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Russia has expanded its war aims in Ukraine, says bullish Lavrov

Moscow’s military plans could intensify if the West sends Ukraine more long-range missiles, he added

The Independent UK

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Russia orders forces to strike Ukraine’s long-range weapons

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered part of his forces to focus on destroying Ukraine’s long-range missile and artillery systems during a visit to troops in occupied territory.

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Russia targets Ukraine's missiles as Western-supplied weapons bite

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered generals to prioritise destroying Ukraine's long-range missile and artillery weapons after Western-supplied weapons were used to strike Russian supply lines.

Reuters

Russian troops ordered to increase 'shock and awe' attacks in Ukraine

Defence minister Sergei Shoigu said this was needed to "exclude massive rocket and artillery strikes" on civilian infrastructure and residents of the Donbas and other regions in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine braces for further Russian missile strikes as civilian death toll rises

At least 37 deaths across country since Thursday as residential areas appear to be targeted

The Guardian - UK

Renewed Russian attacks strike several areas of Ukraine

Russia is stepping up its onslaught against Ukraine, with civilian casualties reported in several areas of the country

The Independent UK

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Ukraine town warned to evacuate ahead of Russian assault

A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in seizing the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the mayor of a city that could be next in Moscow’s firing line warned residents to evacuate ahead of an expected assault

The Independent UK

Russian defence minister: conscripts not being sent to Ukraine - TASS

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that conscripts were not being sent to Ukraine to fight in Russia's "special military operation", the Russian state news agency TASS reported.

Reuters

Puffy-faced Vladimir Putin struggles to stay awake as he looks exhausted during meeting

Vladimir Putin - who is rumoured to be taking steroids as part of treatment for thyroid cancer - met with Defence Minister Sergei Shogou yesterday to congratulate troops on the so-called "liberation" of Luhansk in Ukraine's east

Daily Mirror

Ukraine-Russia latest updates: Donetsk governor urges evacuation

Ukraine news from July 5: Governor says mass evacuation will save lives and enable Ukraine to better fight Russians.

Al Jazeera

Putin declares victory in Luhansk as Ukraine faces more ‘grinding’ war

The Russian president’s declaration came as Russian forces tried to press their offensive deeper into eastern Ukraine

Evening Standard

Ukraine PM calls for confiscated assets from Russian oligarchs to fund recovery – as it happened

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

The Guardian - AU

Russia Claims Capture of Pivotal City in Eastern Ukraine

Russia's defense minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine's Luhansk province, bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine’s Donbas region. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that Russia's troops together with members of a local…

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Russian defence minister tells Putin Ukraine's Luhansk region has been 'liberated'

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin that all of Ukraine's Luhansk region had been "liberated" by Russian and separatist forces, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

Daily Mirror

Russians holed up in school blasted by new missile supplied to Ukraine by the West

At least 40 Russian military personnel were hit by the missile which tore through a school in Izyum, Ukraine, which was said to be being used as a base for Vladimir Putin's forces

Daily Mirror

Top Russian army general seen on Ukrainian soil for first time as invasion intensifies

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu flew in on a military helicopter and paid special attention to the organisation of comprehensive support for hostilities, his ministry said

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Shoigu Visits Troops Involved in Ukraine Operation

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected Russian troop units involved in Ukraine, the defense ministry said on Sunday. "At the command posts of Russian units, Army General Sergei Shoigu heard reports from the commanders on the current situation and actions of the Russian Armed Forces in the main operational areas,"…

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'to be overthrown by three rivals in hammer to head' says CIA insider

Former CIA Moscow station chief Daniel Hoffman says defence minister Sergei Shoigu may be central to a mutiny to overthrow the president

Reuters

Russia's Shoigu visits troops involved in Ukraine operation- ministry

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected Russian troop units involved in Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's rumoured girlfriend given two new homes in NATO country, source says

The claim has emerged from Russian-born Israeli businessman Leonid Nevzlin, 62, who is a former co-owner of the oil giant Yukos and a leading enemy of Putin

The Guardian - UK

Mission accomplished? The meaning of Russia’s claimed land bridge to Crimea

Analysis: As its defence minister trumpets a key goal, Russia is pushing hard to subjugate areas of southern Ukraine it controls

France 24

Russian forces control most of eastern Ukraine's Severodonetsk, governor says

Russian forces control most of the strategic Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk and are heavily shelling the twin city of Lysychansk, causing major damage, the governor of Luhansk region said on Wednesday. This comes as fighting intensifies in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on…

The Independent UK

Russia draws closer to capture of Ukraine's Donbas region

Russia is drawing closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories

The Independent UK

Russia admits to sending 600 conscripts to fight in Ukraine

Conscripts were returned to Russia ‘as soon as possible’, a military prosecutor claimed

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