket travel ban on Russians, an idea that has found support among some European states but angered Moscow which pressed on with a fierce military offensive in eastern Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's idea looked likely to divide the European Union, where…

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: Putin’s forces ‘struggling to make substantial advances’ in Donetsk despite ‘constant’ shelling

Ukraine reported ‘constant’ shelling in frontline towns around Donetsk city as the Kremlin intensifies efforts to achieve its key aim of seizing the eastern Donbas region

France 24

US approves $89 million to help Ukraine clear landmines, unexploded ordnance

The US State Department said Tuesday it has approved $89 million to help Ukraine equip and train teams to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance for one year. The approval for the funds comes a day after the US Defence Department said it would provide $1 billion in new military aid…

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