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Russian Shelling in Ukraine Kills Elderly Couple, Sparks Christmas Chaos

Russian shelling claims lives and disrupts Christmas festivities in southern Ukraine, as tensions escalate in the ongoing conflict. Stay informed with AP News.

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Russian shelling kills 4 as Ukraine prepares to observe Christmas on Dec. 25 for the first time

Russian shelling in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region has killed four people as Ukraine prepares to officially celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 7

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: frontline troops suffering from ‘exceptional rat and mice infestation’ – as it happened

Troops from both sides suffering as a result of mild autumn and abundance of food for rodents, says UK intelligence

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Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin claims Kyiv pulled out of peace talks last year ‘at Britain’s insistence’ – as it happened

Spokesperson for the Russian government claims UK ‘forbade’ negotiations with Russia

The Guardian - AU

Mr Fifty Percent: the former Ukraine mayor doing Putin’s work in Kherson

He faced a police investigation over an alleged contract killing, but Volodymyr Saldo is now beyond the reach of Ukrainian law

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine hit by one of the worst cyber attacks of the war, says UK – as it happened

The attack, which took place this week, lasted 48 hours and caused huge disruption, UK intelligence said

The Guardian - AU

‘Forged documents’: how Ukrainian grain may be enriching Putin’s circle

Bumper grain crop celebrated in Russia can be explained by ‘looting’ of occupied territory, say prosecutors

The Guardian - UK

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Russia-Ukraine war: more Ukrainian children to be returned from Russia – as it happened

Reuters news agency says children are en route to Ukraine via Moscow, under deal brokered by Qatar

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Poland will demand EU restores permits for Ukrainian truckers as first vehicles cross border – as it happened

Polish prime minister says ‘we will strongly and unequivocally’ demand restoration of permits in de-escalation of border trade blockade

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 649

Ukraine investigates alleged ‘execution’ of Ukrainian soldiers trying to surrender; Volodymyr Zelenskiy reports ‘intense battles’ at dozens of locations

The Guardian - AU

‘My mum’s books survived Putin’s missiles’: defiance after blast destroys Kherson children’s library

A Ukrainian library to which Ed Vulliamy donated works by his late mother, the author Shirley Hughes, is trying to rebuild itself

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 645

Ukraine says strike in Kherson killed five senior Russian officials; no war fatigue among allies – ‘Nato knows we have to win’

The Guardian - AU

The Dnipro River, a new key front line for Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia

Ukraine confirmed this week that it had managed to maintain its positions along the left bank of the Dnipro River, which had been completely under Russian control. These successes suggest that a major Ukrainian counteroffensive, aimed at reclaiming Crimea, could soon be under way.

France 24

Ukraine battles ‘elaborate’ Russian defences as Putin condemns Israel’s war

Putin says world should try and stop ‘tragedy’ in Gaza as Russian forces reportedly kill civilians in Ukraine’s Kherson.

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Kherson one year on: a city bereft of its younger residents and still bombarded by Russian forces across the river

It is a year now since Ukrainian forces liberated Kherson. I knew it before the war as a polyglot and bustling port city (if still determinedly Soviet in feel) sitting largely on the western (right) bank of the mighty Dnipro River.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Germany calls on Putin to take first step towards peace – as it happened

‘He must withdraw troops,’ Olaf Scholz said during a visit to Nuthetal in Brandenburg state

France 24

'Fiery hell': Ukraine secures multiple strategic areas along eastern bank of Dnipro River

Ukraine's marine corps said Friday it has secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region in fighting it described as having left nearly 3,500 Russians killed or wounded and dozens of ammunition depots, tanks, armored vehicles and other weaponry destroyed.

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian military reports ‘successful operations’ on Dnipro River’s east bank

Military says troops have conducted a series of operations having established positions on left bank

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian marines claim multiple bridgeheads across a key Russian strategic barrier

Ukraine’s marine corps says it has secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region in fighting it described as having caused thousands of Russian casualties and destroyed dozens of ammunition warehouses, armored vehicles and other weaponry

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine has claimed initiative in Black Sea and forced Russian navy to pull back, Zelenskiy says – as it happened

Ukraine’s president says use of naval drones has prevented Russia from using Black Sea as springboard

Evening Standard

Russia admits Ukrainian troops are operating in occupied Kherson region after crossing Dnipro river

Ukraine claims to have secured foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnipro 'against all odds'

The Independent UK

Blow for Putin as Ukraine takes major step in bid to outflank Russian troops

The Ukrainian forces have long established positions in several areas on the eastern bank of the Dnieper and sought to expand them, using boats to ferry supplies

The Independent UK

Ukraine says it now has a foothold on the eastern bank of Dnieper River near Kherson

A top Ukraine official says its troops have established a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River near Kherson

Al Jazeera

Ukraine claims key southern foothold, appeals for more military aid

Ukraine’s claims of counteroffensive momentum come amid efforts to secure more arms from the West.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says ‘foothold’ on Dnipro River’s east bank will open up route to Crimea

Russian officials acknowledge presence of Ukrainian troops, reported to be engaged in heavy fighting

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