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Ukraine Replaces Commander Amid Russian Advances In Donetsk Region

Updates on Ukraine's Donetsk leadership change and concerns over North Korean soldiers in Russian operations amidst ongoing conflict with Russia.

Ukrainian soldiers look forward to US cluster weapons

Ukrainian soldiers look forward to US cluster weapons

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine: On Ukraine's eastern front, soldiers welcomed a controversial US decision to send cluster munitions to Kyiv that will give them an "advantage on the battlefield".

Russia says it thwarted major attack in Ukraine but lost some ground

Russia says it thwarted major attack in Ukraine but lost some ground

Moscow said on Monday it had thwarted a major offensive against its forces in eastern Ukraine, although it was unclear whether the attack formed the beginning of Ukraine's long-anticipated counteroffensive.

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First U.N. aid convoy reaches sites near Ukraine's frontline

A U.N. spokesperson said a three-truck convoy brought aid to around 800 people close to Soledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Friday, the first such delivery to the area by the global body as it seeks to step up front-line aid in the war.

Ukraine completes exhumation of soldiers at Lyman mass grave

Ukrainian investigators have completed the exhumation of soldiers in one of two mass graves discovered after Russian troops retreated from the town of Lyman in eastern Donetsk region, police said on Friday.

Ukraine governor says mass grave found in liberated eastern town

Donetsk regional Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko says the exact number of bodies in the mass grave in Lyman is not yet known.

Donbas separatist leader urges referendum on joining Russia

Denis Pushilin, head of the Russia-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine, called on his fellow separatist leader of Luhansk province on Monday to combine efforts aimed at preparing a referendum on joining Russia.

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Donbas separatist leader urges cooperation with North Korea - KCNA

Donbas separatist leader urges cooperation with North Korea - KCNA

North Korea and the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine will develop "equally beneficial bilateral cooperation", Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin said in a letter to Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday.

Russian defence ministry says its forces hit Ukrainian hangars storing U.S.-made artillery weapons

Russian defence ministry says its forces hit Ukrainian hangars storing U.S.-made artillery weapons

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Separatist leader: Russian-backed forces head for Donetsk front - TASS

Separatist leader: Russian-backed forces head for Donetsk front - TASS

Forces of the Russian-backed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics are moving towards the Donetsk region after Russian forces took full control of Luhansk region last week, the Russian state news agency TASS cited Donetsk People's Republic leader Denis Pushilin as saying on Tuesday.

Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region calls for more weapons to defeat Russia

Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region calls for more weapons to defeat Russia

Ukraine's embattled eastern region of Donetsk will not fall quickly to Russia's assault, but it needs the world to supply more weapons to keep the offensive at bay, its governor told Reuters on Friday.

Siege ends at Ukraine's Mariupol steelworks, Russia seeks control of Donbas

Siege ends at Ukraine's Mariupol steelworks, Russia seeks control of Donbas

The last Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's smashed Azovstal steelworks surrendered on Friday, Russia's defense ministry said, ending the most destructive siege of the war as Moscow fought to cement control over the Donbas region.

Civilians from Mariupol flee Azovstal bunkers in U.N.-led evacuation

Civilians from Mariupol flee Azovstal bunkers in U.N.-led evacuation

Civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the bunkers of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works after the United Nations and the International Red Cross led a deal to ease the ordeal of the most destructive siege of the war in Ukraine.

Four dead in shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk region- governor

Four dead in shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk region- governor

Russian shelling in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region killed four people on Monday, regional governor Pavlo Kirilenko said on his Telegram channel.

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