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Russia advances in battle for key eastern Ukraine city

Moscow claims its forces have taken control of a village near the industrial city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war could last for years, say western leaders

Nato secretary general says Kyiv will need long-term military support as Russia masses reserves outside Sievierodonetsk

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2022

Ukraine’s forces remain on the defensive in the eastern Donbas region – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2022

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine holds Sievierodonetsk as battle for Donbas enters critical phase; the Russians rejecting Putin and fighting for Kyiv

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022

Russian TV claims UK fighters in Ukraine will be 'executed with British guns and bullets'

Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner have been sentenced to death by a court in separatist Donetsk People's Republic, with their firng squad said to be aimed with British weaponry and bullets

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

UK aims sanctions at Russians accused of abducting Ukrainian children

Maria Lvova-Belova accused by Ukraine of organising capture of vulnerable children in Luhansk and Donetsk

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022

Pro-Russia Separatists Say Ukrainian Forces Shelled Market In Donetsk Killing Five People

These images purport to show the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike on a market in Ukraine’s eastern separatist Donetsk region as the war rages on in the area.

Zenger · Jun 16, 2022

Up to 1,200 Civilians May Be in Plant in Eye of Ukraine Battle, Separatist Says

Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said. Russian forces are trying to grind down Ukrainian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

Ukrainian soldiers holed up in chemical plant ‘resisting Russian onslaught on three fronts’

More than 500 civilians are trapped inside the Azot factory where Ukrainian troops have resisted weeks of Russian bombardment

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022

Ukraine ignores Sievierodonetsk ultimatum, urges faster arms deliveries

Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States announced more weapons for Kyiv, which warned that arms deliveries were taking too long.

Reuters · Jun 14, 2022