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Ukraine says it sees signs Russia is starting new eastern offensive

Ukraine's armed forces command has observed signs that Russia is starting an anticipated new offensive in the east of the country, increasing the intensity of attacks in parts of the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, it said on Monday.

Reuters

Russian Soldiers Flee Occupied Farmstead As Ukrainians Shell Them

First explosion sends some Russian soldiers running for their lives, while another explosion hits a large farmhouse.

Zenger

Second Brit fighter captured in Ukraine and paraded by Russian forces in chilling video

Shaun Pinner, 48, can be seen in a video released by Russia explaining he had been fighting in besieged port city Mariupol before being captured and taken to Donetsk

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Military transport plane reportedly brought down outside Odesa – as it happened

Ukraine president says situation in Mariupol remains ‘extremely severe’ as Moscow tells port city’s remaining defenders to ‘surrender or die’

The Guardian - AU

Russia to step up Kyiv missile strikes after Moskva sinks

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Moscow warned Friday it would step up missile attacks on Kyiv in response to what it said were sorties across the border, the day after its Black Sea naval flagship sank.

AFP

Twice exiled, Shakhtar Donetsk dream of war-torn home

Istanbul (AFP) - They had already fled their home in eastern Ukraine for Kyiv when their shiny new stadium was battered by shelling in the first weeks of a Russian-backed insurgency in 2014.

AFP

Amateur images show Russian military convoys heading to Donbass

Large convoys of military equipment have been filmed in Russia and Belarus in recent days. Amateur videos analysed and verified by the FRANCE 24 Observers team show that some of these military reinforcements are heading for the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, towards the pro-Russian self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and…

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House About That? Ukrainian Airpower Picks Off Russian Vehicles Hiding Among Civilians

United States has said it will provide an extra 800 million dollars in military assistance to Kyiv.

Zenger

Timeline: Week seven of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities expect a strong Russian offensive in the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian Cops Save Dog Buried In Rubble After Russia Shells Village

The touching rescue took place in the village of Mykhailivka, in Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.

Zenger

UK imposes sanctions on another 206 Russians after Ukraine railway attack

Foreign secretary says 178 of those targeted helped prop up self-proclaimed republics in Luhansk and Donetsk

The Guardian - UK

UK and EU sanction 178 Russian separatists ‘aiding and abetting’ Putin in Ukraine

Leaders behind so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republic targeted

The Independent UK

Abandoned in east Ukraine, cats and dogs look for new homes in Russia

With the trunk of her car filled to the brim with pet carriers, Yulia drives across the conflict-torn Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to pick up cats and dogs abandoned by owners who fled in the hope of finding them new homes in Russia.

Reuters

Russia closes in on Mariupol as part of eastern Ukraine offensive

Kramatorsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian troops aimed to take control of the city of Mariupol on Tuesday, part of an anticipated massive onslaught across eastern Ukraine, as defending forces tried desperately to hold them back.

AFP

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Evening Standard

Ukrainian victory over Putin’s army in the Donbas ‘quite likely’, says UK

Fierce fighting to erupt in the battle for the Donbas over the next two to three weeks, British defence chiefs say

The Guardian - UK

Civilians flee eastern Ukraine in advance of a widely forecast attack – as it happened

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Los Angeles Times

Mariupol teeters as Russia readies eastern Ukraine onslaught

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy telling compatriots to brace for a fateful week, Western military officials warned Monday that Russian forces will likely resort to even more brutal tactics against civilians in a looming offensive in the country’s south and east.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war latest updates: ‘20,000 civilians killed in Mariupol’

Ukraine news from April 12: Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko says more than 20,000 civilians have been killed in the city.

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Reuters

Three killed by Russian strikes in Ukraine's Donetsk region - governor

Three people were killed and eight civilians were wounded on Monday by Russian strikes on Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk, the region's governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

Reuters

Russia almost ready to launch new eastern assault -Ukraine defence ministry

Russia has nearly completed its buildup of forces for a renewed assault on Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

A displaced Ukrainian women’s choir sings in defiance of Putin

Dyvyna’s repertoire of 300 folk songs from Donetsk is an artistic refutation of Russia’s claims over Ukrainian culture.

Reuters

Pro-Russian forces to intensify fight in eastern Ukraine

The Russian-backed breakaway Ukrainian region of Donetsk will intensify its battle against Ukrainian forces, the head of the Donetsk rebel region was quoted as saying by the RIA news agency on Monday.

Reuters

Death toll from Kramatorsk missile strike rises to 57, Ukraine official says

The death toll from a missile strike on the train station in Ukraine's Kramatorsk has risen to 57 people, Donetsk region governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar starts peace-themed tour

Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk has opened a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” with a 1-0 loss at Greek league leader Olympiakos

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: US to send Kyiv ‘weapons it needs’

Ukraine news from April 10: National security adviser Jake Sullivan says the US will support Ukraine with more weapons.

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