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Ukraine strikes administration headquarters in Donetsk, Russia-installed separatists say

Ukrainian forces shelled a building housing the local administration headquarters in the centre of separatist-controlled Donetsk on Tuesday with Western-supplied weapons, the TASS news agency reported, citing Russian-installed officials.

Reuters

Ukraine set to restart soccer league as war rages on

As soon as the air raid sirens had stopped, Shakhtar Donetsk's players ran out onto the pitch for their final training session on Monday before Ukraine begins an extraordinary new season of its national soccer league.

Reuters

Ukrainian Special Forces Blow Up Russian Tanks With Rocket Launchers In Donetsk

The footage was obtained from the National Guard of Ukraine on Thursday, August 18.

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Fate of Ukrainian lands held by Russia still seems unclear

As the war in Ukraine nears its six-month mark, Russia faces multiple problems in the territory it has taken over

The Independent UK

On Ukraine’s front line, a fight to save premature babies

Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, three hospitals in government-controlled areas of the country’s war-torn Donetsk region had facilities to care for premature babies

The Independent UK

Pro-Russian, So-Called DPR Shows Off Tank Unit In Action In Donetsk Region

“Servicemen of the DPR strike at the positions of Ukrainian nationalists in the Avdiivka direction,” says the People's Militia.

Zenger

Ukrainian Troops Lay Waste To Russian Mortar And Ammo Depot In Donetsk

The footage was obtained from the 54th Mechanized Brigade K2 Battle Group of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, on Wednesday, August 17.

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Moment Russian Tank Is Hit By Ukrainian Artillery In Donetsk Region

The video was obtained from the National Guard of Ukraine.

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Timeline: Week 25 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 25 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russian Journalist Killed By ‘Butterfly’ Mine In Donbas

Zemfira Suleymanova, born in 1997, reportedly died in the pro-Russian, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic on Monday, August 15.

Zenger

Russia-Ukraine war: at least 12 Russians killed in strike on Nova Kakhovka base, says Ukraine – as it happened

Footage on Telegram showed numerous burnt out trucks, collapsed buildings, and debris

The Guardian - AU

Donetsk self-proclaimed leader pledges ‘bilateral cooperation’ with North Korea

Russian-backed self-appointed leader writes Kim Jong-un a letter, shortly after Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Pyongyang would expand relations

The Guardian - AU

Donetsk leader calls for 'beneficial' ties with North Korea

The head of Russian proxy forces in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region has sent a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling for cooperation amid signs the North may send laborers to Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine

The Independent UK

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.

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Ukrainian Troops Obliterate Three Russian BMPs And 25 Soldiers In The Donbas

The video shows at least one of the BMPs and some Russian soldiers being targeted by Ukrainian artillery fire.

Zenger

Ukrainian Special Forces Destroying Russian Tank In The Donetsk Region

The footage was obtained from the National Guard of Ukraine on Sunday, August 14.

Evening Standard

Harrowing images of Brits who face death penalty if convicted of being Ukraine ‘mercenaries’

John Harding, Andrew Hill and Dylan Healy are on trial in a court in Donetsk which is run by Kremlin-backed separatists

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 174 of the invasion

Explosions rock an ammunition depot in Crimea, as the Russian defence minister says the country has no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

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Five Europeans face trial on mercenary charges in separatist-controlled Ukraine

Three Britons and two EU citizens appear in Donetsk court accused of ‘undergoing training to seize power by force’

The Independent UK

Five Europeans go on trial in separatist-controlled Ukraine

Five European citizens captured in eastern Ukraine have gone on trial in a court administered by Kremlin-backed separatists in the city of Donetsk

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Shells Slam into Eastern Ukraine; 3 Dead, 20 Hurt

At least three Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 20 others wounded in the latest artillery barrages from the Russian military, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The eastern region of Donetsk, one of the two provinces making up the country’s industrial heartland of Donbas that has been the focus of a…

Reuters

Little respite for doctors on Ukraine's eastern front

Andrii, a doctor working in Ukraine's Donetsk region, has virtually no time to take breaks during his shifts at a military hospital near the front lines of the war against Russia.

The Independent UK

Boredom, loneliness plague Ukrainian youth near front line

The children and teens who remain in eastern Ukraine are retreating into social media, video games and other digital technology to cope with the isolation and stress of Russia's war that rages on the nearby front line

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: at least three people die in Donetsk shelling; Kyiv mayor warns of cold winter due to gas shortages – as it happened

Russian attack in eastern region also leaves 13 injured, Ukrainian officials say; Vitali Klitschko talks about ‘harsh realities’ facing residents

Reuters

Fresh shelling renews blame game over Ukraine nuclear plant

Ukrainian and Russian-installed officials reported shelling near Europe's largest nuclear power plant on Monday, with both sides blaming each other days after the world nuclear watchdog warned of disaster if the fighting does not stop.

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