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Putin launches ‘insane’ onslaught on Ukraine’s Donbas region

Vladimir Putin’s forces have launched an “insane” onslaught in the Donbas, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · May 25, 2022

Ukraine: Russian shelling ‘kills six civilians’ and wounds eight more in Donbas region

Another eight people were wounded in the shelling of the town of Sievierodonetsk

Irish Mirror · May 25, 2022

Nato ‘doing literally nothing’ to stop Russia, says Kyiv – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Two hundred rotting corpses found in Mariupol basement as war rages in east

The bodies were decomposing and a stench permeated the neighbourhood

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

How Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has gone so badly wrong

What appeared as a very nasty regional conflict is now part of a powder trail to potential global cataclysm

Evening Standard · May 24, 2022

Russian troops move to encircle strategic city in eastern Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — As the conflict in Ukraine enters its fourth month, Russian troops appear to be on the cusp of a breakthrough in the disputed Donbas region, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning of difficult weeks ahead and accusing Moscow of waging “total war” against his country.

Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2022

Too late to evacuate civilians in face of Russian attack, says Luhansk official

Sievierodonetsk under intense bombardment and surrounded on three sides by Russian forces

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Ukraine’s President Accuses Russia of Waging ‘Total War’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of waging "total war," seeking to inflict as much death and destruction as possible as in three months of conflict, as fighting raged Tuesday in the eastern Donbas region. Russian forces have intensified efforts to encircle and capture Sievierodonetsk and neighboring cities, the only…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 24, 2022

In photos: Ukraine after 90 days of Russian military attacks

Russia's military didn't expect the invasion to last this long when it launched its assault on Ukraine Feb. 24.

Axios · May 24, 2022

Putin’s attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces in Donbas hits ‘strong resistance’

Vladimir Putin’s attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces in an area of the Donbas has hit “strong resistance,” British defence chiefs said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · May 24, 2022