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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

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

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

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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

Daily Mirror

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…

The Conversation

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.

Reuters

Ukraine: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russia separatist regions in Donbas declared independence from Kyiv in 2014

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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.

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Zenger

Ukrainian troops plead for more artillery to offset Russia’s firepower in Sievierodonetsk – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine says troops holding on to Sievierodonetsk, advance in south

Ukraine said on Thursday its forces were holding their positions in intense fighting in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and had retaken ground in the south, targetting gains in the biggest swathe of territory seized by Russia since the invasion started.

Reuters

Ukraine: Captured Britons ‘face 20 years in jail’

Russian state media shows Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, appearing in court in Donetsk

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Two Britons, Moroccan risk death penalty after guilty pleas in Donetsk court

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine could face the death penalty after pleading guilty in a court of one of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine, Russia's RIA news agency reported.

Nottingham Post

Newark man Aiden Aslin could face death penalty after being captured by Russian forces in Ukraine

A new video has appeared of him in a Donetsk pro-Russian court

The Guardian - UK

Fight for Sievierodonetsk will decide fate of eastern Ukraine, says Zelenskiy

President says battle in key city the ‘most difficult’ since start of the war, as Donbas leaders warn Ukrainian forces have been pushed to city’s outskirts

Zenger

Border Guards Shell Russian Unit In Donetsk Village

In this released video, Ukrainian Border Guards shell a Russian unit in a Donetsk village.

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Russia hammers eastern Ukraine city as world seeks to lift grain siege

KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv's forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk, a senior Ukrainian official conceded on Wednesday, as diplomatic efforts intensified to unblock grain stuck in Ukraine's ports.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian mum loses unborn child with hand and foot amputated after rocket strike

Kateryna Herman, 35, was seriously injured when Russian forces shelled her apartment building in Lyman, Donetsk, with the mum-to-be losing her unborn baby

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian Forces Come under Renewed Russian Attack in Key Eastern City

Ukrainian troops holding out in the ruins of Sievierodonetsk came under renewed heavy assault on Wednesday from Russian forces who see the capture of the industrial city as key to control of the surrounding Luhansk region. In southern Ukraine, another major battleground in the war, authorities said Russian attacks on…

Reuters

Russia pushes Ukrainian forces to outskirts of key eastern city

Ukrainian forces pulled back to the outskirts of the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday in the face of a fierce Russian assault, the regional governor said, another big swing in momentum in one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

The Guardian - UK

Russian assault on Sievierodonetsk redoubled after counterattack

Non-stop street fighting and bombardments as Kremlin seeks full control of Luhansk province

The Independent UK

Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk are ‘dead cities’ due to Russian bombing, says Zelensky

Despite being outnumbered, Ukrainian president says his troops have ‘every chance’ of regaining territory

Evening Standard

Severodonetsk and Lysychansk are ‘dead cities’ after Russian shelling, says President Zelensky

Intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces has turned Severodonetsk and Lysychansk into “dead cities”, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned.

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