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US man ‘trapped’ in Russian-controlled Donetsk despite release from prison

Exclusive: Suedi Murekezi, detained in Ukraine in June by Russian proxy forces, says lack of ID papers means he can’t leave city

The Guardian - UK

Volodymyr Zelensky visits troops near Donbas frontline

The Ukrainian president met soldiers and distributed awards near the frontline of Donetsk

Evening Standard

Moscow demands West recognise annexed territories before peace talks start

Sham referendums were held in the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions in September but have not been internationally recognised

Evening Standard

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Watch: Russia on the offensive in Bakhmut say Ukraine

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in its regular update Saturday morning that over the previous 24 hours, Russian forces launched five missiles, 27 air strikes and 44 shelling attacks on civilian infrastructure and Ukrainian military positions along the line of contact. The Ukrainian military shot…

Evening Standard

Russia investing a ‘large amount’ of firepower to capture town in Donetsk

In recent days, Russia has likely made small advances on the southern axis of this assault and is likely planning to encircle the town of Bakhmut

Evening Standard

Russia will ‘not accept’ price cap on oil exports, Kremlin warns

The Kremlin on Saturday said it would not accept a price cap on Russian oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia. The agreement caps Russian seaborne crude oil at $60 per barrel and is aimed at limiting Moscow’s funds for the Ukraine war. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog below to…

France 24

Russia likely planning to encircle Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut, Britain says

Russia is likely planning to encircle the Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut with tactical advances to the north and south, Britain's defence ministry said on Saturday.

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Ukraine warns of fresh Russian missile strikes on energy grid

Ukraine said on Monday that Russia was preparing for a fresh wave of missile attacks on its energy grid that have plunged swathes of the country into the cold and dark. The warning came as Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in the Donetsk region, including in the areas of the…

France 24

NATO seeks to buttress Russia's neighbours as Moscow attacks Ukraine on multiple fronts

Russia said its forces in eastern Ukraine had edged forward, Kyiv said Moscow was "planning something" in the south and NATO sought on Wednesday to shore up other countries that fear destabilisation from Moscow.

Reuters

Russian breakthrough in central Donetsk unlikely, says UK

In its latest intelligence update, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the area around the town of Pavlivka and Vuhledar had seen “intense combat” in the past two weeks but that little territory had changed hands

Evening Standard

Commentary: An end-of-war settlement in Ukraine seems unlikely, but don’t discount any scenario

Ukraine’s capture of Kherson two weeks ago, coming after months of grueling combat, was perhaps the most humiliating setback for Russian forces since the war began nine months ago. The successful Ukrainian counteroffensive occurred five weeks after Putin declared Kherson, as well as Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia, a part of…

Chicago Tribune

Russian forces in Kherson alert as Ukraine plans next move

Ukraine has kept Russian forces guessing about their next move, pinning down occupying troops in defensive positions.

Al Jazeera

Russia and Ukraine to free 50 prisoners of war each, Moscow-backed leader says

Russia and Ukraine will each hand over 50 prisoners of war to the other on Thursday, the Moscow-backed administrator of Ukraine's Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, said on the Telegram messaging service.

Reuters

UK: Russia Likely Redeployed Major Elements of Airborne Forces to Eastern Ukraine

Russia has lately redeployed major elements of its airborne forces to Eastern Ukraine, the UK Defense Ministry said in its latest Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine. The ministry said the forces were likely redeployed to the Donetsk and Luhansk fronts in the Donbas. Between September and October, most…

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Russian missile barrage forces Ukraine to shut nuclear power plants

Russia unleashed a missile barrage across Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing shutdowns of nuclear power plants and killing at least six civilians as Moscow pursued a campaign to pitch Ukrainian cities into darkness and cold as winter sets in.

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy urges Nato to protect nuclear sites from ‘sabotage’ as Russia warns of risk of accident – as it happened

Ukrainian president makes appeal to Nato members; Russia’s state-run atomic energy agency warns of risk of nuclear accident

Reuters

'Close call' in shelling near nuclear reactor on Ukraine's frontline

Ukraine narrowly escaped disaster during fighting at the weekend that rocked Europe's largest atomic power plant with a barrage of shells, some falling near reactors and damaging a radioactive waste storage building, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.

Reuters

Zelenskiy: Ukrainian forces repel 100 attacks in Donetsk region

Ukrainian forces have repelled about 100 attacks in eastern Donetsk region, with no letup in the fighting, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.

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Evening Standard

Terrifying moment blast narrowly misses motorists as Putin’s forces target Ukraine’s infrastructure

Dashcam footage shows a fireball engulfing part of the busy road as cars approach

The Independent UK

Russian strikes force Ukraine to face hours-long power cuts

Ukraine’s electricity grid operator is warning of hours-long power outages as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with renewed artillery and missile attacks that have interrupted supply to as much as 40% of the population at the onset of winter

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Energy Supply under Russian Attack, Heavy Fighting in East

Russian forces kept up a barrage of shell and missile attacks on various regions of Ukraine, many hitting power infrastructure, while heavy fighting persisted in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in the east of the country. As the winter's first snow fell in Kyiv, authorities said they were working to…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: remains of explosives found at Nord Stream pipeline blast site – as it happened

Swedish prosecutor does not name suspects but confirms sabotage; official confirms more bodies found

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news - live: New Putin missile attacks prompt fresh power outage fears

Moscow’s forces home in on energy infrastructure as winter starts to bite

Reuters

Ukraine says half its energy system crippled by Russian attacks, Kyiv could 'shutdown'

Russian missile strikes have crippled almost half of Ukraine's energy system, the government said on Friday, and authorities in the capital Kyiv warned that the city could face a "complete shutdown" of the power grid as winter sets in.

The Guardian - UK

Three men found guilty of murdering 298 people in shooting down of MH17

Court says Russia had overall control of the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine at the time when the plane was shot down

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