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Puffy-faced Vladimir Putin struggles to stay awake as he looks exhausted during meeting

Vladimir Putin - who is rumoured to be taking steroids as part of treatment for thyroid cancer - met with Defence Minister Sergei Shogou yesterday to congratulate troops on the so-called "liberation" of Luhansk in Ukraine's east

Daily Mirror

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ABC News

High Cost of Russia Gains in Ukraine Could Limit New Advance

After more than four months of ferocious fighting, Russia claimed a key victory: full control over one of the two provinces in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. But Moscow’s rout of the last remaining bulwark of Ukrainian resistance in Luhansk province came at a steep price. The critical question now is…

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High cost of Russia gains in Ukraine could limit new advance

After more than four months of ferocious fighting, Russia claimed full control over one of the two provinces in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland

The Independent UK

Russia Shells Ukraine’s Donetsk Region Seeking New Gains after Seizing Luhansk

Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the neighboring region of Luhansk after months of grueling attritional warfare in which both sides lost many men. The strikes across Donetsk, reported by regional officials and Russia's military, followed…

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Russia hammers Ukraine's Donetsk region after seizing Luhansk

Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the neighbouring province of Luhansk after months of gruelling attritional warfare in which both sides lost many men.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 132 of the invasion

Vladimir Putin hails Russian victory in the battle for Luhansk; Ukraine lays out a $750bn ‘recovery plan’ for its postwar future

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Ukraine-Russia latest updates: Donetsk governor urges evacuation

Ukraine news from July 5: Governor says mass evacuation will save lives and enable Ukraine to better fight Russians.

Al Jazeera

Analysis-Russia hails capture of Luhansk region, but big Ukraine battles lie ahead

Though Russia can claim a prize with its capture of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, it is far from Moscow's ambitious early war aims and does not deal Kyiv a decisive military blow.

Reuters

Putin declares victory in Luhansk after fall of Lysychansk

Region’s governor says loss was painful and he expects Sloviansk and Bakhmut now to face heavy attack

The Guardian - UK

Moscow to name land outside British embassy after separatist republic, mayor says

A strip of land outside the British Embassy in Moscow will be named after the self-proclaimed separatist Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) in eastern Ukraine following an online poll, the city administration said in a statement on its website.

Reuters

Putin declares victory in Luhansk as Ukraine faces more ‘grinding’ war

The Russian president’s declaration came as Russian forces tried to press their offensive deeper into eastern Ukraine

Evening Standard

What is life like in Russia-occupied areas of Ukraine?

Ukrainians say their towns and villages are full of fear and short on essential supplies.

Al Jazeera

Putin congratulates Russian troops on 'liberating' Ukraine's Luhansk region

President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Russian troops on "liberating" the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, a significant milestone for Moscow in its military campaign in Ukraine.

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Russia releases photo of cosmonauts holding Luhansk flag on ISS

Trio were praised in February for wearing yellow uniforms in apparent show of support for Ukraine

Reuters

Russian cosmonauts celebrate capture of Ukraine's Luhansk region in space

Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station on Monday celebrated Russia's capture of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, a significant milestone for Moscow in the war.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Putin tells troops to ‘absolutely rest and recover’

Russian president congratulates forces for ‘liberating’ the eastern region

Reuters

Russia will focus on Ukraine's Donetsk region after taking Luhansk, regional governor says

Russia will shift the main focus of its war in Ukraine to trying to seize all of the Donetsk region after capturing neighbouring Luhansk, the Luhansk region's governor said on Monday.

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Evening Standard

Putin’s forces switch focus to Donetsk after capturing key Luhansk city

Vladimir Putin’s forces are switching their focus to capturing the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine after seizing control of the region of Luhansk.

France 24

Ukrainians take up new positions as Putin proclaims victory in Luhansk

Ukrainian forces were taking up new defensive lines in the east on Monday, preparing for a hard new phase in the war as President Vladimir Putin proclaimed victory in the months-long battle of Luhansk after Russian forces captured the key city Lysychansk on Sunday. Read our live blog below to…

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine PM calls for confiscated assets from Russian oligarchs to fund recovery – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Putin ‘to switch focus to Donetsk’ after capturing key Luhansk city

Zelensky promised his troops will return to defeated city

Reuters

Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces undeterred; Russia hails Luhansk victory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday his armed forces were undeterred in their efforts to "break" Moscow's will to pursue a nearly five-month war, while Russia's Vladimir Putin hailed his military's victory in the grueling battle of Luhansk.

Financial Times

Russia claims full control of Luhansk region after seizing last stronghold

Ukraine general staff confirms loss of Lysychansk in significant military achievement for Putin

WEKU

The last city in Luhansk has fallen to Russia. What does that mean for Ukraine?

Lysychansk was the last major city held by Ukrainians in the region. After their retreat, Russia holds the entire Luhansk region and has its sights set on completing its capture of nearby Donetsk.

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