The Latest Breaking News from Lysychansk

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 123 of the invasion

Kyiv under attack as G7 leaders meet in Germany; focus of Russia’s campaign shifts to Lysychansk

The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2022

Russian missiles strike Kyiv for first time in three weeks

One man killed and residential buildings damaged in attack on central district before planned Nato summit on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022

Joe Biden says West will not ‘splinter’ on support for Ukraine

US leader condemned ‘barbarism’ of fresh Russian missile strikes on Kyiv as G7 summit got underway with Boris Johnson calling for unity

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2022

Russian Missiles Strike Across Ukraine

Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine on Saturday, hitting military facilities in the west and the north as well as a southern city as the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War Two entered its fifth month. Russian artillery and airstrikes pounded the twin cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 25, 2022

Russia pushes to block 2nd city in eastern Ukraine

Russian forces are trying to block a city in eastern Ukraine after their relentless assault on the next-door city forced Ukrainian troops to begin withdrawal after weeks of intense fighting

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022

As war for eastern Ukraine reaches ‘fearful climax,’ European Union approves Kiev’s bid for candidacy

LVIV, Ukraine — Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers appeared to be all but encircled as Russian troops advanced Thursday around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine in what a senior Ukrainian official called a “fearful climax” of the battle for the Donbas, signaling that the fall of a significant part…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 24, 2022

Ukraine loses key district south of Lysychansk to Russian forces

KYIV: A district south of the city of Lysychansk in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region was "fully occupied" by Russian forces as of Friday morning, a local Ukrainian official said on television.

Bangkok Post · Jun 24, 2022

Ukraine loses key town as Russia claims it surrounds troops

Ukraine said Russian forces had "fully occupied" a town south of the strategically important city of Lysychansk in the eastern Luhansk region as of Friday, and Moscow claimed it had encircled about 2,000 Ukrainian troops in the area.

Reuters · Jun 24, 2022

Ukraine repels Russian attack on Lysychansk but loses key village -governor

Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian attack on the southern outskirts of Lysychansk, the last fully Ukrainian-controlled city in the region of Luhansk, the area's governor said on Friday.

Reuters · Jun 24, 2022

Kyiv orders troops to pull out of Sievierodonetsk – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022