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The Latest Breaking News from Lviv

Russian war effort runs into diplomatic, military hurdles

Russia's military is bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Finland and Sweden formally seeking entry into NATO alliance as US welcomes move

LVIV, Ukraine — Signaling what they called a “new era,” leaders of Finland and Sweden said Sunday they will seek membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization within days, a move almost certain to escalate geopolitical tensions arising from the Russian war in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Finland formally seeking entry into NATO alliance

LVIV, Ukraine — Leaders of Finland said Sunday that the Nordic nation plans to seek membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a move almost certain to escalate geopolitical tensions arising from the Russian war in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

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Missiles destroy military infrastructure in western Ukraine near Polish border - governor

Four missile strikes hit military infrastructure in the Yavoriv area of western Ukraine, near to the Polish border, early on Sunday, Lviv region's Governor Maxim Kozitsky said.

Reuters

Blinken 'confident' Finland and Sweden will join NATO despite Turkey's concerns

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence on Sunday that Sweden and Finland would join NATO once they formally apply despite Turkey's voiced concerns. Earlier, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he was confident of finding common ground and consensus on how to move on membership issues. Read our live…

France 24

Missile hits military infrastructure in Ukraine's Lviv region - governor

A missile strike hit some military infrastructure in the western Ukrainian region of Lviv early on Sunday, the region's Governor Maxim Kozitsky said in a post on his Telegram messaging app.

Reuters

War and peace: What it was like journeying to the Ukrainian city of Lviv

"SLAVA Ukraini,” the middle-aged woman sitting next to me on the coach from Krakow to Lviv said to the Ukrainian border guard in military…

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Ukraine appears to drive Russians from Kharkiv; Republicans meet Zelenskyy

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops appeared to be drawing back from the outskirts of Ukraine’s second-largest city Saturday even as fighting continued to rage in other parts of the embattled nation and senior Ukrainian officials predicted a “new, long-term phase” of conflict to last through much of the summer.

Los Angeles Times

Republicans meet Zelenskyy as senior Ukrainian official warns of ‘extremely difficult weeks’ ahead

LVIV, Ukraine — As fighting continued to rage in Ukraine on Saturday, with Kyiv making gains in a northeast offensive and Russia mounting a push amid fierce defenses in villages of the eastern Donbas region, senior Ukrainian officials predicted a “new, long-term phase” of fighting to last through much of…

Los Angeles Times

Finland’s leaders endorse NATO bid; Russia issues threats and continues airstrikes on eastern Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As Finland’s leaders dealt him a blow by announcing their support for joining NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his determination to maintain Moscow’s sway over eastern Ukraine as Russian missiles pounded the area.

Los Angeles Times

Putin refuses to waver on east Ukraine; Finland’s leaders endorse NATO bid

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine retakes territory in the east amid more Russian attacks

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine pressed its counteroffensive against Russian troops Wednesday, pushing them back from the northeastern city of Kharkiv in what observers say could bring a new phase to the conflict even as U.S intelligence officials warned that Moscow was preparing for a protracted war.

Los Angeles Times

Ukrainian refugee, 9, so traumatised by war she couldn't speak for five weeks

Milana Pankevych fled Lviv in Western Ukraine via Krakow in Poland and is now living with a host family in Trafford, but it took weeks for her to talk again after the horrors she witnessed

Daily Mirror

Wartime birth amid the air raid sirens in Ukraine hospital

It’s easy to tell the delivery room from the rest of the main maternity hospital in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, even from the outside

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Dublin funnyman David McSavage kicks off tour of war-torn Ukraine

The Irish funnyman entertained fans in a bomb shelter in Lviv, in the west of the country, on Friday night

Los Angeles Times

22 hours to safety: Fleeing Ukraine's embattled east by train

LVIV, Ukraine — As the departure time neared, the last arriving passengers raced to catch the 2:30 p.m. train out of Dnipro. Their goal was to reach Lviv to the west and, they hoped, safety. The journey would take 22 hours.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The race to save Ukrainian culture, in the real world and online

In the first few days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Lilia Onyshchenko was hastily directing teams of workers throughout Lviv’s Market Square, which dates to the 16th century. As head of historical preservation in Lviv, she is on a mission to safeguard her city’s invaluable historical treasures from Russia’s unprovoked aggression.

The Independent UK

Thousands of toys delivered to Ukrainian children have helped them ‘shine’

Dimko Zhluktenko has organised the delivery of toys to thousands of children passing through Lviv’s main railway station.

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Daily Mirror

Russian missile blitz kills 20 and turns Ukraine region into raging fireball

Russia is claimed to be intensifying its attacks on Ukraine, targeting key transport hubs in the country sending urgent supplies from Nato allies around the war-torn nation

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's Women's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine moved to Poland

SCOTLAND'S Women's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine will now be played in Poland on June 24. It was originally scheduled for Lviv last month.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why is Russia attacking Ukraine's railway system?

Russia’s military has launched a string of attacks on Ukraine’s railway network, which has been vital for moving Western arms to Ukrainian forces, evacuating refugees and exporting food

Evening Standard

Russian missiles hit power stations in Lviv and crucial railways

Plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from the sky above Lviv as Russian bombardment of the city continued

France 24

Russia says it will open humanitarian corridors out of Mariupol plant

Russia said its forces would cease fire at the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and open a humanitarian corridor for civilians for three days beginning Thursday. On the diplomatic front, US President Joe Biden said he would discuss slapping further sanctions on Moscow with G7…

ABC News

Ukraine-Russia war: At least two civilians killed in Russia's overnight attack on Mariupol steel plant — as it happened

Ten others are wounded as Russian forces, backed by tanks according to the Ukrainian fighters still inside, storm the sprawling plant, which includes a maze of tunnels and bunkers.

Los Angeles Times

'You can't postpone living': Double-amputee war victim's wedding heartens Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — In the video's opening frame, the first glimpse of them, it could almost be any bride and groom. Any wedding dance, if a wartime one.

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