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Zelensky signals next phase of Ukraine war will have grim consequences

After giving the strongest indication yet that Ukraine’s counteroffensive is imminent, President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday urged his compatriots to personally thank the volunteers and soldiers fighting Russian troops, in a sign of how grim the next phase of the war could be.

Bangkok Post · Jun 4, 2023

Clashes near Bakhmut persist despite easing, Ukraine's military says

Clashes are continuing around the devastated city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and Moscow is still suffering "significant losses" despite a relative easing of combat operations in recent days, Kyiv's armed forces said on Sunday.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2023

Pro-Ukraine fighters active in Belgorod to hand captured Russian soldiers to Kyiv

Pro-Ukraine Russian fighters active in Russia's Belgorod region said Sunday they will hand at least two Russian prisoners over to Ukraine after a meeting they proposed with Belgorod’s governor did not take place amid a dispute over its location. Russian authorities earlier Sunday called on residents of a Belgorod district…

France 24 · Jun 4, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 466 of the invasion

Blast near Dnipro leaves 20 injured; Zelenskiy says Ukraine is ready to launch counteroffensive; Prigozhin says Kremlin factions are destroying Russia

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2023

Russian tourists top Phuket's 6 million visitor list

Phuket welcomed more than 6 million international tourists during the first five months of the year, with Russians the biggest group among them.

Bangkok Post · Jun 4, 2023

Homecoming on film: Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened for 1st time in Ukraine

The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine, attended by some Ukrainian medics and security officials who got their first look at the jarring documentary on how Russian forces bombed and blasted their way into the southeastern port city last year

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2023

Frantic search for survivors after Russian missile blasts Ukraine apartment block

A child is believed trapped beneath the rubble of a Ukraine apartment complex smashed by a Russian missile.

The New Daily · Jun 3, 2023

Vladimir Putin facing 'beginning of the end' due to 'Russian in fighting'

Luke Coffey, an expert at the Hudson Institute think-tank in Washington, said the Russian president could be ousted from power.

Daily Record · Jun 3, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Kremlin infighting ‘destroying Russian state’, says Wagner head

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin criticises factionalism within Russian hierarchy

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2023

French Open | Gauff rallies to beat Andreeva in all-teen showdown

American Coco Gauff beat Mirra Andreeva of Russia in an all-teen showdown in the third round of the French Open

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023