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The Latest Breaking News from Kramatorsk

Ukrainian forces still trying to hold Bakhmut despite heavy casualties

Soldiers and analysts suggest defending city has become more of a political than practical issue, as Russian push continues

The Guardian - UK

Meet the volunteers bringing relief to the residents of embattled Bakhmut, Ukraine

Photographer Natalie Keyssar recounts the work of The Angels of Salvation, a group of volunteers dedicated to bringing aid to and helping to evacuate civilians in Ukraine's Donetsk region.

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Russian Mercenary Boss Says Bakhmut Effectively Surrounded

Russian troops and mercenaries were closing off the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, on the cusp of Moscow's first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war. The head of Russia's Wagner private army said the city, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia targeted civilian evacuations with banned cluster munitions, HRW report finds

Satellite images and field visits ‘clearly’ contradict Russia’s argument for saying it wasn’t behind the attack on Kramatorsk station which killed 58 civilians, researchers say

The Independent UK

On Ukraine's frontlines, Australian volunteers are risking their lives to help the most vulnerable

In north-east Ukraine, a small truck emblazoned with a jumping kangaroo delivers moments of hope to the most vulnerable. Behind the wheel is an Australian oil rigger.

ABC News

Russia Says Ukraine Planning to Blow up Buildings in False Flag Operation

Russia's defense ministry accused Ukraine of preparing to blow up buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk and then accuse Moscow of carrying out war crimes and targeting civilians in a false flag operation. The defense ministry provided no evidence for the claims, which it outlined in a post…

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Russia says Ukraine planning to blow up buildings in false flag operation

Russia's defence ministry accused Ukraine of preparing to blow up buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk and then accuse Moscow of carrying out war crimes and targeting civilians in a false flag operation.

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Kramatorsk: Russian missile strike destroys apartment block in Ukraine, killing at least 3 people

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warns of ‘tougher’ frontline battles with Russia

Evening Standard

Russia Strikes Ukraine Residential Building, Kyiv Warns of Fresh Offensive

Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after a Russian strike destroyed it, as Kyiv said it expected a major offensive on the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion. At least three people were killed Wednesday and 20 wounded when a Russian…

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Ukraine should start EU entry talks 'this year', Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday his war-torn country deserved to start EU accession talks already "this year". Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.. All times are in Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

Poland open to sending fighter jets to Kyiv, says PM, if part of Nato decision – as it happened

Mateusz Morawiecki would supply F-16 fighters if decision were taken with Nato alliesn

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 344 of the invasion

Ukraine warns of major Russian offensive to mark first anniversary of war; Russian rocket destroys apartment building in Kramatorsk, killing two

The Guardian - UK

Russian missile destroys Ukrainian apartment building; at least 3 dead

Rescuers combed debris in a city in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, where an overnight Russian missile strike destroyed an apartment building and damaged nine others, killing at least three people.

Reuters

Two British men missing in Ukraine, says Foreign Office

Pair named in reports as Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Parry said to have been travelling from Kramatorsk to Soledar

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Reuters

Kremlin: confident that defence ministry report on Kramatorsk strike is correct

The Kremlin said on Monday that it was confident its defence ministry was correct when it said that 600 Ukrainian servicemen had been "destroyed" in an attack on the city of Kramatorsk, despite reporting which showed the attack missed its target.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Russia’s claim it killed 600 soldiers in ‘mass missile strike’

Moscow says bombardment launched in retaliation for Ukraine’s deadly New Year’s Eve attack

Asharq Al-Awsat

No Sign of Casualties at Site of Strikes Russia Says Killed Hundreds of Ukrainian Soldiers

A Russian rocket strike on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk caused damage but did not destroy buildings and there were no obvious signs of casualties, a Reuters witness said on Sunday, after Russia said the attack killed 600 Ukrainian soldiers. Reuters reporters visited the two college dormitories Russia's defense ministry…

France 24

War in Ukraine: Citizens of Kramatorsk face dilemma of whether to leave

Despite the Ukrainian army's rapid counter-offensive, Russian forces still occupy vast swathes of Ukraine, including much of Donetsk and Luhansk, the two regions that make up the Donbas. Cities in the Ukrainian-held parts of the Donetsk region suffer regular shelling, suffering significant damage to infrastructure and putting local people in…

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Al Jazeera

The hospital train helping Ukraine’s sick and wounded

Chronically ill and injured patients are evacuated from the embattled east to safer hospitals in the west.

The Guardian - UK

‘We were born here’: Ukrainians in frontline towns face painful choice

Brutal Russian onslaught in east Ukraine continues, forcing people to flee to unknown areas or risk death by staying

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian mum and daughter who lost legs in train station attack learn to walk again

Natalia Stepanenko, 43, and 11-year-old Yana were caught up in the Russian shell attack on Kramatorsk railway station on April 8 but thanks to Peter Harsch Prosthetics they can walk again

The Independent UK

Boredom, loneliness plague Ukrainian youth near front line

The children and teens who remain in eastern Ukraine are retreating into social media, video games and other digital technology to cope with the isolation and stress of Russia's war that rages on the nearby front line

The Independent UK

Russian shelling heavy in east; Ukraine strikes key bridge

Ukrainian officials say Russia’s military have shelled residential areas across Ukraine while their own fighters damaged the last working bridge over a river in occupied southern Ukraine, hurting Russia's ability to resupply its military

France 24

Civilians killed in Russian shelling in Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia

At least three people were killed and 15 wounded Friday in Russian shelling on the Ukrainian towns of Kramatorsk in the east and Zaporizhzhia in the south, according to initial counts by local authorities. Read FRANCE 24’s coverage of the day’s events as they unfolded. All times are Paris time…

ABC News

As winter approaches, residents of eastern Ukraine's Sloviansk face a looming water crisis

The dwindling population of the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk relies on public water pumps as the sole water supply.

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