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Artillery fusillades from Russian-backed separatists set Ukraine’s east on edge

NOVOLUHANSK, Ukraine — At the first bang of the artillery shell, the troops scattered. Some sprinted inside a dilapidated tractor repair depot nearby. Mikhail, a 25-year-old Ukrainian soldier, crouched beside a wall. He paused for a moment, waiting for the thud of another shell to subside before he raced to…

Los Angeles Times

Boris Johnson: Russian invasion of Ukraine would be biggest war in Europe since WWII

Johnson spent Saturday engaged in diplomatic efforts to avoid conflict

Wales Online

What the papers say – February 20

The Sunday papers focus on Ukraine and the role of the West in the potential conflict.

The Independent UK

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Ukraine-Russia crisis: Johnson says Putin planning 'biggest war in Europe since 1945'

Boris Johnson has said Russia's plan to invade Ukraine 'has already in some senses begun' and intelligence suggests it 'could be really the biggest war in Europe since 1945'

Daily Mirror

Ukraine officials come under shelling attack on front as invasion fears rise

The officials fled to a bomb shelter before leaving the area

Wales Online

PM: Russian invasion of Ukraine would be biggest war in Europe since WWII

The Foreign Secretary has warned that Russia is unlikely to stop at Ukraine and called for President Vladimir Putin to be stopped.

The Independent UK

White House says Russia could launch an attack against Ukraine at any time

The White House on Saturday said that Russia could launch an attack against Ukraine at any time and said U.S. President Joe Biden will convene a National Security Council meeting on Sunday to discuss the situation.

Reuters

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Boris Johnson tells world leaders Russian invasion of Ukraine appears to be 'in motion'

The Prime Minister branded reports of a Russian withdrawal as 'fake'.

Daily Record

Ukraine president has tough message for nation’s allies: Do more

Amid a U.S. warning that Russia has decided to potentially invade his country and attack the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy flew to Munich to deliver a tough message to his allies.

Tribune News Service

NATO chief says Russia ready for 'full-fledged attack' on Ukraine in coming days

Speaking to the German broadcaster, ARD, Mr Stoltenberg said: "Every indication indicates that Russia is planning a full-fledged attack against Ukraine"

Irish Mirror

Separatist rhetoric, 'false-flag operation' fears stoke Ukraine tensions

Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they had uncovered a plan by Kyiv to seize territory they control in eastern Ukraine by force, and paraded a man they said was a Ukrainian spy.

Reuters

Ukraine invasion 'in motion' after day of shelling and false flag attacks, PM warns

Boris Johnson said an invasion appeared to be 'in motion' but it may still be possible to avoid war. He warned the 'omens are grim' as he addressed NATO allies at the Munich Security Summit

Daily Mirror

Coalition and Labor respond to China laser incident; 32 Covid deaths in Australia – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine leader seeks new security guarantees amid Russian threat

Volodymyr Zelenskyy extends olive branch to Putin as he demands stronger Western support in face of an invasion threat.

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Ukraine officials flee to bomb shelter during shelling attack as invasion fears grow

Shelling killed a Ukrainian soldier on Saturday, the government says

Daily Mirror

Ukraine-Russia crisis: Loud explosions heard in rebel-held region as conflict fears rise

Loud explosions have been reported in the Russian-backed separatist held city of Donetsk as conflict between them and the Ukrainian government continues amid fears of an invasion

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian teacher tells of terror as her kindergarten shelled by Russian rebels

Natalia Butenko fears a Russian invasion as Fairytale Kindergarten is shelled by Russians while infants ate their breakfast. The explosion narrowly missed 20 children, aged from two to six

Reuters

Almost 2,000 ceasefire violations logged in eastern Ukraine - diplomatic source

Almost 2,000 ceasefire violations were registered in eastern Ukraine by monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Saturday, a diplomatic source told Reuters on Sunday.

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Multiple loud explosions heard in centre of rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine

Multiple explosions could be heard late on Saturday and early on Sunday in the centre of the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a Reuters reporter said.

Reuters

Zelenskiy and Macron talk about ways of immediate de-escalation in east Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had an "urgent" phone conversation with the French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed possible ways of immediate de-escalation and political-diplomatic settlement in eastern Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

West plans to arm resistance if Russian forces occupy Ukraine

Secret discussions are under way between western allies over how to arm what they expect to be fierce Ukrainian resistance in the event of a Russian invasion.

Reuters

OSCE reports surge in number of explosions in east Ukraine

Two regions in eastern Ukraine where government and separatist forces have been fighting since 2014 were hit by more than 1,400 explosions on Friday, monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said, pointing to a surge in shelling.

Reuters

Ukraine receives shipment of machine guns and surveillance gear from Canada

Ukraine has received a plane load of machine guns, surveillance gear and rifles as part of a Canadian military assistance package, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Saturday.

ABC News

Poland is ready for an influx of Ukrainian refugees as Russian invasion threat looms

With Russia appearing to teeter closer to an attack on Ukraine, Poland is bracing itself for the possibility of an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees flooding across its border.

The Guardian - UK

‘God forbid the Cossacks come’: fears of war rise in Ukraine’s frontline towns

In divided Luhansk, residents have lived in the shadow of conflict for years. But now the shells are getting louder and closer

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