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The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

Russians Edge Closer to Taking Key Ukrainian City

Russian forces edged closer Thursday to taking a key Ukrainian city after days of intense fighting, tightening their slow squeeze on the eastern Donbas region as Washington warned the war could last months. The industrial hub of Severodonetsk has become a key target for Moscow, and the local governor said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 2, 2022

Ukraine's Zelenskiy eyes 'inflection point' in war as Russia tightens grip on key target

Russia tightened its grip on a key target in a battle for control of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region while President Volodymir Zelenskiy pleaded for more Western arms to help Ukraine reach an "inflection point" and prevail in the war.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2022

Ukraine news – live: Zelensky says Putin’s troops now occupy 20% of country

President gives update in video address to Luxembourg’s parliament

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

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As Kharkiv residents deal with the brutal reality of Russian attacks, Ukraine's soldiers are held back from Donbas

Despite a declaration that the battle for Kharkiv had been won by Ukraine, shelling by Russia's military continues, diverting Ukrainian resources away from the key fight for Donbas.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

Russia trying to "extinsguish civilisation" in Donbas - Germany's Baerbock

Russia has adopted a strategy of flattening settlements from a safe distance in Ukraine's Donbas region, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, making it all the more important for Berlin to send Kyiv defensive weapons.

Reuters · Jun 1, 2022

Pressure mounts on Macron to visit Ukraine as French EU presidency draws to a close

French president Emmanuel Macron is coming under increasing pressure to visit Ukraine before France's tenure at the helm of the European presidency comes to an end. The calls come as US president Joe Biden has promised Kyiv advanced rocket systems that analysts say could turn the tide against the Russian…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 1, 2022

Biden says US sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

The Biden administration is sending Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

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West Promises Ukraine More, Better Arms to Fend off Russia

The US and Germany pledged to send Ukraine some of the most advanced weapons yet for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery as Russian forces waging a grinding offensive in the east Wednesday closed in on capturing a key city. Germany said Wednesday it will supply Ukraine with modern…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 1, 2022

Live updates | Ukraine reports battle gains and challenges

A regional governor in southern Ukraine says Russian troops are retreating and blowing up bridges to obstruct a possible Ukrainian advance

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

Bangkok Post · Jun 1, 2022

Vladimir Putin's new general mysteriously vanishes just a month after being hired

Vladimir Putin appointed General Aleksandr Dvornikov in April in an effort to rejuvenate his faltering forces before the focus shifted to Donbas - but US officials believe he may have sacked him already

Daily Mirror · Jun 1, 2022

Exclusive: Embedded with the Karpatska Sich battalion in Ukraine's Donbas

The Ukrainian army is determined to slow down Russia's steady advance in the country’s eastern Donbas region as Moscow concentrates its efforts on encircling the area. Reporting from the northwestern frontline in the Donbas, FRANCE 24's Jonathan Walsh and Amar al Hameedawi followed the Karpatska Sich battalion as they fight…

France 24 · Jun 1, 2022

Joe Biden: US sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

The rocket systems are part of a new $700 million tranche of security assistance for Ukraine that will be formally unveiled on Wednesday

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2022

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces desperately tried to block a complete Russian takeover of one of the country’s two eastern provinces Tuesday, with Russian troops clawing out incremental gains even as European leaders agreed to a partial oil embargo aimed at starving Moscow’s mammoth war machine.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 1, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2022

US to send advanced rocket systems to Ukraine as Russia tightens grip on Sievierodonetsk

Medium-range rocket systems, helicopters and anti-tank weapons form part of latest US package to help desperate situation in Donbas

Los Angeles Times · May 31, 2022

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

Los Angeles Times · May 31, 2022

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

The Independent UK · May 31, 2022

‘We don’t know our fate’: Residents in fear of Russian advance as Putin’s missiles kill civilians

Kim Sengupta finds a city targeted by Russian missiles as Putin sets sights on eastern Ukraine

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Asharq Al-Awsat · May 31, 2022

Macron Decries Journalist’s Death in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed France will continue to "fight against impunity" after a French journalist was killed by shell shrapnel while covering a Ukrainian evacuation operation. The French national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office opened an investigation for war crimes. Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32, was killed Monday as he was covering a…

Zenger · May 31, 2022

DPR Calls On Ukrainians To Surrender With Airdropped Death Certificates And Soviet Songs

Last week, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces attacked over 40 towns in the eastern Donbas region.

Zenger · May 31, 2022

Russian Military Equipment Destroyed By Ukrainian Forces

Last week, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces attacked over 40 towns in the eastern Donbas region.

Zenger · May 31, 2022

Russian Soldier Gives Ukrainian Drone The Finger Moments Before The Area Is Blown To Hell

Last week, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces attacked over 40 towns in the eastern Donbas region.

Los Angeles Times · May 31, 2022

Russian forces close in on takeover of eastern Ukrainian province

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

What’s next for Ukraine after Russia’s Donbas offensive?

Analysis: Indiscriminate tactics of Russia’s grinding progress in east could characterise next phase of war

The Independent UK · May 31, 2022

Sievierodonetsk mayor says Russian forces seize half of city

Russian forces in a “frenzied push” have seized half of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk that is key to Moscow’s efforts to quickly complete the capture of the industrial Donbas region

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