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We asked Ukrainians living on the front lines what was an acceptable peace – here's what they told us

Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive success against Russian troops in the Kharkiv region has raised hopes that a larger rollback of occupying troops is at hand. But this remains a daunting task: Russia continues to occupy roughly one-fifth of the territory of Ukraine, including Crimea, which it unilaterally incorporated into the Russian…

The Conversation

Ukraine: Kryvyi Rih residents urged to shelter as Russian missiles strike again

Zelenskiy meets Von der Leyen in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks on power and utilities providers

The Guardian - UK

Russia's reliance on mercenaries in Ukraine points to the weakness of its military – and Putin's strategy of deflecting blame

Ukrainian forces are gaining ground in the war against Russia. Since early September 2022, they have launched a massive counteroffensive in Ukraine’s northeast region of Kharkiv, reclaiming large swaths of territory.

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Russia-Ukraine war: EU says supply of weapons to Ukraine ‘absolutely vital’; missile strikes Zelenskiy’s home town – as it happened

Ursula von der Leyen tells EU member states it is the responsibility of all of them to ensure Ukraine can defend itself

The Guardian - AU

Editorial: Ukraine's battlefield wins spur hope

A stunning Ukrainian counteroffensive in the northeastern region of Kharkiv will not on its own end the war instigated by Russia's invasion. But it is a "major operational defeat" for Russia, according to an analysis issued by the Institute for the Study of War, which adds that "Ukraine has turned…

Tribune News Service

Russian troops in Ukraine ‘retreating in panic’ and abandoning equipment

Ukrainian forces have reclaimed more than two thousand square miles of territory in their counter-offensive

The Independent UK

Putin’s troops suffering ‘significant casualties’ in southern Ukraine battles, says UK military think tank

Russian troops are desperately trying to hold onto the Kherson province

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Ukraine's Zelensky Vows 'Victory' on Visit to Liberated Kharkiv Region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday promised "victory" on a visit to the strategic city of Izyum that was recently recaptured from Russia by Kyiv's army in a lightning counter-offensive. The visit came at a decisive moment in Russia's six-month-old invasion, with Ukraine expelling Moscow's forces from swathes of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine continues to consolidate its control in Kharkiv area, UK says

Britain's defence ministry said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces continue to consolidate their control of newly liberated areas of Kharkiv Oblast.

Reuters

Ukraine news: Russians ‘digging in after retreat’, says Luhansk governor

‘Heavy fighting continues in many directions,’ Gaidai says

The Independent UK

Moscow’s local allies were told ‘Russia is here for ever’. Now they flee Ukraine

Supporters in shock as Kremlin reneges on vow that helped project power into captured towns and villages

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest news: what we know on day 204 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy makes surprise visit to liberated city of Izium. Ukrainian president later involved in car crash in Kyiv but not seriously hurt

The Guardian - AU

Putin acknowledges China's concerns over Ukraine in sign of friction

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he understood China's Xi Jinping had concerns about the crisis in Ukraine, a surprise acknowledgement of friction with Beijing over the war after a week of stunning Russian losses on the ground.

Reuters

'It's survival': Fear lingers in the ruins of Ukraine's liberated Izium

Across a damaged footbridge over the river Siverskyi Donets, shrapnel-sprayed walls and charred Soviet-era housing stand in a panorama of provincial devastation in Ukraine's liberated town of Izium.

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Evening Standard

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky visits retaken city of Izyum after Kyiv surge

The Ukrainian President watched as his country’s flag was raised and sang the national anthem

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Visits Recently Retaken Strategic City

Hand on heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched his country’s flag rise Wednesday above the recaptured city of Izium, making a rare foray outside the capital while highlighting Moscow’s embarrassing retreat from a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russian forces left the war-scarred city last week as Kyiv's soldiers pressed a stunning advance…

Al Jazeera

Kharkiv triumph raises Ukrainian spirits – and victory hopes

Ukraine has reclaimed 8,000sq km of territory this month inflicting serious blow to Russian military ambitions.

The Independent UK

Liberated Ukrainians tell of torture and killings by Russian forces

Balakliya was the first target recaptured by Ukrainian troops in their sweeping counteroffensive near Kharkiv

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The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine at a glance: what we know on day 203 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says around 8,000 sq km have been liberated in counteroffensive in north-east Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainians are joyful as the Russian occupiers flee, but we must be wary of an ambush

As the Russian occupiers flee, dumping their guns and even roubles, we are joyful but also wary of an ambush, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine: What's next after Putin's forces crushed in sweeping counter-offensive?

Vladimir Putin's troops have been driven out of an 8,000 square km (3,088 miles) area, which is roughly the size of Crete, after a crushing Ukrainian counter-offensive

Reuters

Zelenskiy pays surprise visit to recaptured town of Izium in northeast Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy paid a surprise visit on Wednesday to the newly recaptured town of Izium, a key logistics hub in the northeastern Kharkiv region, and thanked his army for their success in retaking territory from Russian forces.

The Independent UK

Retreating Russian troops in Kharkiv accused of torture by Ukrainians

Ukraine officials say they will seek evidence of alleged crimes

The Independent UK

Ukraine war - live: Zelensky praises troops on visit to newly liberated city

Russia ‘almost certainly’ buying weapons from Iran and North Korea, says MoD

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine’s officials claim to have discovered ‘torture chamber’ used by Russian troops – as it happened

Ukraine says cell has Lord’s Prayer carved into the wall in Ukrainian

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