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Russian soldier says he will accept punishment for Ukraine war crime

Tank commander Vadim Shysimarin, 21, tells court he was ‘nervous’ and ‘didn’t want to kill’ unarmed civilian

The Guardian - UK

Russian bombardment has turned Ukraine’s Donbas into ‘hell,’ Zelenskyy says

KYIV, Ukraine — With its grip tightened along the southern coast, Russia redoubled its assault on Ukraine’s Donbas region Friday, turning parts of the country’s eastern industrial heartland into “hell,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Los Angeles Times

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed for not visiting Kyiv or sending tanks to Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was slammed on Friday by Ukraine’s ambassador in Berlin for not visiting Kyiv or sending tanks to fight Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

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Russian soldier in Ukraine war crimes trial says he did not want to kill

A 21-year-old Russian soldier told a court on Friday he had not wanted to kill an unarmed civilian and that he sincerely repented, as he delivered his final words at the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's Feb. 24 invasion.

Reuters

Ukraine says it gets $530 million in U.S., UK grants from World Bank fund

Ukraine has received roughly $530 million in U.S. and British grants from a fund set up by the World Bank for donations to the Kyiv government in the wake of Russia's invasion, the finance ministry said.

Reuters

Ukraine slams Russian campaign in Donbas 'hell', US readies $40bn in aid

KYIV: The renewed Russian offensive in Ukraine's Donbas has turned the eastern region into "hell", President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as the United States approved a gargantuan US$40-billion aid package for the country.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine’s Donbas ‘Destroyed’ as Russian Artillery and Aircraft Step up Strikes

Russian forces have bombarded areas of Ukraine's eastern Donbas from land and air, killing at least 13 civilians, Ukraine's military said on Friday, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the assaults had turned the region into "hell". As the war neared the three-month mark, the Russians were intensifying their efforts to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia ‘takes control of Azovstal steel plant’; gas supply to Finland to be cut – as it happened

Plant was last part of Mariupol in Ukrainian hands; Gazprom will suspend gas sales to Finland from Saturday. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Troops who defended Mariupol steel mill registered as POWs

Amid fear of Russian reprisals, hundreds of Ukrainian fighters who surrendered after enduring the merciless assault on Mariupol’s steel factory have been registered as prisoners of war

The Independent UK

Ukraine latest: Ukraine says Donbas region completely destroyed, US supports Nordic push to join NATO

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russian forces of attempting to kill as many Ukrainians and do as much damage as possible, repeating his charge that Russia was carrying out a genocide.

ABC News

Siege ends at Ukraine's Mariupol steelworks, Russia seeks control of Donbas

The last Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's smashed Azovstal steelworks surrendered on Friday, Russia's defense ministry said, ending the most destructive siege of the war as Moscow fought to cement control over the Donbas region.

Reuters

Moscow says hundreds of Ukrainian troops in custody; US Senate approves $40 billion in new aid

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Thursday that more than 1,700 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered at a steel plant in the conquered city of Mariupol, even as Ukraine claimed battlefield gains elsewhere, continued its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier and prepared to launch a second.

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’

Ukraine news from May 20: Azovstal steelworks plant was last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol.

Al Jazeera

In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant; every day, ‘some new type of pain’

When Olena Viter learned the blast that took her left leg killed her 14-year-old son, she wondered: ‘Why did God leave me alive?’ And she begged a neighbor to get his rifle and shoot her.

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The Independent UK

British businessman ‘buys warplanes to help Ukraine fight Russia’

Philanthropist Mohammad Zahoor purchased the aircraft after talks with Kyiv

Daily Mirror

Russian soldiers 'held babies hostage and executed a boy on playground' report claims

The Human Rights Watch has uncovered a string of accusations of shocking war crimes said to have been carried out by Russian soldiers on Ukrainian civilians as the invasion began

Reuters

Biden administration authorizes $100 million more in Ukraine military aid

President Joe Biden's administration authorized $100 million of additional military aid to Ukraine on Thursday, the latest in a series of transfers to help Kyiv repel Russia's invasion, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

The Guardian - UK

It’s too soon to celebrate Putin’s losses – the hard miles are yet to come for Ukraine

Kyiv faces economic devastation, citizens ‘removed’ by Russia and the risk of dwindling support, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

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Los Angeles Times

Moscow says hundreds of Ukrainian troops in custody as war crimes trials continue

The Guardian - UK

‘We collect symbols of the resistance’: the Ukrainian museum working through the war

From children’s dresses to molotov cocktails, the objects curated by Ihor Poshyvailo preserve the tragedy and bravery of the war in Ukraine for future generations

Reuters

Ukraine to seek damages from Russia over huge environmental damage

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused huge environmental damage for which Kyiv will seek compensation in international courts, Ukraine's environment minister said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

How the capture of Azov fighters affects the Russia-Ukraine war

The war’s post-apocalyptic poster boys are seen in a totally different light in the Kremlin and on Russian TV.

The Conversation

Putin could be charged with the crime of aggression for the Ukraine war – but it's an expensive process with high stakes

A 21-year-old Russian soldier pleaded guilty in a trial in Kyiv on May 18, 2022, for shooting a Ukrainian man in the head after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February 2022.

Reuters

Ukraine prosecutor seeks life sentence for Russian soldier in war crimes trial

A Ukrainian state prosecutor asked a court on Thursday to sentence a Russian soldier to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's Feb. 24 invasion.

Reuters

Switzerland to reopen Kyiv embassy after two and a half months

Switzerland is reopening its embassy in Kyiv, with five staff members, including the ambassador, set to return to the Ukrainian capital over the next few days, said the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).

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