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In eastern Ukraine, some stand against their defenders

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — In Russian, the word "molodetz" roughly translates to "good job" or "bravo," and that's what 75-year-old Leonid was saying as he pointed at the Russian artillery's handiwork — the wreckage of a bombed-out building in a central street of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Russian forces seize frontline Donbas village: Ukrainian official

Head of the Severodonetsk district military administration says Toshkivka is now ‘controlled entirely by the Russians’.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine Says Attacks Escalating, as Russia-EU Tensions Surge

Russia's blockade of Ukrainian grain exports sparked fresh tensions with Europe as fears grow of a global food crisis, while Kyiv accused Moscow of stepping up attacks in the east of the country. In New York, Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, auctioned off his…

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Ukraine latest updates: Russians at Severodonetsk industry zone

Ukraine news from June 20: Russian troops enter Severodonetsk industrial zone, according to Luhansk’s regional governor.

Al Jazeera

Russia advances in battle for key eastern Ukraine city

Moscow claims its forces have taken control of a village near the industrial city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Endless shelling and dead soldiers: A vicious artillery war spreads in Ukraine

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — The first shell was the worst, mostly because it came as a surprise. But then the soldiers thought it was OK to get up, dust themselves off. That's when the second one landed, and it was the worst. The third one is when they understood they were…

Los Angeles Times

Ukrainian widower flees with twins after losing wife in Russian shelling

VERBKA, Ukraine -- A Ukrainian man has been unable to tell his twin daughters, who turn 3 on June 18, about their mother's death in a Russian bombardment last month.

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At least four people killed in airstrike in Lysychansk with more feared trapped

A least four people have died after an airstrike hit a building sheltering civilians in the city of Lysychansk on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Thousands trapped in Severodonetsk with diminishing supplies, says UN

The UN has said that thousands of civilians are trapped in Severodonetsk with a diminishing supply of clean water, sanitation and electricity.

Evening Standard

Fears grow for 500 Ukrainians trapped in chemical plant - including 40 children

More than 500 civilians, including 40 children, are stranded at the Azot chemical plant. Severodonetsk has for weeks been the main focal point of the war between Russia and Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Is it a tipping point? Bloody battle continues in Ukraine's eastern city of Severodonetsk

It's not the sort of news Ukrainian officials wanted to hear. The last bridge linking the eastern city of Severodonetsk with Ukrainian-controlled territory to the west has been destroyed. This comes as bloody street battles continue in the besieged city, with scores of civilians remaining stranded under relentless bombardment. This…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 112

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 112th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian soldiers holed up in chemical plant ‘resisting Russian onslaught on three fronts’

More than 500 civilians are trapped inside the Azot factory where Ukrainian troops have resisted weeks of Russian bombardment

Evening Standard

US President Biden announces $1 billion arms package to support Ukraine

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine after reaffirming Washington’s support for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion in a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The $1 billion package includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defence systems and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket…

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‘Painful losses’ in Severodonetsk and Kharkiv region, says Zelensky

Ukraine is asking for more powerful weapons from the West amid “painful losses” in Severodonetsk and the Kharkiv region.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian soldier's life saved by cigarette as he leaves bunker as Russian bombs hit

The private, 46-year-old Sergei who wanted to be known only by his last name in line with military rules, had left his bunker to smoke but had a breeze out his cigarette

The Hindu

End the war: On Russia-Ukraine conflict

Russia has the primary responsibility to push for a peaceful settlement with Ukraine

Los Angeles Times

Key eastern Ukrainian city teeters in a battle of ‘simply terrifying’ cost

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russian forces appeared Tuesday to tighten their chokehold on a strategic eastern city that has become the scene of one of the Ukraine war’s bloodiest battles, as fears mounted over the fate of hundreds of civilians trapped in an artillery-pounded industrial zone.

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Evening Standard

Ukraine war: Every bridge leading to Severodonetsk ‘destroyed by Russian forces’

Destruction of a final remaining bridge connecting the city to the other side of a river has made evacuating citizens and supplying aid impossible, a regional military head says

Al Jazeera

Civilians trapped in Severodonetsk as Russia destroys last bridge

Ukrainian officials say all routes to evacuate thousands of civilians from the embattled key city have been cut off.

Axios

Evacuations "impossible" after all 3 bridges to key Ukrainian city Severodonetsk destroyed

Fresh humanitarian supplies are also no longer possible in the epicenter for the battle of the Donbas.

France 24

Battle for Donbas will determine course of Ukraine war, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky said the battle for the eastern Donbas region is “key to deciding who will dominate in the coming weeks” of the war in his daily address Tuesday. French President Emmanuel Macron visited French troops at a NATO base in Romania Tuesday, where he thanked them for…

Evening Standard

Battle for Severodonetsk ‘terrifying’, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky has said the battle for Severodonetsk is “terrifying”.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow bans dozens of UK citizens

Ukraine news from June 14: Individuals banned due to ‘false and one-sided information’ about war, foreign ministry says.

Daily Mirror

Russian forces swarm city and bomb shelter in mirror of horror Mariupol assault

Moscow’s troops now control about 70% of the key city of Severodonetsk and are trying to cut off around 500 locals sheltering in an industrial complex - just like Mariupol

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