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Russia wants to capture fighters in Mariupol steel works, local governor says

Russia is preventing wounded Ukrainian fighters being evacuated from a vast steel works in the southern city of Mariupol because it wants to capture them, the local governor said on Thursday.

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Live Updates | Russia picking up pace in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia is increasing the pace of its offensive in the east of the country

The Independent UK

'Nobody wants to run from the war' – a voice from Ukraine's displaced millions describes the conflicting pulls of home, family and safety

More than 5 million people left Ukraine as refugees between Feb. 24 and April 24, 2022, mostly to neighboring countries Poland, Romania, Moldova, Hungary and Slovakia.

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One woman killed in Russian shelling of hospital in east Ukraine, local governor says

A woman was killed in Russian shelling of a hospital in the east Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday, the regional governor said.

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Ukraine Football League Declares Season over after Invasion

The Ukrainian football season has officially been called off because of the Russian invasion, creating a path for Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv to be entered in next season's Champions League. The league said after a video conference with clubs Tuesday that the standings as of Feb.

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Two killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk region - governor

Two people were killed and six wounded in Russian shelling of Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk on Tuesday, the regional governor said.

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Russia-backed separatist leader says Moscow should launch next phase of Ukraine campaign

The Russian-backed separatist leader of the Ukrainian breakaway region of Donetsk said on Tuesday that Moscow should launch the next stage of its military campaign in Ukraine after reaching the region's frontiers, RIA news agency quoted him as saying.

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Four people including two children killed in Ukraine's Donetsk region - governor

Four people including two children were killed on Monday in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region where Russia is on the offensive, the region's governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said.

Reuters

Poem of the week: Welcome to Donetsk by Anastasia Taylor-Lind

A poet and photojournalist reflects on her experiences working in Ukraine, both in 2014 and now

The Guardian - UK

VIDEO: Ukrainian Forces Annihilate Column Of Russian Tanks

The footage was reportedly filmed near Krasnohorivka, which is a city located in the Donetsk Oblast region, in eastern Ukraine.

Zenger

Ukrainian Counterattacks Slowing Russian Offensive in East

Russian troops are pressing their offensive in the eastern Donbas region in an attempt to fully seize Ukraine's industrial heartland but have made little headway as fierce Ukrainian counterattacks have slowed their efforts, Ukrainian and British officials said Saturday. Russia continues to fight for full control of the Donetsk and…

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Live updates | Ukraine: Russian offensive continues in east

The Ukraine military’s general staff says that Russian forces continue their “offensive operations” in eastern Ukraine with the goal of defeating Ukrainian forces, establishing full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and securing a land route between these territories and the occupied Crimea

The Independent UK

Russia Says Ukrainian Fighters ‘Securely Blockaded’ at Mariupol Steel Plant

Russia's defense ministry said on Friday that Ukrainian fighters and foreign mercenaries had been "securely blockaded" at the Azovstal steel plant where they have been holding out in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. President Vladimir Putin had ordered his defense minister on Thursday to block off the vast Azovstal complex…

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Ukraine official: Russia captured 42 villages in Donetsk region on Thursday

Russian forces captured 42 villages in the eastern Donetsk region on Thursday, but Ukraine might take them back, an aide to the chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told national television.

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What’s behind pro-Russian attitudes in eastern Ukraine?

Some say a ‘special kind of paternalism’ runs through the Russian-speaking regions full of mines, factories and plants.

The Independent UK

Live updates | Ukraine: Russia vying for control in east

Russian forces continue the offensive in eastern Ukraine with the goal of establishing full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions

Evening Standard

Mariupol: Russian forces accused of bombing ‘improvised’ hospital sheltering hundreds of people

The former governor of Donetsk said 300 people, including wounded troops and civilians with children, were sheltering in the hospital

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UN Chief Calls for Four-Day Humanitarian Pause in Fighting in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a four-day Orthodox Easter humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine to allow for the safe passage of civilians to leave areas of conflict and the delivery of humanitarian aid to hard-hit areas. Guterres said the United Nations was submitting detailed plans to…

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Kyiv says Russia aims to grab land, crush Ukraine's armed forces

The aim of Russia's new military offensive in east Ukraine is to grab land, establish an overground link between territories in the east and Crimea, and crush Ukraine's armed forces, Ukraine's defence ministry said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Police scout for pro-Russia collaborators in eastern Ukraine

Officers in Donetsk say spies pass on coordinates or photographs of targets via Telegram in exchange for cash

The Independent UK

Russia begins ‘new phase of the war’ as Battle for Donbas begins

Ukraine says it will be able to repel Russia’s attacks in the east

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Where is Donbas, and what are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

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

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Russia focuses on Donetsk, Luhansk regions

The Ukrainian military’s General Staff says that the Russian forces are focusing their efforts on taking full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions

The Guardian - UK

Russian forces seize Kreminna in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

Daily Mirror

Russia shows off intercontinental nuclear missile launcher in 'Victory Day' rehearsal

Thousands of troops took part along with tanks and other military hardware in Russia's Victory Day parade rehearsals but it was the giant intercontinental missile that took centre stage

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