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Russia grinds on in eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut 'destroyed'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have “destroyed” the city of Bakhmut as they try to conquer eastern Ukraine's Donetsk province

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, a Call to Arms for Ukraine

A trio representing the three nations at the center of the war in Ukraine will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, showing no sign of giving up the fight against Vladimir Putin and his Minsk ally. Jailed Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organization Memorial, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022

Iran is now Russia’s ‘top military backer’ giving Putin’s forces ‘large number of ballistic missiles’

The Ministry of Defence said Russia is procuring a “large number of ballistic missiles” from the Iranians

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war – as it happened: Moscow has turned entire city of Bakhmut to ‘burnt ruins’, says Zelenskiy

Ukraine’s president says Russian shelling has ‘actually destroyed’ the city

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2022

US Sounds Alarm over 'Harmful' Iran-Russia Military Partnership

The United States on Friday expressed alarm over a "full-scale defense partnership" between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as "harmful" to Ukraine, Iran's neighbors and the world. Iran stands accused by Western powers of supplying drones to Russia -- which rejected the US allegations -- as Moscow batters Ukraine's energy…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022

Ukraine deadliest for journalists as 67 killed worldwide in 2022

International Federation of Journalists said 20 more journalist killed so this year compared with 47 in all of 2021

Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2022

Australia imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police and 13 Russians and Iranians

Penny Wong announces Magnitsky-style sanctions to punish Iran’s violent crackdown on protesters and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2022

Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s forces ‘destroy’ city of Bakhmut

‘The occupiers actually destroyed Bakhmut, another Donbas city that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins’, says Zelensky

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 290 of the invasion

Putin mentions potential settlement with Ukraine; blasts reported at airbase in Zaporizhzhia region; Brittney Griner ‘in good spirits’ after prisoner swap

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2022

US sounds alarm as Russia, Iran move toward full defence ‘partnership’

The Biden administration is accusing Russia of moving to provide advanced military assistance to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters and fighter jets, part of deepening cooperation between the two nations as Tehran provides drones to support Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

France 24 · Dec 10, 2022