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The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

Kursk incursion lifts Ukraine’s hopes but some expect ‘nightmare’ in Donbas

Surprise offensive boosts morale among some but as evacuations are under way, Russia is advancing towards Pokrovsk.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s extraordinary incursion into Kursk has changed the narrative of the war – but is a high-risk strategy

After months of being pushed steadily back – short of troops and ammunition – Kyiv’s offensive to occupy a chunk of Russian territory took the Kremlin by surprise. The move has a clear political logic but is fraught with military danger

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s Russia incursion gamble leaves enemy in shock, allies guessing

With its daring incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine has attempted to reshuffle the cards in the conflict after months of paralysis in its eastern Donbas region. It exposed Russian military weaknesses and could strengthen Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table.

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Ukraine war briefing: Russia hiring trench diggers after Kursk invasion

Ukraine sets up military commandant’s office in Kursk; Russians grind on towards strategic Pokrovsk in Donbas. What we know on day 905

The Guardian - AU

Putin: Ukraine's Incursion In Kursk To Halt Moscow's Offensive

Russian President Putin accuses Ukraine of incursion in Kursk to disrupt Donbas offensive, raising concerns over potential escalation of hostilities.

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Back in Sloviansk, Donbas, where the war in Ukraine started 10 years ago

The first flashpoint of Russia’s hybrid war in Donbas in eastern Ukraine, and one of the first Ukrainian cities to be occupied and then liberated back in 2014, Sloviansk today finds itself once again under threat from the Kremlin’s armies.

France 24

Who was the 'Donbass Cowboy', the pro-Russian Texan who died in Donetsk?

Russell Bentley, a Texas native better known by his nickname "Donbass Cowboy", died in mysterious circumstances near Donetsk. His death provoked a strong reaction in Russian ultra-nationalist circles, where Bentley had made a name for himself over the past ten years by travelling through the territories occupied by pro-Russian forces…

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In Ukraine, low hopes for the liberation of lands occupied by Russia

As Kyiv’s forces struggle, fewer than half of Ukrainians believe the country could return to its pre-2014 borders.

Al Jazeera

‘ICU on wheels’: 24 hours with Ukraine’s combat medics in Donbas

Moas staff evacuate 80% of critically wounded soldiers from region’s battlefield, where medics say morale is falling

The Guardian - UK

Trump Says He Can End Russia-Ukraine War In 24 Hours By Giving Russia More Ukrainian Land

Trump's plan will see Kyiv hand over Crimea and the Donbas border region to Moscow.

International Business Times UK

In Ukraine's Donbas, ten years of war and Russification

On April 7, 2014, a coup by pro-Russian militants in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine was the spark that ignited the Donbas war. In the heart of this industrial region, populated at the time by six million mostly Russian-speaking inhabitants, the armed confrontation began between an expansionist Russia…

France 24

Ukraine Faces Key Battle In Chasiv Yar, A 'Door' To Donbas

Sitting in a steamy kitchen, Ukrainian soldier Anton was ready to go on a new rotation to defend Chasiv Yar, a strategic town for troops fighting for control of the eastern Donbas region.

International Business Times

UK documentary listens to both sides on Ukraine’s frontline with Russia

Sean Langan made three trips to Donbas to film Ukraine’s War: The Other Side and had rare access to soldiers, sharing the extreme danger of their lives

The Guardian - UK

'Definitely A Trap': Ukraine's Sappers Face New Dangers

A deafening explosion shakes the ground, sending lumps of dirt and smoke into the air, breaking the seeming tranquility of a cold January morning in the frozen fields of war-torn Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.

International Business Times

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The Guardian - UK

‘Pushed towards poetry’: how one victim of Russian airstrike made sense of attack

Poet and photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind was in Ukrainian restaurant when 13 people were killed and 60 wounded

Evening Standard

OPINION - Vladimir Putin's Russia is getting stronger and Ukraine is in real danger

Ukrainian flags, last year a common sight on the East Coast of the United States, are now noticeably absent. With the battles in the Donbas having dropped off the headlines, eclipsed for months by Gaza, this speaks truth to the national mood — but also to the politics in Washington.…

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Top commander’s aide ‘killed in front of son after birthday gift exploded’

Ukraine is also mourning the loss of 19 soldiers killed in a Russian strike on a military awards ceremony

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin sees 200 armoured vehicles wiped out in Donbas battles

Russian hardware destroyed in Avdiivka likely due to Ukraine’s modern hand-held anti-armour weapons and other equipment

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: undersea telecoms cable between Sweden and Estonia damaged by ‘external force’ – as it happened

Swedish minister said the damage to a telecommunications cable earlier in October was through external ‘tampering’

The Guardian - UK

‘Donetsk was a ghost city’: Shakhtar youth coach’s unique tale of endurance

In this extract from his new book, Andy Brassell talks to Miguel Cardoso, who carried on coaching academy players in Ukraine during the war in Donbas

The Guardian - UK

Klondike review – Ukrainian-Russian couple face war on their doorstep

An expectant husband-and-wife’s lives are shattered when their home in Donbas is hit by a bomb in Maryna Er Gorbach’s powerful drama

The Independent UK

Prigozhin has made plenty of enemies – including Putin. This is the result

Reports of the Wagner founder being in a deadly jet crash should suprise nobody in the wake of his failed mutiny against the Russian president. Kim Sengupta speaks to Ukranian troops fighting against Moscow’s forces in eastern Donbas – who believe it would mark a fitting end

The Guardian - UK

Militia units commanded by Russia named in Izium abuse investigation

Exclusive: Four units from Donbas ‘people’s republics’ allegedly abused civilians in Ukrainian city where mass grave was found

The Guardian - UK

‘Some never came back’: how Russians hunted down veterans of Donbas conflict

Exclusive: Ukrainians who fought against separatists tell of kidnap and torture by invaders; the fate of hundreds of others is a mystery

The Guardian - UK

Wagner chief accuses Moscow of lying to public about Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin dismisses justification for war that Kyiv was planning 2022 attack on Donbas and Crimea

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