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Live Updates | Russia picking up pace in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia is increasing the pace of its offensive in the east of the country

The Independent UK

'Nobody wants to run from the war' – a voice from Ukraine's displaced millions describes the conflicting pulls of home, family and safety

More than 5 million people left Ukraine as refugees between Feb. 24 and April 24, 2022, mostly to neighboring countries Poland, Romania, Moldova, Hungary and Slovakia.

The Conversation

Eight dead in Russian attacks in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, says governor

Russia’s offensive on Ukraine has seemingly increased ahead of the visit of US secretary of state

The Independent UK

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Eight people die in Russian attacks in Ukraine's Luhansk region - governor

Eight people died in Russian attacks in Ukraine's Luhansk region on Saturday, Serhiy Gaidai, the region's governor, wrote in a post on social media.

Reuters

Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter Sunday; UNHCR data shows 5.2 million Ukrainians have fled– as it happened

US secretary of state Antony Blinken and defence secretary Lloyd Austin visit Kyiv as Russian invasion enters third month; large fire breaks out at Russian oil depot 100km north of Ukraine border

The Guardian - AU

‘Fierce battles’ raging in eastern Ukraine

Fighting intensifies across cities in Kharkiv and Luhansk regions as Russia presses its offensive into the east.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian Counterattacks Slowing Russian Offensive in East

Russian troops are pressing their offensive in the eastern Donbas region in an attempt to fully seize Ukraine's industrial heartland but have made little headway as fierce Ukrainian counterattacks have slowed their efforts, Ukrainian and British officials said Saturday. Russia continues to fight for full control of the Donetsk and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ukraine says shelling of eastern Luhansk's cities intensifying

All the Ukrainian-controlled cities in the eastern region of Luhansk were constantly being shelled by Russian forces on Saturday and the barrage was intensifying, the region's governor Serhiy Haidai said on television.

Reuters

Live updates | Ukraine: Russian offensive continues in east

The Ukraine military’s general staff says that Russian forces continue their “offensive operations” in eastern Ukraine with the goal of defeating Ukrainian forces, establishing full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and securing a land route between these territories and the occupied Crimea

The Independent UK

What’s behind pro-Russian attitudes in eastern Ukraine?

Some say a ‘special kind of paternalism’ runs through the Russian-speaking regions full of mines, factories and plants.

Al Jazeera

Live updates | Ukraine: Russia vying for control in east

Russian forces continue the offensive in eastern Ukraine with the goal of establishing full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions

The Independent UK

Ukraine seeks Mariupol evacuation talks after surrender-or-die ultimatum expires

Ukraine proposed talks with Moscow over evacuating troops and civilians from Mariupol after a Russian surrender-or-die ultimatum expired on Wednesday, leaving many trapped at a steel plant, the last main stronghold of resistance.

Reuters

US, UK, Canada pledge Ukraine artillery

US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have pledged more artillery weaponry for Ukraine.

Crikey

UN Chief Calls for Four-Day Humanitarian Pause in Fighting in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a four-day Orthodox Easter humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine to allow for the safe passage of civilians to leave areas of conflict and the delivery of humanitarian aid to hard-hit areas. Guterres said the United Nations was submitting detailed plans to…

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Reuters

Kyiv says Russia aims to grab land, crush Ukraine's armed forces

The aim of Russia's new military offensive in east Ukraine is to grab land, establish an overground link between territories in the east and Crimea, and crush Ukraine's armed forces, Ukraine's defence ministry said on Tuesday.

Zenger

Ukrainian Tank Shoots Through Damaged Building To Take Out Russian Vehicle In One Shot

Zenger News obtained the images and a statement from the National Guard of Ukraine on Monday afternoon (April 18).

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Where is Donbas, and what are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russian separatist regions in Donbas declared independence from Kyiv in 2014

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Russia focuses on Donetsk, Luhansk regions

The Ukrainian military’s General Staff says that the Russian forces are focusing their efforts on taking full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions

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The Guardian - UK

Russian forces seize Kreminna in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

Reuters

Four civilians shot dead while fleeing town in Ukraine's Luhansk region - governor

Four civilians were shot dead while trying to flee by car from the town of Kreminna in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region during a Russian attack, regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said in a post on messaging app Telegram on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy says Russia wants to ‘destroy’ Ukraine’s entire Donbas region

Ukraine defies Russian ultimatum and pledges to keep defending Mariupol as bombs hit Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv

Crikey

Mariupol teeters despite Ukraine defiance

The battered port city of Mariupol appears on the brink of falling to Russian forces after seven weeks under siege.

Reuters

Luhansk region governor says shelling kills two, injures four in eastern town of Zolote

At least two people were killed and four have been injured on Sunday in the shelling of the eastern Ukrainian town of Zolote, the local governor said.

France 24

Amateur images show Russian military convoys heading to Donbass

Large convoys of military equipment have been filmed in Russia and Belarus in recent days. Amateur videos analysed and verified by the FRANCE 24 Observers team show that some of these military reinforcements are heading for the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, towards the pro-Russian self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and…

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Week seven of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities expect a strong Russian offensive in the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

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