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Volunteers evacuate the elderly from Ukraine's Bakhmut, fearing Russian advance

Since Sievierodonetsk fell to Russian troops Ukrainian volunteer Eduard Skoryk has been getting more calls to evacuate frail and elderly people from Bakhmut, 70 km away, who fear their city in eastern Ukraine may be next.

Reuters

Scots student saves Ukrainian pal left sheltering from Russian missiles in Kyiv zoo

Nick, a journalism student from Kyiv,was desperate to help others as the conflict continued to escalate.

Daily Record

Edinburgh student saves Ukrainian friend sheltering from bombs alone in Kyiv zoo

When a friend from back home became trapped alone in the capital Kyiv, Nick knew he had to do something to help after being stuck in the unimaginable situation himself

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Father of Moroccan Facing Death Penalty in Ukraine Appeals to Putin

The father of a Moroccan facing a death sentence in a Russian-backed breakaway region of Ukraine on Monday urged Russia's President Vladimir Putin to intervene to save his son. Taher Saadoun made the appeal on behalf of Brahim Saadoun, who was sentenced to death alongside two British men by the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Father urges Morocco to intervene to save death-sentenced fighter in Donetsk

The father of a Moroccan man sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on mercenary charges urged his country on Monday to open a dialogue with pro-Russia Donetsk authorities to help release his son.

Reuters

Sanctions against Russia: taking stock four months after the start of the war

On 23 February – the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted the first package of sanctions in response to Moscow’s recognition of the self-proclaimed autonomous republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.

The Conversation

How Ukrainian defenders left Sievierodonetsk in boats under cover of night

One of the last Ukrainian defenders of Sievierodonetsk said he withdrew in a boat, bitter to be leaving after weathering a weeks-long Russian onslaught on the ruined city but happy to be alive as he and others crossed the river to higher ground.

Reuters

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Q&A: Ukraine’s Haidai on the battle for Severodonetsk, Lysychansk

Serhiy Haidai speaks to Al Jazeera about the fall of Severodonetsk and the ongoing battles in Lysychansk.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Russia Separatists Claims Hits On Ukrainian Positions In Sieverodonetsk Outskirts

The footage was obtained from the so-called Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) on Thursday, June 23.

Zenger

Pro-Russia DPR Says It Has Taken Ukrainian Fortified Positions

The pro-Russia, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic has taken fortified positions that were held by Ukrainian forces until recently, as these images show.

Zenger

Joe Biden says West will not ‘splinter’ on support for Ukraine

US leader condemned ‘barbarism’ of fresh Russian missile strikes on Kyiv as G7 summit got underway with Boris Johnson calling for unity

Evening Standard

Russia steps up missile strikes on Ukraine as G7 leaders gather

Russian missiles struck an apartment block and close to a kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as "barbarism" as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow.

Reuters

Zelenskiy says Ukraine will win back lost cities, admits war is tough to bear

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday said Ukraine would win back all the cities it had lost to Russia, including Sievierodonetsk, and admitted the war was becoming tough to handle emotionally.

Reuters

Fall of Severodonetsk is Russia’s biggest victory since Mariupol

Fall of city after weeks of street fighting transforms the battlefield in the east of Ukraine to Moscow’s advantage.

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Russia pushes to block off city of Lysychansk, says Ukraine

Moscow launches massive artillery bombardments and airstrikes on eastern city, after Sievierodonetsk destroyed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Missiles Strike Across Ukraine

Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine on Saturday, hitting military facilities in the west and the north as well as a southern city as the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War Two entered its fifth month. Russian artillery and airstrikes pounded the twin cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk…

Reuters

Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war's bloodiest fights

Russian forces fully occupied the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following weeks of some of the war's bloodiest fighting.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv in ‘symbolic’ attack as G7 summit starts

Multiple air strikes have hit Ukraine as EU leaders gathered in Germany for the international G7 summit

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Ukrainian forces to withdraw from eastern city of Sievierodonetsk

The last Ukrainian troops holding out in a desperate battle for the city of Sievierodonetsk are ordered to withdraw, but analysts say it is not a major strategic victory for Moscow.

Reuters

Analysis-Russia's grinding battlefield gains seen driven by new tactics

It took Russia weeks of fierce fighting, an untold number of casualties, and relentless shelling before the exhausted Ukrainian defenders of Sievierodonetsk received orders to quit its smouldering wreckage.

Reuters

Britons condemned in Donetsk holding out for intervention from UK - lawyer

The lawyer defending one of two Britons sentenced to death in a Russian-backed breakaway territory of Ukraine said on Friday that they had not yet submitted an appeal because they seemed to be holding out for intervention from London.

Al Jazeera

What does Russia’s capture of Severodonetsk mean for Ukraine?

Ukrainian forces are retreating from the eastern city after weeks of fierce fighting.

Los Angeles Times

Ukrainian troops to retreat from besieged city of Severodonetsk

BEIRUT — A monthslong defense that saw Ukrainian troops endure relentless bombardment and ferocious street skirmishes against their Russian adversaries ended Friday when military authorities ordered a retreat from the besieged city of Severodonetsk.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian Army to Leave Battered City to Avoid Encirclement

After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the country's east to avoid encirclement, a regional governor said Friday. The city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine forces to retreat from embattled Severodonetsk: Governor

Local governor says troops have received order to leave the city after weeks of fighting against Russian troops.

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