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As war for eastern Ukraine reaches ‘fearful climax,’ European Union approves Kiev’s bid for candidacy

LVIV, Ukraine — Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers appeared to be all but encircled as Russian troops advanced Thursday around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine in what a senior Ukrainian official called a “fearful climax” of the battle for the Donbas, signaling that the fall of a significant part…

Los Angeles Times

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

EU leaders welcome Kyiv’s ‘historic’ bid to join union; documenting the scale of abuse against civilians; Kyiv residents strive for a sliver of normality

The Guardian - AU

Ukrainians cheer nation's EU candidacy amid wartime woes

The European Union’s decision to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership has offered war-weary Ukrainians a morale boost even as the country’s military ordered its fighters to retreat from a key city in the eastern Donbas region

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Ukraine troops ‘to be withdrawn’ from key city of Sievierodonetsk as street battles rage

The ‘fate of the Donbas is being decided’ say Ukraine officials

The Independent UK

Ukraine forces to retreat from embattled Severodonetsk: Governor

Local governor says troops have received order to leave the city after weeks of fighting against Russian troops.

Al Jazeera

War for eastern Ukraine reaches ‘fearful climax’ as European Union is set to approve Ukraine candidacy

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine Russia expert Tim White to answer your questions in ‘Ask Me Anything’

Are sanctions (on Russia) working? Is Russia running out of weapons? What is Putin’s objective?

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As Kyiv claims political victory, Russia advances in east Ukraine

While Ukraine moves closer to the EU and away from Moscow’s orbit, Russian troops seize further territory in the Donbas.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: as the conflict at sea intensifies, Russia's prospects of victory look further off than ever

The Ukraine war is at a strategic turning point. As the Russian offensive intensifies in the Donbas without resulting in any substantial gains, western leaders warn that the war will be long, and supporting Ukraine must be sustained in the long term. At the same time, a less perceptible change…

The Conversation

Ukraine calls for arms as fight for Luhansk at ‘fearful climax’

Russia captures more villages south of Severodonetsk while all of Lysychansk is now within the reach of Russian fire.

Al Jazeera

European leaders to debate Ukraine EU membership

European leaders gathering in Brussels are expected to formally grant Ukraine "candidate status" to join the bloc on Thursday - a symbolic move in a process that could take decades.

Radio France Internationale

EU Debates Ukraine Candidacy as Russia Makes Life 'Hell' in East

EU leaders will gather in Brussels Thursday to discuss calls to formally grant war-torn Ukraine "candidate status" to join the bloc, as Russian forces slowly advance in the eastern Donbas region despite fierce resistance from Kyiv's military. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had been conducting a "telephone marathon" on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fight for key Donbas cities reaching "fearsome climax," Ukraine warns

Russian forces aim to destroy Donbas "step by step," Volodymyr Zelensky said ahead of EU membership talks in Brussels.

Axios

Ukraine becomes EU membership candidate as Donbas battles reach 'fearsome climax'

Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia's invasion that Kyiv and Brussels hailed as an "historic moment".

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Pounds Eastern Ukraine, Putin to Mark WWII Anniversary

Ukrainian and Russian forces were entrenched in eastern Ukrainian battlegrounds on Wednesday, a day of commemoration in both countries to mark the anniversary of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Fighting in the months-long war has favored Russia in recent weeks because of its huge edge in artillery…

France 24

Live: Ukraine's Lysychansk under 'massive' Russian bombardment

Ukrainian forces are facing "massive" and relentless artillery attacks in the strategic eastern city of Lysychansk, Kyiv warned on Wednesday, as Russian troops gained ground throughout the Donbas region. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times Paris time (GMT+2).

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy looks to EU offer as Russia pounds cities

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday hailed the European Union's expected offer of candidate status for his battle-weary nation, as Russian forces pounded Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv and the eastern Donbas region.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: fears that Belarus might invade on Russia's side are growing

As the war in Ukraine drags on and Russia’s attempts to gain significant ground in Donbas stall, concerns are being raised once again about the possibility of Belarus opening a second front. This, so the logic goes, would require Ukraine to redeploy forces from the front lines in the east…

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Zenger

Chechen Special Forces Launch Offensive Into Zolote

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is calling a "special military operation" to "liberate the Donbas."

The Guardian - UK

Eastern Donbas ‘extremely difficult’ for Ukrainians as Russia intensifies attacks

Luhansk governor says 568 civilians are holed up in chemical plant and Lysychansk being shelled ‘en masse’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Says Attacks Escalating, as Russia-EU Tensions Surge

Russia's blockade of Ukrainian grain exports sparked fresh tensions with Europe as fears grow of a global food crisis, while Kyiv accused Moscow of stepping up attacks in the east of the country. In New York, Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, auctioned off his…

Daily Mirror

Russia risks running out of weapons as Ukraine deadlock deepens - Western officials

Vladimir Putin's invaders and Ukrainian defence forces are locked in a drawn-out battle in the Donbas region

The Independent UK

Men, morale, munitions: Russia's Ukraine war faces long slog

Russia’s initially botched offensive is focusing on Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin loses 55th colonel in Ukraine 'when attack helicopter hit by missile'

Well-decorated Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Gundorov, 51, was struck near Volnovakha in the Donbas, making him the 55th officer of the same rank slaughtered by Ukrainian forces since the start of the war

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Russians at Severodonetsk industry zone

Ukraine news from June 20: Russian troops enter Severodonetsk industrial zone, according to Luhansk’s regional governor.

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