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Ukraine says its military controls 'half' of Severodonetsk

Ukraine said Sunday its forces now control half of Sievierodonetsk in east Ukraine, but expect a Russian counter-attack in coming days as the battle for Donbas continues. On Sunday morning, Russia launched missiles towards Kyiv via Tu-95 strategic bombers, said the Ukrainian government. Meanwhile, Russia said it struck tanks supplied…

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Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks as battle rages in east

Russia struck Ukraine's capital Kyiv with missiles early on Sunday for the first time in more than a month, while Ukrainian officials said a counter-attack on the main battlefield in the east had retaken half of the city of Sievierodonetsk.

Reuters

Ukraine forces pushing back Russia in Sievierodonetsk

Serhiy Gaidai, governor of Luhansk province, says Russian forces have suffered significant defeats

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Russia blowing up bridges in Sievierodonetsk to thwart Ukrainian reinforcements -regional governor

Russian forces are blowing up bridges across the Seversky Donets river to prevent Ukraine bringing in military reinforcements and delivering aid to civilians in the town of Sievierodonetsk, the governor of the Luhansk region said on Saturday.

Reuters

US supports international inquiry into war crimes in Ukraine – as it happened

Local governor says Ukrainian military has ‘pushed back’ Russian forces in battle for control of the city

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine updates: Heavy fighting ongoing in Severodonetsk

Governor says Russian forces are blowing up bridges to prevent Ukraine from bringing reinforcements to Severodonetsk.

Al Jazeera

Russian troops pound Donbas as Ukraine war enters 100th day

Moscow has seized about a fifth of Ukrainian territory since its invasion and vows to continue ‘until all goals are achieved’

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy eyes 'inflection point' in war as Russia tightens grip on key target

Russia tightened its grip on a key target in a battle for control of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region while President Volodymir Zelenskiy pleaded for more Western arms to help Ukraine reach an "inflection point" and prevail in the war.

Reuters

Civilians reportedly sheltering beneath chemical plant as Russian forces reach centre of Sievierodonetsk

Civilians are reportedly sheltering from Russian shelling under a chemical plant in the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk that authorities fear may still have stocks of dangerous materials.

ABC News

Governor of Ukraine's Luhansk region says Russia controls 70% of Sievierodonetsk

Russian forces are now in control of around 70% of Sievierodonetsk, a strategically important city in Ukraine's east, Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine has made ‘strategically sound, but painful’ withdrawal from Severodonetsk, say defence experts

Putin is throwing huge resources into a ‘desperate and bloody push’ to seize territory in eastern Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War

Evening Standard

At least 262 children dead in Ukraine war and 415 injured, says Unicef

Almost two out of every three children in Ukraine have been displaced by fighting since the beginning of the Russian invasion

Evening Standard

US to send advanced rocket systems to Ukraine as Russia tightens grip on Sievierodonetsk

Medium-range rocket systems, helicopters and anti-tank weapons form part of latest US package to help desperate situation in Donbas

The Guardian - AU

Russians reach centre of Ukraine industrial city; U.S. to give Kyiv advanced rockets

Russian forces fought their way into the centre of Ukraine's industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday, edging closer to claiming a big prize in their offensive in the eastern Donbas region.

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden announces military aid

Ukraine news from June 1: Joe Biden reveals weapons package for Ukraine that will include longer-range rocket systems.

Reuters

Russian airstrike hits acid tank in Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk, governor says

A Russian airstrike hit a nitric acid tank in the frontline city of Sievierodonetsk, local governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russian troops slowly advancing towards centre of Sievierodonetsk - governor

Russian troops are slowly advancing towards the centre of the city of Sievierodonetsk in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, regional governor Serhiy Gaidai told Ukrainian state television on Tuesday.

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Russia takes most of Sievierodonetsk city in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine said on Tuesday that Russia had taken control of most of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a bombed-out wasteland whose capture Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion.

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The Guardian - UK

French journalist killed by shrapnel from Russian shell in eastern Ukraine

Journalist was in an evacuation vehicle in Sievierodonetsk, the largest city in the Donbas still held by Ukrainian forces

Daily Mirror

French journalist killed while being evacuated during Russia shelling attack

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Regional governor of Luhansk Serhiy Gaidai said an accredited French journalist was killed when shrapnel from a Russian shell ripped through the armoured transport vehicle he was being evacuated in

ABC News

Russian troops enter Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk as Ukraine fights to maintain control of strategic city

Shelling has killed two civilians and wounded five others as Russian troops advanced into the city's fringes, Luhansk region Governor Serhiy Gaidai says, with Ukraine determined to slow an offensive across the Donbas region.

The Guardian - UK

Russians advance into largest city in Donbas still in Ukrainian hands

Witnesses say tanks moving into Sievierodonetsk amid intense shelling and civilian casualties

The Independent UK

Moment Russian soldier gives middle finger to Ukraine drone before it blows up tank

The Russian tank was left a blazing wreck by the attack as Ukrainian forces continue to defend the country’s east

Asharq Al-Awsat

Heavy Fighting as Russian Troops Enter Outskirts of Sievierodonetsk

Russian troops have entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said on Monday, describing "very fierce" fighting in the ruins of a city that has become the focus of Moscow's offensive. Russia has concentrated its firepower on the last major population center still held by…

Reuters

Two civilians killed as Russian troops enter Sievierodonetsk - governor

Two civilians were killed and five wounded by shelling as Russian troops entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Monday.

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