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Ukraine says Russia eases Bakhmut attacks, Kyiv talks up counteroffensive

Russian troops have temporarily eased attacks in and around the besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut to regroup and strengthen their capabilities, a senior Kyiv official said on Saturday.

Reuters

War has shown Ukrainians – and the rest of us – why museums are so important for telling our stories

Objects from the front line bear bloodstained witness – not just to what happened, but to Ukraine’s very existence, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

What is the current state of play in Ukraine? Kyiv plans its counteroffensive and issues a last-chance offer for Russian forces

Ukraine has long been warning of a spring counteroffensive and despite next week marking a new season, Kyiv has a deadly warning for those Russian soldiers inside its border.

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Failure to back Ukraine would send signal to China about taking Taiwan -US senator

If the United States fails to back Ukraine enough in the war against Russia, that would send a signal to China that it could take Taiwan, a senior Senator said on a visit to Kyiv on Friday.

Reuters

Zest, shiny new jets, and a counter-offensive — is Bakhmut’s spring stalemate finally ending?

After a brutal 10-month slog that has killed tens of thousands on both sides, Ukrainian soldiers are striking back against Russian occupying forces in the Donbas. Tom Mutch reports from the frontline

Evening Standard

Deadly Russian strike on hospital, Kremlin talks with China and Brazil

A hospital in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro was hit Friday morning in a Russian missile attack, regional governor Serhiy Lysak said. This comes as Russia held separate talks with China and Brazil on the war in Ukraine. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All…

France 24

Ukraine shoots down 10 missiles in Russian attacks, oil depot hit

Ukraine shot down 10 missiles and over 20 drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks on the capital Kyiv, the city of Dnipro and eastern regions, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.

Reuters

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Russia-Ukraine war live: two dead and 30 injured in Russian attack on Dnipro clinic – as it happened

Zelenskiy says rocket attack on Friday morning hit medical facility after night of heavy bombardment across country

The Guardian - AU

US says Russia cannot win in Ukraine, Moscow sees long war ahead

Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev said Ukraine war is likely to last decades with bouts of fighting and truces.

Al Jazeera

Kremlin says Russia's security services 'know their job' after Ukraine says Putin tops its kill list

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia's security services knew what they were doing after a top Ukrainian intelligence official said President Vladimir Putin was number one on Kyiv's kill list.

Reuters

Ukraine secures release of 106 'hero' soldiers in swap with Russia - Kyiv

Ukraine secured the release of 106 captured soldiers in a prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said.

Reuters

War comes home to Russia: Pro-Kyiv fighters seek Putin’s downfall

Russia has been jolted by one of the most daring incursions, allegedly carried out by groups including its nationals.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine says it shot down 36 drones in overnight Russian attacks

Ukraine said on Thursday it had shot down all 36 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks which it said probably targeted critical infrastructure and military facilities.

Reuters

Russia has begun moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, Lukashenko says

Russia's Wagner mercenary group is withdrawing its forces from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and is transferring its positions to Russian army units, according to the group's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Russia had begun moving ahead with relocating tactical nuclear weapons to his country.…

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Belarus says transfer of nuclear weapons from Russia has begun – as it happened

Comments from Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian president, come as Russia and Belarus sign new deal for storage of nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

Nato chief says Ukraine should not join alliance until Russia’s invasion is over

Statement from Jens Stoltenberg comes as US looking into reports its military hardware was used in militia raid on Russian territory

The Guardian - UK

Wagner chief warns of revolution and says 20,000 fighters killed in Bakhmut

Yevgeny Prigozhin says children of Russian elite ‘shook their arses’ in sun while sons of poor returned in coffins

Evening Standard

Russian private army Wagner Group has lost 20,000 troops in battle for Bakhmut, says leader

Yevgeny Prigozhin said about 20 per cent of the 50,000 Russian prisoners recruited to fight in the 15-month war died in the eastern Ukrainian city

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Pro-Kyiv Russian group says it 'didn't lose a single soldier' in cross-border raids on Belgorod

FRANCE 24 spoke to exiled Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev, the political representative of the Freedom of Russia Legion. This Ukraine-based paramilitary group of Russian volunteers has been involved in cross-border incursions into Russia's Belgorod region in the past last few days. Ponomarev claimed the pro-Ukrainian, anti-Putin group "didn't lose…

The Independent UK

Belgorod raid: Who is behind attacks on Russian region bordering Ukraine?

Moscow claims that Ukrainian tropps crossed into one of its border towns in the region, forcing an evacution – Kyiv denies any involvement

Al Jazeera

Raids into Russia’s Belgorod aim to stretch forces thin: Analysts

Security experts say incursions seek to pull Russian troops away from key battles to help Ukraine counteroffensive.

Evening Standard

Putin ‘forced to deploy troops’ to borders after attacks inside Russia

Vladimir Putin’s army chiefs will have to send more troops to shore up borders after anti-regime soldiers launched several attacks inside Russia, military experts said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Analysis-Ukraine war: Belgorod incursion may stretch Russia's defences

A two-day incursion from Ukraine into Russia's western borderlands could force the Kremlin to divert troops from front lines as Kyiv prepares a major counteroffensive, and deal Moscow a psychological blow, according to military analysts.

The Guardian - AU

US investigating reports American vehicles used in raid inside Russian border – as it happened

Washington has been clear with Kyiv it does not support use of US-made equipment outside Ukraine, White House spokesperson John Kirby says

The Independent UK

Who's behind the attack on a Russian region on the border with Ukraine?

Russia alleges that dozens of Ukrainian militants crossed into one of its border towns in its Belgorod region, striking targets and forcing an evacuation, before over 70 of the attackers were killed or pushed back by a counterterrorism operation

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