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The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Ukraine makes gains in ‘first results’ of counterattack

Days after the long-awaited counteroffensive began, Ukraine claim to have recaptured a village in the Donetsk region.

The New Daily

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine says flood evacuees killed by Russian attack – as it happened

Three people killed and 10 wounded after a boat heading to Kherson is shelled; about 100 captured soldiers from each side are returned

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine claims to have liberated three frontline villages in Donetsk

Soldiers filmed raising Ukrainian flag and banner in villages, a week after launch of counteroffensive

The Guardian - UK

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Zelensky says Ukrainian counterattacks, defensive operations under way

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive operations were taking place in Ukraine, but told reporters he would not say what stage they were at. The news comes as Ukraine's military said three civilians were killed in an overnight drone attack on the Black Sea port…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 471 of the invasion

Ukraine claims to have intercepted a call it says proves that Russia sabotaged the Nova Kakhovka dam; Zelenskiy hails ‘results’ in heavy fighting in Donetsk region

The Guardian - AU

Ukrainian offensive is under way, says Putin – as it happened

Russian president says beginning of offensive ‘is evidenced by the use of strategic reserves’

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine counteroffensive against Russia under way: think tank

US-based Institute for the Study of War says Ukraine counteroffensive unlikely to unfold as ‘single grand operation’.

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Russia claims another major attack in Ukraine thwarted

Moscow says it has fought off a major attack in southern Ukraine as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hails progress in fighting in the east.

The New Daily

War zone villagers flee after massive Ukraine dam destroyed

A torrent of water burst through a massive dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone, forcing villagers to flee and prompting finger-pointing from both sides.

Reuters

Russia's Wagner boss scoffs at Moscow claims it inflicted huge Ukraine losses

Moscow said on Tuesday it had thwarted another major offensive by Ukraine in Donetsk, destroying military equipment and inflicting huge personnel losses, a statement that the powerful head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group dismissed as "absurd science fiction."

Reuters

Ukraine steps up attacks across frontline – suggesting its counteroffensive is kicking into gear

Kyiv plays coy about start of push to retake its territory from Russia, but denies Moscow’s claims to have repelled assaults

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s troops attack along front in apparent precursor to counteroffensive

Russian forces driven back in at least two areas as Zelenskiy hails advances by his country’s ‘warriors’

The Guardian - UK

Russia claims it has thwarted major Ukrainian offensive with 250 soldiers killed

Russia's forces said Ukraine was making a major effort to punch through defensive lines in southeast Ukraine, but Kyiv didn't confirm the attacks and later said it was not true

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 467 of the invasion

Russia’s defence ministry claims Ukraine has launched a ‘major’ attack; Prigozhin says Russian army has lost territory north of Bakhmut

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Reuters

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.

Evening Standard

Information war erupts over whether fighting along Ukraine frontline is key counter-offensive by Kyiv

Ukraine has been planning its counter-offensive for months

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war – live: Kyiv launches multiple attacks across frontline

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says Ukraine has retaken part of Berkhivka, a settlement north of Bakhmut

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine deputy defence minister says forces moving to ‘offensive actions’ in some areas – as it happened

Hanna Maliar says Kyiv’s forces are moving to ‘offensive actions’, heightening speculation that a counteroffensive is close to launch

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France 24

🔴 Live: Ukrainian forces conducting 'offensive actions' at the front, says Kyiv

Kyiv on Monday said Ukrainian forces were conducting "offensive actions" on the front line as the country faces pressure from the West to announce the launch of a long-awaited counteroffensive. Russia meanwhile said that its forces had thwarted a major offensive at five points along the front in the southern…

Al Jazeera

Russia claims to have thwarted ‘large-scale’ Ukraine attack

Claim comes as Ukraine prepares for a major counteroffensive to retake territory occupied by Russia.

Reuters

Quotes: Russian statement on what it says was a major Ukrainian attack

Russia's defence ministry on Monday said Ukraine had launched an attack in the eastern Donetsk region.

Reuters

Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, Kyiv says Moscow spreads lies

Russia said on Monday its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of troops while Ukraine accused Moscow of spreading lies.

Reuters

Clashes near Bakhmut persist despite easing, Ukraine's military says

Clashes are continuing around the devastated city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and Moscow is still suffering "significant losses" despite a relative easing of combat operations in recent days, Kyiv's armed forces said on Sunday.

Reuters

Russia: Chechen special forces waging offensive in east Ukraine

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that the "Akhmat" group of Chechen special forces were waging an offensive near the town of Mariinka, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk.

Reuters

Russia has given passports to 1.5 million people in annexed Ukraine, says Russian PM

Russia has given passports to almost 1.5 million people living in the annexed parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions since last October, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday.

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