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Biden says Putin trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukrainian culture, as prospect of retreat looms in east

US president says Putin trying to eliminate people’s identity, as governor of Luhansk says retreat in Sievierodonetsk may be needed to avoid becoming surrounded.

The Guardian - AU

Russia pummels eastern towns in bid to encircle Ukraine forces

Russian forces stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday after claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, as Kyiv intensified its calls for longer-range weaponry from the West to help it fight back in the Donbas region.

Reuters

Russian victories in eastern Ukraine spark debate over course of war

Russian troops are making steady progress in Ukraine’s east on the back of more-concentrated artillery and air power, now controlling almost all of the Luhansk region and threatening to encircle thousands of Ukraine’s most experienced troops.

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Ukraine military may have to retreat from Luhansk cities, governor says

The governor of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, which has almost completely fallen under Russian control, on Friday said it was possible that Kyiv's forces would be forced to retreat from the final pocket of resistance to avoid being captured.

Reuters

Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk 2/3 surrounded by Russian forces - governor

Ukrainian forces are engaged in a "fierce defence" of the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, which is two-thirds surrounded by Russian forces, the Luhansk region's governor said on Friday, citing the head of the city's administration.

Reuters

More than 4,000 civilians have died since Russia invaded, says UN – as it happened

Officials appeal for more western help as Russian forces pound region; Independent report says enough evidence to conclude Russia is inciting genocide

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 93 of the invasion

Sievierodonetsk almost surrounded by Russian forces; Russia inciting genocide in Ukraine, independent report says

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Ukraine: Seven more civilians die in conflict hotspot amid Putin’s push to seize Donbas

In one district of a city in Luhansk, about 150 people have reportedly been buried in a mass grave

The Independent UK

Russia "has the advantage" in Luhansk region, Ukraine says

A senior Ukrainian military official conceded at a briefing on Thursday that Russia had the upper hand in fighting in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region at present.

Reuters

Russian forces have ‘upper hand’ in Donbas fighting, Ukrainian officials say

Governor of Luhansk says Ukrainian troops retreating in some areas, as city of Lyman reportedly captured

The Guardian - UK

Bittersweet Reunion: Captured Ukrainian Soldier Allowed To See His Mom At Prison Camp

This footage shows a captured Ukrainian soldier being allowed to see his mother at the prison camp where he is being held.

Zenger

‘Nowhere is safe’: Ukrainians describe horrors of Russia invasion

The besieged eastern city of Severodonetsk is being subjected to a ‘colossal amount of shelling’ by Russian troops.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine pleads for more weapons to tackle Russian onslaught in Donbas

Bombardment continues in 40 towns including the key city of Sievierodonetsk as police in Lysychansk collect bodies for mass burials

The Guardian - AU

War In Ukraine: Defenders Fire Flurry Of Rockets At Russian Targets

This is the moment Ukrainian troops fire a flurry of rockets at Russian targets from a mobile launcher.

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Reuters

Separatist republics hold 8,000 Ukrainian POWs - TASS cites separatists' official

Ukrainian prisoners of war held in the Russian-backed self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics number about 8,000, Luhansk official Rodion Miroshnik was quoted by TASS news agency as saying on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Week 13 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 13 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine: 6 Civilians Killed as Russia Focuses Fire in East

A regional governor in eastern Ukraine says that at least six civilians have been killed by the latest Russian shelling in a town at the epicenter of fighting three months into the war. Luhansk region Gov. Serhiy Haidai said Wednesday that another eight people have been wounded in the shelling…

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Russia seeks to put stranglehold on twin Ukrainian cities

Russian forces sought to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin eastern cities straddling a river as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Moscow was seeking to destroy the industrial Donbas region where it has focused its attacks.

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine live news: Kyiv appeals for rocket launchers

Describing an ‘extremely bad’ situation as Ukraine battles for Severodonetsk, FM Kuleba calls for more weapons.

The Independent UK

Russia launches all-out assault to encircle Ukraine troops in east

Moscow is attempting to seize the Donbas region of two eastern provinces, Donetsk and Luhansk

The Guardian - UK

Too late to evacuate civilians in face of Russian attack, says Luhansk official

Sievierodonetsk under intense bombardment and surrounded on three sides by Russian forces

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s President Accuses Russia of Waging ‘Total War’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of waging "total war," seeking to inflict as much death and destruction as possible as in three months of conflict, as fighting raged Tuesday in the eastern Donbas region. Russian forces have intensified efforts to encircle and capture Sievierodonetsk and neighboring cities, the only…

The Guardian - UK

Up to 100 Ukraine troops could be dying in Donbas each day, says Zelenskiy

President gives insight into country’s casualties, as Luhansk governor says Russia using ‘scorched-earth’ tactics

Al Jazeera

Russia using ‘scorched earth’ tactics in Donbas, Ukraine says

Luhansk governor accuses Russia of indiscriminately shelling Severodonetsk, which has only one working hospital left.

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy says Putin is the only Russian official he is willing to meet with to discuss how to end the war – as it happened

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