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High Cost of Russia Gains in Ukraine Could Limit New Advance

After more than four months of ferocious fighting, Russia claimed a key victory: full control over one of the two provinces in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. But Moscow’s rout of the last remaining bulwark of Ukrainian resistance in Luhansk province came at a steep price. The critical question now is…

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Defiant Darijo Srna tells Shakhtar's truth as FIFA accused of Ukraine war failure

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shakhtar Donetsk have been a club in exile for eight years but they have kept winning and they will not allow Russia's invasion of Ukraine to stop them, insists Director of Football and club legend Darijo Srna

Daily Mirror

High cost of Russia gains in Ukraine could limit new advance

After more than four months of ferocious fighting, Russia claimed full control over one of the two provinces in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland

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Ukraine war latest: Enormous price for Russia's 'victory', a Snake Island flag, and the cost of Ukraine's recovery

Russian troops dominate the last free city in a key Ukrainian region and eye other targets, while negotiations over the Black Sea ramp up, are among today's developments in the war.

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Russia Shells Ukraine’s Donetsk Region Seeking New Gains after Seizing Luhansk

Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the neighboring region of Luhansk after months of grueling attritional warfare in which both sides lost many men. The strikes across Donetsk, reported by regional officials and Russia's military, followed…

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Russia hammers Ukraine's Donetsk region after seizing Luhansk

Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the neighbouring province of Luhansk after months of gruelling attritional warfare in which both sides lost many men.

Reuters

Ukraine-Russia latest updates: Donetsk governor urges evacuation

Ukraine news from July 5: Governor says mass evacuation will save lives and enable Ukraine to better fight Russians.

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Briton captured in Ukraine by Russians appeals against death sentence

Aiden Aslin, a marine in Ukrainian army, sentenced with UK citizen Shaun Pinner by proxy court in Donetsk

The Guardian - UK

Putin declares victory in Luhansk after fall of Lysychansk

Region’s governor says loss was painful and he expects Sloviansk and Bakhmut now to face heavy attack

The Guardian - UK

Putin declares victory in Luhansk as Ukraine faces more ‘grinding’ war

The Russian president’s declaration came as Russian forces tried to press their offensive deeper into eastern Ukraine

Evening Standard

Briton appeals against death sentence in separatist-held east Ukraine -Interfax

British citizen Aiden Aslin, sentenced to death by a court in the Russian-backed breakaway Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, submitted an appeal on Monday, the Russian Interfax agency reported on Monday.

Reuters

What is life like in Russia-occupied areas of Ukraine?

Ukrainians say their towns and villages are full of fear and short on essential supplies.

Al Jazeera

Russia will focus on Ukraine's Donetsk region after taking Luhansk, regional governor says

Russia will shift the main focus of its war in Ukraine to trying to seize all of the Donetsk region after capturing neighbouring Luhansk, the Luhansk region's governor said on Monday.

Reuters

Putin’s forces switch focus to Donetsk after capturing key Luhansk city

Vladimir Putin’s forces are switching their focus to capturing the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine after seizing control of the region of Luhansk.

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The last city in Luhansk has fallen to Russia. What does that mean for Ukraine?

Lysychansk was the last major city held by Ukrainians in the region. After their retreat, Russia holds the entire Luhansk region and has its sights set on completing its capture of nearby Donetsk.

Daily Mirror

Russia seizes control of key Ukrainian battleground Lysychans with city on fire

Authorities said they had taken control of the final Ukrainian holdout of Lysychans - handing Kremlin forces the last redoubt in Luhansk

The Guardian - UK

Russia says it has full control of Luhansk region in Ukraine

Ukrainian military command confirms withdrawal of troops from city of Lysychansk to avoid ‘fatal consequences’

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Russia claims full control of Luhansk region as key city captured

Ukraine’s military command says its troops have been forced to retreat from the key city of Lysychansk.

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Russia Claims Capture of Pivotal City in Eastern Ukraine

Russia's defense minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine's Luhansk province, bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine’s Donbas region. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that Russia's troops together with members of a local…

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Russians Press Assault on Eastern Ukrainian City

Russian forces are pounding the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday. Ukrainian fighters have spent weeks trying to defend the city and to keep it from falling to Russia, as…

Daily Mirror

Two Brits captured by Russian forces in Ukraine 'charged with being mercenaries'

A pro-Kremlin website said Mr Healy and Mr Hill would face the same mercenary charges as Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, two British military volunteers who have been given death sentences in Donetsk

The Guardian - US

Captured US veteran told mom captors were ‘anxious’ to start release talks

In a statement, Lois Drueke said she was ‘happy to hear is voice and know he’s alive and all right’

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Syria to Recognize Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk Regions

Syria said Wednesday it will recognize the "independence and sovereignty" of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions and contacts will be established to set up diplomatic relations. The Syrian Foreign Ministry announcement came days after President Bashar Assad met with a joint delegation from both regions in Damascus. Earlier this…

The Independent UK

Syria to recognize Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions

Syria says it has decided to recognize the “independence and sovereignty” of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions and establish diplomatic relations

Zenger

Ukrainian Artillery And Special Forces Blow Column Of Russian Rocket Launcher Vehicles To Pieces

A column of Russian multiple rocket launcher vehicles was blown to pieces by artillery with the help of Ukrainian special forces.

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