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Ukraine’s military command says its troops have been forced to retreat from the key city of Lysychansk.

Serhiy Haidai says counterattack has recaptured a fifth of frontline city from Russian invaders

President helping determine movement of Russian soldiers, say sources, as head of UK armed forces says Ukraine is winning

President tells US officials that Donbas situation remains ‘very difficult’; A large convoy of hundreds of cars carrying refugees reaches Zaporizhzhia

One of the most important days on the Russian calendar is just around the corner, and all eyes are on Vladimir Putin who could use the holiday to declare his intentions for the future of Ukraine.

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces aimed a punishing artillery barrage Saturday at cities, towns and villages in eastern Ukraine, destroying electrical plants, fuel depots and other key infrastructure.

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces aimed a punishing artillery barrage Saturday at cities, towns and villages in eastern Ukraine, even as Western and Ukrainian military officials and analysts said Moscow’s much-vaunted military offensive in the country’s industrial heartland was being slowed by troop casualties and logistical, supply and morale problems.

Analysis: The Kremlin’s mounting offensive comes as Boris Johnson and Jens Stoltenberg say war could last for years

The warmongering buffoons who drove the U.S. to disaster in Iraq and Afghanistan are now eager for war with Russia

Think tank says ‘increasingly static nature of the fighting reflects incapacity of Russian forces rather than any shift in Russian objectives or efforts’