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Ukraine's Zelensky visits southern front as battles rage

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the war-torn southern frontline on Saturday for the first time since the Russian invasion as "fierce battles" raged again in the eastern Donbas region.

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Ukraine's Zelensky visits war-torn southern city as battles rage

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the war-damaged southern city of Mykolaiv on Saturday for the first time since the Russian invasion as "fierce battles" raged again in the eastern Donbas region.

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Zelensky hails EU backing as fierce battles rock Donbas

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Brussels' support for Kyiv's European Union bid as a historic achievement, as "fierce battles" raged again in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.

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Endless shelling and dead soldiers: A vicious artillery war spreads in Ukraine

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — The first shell was the worst, mostly because it came as a surprise. But then the soldiers thought it was OK to get up, dust themselves off. That's when the second one landed, and it was the worst. The third one is when they understood they were…

Los Angeles Times

Ukrainian widower flees with twins after losing wife in Russian shelling

VERBKA, Ukraine -- A Ukrainian man has been unable to tell his twin daughters, who turn 3 on June 18, about their mother's death in a Russian bombardment last month.

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At least four people killed in airstrike in Lysychansk with more feared trapped

A least four people have died after an airstrike hit a building sheltering civilians in the city of Lysychansk on Thursday.

Evening Standard

EU leaders vow to back Ukraine in visit to war-torn Kyiv

Irpin (Ukraine) (AFP) - The leaders of major EU powers France, Germany and Italy vowed Thursday to help Ukraine defeat Russia and to rebuild its shattered cities, in a visit to a war-torn Kyiv suburb.

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European leaders visit Ukraine in show of support

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - The leaders of France, Germany and Italy visited Kyiv on Thursday in a show of European support for Ukraine, as Russia presses its brutal offensive in the east of the country.

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Thousands trapped in Severodonetsk with diminishing supplies, says UN

The UN has said that thousands of civilians are trapped in Severodonetsk with a diminishing supply of clean water, sanitation and electricity.

Evening Standard

US announces $1 bn more in arms for Ukraine

Lysychansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden announced $1 billion worth of new arms for Ukraine Wednesday as Pentagon officials defended the pace and quality of supplies as meeting Kyiv's battlefield needs.

AFP

Fears grow for 500 Ukrainians trapped in chemical plant - including 40 children

More than 500 civilians, including 40 children, are stranded at the Azot chemical plant. Severodonetsk has for weeks been the main focal point of the war between Russia and Ukraine

Daily Mirror

West pledges more arms for Ukraine, as Russia and China renew ties

Lysychansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged European allies to step up arms shipments to Ukraine on Wednesday, as Russia and China renewed their mutual support in the face of Western sanctions.

AFP

Ukraine pleads for western arms as Russia chokes frontline city

Lysychansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine pleaded with Western governments Wednesday to decide quickly on sending heavy weapons to shore up its faltering defences, as Russia said it would evacuate civilians from a frontline chemical plant.

AFP

Is it a tipping point? Bloody battle continues in Ukraine's eastern city of Severodonetsk

It's not the sort of news Ukrainian officials wanted to hear. The last bridge linking the eastern city of Severodonetsk with Ukrainian-controlled territory to the west has been destroyed. This comes as bloody street battles continue in the besieged city, with scores of civilians remaining stranded under relentless bombardment. This…

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 112

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 112th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Evening Standard

Ukrainian soldiers holed up in chemical plant ‘resisting Russian onslaught on three fronts’

More than 500 civilians are trapped inside the Azot factory where Ukrainian troops have resisted weeks of Russian bombardment

France 24

US President Biden announces $1 billion arms package to support Ukraine

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine after reaffirming Washington’s support for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion in a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The $1 billion package includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defence systems and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket…

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Russia plans evacuations from chemical plant in battleground Ukraine city

Lysychansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia said it would establish a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from a chemical plant in Severodonetsk starting Wednesday as Ukrainian forces wage a desperate battle for control of the city.

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Donbas battle will determine course of war: Zelensky

Lysychansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine's battle against Russian troops in the eastern region of the Donbass will determine the course of the war, President Zelensky said Tuesday, asking his nation to stay strong in the face of Moscow's devastating attack against two key cities.

Evening Standard

‘Painful losses’ in Severodonetsk and Kharkiv region, says Zelensky

Ukraine is asking for more powerful weapons from the West amid “painful losses” in Severodonetsk and the Kharkiv region.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian soldier's life saved by cigarette as he leaves bunker as Russian bombs hit

The private, 46-year-old Sergei who wanted to be known only by his last name in line with military rules, had left his bunker to smoke but had a breeze out his cigarette

The Hindu

End the war: On Russia-Ukraine conflict

Russia has the primary responsibility to push for a peaceful settlement with Ukraine

AFP

Russia plans Severodonetsk plant evacuation as it bids to encircle city

Lysychansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia said Tuesday it would establish a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from a chemical plant in Severodonetsk, as the two sides battled for control of the key city in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.

Los Angeles Times

Key eastern Ukrainian city teeters in a battle of ‘simply terrifying’ cost

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russian forces appeared Tuesday to tighten their chokehold on a strategic eastern city that has become the scene of one of the Ukraine war’s bloodiest battles, as fears mounted over the fate of hundreds of civilians trapped in an artillery-pounded industrial zone.

AFP

Russians bid to encircle Severodonetsk, Zelensky pleads for arms

Kramatorsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian forces on Tuesday stepped up efforts to cut off Ukrainian troops in the key industrial city of Severodonetsk in the east of the country despite Ukrainians insisting they were holding on.

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