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The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

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

Moscow gaining the ‘upper hand’ in Donbas … the horrors endured by Mariupol’s survivors … Russia’s use of cluster bombs and unguided missiles

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022

Russia’s ‘cauldron’ tactic may be tipping Donbas battle in its favour

Analysis: smaller encirclements that are pounded with artillery are forcing exhausted Ukrainian forces to yield

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022

Russian forces close to encircling Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine

Situation in Donbas ‘even worse than people say it is’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister, as Kremlin makes further gains

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022

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Russian troops making ‘palpable progress’ in Donbas, Boris Johnson warns

‘I’m afraid that Putin, at great cost to himself and to Russian military, is continuing to chew through ground in Donbas,’ the Prime Minister told Bloomberg TV

Evening Standard · May 27, 2022

Ukraine pleads for western help as Russian advance continues in Donbas

‘If you really care for Ukraine, weapons, weapons and weapons again,’ says Ukraine’s foreign minister

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Boris Johnson warns 'crocodile' Vladimir Putin is 'chewing through' Ukraine

The Prime Minister called for more Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to be sent to Ukraine as he warned Russia's forces are making 'gradual, slow but I'm afraid palpable progress' in the Donbas

Daily Mirror · May 27, 2022

UK's Boris Johnson says Putin making slow but palpable progress in Donbas

Russian President Vladimir Putin is making slow but palpable progress in the Donbas in east Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.

Reuters · May 27, 2022

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Russia Battles to Take Railroad Hub, Surrounds Major City in East Ukraine

Russian forces in eastern Ukraine captured the center of the railway hub town of Lyman and encircled most of Sievierodonetsk city, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, as Kyiv's forces fell back in the face of Moscow's biggest advance for weeks. Ukraine said its forces still held new defensive lines in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 27, 2022

Zelensky accuses Russia of 'genocide' in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of carrying out a "genocide" in the eastern region of Donbas, where the city of Severodonetsk is suffering an onslaught of Russian shelling.

Radio France Internationale · May 27, 2022

Ukraine fighting to keep control of key town in Donbas

Ukrainian troops are fighting to keep control of parts of the strategic northeastern town of Lyman, the country's defence ministry said on Friday as Russia extended a relentless offensive in the Donbas region, including the Severodonetsk area where authorities say 1,500 people have died since the start of the war.…

France 24 · May 27, 2022

Ukraine's Zelensky Accuses Russia of 'Genocide' in Donbas Onslaught

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of carrying out a "genocide" in the eastern region of Donbas, where the city of Severodonetsk is suffering an onslaught of Russian shelling. In his daily televised address, Zelensky condemned Moscow's brutal assault on the Donbas -- where it has redirected its forces after…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 27, 2022

Russia 'using thermobaric warheads' as Ukraine urges NATO to supply similar weapons

Ukraine's MOD says Russia is using a TOS-1 multiple rocket launcher to strike targets with the catastrophic weaponry amid the onslaught in the Donbas and has urged NATO for similar

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022

Ukraine: Seven more civilians die in conflict hotspot amid Putin’s push to seize Donbas

In one district of a city in Luhansk, about 150 people have reportedly been buried in a mass grave

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Russians shell dozens of Ukrainian towns in fierce battle for the Donbas

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russia shelled more than 40 towns and villages in the Donbas region, Ukrainian officials said Thursday, as Moscow intensified attacks in Ukraine’s industrial heartland and attempted to encircle key eastern cities.

Los Angeles Times · May 26, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022

Russian forces have ‘upper hand’ in Donbas fighting, Ukrainian officials say

Governor of Luhansk says Ukrainian troops retreating in some areas, as city of Lyman reportedly captured

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

‘This is a critical time’: Ukrainian soldiers pay a heavy price as they fight Russian barrage in the Donbas

Kim Sengupta speaks to some of those injured on the front line, who make clear that more weaponry from the west will help them counter Russia’s firepower

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022

The cold logic behind Russia’s crude, nihilistic tactics in Ukraine

Constant bombardment threatens to produce a stalemate that would cost Kyiv dear economically and politically, says Jack Watling of the Royal United Services Institute

Al Jazeera · May 26, 2022

‘Nowhere is safe’: Ukrainians describe horrors of Russia invasion

The besieged eastern city of Severodonetsk is being subjected to a ‘colossal amount of shelling’ by Russian troops.

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Al Jazeera · May 26, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 92

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 92nd day, we take a look at the main developments.

The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2022

Ukraine pleads for more weapons to tackle Russian onslaught in Donbas

Bombardment continues in 40 towns including the key city of Sievierodonetsk as police in Lysychansk collect bodies for mass burials

Zenger · May 26, 2022

Russian MLR Launches Volley Of Rockets Into Sky Over Ukraine

This slick footage shows a Russian BM-21 Grad daubed with a white ‘Z’ launching a volley of rockets into the sky over Ukraine and then driving away. Zenger News obtained the video from the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the Russian Federation on Friday, May 20. The Russian MoD said…

Reuters · May 26, 2022

Donbas separatist leader calls for Russia's military operation to be accelerated - RIA

The leader of Russian-backed separatists in the breakaway Donetsk region called on Thursday for the military operation in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine to be accelerated, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters · May 26, 2022

Russian forces edge closer to encircling Ukraine troops in east

Advancing Russian forces came closer to surrounding Ukrainian troops in the east, briefly seizing positions on the last highway out of a crucial pair of Ukrainian-held cities before being beaten back, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 25, 2022

Russian Assault Targets Key Towns in Eastern Ukraine

Russian forces on Wednesday pounded the easternmost Ukrainian-held city in the Donbas region that is now the focus of the three-month war, threatening to shut off the last main escape route for civilians trapped in the path of their advance. After failing to seize Ukraine's capital Kyiv or its second…

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022

Russian assault on eastern Ukraine threatens to encircle Sievierodonetsk

Zelenskiy calls situation in Donbas ‘extremely difficult’ as Russia tries to carve up Ukrainian-held territory

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