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The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

Donetsk town of Chasiv Yar reels from deadly Russian rocket strike

Residents say they have nowhere to go nor the means to leave as frontline encroaches on civilians

The Guardian - UK

Kyiv strikes Russian-held area in southern Ukraine in rocket attack

Ukraine launched long-range rocket attacks on Russian forces in southern Ukraine and destroyed an ammunition store, its military said, as Russia continued to pound the country's east.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin poised for all-out attack on Ukraine after ammunition depots hit

Moscow's commanders have diverted many troops from the south to the east to join in the drive for the Donbas region of Ukraine - but Russian forces have to delay their drive to take over the area

Daily Mirror

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Ukraine says five fighters rescued from Kherson in 'special operation'

Ukrainian miltiary intelligence said Tuesday that its troops had rescued five Ukrainians in a special operation in the southern Kherson region, which is occupied by pro-Russia forces. The rescue came as Ukraine said it struck Russian military units and an ammunitions depot in Kherson, where Moscow-backed authorities claimed seven people…

France 24

Patience is vital tactic in Ukraine’s hopes of turning tide against Russia

Analysis: Kyiv says it is raising a million-strong army but it will need to carefully plan its counterattack

The Guardian - UK

The war in Ukraine shows it's time for a new way to ensure security in Europe

The ongoing political and military standoff between Russia and the United States is the most recent indicator that Europe’s security and economic architecture must be transformed to harmonize European and Russian strategic interests.

The Conversation

Ukraine Muslims Pray for Victory, End of Occupation

By the time the Russians invaded, 43-year-old Mufti Said Ismahilov - one of the Muslim spiritual leaders of Ukraine - had already resolved that he would step aside from his religious duties to fight for his country. At the end of last year, as warnings of an imminent attack grew…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of occupation

On Eid al-Adha, an important religious holiday in Islam, Ukrainian Mufti turned fighter Said Ismahilov asked fellow Ukrainian muslims to pray for victory and for those still living in areas under Russian occupation

The Independent UK

Ukraine tells residents to leave Kherson as counter-attack plans underway

Ukraine has asked civilians in Kherson to evacuate from the region as quickly as possible. Earlier in the day, at least 15 people were killed after Russian rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog. All times…

France 24

Russia threatens broad Ukraine offensive as U.S. presses China over war stance

Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion following an ill-tempered G20 meeting.

Reuters

US sending $400 million in military aid to Ukraine

A senior defense official says the U.S. will send another $400 million in military equipment to Ukraine, including four more advanced rocket systems

The Independent UK

The only way out: the volunteers rescuing Ukrainians from hell on the frontline

To escape the worst hit areas of the war, the most vulnerable Ukrainians are reliant on volunteers using buses to ferry people to safety. Bel Trew joined one such convoy in Donbas

The Independent UK

Russian forces unlikely to leave southern Ukraine - ambassador says

Russia will defeat Ukrainian forces in the whole of the eastern Donbas region and is unlikely to withdraw from a vast swathe of land across Ukraine's southern coast, Russia's ambassador to London told Reuters.

Reuters

War in Ukraine: the battle for Donbas

The battle for the Donbas, the eastern region of Ukraine, has become a war of attrition. Small gains are celebrated by the Russians while Ukrainian troops are now on the defensive in the region. FRANCE 24's Gwendolyne Debono travelled along the front line for this eyewitness report.

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Foreign Affairs

Ukraine’s Implausible Theories of Victory

The Fantasy of Russian Defeat and the Case for Diplomacy

Axios

Putin says his Ukraine operation has hardly even started

“We are hearing that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. Let them try.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Evacuations as Russia Advances in Ukraine's Donbas

The evacuation of desperate civilians from Sloviansk pressed on Wednesday as Russian troops pushed towards the eastern Ukrainian city in their campaign to control the Donbas region. Sloviansk has been hit by heavy bombardment as Russian forces advance westwards on day 133 of the invasion. "Twenty years of work; everything…

Evening Standard

We need a new plan for the third phase of Vladimir Putin’s war

With the capture of Luhansk by Russian forces, the war in Ukraine enters a new phase, the third since the invasion on February 24th, and perhaps the longest and most deadly. For Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky and his commanders, it is still a fight for survival. A new defensive line is…

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Benzinga

Vladimir Putin Could Offer Ceasefire To Ukraine, Putting Zelenskyy In A Very Difficult Situation, Says Analyst

Russian President Vladimir Putin could reportedly offer Ukraine a ceasefire as he attempts to fortify Russian advances in Luhansk and Donbas, but only after his army takes over all of the latter regions.

France 24

Ukraine evacuates civilians from Sloviansk as Russian troops advance

The evacuation of civilians from the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk continued Wednesday as Russian troops pressed towards the city in their campaign to control the Donbas region. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time, GMT+2.

Reuters

Russia's stated war aims begin catching up with reality

The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament said on Tuesday that Ukraine had become a "terrorist state" and was doing everything to ensure that Russia did not stop its invasion at the borders of the eastern Donbas region as advertised.

Daily Mirror

UK in chilling warning that Vladimir Putin’s forces will continue to ‘level cities’

In its daily dispatch from the war in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence say the Kremlin's capture of Lysychansk will give Russia the stage to mount the second stage of its attack on Donetsk - the next move in its initial goal of "liberating" the Donbas region

The Independent UK

Ukraine town warned to evacuate ahead of Russian assault

A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in seizing the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the mayor of a city that could be next in Moscow’s firing line warned residents to evacuate ahead of an expected assault

Reuters

Separatist official: Ukrainian forces should be pushed back to Kyiv region - RIA

An official from the militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces should be pushed back to the Kyiv region so their missiles stop threatening the people of Donbas, RIA news agency reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat

High Cost of Russia Gains in Ukraine Could Limit New Advance

After more than four months of ferocious fighting, Russia claimed a key victory: full control over one of the two provinces in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. But Moscow’s rout of the last remaining bulwark of Ukrainian resistance in Luhansk province came at a steep price. The critical question now is…

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