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Ukraine holds defence as battles rage in Donetsk region, top commander says

Ukraine's forces hold defence along the frontline in Donetsk, including of the besieged town of Bakhmut, with the fiercest battles raging for the cities of Vuhledar and Maryinka, Kyiv's top military commander said on Saturday.

Reuters

Hilltop coal-mining town a tactical prize in Ukraine war

The small coal-mining town of Vuhledar on Ukraine's eastern front line has emerged as a critical hot spot in the fight for Donetsk province

The Independent UK

Russia launches rocket assault on Ukraine as it steps up eastern offensive

Ukraine has long feared a new offensive by Russian troops ahead of the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion on 24 February

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‘Strong indications’ Vladimir Putin approved missile that downed flight MH17 - prosecutors

But the investigation has ended, as prosecutors say there is ‘insufficient’ evidence

Evening Standard

MH17: ‘strong indications’ Putin signed off on supplying missile that hit plane

Investigators say findings suggest decision to provide Buk system to Donetsk separatists ‘taken at presidential level’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Calls for ‘Wings for Freedom’ Fighter Jets on Trip to Europe

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Britain and others on Wednesday to give Ukraine "wings for freedom" by sending combat aircraft to help turn the tide against Russia's offensive, hoping to overcome Western reluctance to take that step. Western countries have scaled up their pledges of military aid for Ukraine this year…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Investigators may name more suspects in downing of Flight MH17

International investigators probing the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine are set to present new findings on Wednesday, including possibly naming additional suspects.

Reuters

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Russia assembles troops for possible offensive in Luhansk, Ukraine says

‘Battles for the region are heating up’ as Russian forces are located in Donetsk

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian troops begin training on German Leopard tanks in Europe

Ukrainian forces begin training on German Leopard tanks on Monday, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said, ahead of their delivery to the front line. With Russian forces keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with fighting in the eastern Donbas region, Kyiv is urgently awaiting deliveries of the tanks from its Western…

France 24

Russian Forces Keep Up Pressure as Ukraine Anniversary Nears

Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with fighting in the eastern Donbas region as Moscow assembles additional combat power there for an expected offensive in the coming weeks, Ukrainian officials said Monday. Weeks of intense fighting continued to rage around the city of Bakhmut and the nearby towns…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russians ‘eradicating towns’ in eastern Donbas; UN chief warns world is walking into wider war – as it happened

Donetsk governor says Russian forces throwing new troops at frontline; António Guterres says ‘prospects for peace keep diminishing’

The Guardian - AU

‘Mission completed’: Ukraine minister says warplanes on the way

Russia may launch a major offensive in coming weeks, but Ukraine says it has troops and resources to repel the attack.

Al Jazeera

Russia applies more pressure, fierce fighting in Donetsk -Ukraine's Zelenskiy

Fierce battles are raging in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region as Russia intensifies pressure before the first anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine ‘expects possible major Russian offensive this month’ – as it happened

Oleksii Reznikov insists Kyiv has the ability to hold back Russian forces if new push comes for anniversary of start of invasion

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Russian tank commander takes out FIVE of his own men in huge tank blunder

It comes as Russia is mustering its military might in Luhansk in what Kyiv suspects could be preparation for an offensive as the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion approaches

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Strikes Ukraine Residential Building, Kyiv Warns of Fresh Offensive

Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after a Russian strike destroyed it, as Kyiv said it expected a major offensive on the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion. At least three people were killed Wednesday and 20 wounded when a Russian…

Bangkok Post

Russia strikes Ukraine residential building, new offensive warning

KYIV: Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after a Russian strike destroyed it, as Kyiv said it expected a major offensive on the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.

Reuters

Zelenskiy wants tougher Europe, Putin evokes victory over Nazis

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged European leaders visiting Kyiv on Thursday to pile more sanctions on Russia, where President Vladimir Putin evoked a famous World War Two victory over the Nazis to rally his nation.

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Al Jazeera

Western weapon deliveries in a race against Russia offensive

Ukraine’s allies rush to deliver weapons as Moscow intensifies its war in the east.

The Independent UK

Russia focuses on eastern Ukraine for possible new offensive

Ukrainian officials say Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, in what Kyiv suspects is preparation for an offensive in the eastern area in coming weeks as the one-year anniversary of Moscow’s invasion approaches

Reuters

Ukrainian police rescue six-year-old girl from besieged Bakhmut

Ukrainian police staged a risky rescue mission in the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut this week to evacuate a six-year-old girl who had become separated from her pregnant mother.

Al Jazeera

A guard told me, ‘We will shoot you’: Life in a Donetsk prison

A Ukrainian social worker, jailed by Russia-backed separatists and freed in a wartime exchange, tells her story.

The Independent UK

War's longest battle exacts high price in 'heart of Ukraine'

The longest battle of the war in Ukraine has turned Bakhmut into a ghost city

Reuters

Ukraine raids home of billionaire in war-time anti-corruption crackdown

Security services searched the home of one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires on Wednesday, moving against a figure once seen as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's sponsor in what the authorities called a wartime anti-corruption purge.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Says No F-16s for Ukraine as Russia Claims Gains

The United States will not provide the F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine has sought in its battle against Russia, President Joe Biden said, as Russian forces claimed a series of incremental gains in the country's east. Asked if the United States would provide the jets, Biden told reporters at the…

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