Ukraine latest updates: Moscow ‘destroys’ Western weapons depot Ukraine news from June 12: Moscow claims Ukrainian jets downed in eastern region as fighting rages in Severodonetsk. Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2022
Casualty warnings as Russia said to use deadlier weapons in war Moscow reportedly using older, deadlier missiles in fierce fighting for control of eastern Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2022
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Ukraine ‘almost out of ammunition’; death sentences at a show trial; the battle for Sievierodonetsk The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2022
The ‘trial’ in Donetsk has set a chilling precedent for conflict in the 21st century The legal frameworks for war that the world has tried to uphold since 1945 have never been at such risk, says barrister Sadakat Kadri The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022
The oligarch who could hold key to fate of Britons facing death sentence Putin has a favour to ask that could be tied to the case of two men jailed in Donetsk, says Kim Sengupta The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: Will two Brits and a Moroccan be executed? Russia-backed court sentenced foreigners to death by firing squad for ‘terrorist activity’ after fighting for Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jun 10, 2022
'Scared' Vladimir Putin ordered death sentences against Brit fighters, expert claims After a three-day sham trial, Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were issued death sentences by the supreme court of the rebel-held Donetsk People's Republic Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022
Russia's Lavrov says Britons and Moroccan sentenced to death committed crimes in Donetsk Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that the two Britons and one Moroccan sentenced to death on Thursday in the Donetsk People's Republic had committed crimes on the territory of the self-proclaimed state trying to break away from Ukraine. Reuters · Jun 10, 2022
Liz Truss speaks to Ukraine about Britons’ death sentences for fighting Russia Foreign secretary and counterpart ‘discuss efforts to secure the release’ of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022
West Denounces Death Sentences for 3 Who Fought for Ukraine Two British citizens and a Moroccan were sentenced to death Thursday for fighting on Ukraine's side, in a punishment handed down by the country's pro-Moscow rebels. The proceedings against the three captured fighters were denounced by Ukraine and the West as a sham and a violation of the rules of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 10, 2022
UK brands death sentences on British soldiers held in occupied Ukraine an ‘egregious breach of Geneva Convention’ Liz Truss voiced her condemnation after calling her Ukrainian counterpart on Friday Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2022
Ukrainian Forces 'Holding on' in Key Donbas Battles President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were "holding on" in the flashpoint eastern city Severodonetsk where intense street battles with Russian troops could determine the fate of the Donbas region. Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 10, 2022
Ukraine strikes Russian military targets, France offers to help lift Odesa blocade Ukraine's defence ministry on Friday said it struck Russian military positions in the southern Kherson region, where the army is fighting to reclaim occupied territory. France offered to help ensure access to the port of Odesa and ease a global grain crisis. Read our live blog to catch up on… France 24 · Jun 10, 2022
Ukraine says it remains in control of Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds Ukraine remains in control of the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk where hundreds of civilians are sheltering amid bitter fighting, the region's governor said on Saturday, after a Russia-backed separatist claimed 300 to 400 Ukrainian fighters were also trapped there. Reuters · Jun 10, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022 Brits' death sentence for fighting Russia will “invigorate” others, says friend Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner face death by firing squad after being convicted of taking action towards a violent seizure of power at a show trial in Kremlin-backed Donetsk
Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022 Ex-UK army comrade of Brit sentenced to death brands 'disgraceful' judgement a war crime Aiden Aslin, 28, and British Army veteran Shaun Pinner, 48, have been sentenced to death and could face a firing squad after a sham trial in pro-Russian Donetsk
Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022 Family of Brit sentenced to death in Ukraine demand he's treated 'with respect' Brits Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner have been sentenced to death by the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) after being accused of acting as mercenaries for Ukraine, however their families insist they are prisoners of war
The Conversation · Jun 9, 2022 Ukraine: British POWs sentenced to death after 'show trial' which appears to violate Geneva Conventions Two Britons captured while fighting in Ukraine’s armed forces have been sentenced to death after what has been condemned as a “show trial”. Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, who surrendered to Russian forces during the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, were convicted on the charge of “being a…
Reuters · Jun 9, 2022 UK "deeply concerned" by sentencing of Brits by Russia-backed court, PM's spokesman Britain is deeply concerned by the death sentences passed down to two British men by a court of the Russian-backed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and will work to try to secure their release, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Ukraine: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics? Pro-Russia separatist regions in Donbas declared independence from Kyiv in 2014
Reuters · Jun 9, 2022 Two Britons, one Moroccan sentenced to death by court of Russian proxy in Ukraine Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine were sentenced to death on Thursday by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), one of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.
Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2022 Ukraine resists Russia in east, strikes back in north, south Ukraine is pursuing a resilient defence and counter-offensive, but Russia is also moving to assimilate occupied regions.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022 Russian invasion is ‘Covid-22’ and arms are a vaccine, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy Ukrainian president pleads for more outside help in speech at gala to honour Time’s most influential people
Zenger · Jun 9, 2022 Pro-Russian Fighters Defend Bombed Out Donetsk Airport Ordinary people who have joined the ranks of the pro-Russian forces are seen here carrying out a defense of the bombed-out Donetsk Airport in the disputed Donetsk Oblast, a region in eastern Ukraine adjacent to Russia.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022 Ukrainian troops plead for more artillery to offset Russia’s firepower in Sievierodonetsk – as it happened This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here