Russia claims capture of strategic town as fighting rages in east – as it happened Russia’s defence ministry says town of Lyman is now under full control of its forces, after days of fighting The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022
Biden says Putin trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukrainian culture, as prospect of retreat looms in east US president says Putin trying to eliminate people’s identity, as governor of Luhansk says retreat in Sievierodonetsk may be needed to avoid becoming surrounded. The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 94 of the invasion Moscow planning ‘full-scale victory in Ukraine by autumn’ and besieged Sievierodonetsk almost completely surrounded by Russian forces The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022
Ukraine: Seven more civilians die in conflict hotspot amid Putin’s push to seize Donbas In one district of a city in Luhansk, about 150 people have reportedly been buried in a mass grave The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
Russian forces have ‘upper hand’ in Donbas fighting, Ukrainian officials say Governor of Luhansk says Ukrainian troops retreating in some areas, as city of Lyman reportedly captured The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
‘Nowhere is safe’: Ukrainians describe horrors of Russia invasion The besieged eastern city of Severodonetsk is being subjected to a ‘colossal amount of shelling’ by Russian troops. Al Jazeera · May 26, 2022
Former NATO general says Putin has 9-month window to win war Russia gains ground as it focuses its military offensive and Moscow’s vast resources of men and material exact a toll. Al Jazeera · May 26, 2022
Russian assault on eastern Ukraine threatens to encircle Sievierodonetsk Zelenskiy calls situation in Donbas ‘extremely difficult’ as Russia tries to carve up Ukrainian-held territory The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022
Russian rockets hit eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk The Russian rocket strikes came early in the morning in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk The Independent UK · May 25, 2022
Putin launches ‘insane’ onslaught on Ukraine’s Donbas region Vladimir Putin’s forces have launched an “insane” onslaught in the Donbas, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Evening Standard · May 25, 2022
Ukraine: Russian shelling ‘kills six civilians’ and wounds eight more in Donbas region Another eight people were wounded in the shelling of the town of Sievierodonetsk Irish Mirror · May 25, 2022
Ukraine: 6 Civilians Killed as Russia Focuses Fire in East A regional governor in eastern Ukraine says that at least six civilians have been killed by the latest Russian shelling in a town at the epicenter of fighting three months into the war. Luhansk region Gov. Serhiy Haidai said Wednesday that another eight people have been wounded in the shelling… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 25, 2022
Live updates | Ukraine: Russian shelling kills 6 civilians A regional governor in eastern Ukraine says at least six civilians have been killed by the latest Russian shelling The Independent UK · May 25, 2022
As fighting rages in Ukraine’s east, the EU pledges more aid Ukrainian official says Russia’s invasion enters its ‘most active phase’ as battles rage in the country’s east. Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022
Evening Standard · May 23, 2022 Baby faced Russian soldier, 21, sentenced to life in prison at Kyiv war crimes trial Sgt Vadim Shishimarin admitted shooting the civilian in the head in a village in the north-eastern Sumy region
Al Jazeera · May 23, 2022 Russia using ‘scorched earth’ tactics in Donbas, Ukraine says Luhansk governor accuses Russia of indiscriminately shelling Severodonetsk, which has only one working hospital left.
Los Angeles Times · May 22, 2022 Ukraine says it’s holding off Russia’s intensified thrust in the east KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces were deterring Russia’s intensified offensive in the east, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, even as he labeled the grinding military panorama across the country as “very hard.”
Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2022 Russia cuts off gas to Finland amid wider push into Ukraine’s east BUCHA, Ukraine — Russian troops continued their offensive into the Donbas region on Saturday, aiming to encircle the easternmost point of Ukrainian control in what one official said would be a repeat of Moscow’s assault on the beleaguered city of Mariupol.
The Independent UK · May 21, 2022 Russia claims complete control over Mariupol after ‘capturing Azovstal steel plant’ Victory in port city a symbolic boost to Vladimir Putin in faltering war on Ukraine
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 20, 2022 West Rushes More Aid as Mariupol Teeters and Fighting Rages The West moved to pour billions more in aid into Ukraine on Friday, as Russia shifted forces freed up by the imminent fall of the pulverized port city of Mariupol and fighting raged in the country’s industrial heartland in the east. Ukraine said its troops repelled a Russian attack in…
Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2022 Moscow says hundreds of Ukrainian troops in custody; US Senate approves $40 billion in new aid KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Thursday that more than 1,700 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered at a steel plant in the conquered city of Mariupol, even as Ukraine claimed battlefield gains elsewhere, continued its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier and prepared to launch a second.
Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2022 Moscow says hundreds of Ukrainian troops in custody as war crimes trials continue KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Thursday that more than 1,700 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered at a steel plant in the conquered city of Mariupol, even as Ukraine claimed battlefield gains elsewhere, continued its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier and prepared to launch a second.
The Independent UK · May 19, 2022 Live updates | Japan to double Ukraine aid to $600 million Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday his country will double its financial aid for Ukraine to $600 million in support of the country badly damaged by Russia’s aggression
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022 Putin involved in war ‘at level of colonel or brigadier’, say western sources President helping determine movement of Russian soldiers, say sources, as head of UK armed forces says Ukraine is winning
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022 Russia shells frontline positions as fighting focuses on Donbas city Luhansk governor says hospital hit in Severodonetsk and that Ukrainian forces repelled 17 attacks on Sunday