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Russian troops pull out of key Ukraine town in major blow to Putin

Ukrainian forces had pushed across the Oskil River as part of a counter-offensive that saw Kyiv retake vast swathes of territory beginning in September

Daily Mirror

Russia Withdraws Troops after Ukraine Encircles Key City

After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for the Ukrainian counteroffensive that has humiliated and angered the Kremlin. Russia’s withdrawal from Lyman complicates its internationally vilified declaration…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian soldiers reach outskirts of long-time Russian bastion of Lyman - video

Ukrainian soldiers on Saturday clambered onto a vehicle with the Ukrainian flag on the outskirts of the eastern town of Lyman, a long-time Russian bastion that Kyiv says it has encircled, a video posted by the president's chief of staff showed.

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IAEA head seeks release of Ukrainian nuclear plant head

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog called for the release of the director-general of Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, saying his detention posed a threat to safety and security.

Reuters

Ukraine’s forces enter strategic town of Lyman as Russia ‘withdraws’ troops

Ukrainian forces on Saturday entered the eastern town of Lyman in the Donetsk region, a logistics hub for Russian forces that has been under Moscow’s control since spring, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military said. Russia’s defence ministry said its troops had withdrawn from the town hours after Ukraine’s army said…

France 24

Zelenskiy: armed forces achieved 'significant results' in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said Kyiv's forces had achieved "significant results" in the east of the country and mentioned the Russian-occupied stronghold of Lyman, but without giving details.

Reuters

NATO Says Putin’s ‘Serious Escalation’ Will Not Deter It from Supporting Ukraine

NATO accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday of provoking "the most serious escalation" of the war in Ukraine since it began, but said he would not succeed in deterring the alliance from supporting Kyiv. "We have the combination of the mobilization in Russia, combined with the reckless, dangerous nuclear…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ukraine Applies for NATO Membership, Rules Out Putin Talks

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced a surprise bid for fast-track membership of the NATO military alliance on Friday and ruled out talks with President Vladimir Putin, striking back at Moscow after it said it had annexed four Ukrainian regions. Zelenskiy signed the NATO application papers in an online video clearly intended…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine applies for Nato membership after Russia annexes territory

Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismisses Moscow ceremony as a farce and rules out negotiations with Putin

The Guardian - UK

Putin signs document incorporating occupied areas of Ukraine into Russia

In defiance of international law, President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties absorbing occupied regions of Ukraine into Russia. Most governments have declared the move illegal.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine applies for NATO membership, rules out Putin talks

Reuters

UK's defence minister visits Ukraine to offer support

British defence minister Ben Wallace met his Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv this week to discuss the ongoing war and reiterate the country's support, the British government said on Friday.

Reuters

Putin vows annexation of occupied Ukraine lands is ‘forever’

Vladimir Putin vowed Russia’s annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine is irreversible as he prepared to formalize Europe’s biggest land grab since World War II, defying efforts by Kyiv, backed by the U.S. and its allies, to recapture its lost territory.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine tells Russia to appeal to Kyiv if it wants encircled troops freed

A Ukrainian presidential adviser said on Friday Russia would have to appeal to Kyiv for Moscow's encircled troops to be allowed out of the Russian stronghold of Lyman in eastern Ukraine if it was concerned about them.

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Al Jazeera

Ukrainians dismiss Russian attempt to annex more of their country

Everyday Ukrainians, officials, and many observers say Russia’s move is little more than a sham.

ABC News

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the annexation of four Ukrainian regions

President Vladimir Putin says four occupied areas of Ukraine will be amalgamated into Russia following a series of local referendums Kyiv and the West have denounced as illegitimate.

Reuters

Putin says Russia not seeking to revive Soviet Union

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied seeking to revive the Soviet Union, moments after announcing Moscow would annex four Ukrainian provinces following "referendums" decried in Kyiv and the West as a sham.

Reuters

Ukrainian and U.S. defence chiefs discuss Russian invasion

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Friday he and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had discussed the war situation in Ukraine and ways of strengthening Kyiv's military capabilities.

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Ukraine: Russian strike kills 25 in aid convoy

KYIV: An attack on a frontline civilian convoy killed at least 25 people in southern Ukraine on Friday, just hours before Moscow was due to annex four occupied Ukrainian regions.

The Independent UK

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War

Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile strike on the city of Zaporozhzhia has killed at least 23 people and wounded 28

Reuters

Nobel Peace Prize could condemn Ukraine war or highlight climate change

This year's Nobel Peace Prize could condemn the war in Ukraine by recognising opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the volunteers who have helped civilians, or Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who ranks high on bookmakers' lists.

Reuters

Zelenskiy: Russia can avoid worst damage from war if Putin is stopped

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday said Russia could avoid the most damaging consequences of its war against Kyiv, but to do so President Vladimir Putin had to be stopped.

ABC News

Russian President Vladimir Putin paves way for annexation by recognising Kherson, Zaporizhzhia as independent territories

Moscow is poised to annex parts of Ukraine, in what Kyiv and the West have denounced as illegal, sham referendums. Here's what could happen next.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin to Proclaim Rule over Seized Ukrainian Land

President Vladimir Putin will sign documents on Friday proclaiming Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions. The move, one of the legal steps Russia says will lead to formal annexation of 15% of Ukraine's territory, confirms that Putin is doubling down on his war against Ukraine. The annexation, after what Kyiv…

Reuters

Ukraine advance on Russian outpost challenges Putin’s grip on Donbas

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