Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 116 of the invasion Nato chief warns war could last years; Russia sends many reservists to Sievierodonetsk battle, says regional governor The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2022
Russia sending large number of reserve troops to Sievierodonetsk - Ukrainian governor (Corrects day of week in first paragraph to Saturday) Reuters · Jun 18, 2022
‘Ukraine will definitely win’ says president on visit to Mykolaiv Volodymyr Zelenskiy gives medals to Ukrainian troops in southern city as war with Russia grinds on in east The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022
Moscow’s war in Ukraine could take years, Stoltenberg says –as it happened This blog is now closed – we will return in a few hours to bring you all the latest developments The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Ukraine holds Sievierodonetsk as battle for Donbas enters critical phase; the Russians rejecting Putin and fighting for Kyiv The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022
Ukraine says evacuation from Sievierodonetsk chemical plant 'impossible' The evacuation of 568 civilians sheltering in bunkers under the Azot chemical plant in the embattled city of Sievierodonetsk is currently impossible due to shelling and heavy fighting, the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk region said on Friday. Reuters · Jun 17, 2022
Pro-Russia Militia Says It Is Knocking Ukrainian Forces Out Of The Sievierodonetsk Industrial Zone These images purport to show how the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic is “knocking” Ukrainian forces out of an industrial zone in the besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk. Zenger · Jun 16, 2022
Russia’s Bizarre Zip Wire War Games With Syria This is the moment Russian troops carry out a baffling training day with elite special operations forces in Syria. Zenger · Jun 16, 2022
Chechen Leader Kadyrov Says Town Of Komyshuvakha Has Been Taken From Ukrainian Forces The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is claiming that the town of Komyshuvakha in the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic has been “freed from Ukrainian occupation.” Zenger · Jun 16, 2022
Russia Shows Off Air Defense System Against Ukraine These images purport to show Russian air defense system in action in Ukraine. Zenger · Jun 16, 2022
Here's what we know about the Azot chemical plant sheltering civilians during the Russian war in Ukraine In a siege similar to the Mariupol steelworks, hundreds of Ukrainian civilians are believed to have taken shelter inside a chemical plant in the Luhansk region. ABC News · Jun 16, 2022
European leaders visit Ukraine, dangling hope of EU membership The leaders of Germany, France and Italy, all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious, visited Ukraine on Thursday and offered the hope of EU membership to a country pleading for weapons to fend off Russia's invasion. Reuters · Jun 16, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 113 of the invasion Ukraine defies Russian ultimatum to surrender Sievierodonetsk as hundreds remain trapped in bunkers beneath chemical plant The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2022
Ukraine ignores Russian ultimatum to surrender Sievierodonetsk Fears grow over the hundreds of civilians believed to be sheltering in the city’s Azot chemical plant The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022
Reuters · Jun 15, 2022 Russia-backed separatists say Ukraine has disrupted Sievierodonetsk humanitarian corridor Russian-backed separatists from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said Ukraine has disrupted a humanitarian corridor from the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, RIA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022 Up to 1,200 Civilians May Be in Plant in Eye of Ukraine Battle, Separatist Says Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said. Russian forces are trying to grind down Ukrainian…
Reuters · Jun 15, 2022 Up to 1,200 civilians may be in plant in eye of Ukraine battle, separatist says Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2022 US to provide an additional $1bn in security assistance to Ukraine for its efforts in Donbas – as it happened This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here
The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 112 of the invasion Zelenskiy says outcome of battle for Donbas will determine course of the war as Russia calls on Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk to lay down arms
Reuters · Jun 14, 2022 Ukraine ignores Sievierodonetsk ultimatum, urges faster arms deliveries Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States announced more weapons for Kyiv, which warned that arms deliveries were taking too long.
Reuters · Jun 14, 2022 Ukraine suffering painful losses in Sievierodonetsk, Kharkiv region - Zelenskiy Ukrainian forces are suffering painful losses in fighting against Russian troops in both the city of Sievierodonetsk and the Kharkiv region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022 Russians Control 80% of Contested City in Eastern Ukraine Russian troops control about 80% of the fiercely contested eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and have destroyed all three bridges leading out of it but Ukrainian authorities are still trying to evacuate the wounded, a regional official said Tuesday. Serhiy Haidai, governor of the eastern Luhansk region, acknowledged that a…
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 ‘Scorched earth’: Russian forces push back Ukrainians in battle for key city Battle for Sievierodonetsk is one of ‘most brutal’ seen in Europe, says Ukrainian president
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 Where is Sievierodonetsk in Ukraine as Zelensky labels Putin's battle 'most brutal' Volodymyr Zelensky has released a passionate plea for military equipment in the battle to fight Vladimir Putin's forces in the east of Ukraine, as he labels fighting in Sievierodonetsk one of 'most brutal battles in Europe'
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022 Sievierodonetsk evacuation continues despite loss of main bridges Civilians evacuated in ‘quiet’ moments as Russia shifts bulk of military efforts to capturing city