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Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin evacuates nine villages in Belgorod as fighting continues

‘Do not return to your homes,’ Belgorod governor warns residents

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

US calls for Evan Gershkovich’s immediate release after Moscow extends WSJ reporter’s detention – as it happened

White House spokesperson says US authorities working hard to secure journalist’s release after his detention on spying charges in March

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2023

Russian ‘clean up’ operation after raid on Belgorod from Ukraine

The Liberty of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps said to be involved in cross-border attacks in Belgorod.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023

Fall of Bakhmut would signal ‘a Pyrrhic victory for Wagner’

We speak to a Ukrainian military expert, serviceman and analysts on what the possible capture of Bakhmut means.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 453 of the invasion

Fighting has broken out on Russia’s border with Ukraine in an apparent incursion by partisan forces; Russian-imposed Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin says demining is being carried out in Bakhmut

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2023

Battle of Bakhmut: a ‘pyrrhic victory’ for Russia?

It is still unclear whether the months-long battle for control of Bakhmut has ended, with claims by Moscow that the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group had finally captured the city being countered by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Week · May 22, 2023

Bakhmut: is devastating nine-month battle coming to an end?

It is still unclear whether the months-long battle for control of Bakhmut has ended, with claims by Moscow that the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group had finally captured the city being countered by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Week · May 22, 2023

Who are the Wagner Group and why are they so involved in Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but their leader’s frank dispatches have increasingly rattled the Moscow establishment

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Russians celebrate reports that ‘fortress Bakhmut’ has fallen

Ukraine’s president is denying claims that the eastern city is under Russian control after months of heavy battle.

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says Bakhmut ‘is not occupied’; Russia accuses G7 of ‘undermining global stability’ — as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says during Japan visit that Ukrainian troops are still in eastern city at centre of bloody battle; Moscow calls summit a ‘politicised’ event

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2023