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The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2022

Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks as battle rages in east

Russia struck Ukraine's capital Kyiv with missiles early on Sunday for the first time in more than a month, while Ukrainian officials said a counter-attack on the main battlefield in the east had retaken half of the city of Sievierodonetsk.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2022

Ukraine forces pushing back Russia in Sievierodonetsk

Serhiy Gaidai, governor of Luhansk province, says Russian forces have suffered significant defeats

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2022

Russia-Ukraine updates: Heavy fighting ongoing in Severodonetsk

Governor says Russian forces are blowing up bridges to prevent Ukraine from bringing reinforcements to Severodonetsk.

Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2022

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

100 days of Vladimir Putin’s war; fight for Sievierodonetsk as eastern city becomes key war aim for Moscow; a closer look at Biden’s pledge to send high-tech rocket systems

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2022

Starving Russian commander says Vladimir Putin has thrown troops to slaughter in Ukraine

In a video shared on Telegram, a commander leading the Donetsk Republic's 113th regiment fighting for Russia complains about being sent to Ukraine without proper guns, medicine or food

Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2022

Fears Russia snatched 200,000 Ukrainian kids as investigators launch 'genocide' case

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said the investigations were focusing on the regions of Mykolaiv and Kherson on the southern coast but gathering evidence was complicated by war

Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2022

Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region calls for more weapons to defeat Russia

Ukraine's embattled eastern region of Donetsk will not fall quickly to Russia's assault, but it needs the world to supply more weapons to keep the offensive at bay, its governor told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2022

Space Rocket With Separatist DPR And LPR Flags Takes To Launchpad Ahead Of Trip To ISS

These images show a space rocket bearing flags of the separatist Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics at Russia’s famous Baikonur launchpad before it takes off for the International Space Station.

Zenger · Jun 3, 2022

Timeline: The first 100 days of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukraine invasion was met with sanctions, expansion of NATO, and a bifurcation of the global financial and trade system.

Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2022