Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Seven killed as Russia pounds eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk
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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Seven killed as Russia pounds eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk

The Hindu  

Russian troops are engaged in heavy fighting supported by widespread artillery fire as they launch a major offensive for Ukraine's Donetsk region, Ukrainian officials said, a day after Moscow declared victory in the neighbouring province of Luhansk. The governor of the last remaining eastern province partly under Ukraine's control urged his more than 350,000 residents to flee as Russia escalated its offensive and air alerts were issued across nearly the entire country. Here are the latest updates: Ukraine 7 killed as Russia pounds eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk A Ukrainian official says Russian shelling has killed seven civilians over the past 24 hours and wounded 25 more in the eastern Donetsk province, where Russia has stepped up its offensive in recent days. - AP Brussels EU chief warns of danger of complete cut-off of Russian gas European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that the 27-nation Europe Union needs to make emergency plans to prepare for a complete cut-off of Russian gas in the wake of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. - Reuters Ukraine Ukrainian governor urges evacuation of 350,000 residents The governor of the last remaining eastern province partly under Ukraine’s control urged his more than 350,000 residents to flee as Russia escalated its offensive and air alerts were issued across nearly the entire country.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky admits troops cannot retake Donetsk as Kyiv unveils Trident laser weapon
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5 days, 23 hours ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky admits troops cannot retake Donetsk as Kyiv unveils Trident laser weapon

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Russia intensifies attacks in Kursk, Donetsk regions, claims Ukrainian commander
6 days, 18 hours ago

Russia intensifies attacks in Kursk, Donetsk regions, claims Ukrainian commander

India Today  

Moscow has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia's Kursk region and increased pressure in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine's top army commander said on Tuesday. A US military official said North Korean troops had suffered several hundred casualties in Kursk region, and their ranks had ranged from lower-level troops to "very near the …

Ukraine’s scooter bomb assassination could change the war… but not for the reasons you might think
1 week ago

Ukraine’s scooter bomb assassination could change the war… but not for the reasons you might think

The Independent  

As Sarajevo in 1914 showed, assassinations can trigger wars. In the past week, Ukrainian agents have killed a key Russian missile designer, Mikhail Shatsky, as well as Vladimir Putin’s chemical weapons chief, lieutenant general Igor Kirillov. In 1942, British intelligence parachuted Czech and Slovak agents into their Nazi-occupied homeland to kill Reinhard Heydrich – a key architect of the “final …

Ukraine says North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian troops
1 week ago

Ukraine says North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian troops

Al Jazeera  

Russia and North Korea have not commented on Ukraine’s claim that some 30 North Korean troops have been killed or injured in fighting. Ukraine’s military intelligence and the Pentagon have said that Ukrainian troops have killed and injured a number of North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region. Speaking to journalists in Washington, DC, Pentagon …

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says its troops killed 30 North Korean soldiers in Kursk region
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1 week, 1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says its troops killed 30 North Korean soldiers in Kursk region

Live Mint  

At least 30 North Korean soldiers, who Russia had deployed to its western Kursk region, were killed or wounded by Ukrainian troops, Kyiv said on Monday. “On December 14 and 15, army units from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea suffered significant losses near the villages of Plekhovo, Vorozhba, Martynovka in the Kursk region of Russia -- at least 30 …

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine
1 week, 1 day ago

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians told not to travel to West as Putin could use new missile in ‘coming days’
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1 week, 5 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians told not to travel to West as Putin could use new missile in ‘coming days’

The Independent  

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Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say
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1 week, 5 days ago

Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine’s top military commander said, with analysts estimating Russian forces are now within just a few kilometers of the city. “Russian occupiers are throwing all available forces forward, attempting to break through the defenses of our troops,” Ukrainian army chief …

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky welcomes diplomatic end to Putin’s war and hints at role for foreign troops
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2 weeks ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky welcomes diplomatic end to Putin’s war and hints at role for foreign troops

The Independent  

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Ukrainian war death toll reaches 43,000, Zelensky says in rare update
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ukrainian war death toll reaches 43,000, Zelensky says in rare update

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Around 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,019
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,019

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Monday, December 9: We discussed important issues on the battlefield and in the global situation, from our frontlines to North Korea. I stated that we need a just and enduring… United States President-elect Donald Trump has called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting Zelenskyy and the …

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

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Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv’s forces claim Russia is losing troops at a record rate in its push to advance in eastern Ukraine. Another group enters after it.” According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, Russia lost 45,720 soldiers in November, setting a monthly casualty record for the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Sky News on Sunday: “In just one …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Monday, December 2: One person was killed and several others injured following Russia’s drone attack on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil, according to Viacheslav Negoda, the head of the military administration of Ternopil region. A Russian missile strike on a town in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least four people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. …

Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a broadcast interview. An invitation for Ukraine to join …

Russia Forges Ahead in Eastern Ukraine, Capturing More Villages
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Russia Forges Ahead in Eastern Ukraine, Capturing More Villages

New York Times  

Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have seized at least 10 villages and settlements in roughly as many days, according to a group with ties to the Ukrainian Army that maps the battlefield, as Moscow presses on with slow but steady advances that have heightened pressure on Ukraine’s authorities to start cease-fire talks. The situation looks particularly precarious for Ukrainian forces …

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front

The Independent  

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Ukraine says Russia returned more than 500 soldiers' bodies
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukraine says Russia returned more than 500 soldiers' bodies

Hindustan Times  

Kyiv on Friday said Russian authorities returned over 500 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat, with most having died in the eastern Donetsk region. Soldiers search for bodies following rains and flash floods that caused rivers to overflow in Valencia and other parts of Spain, in the Poyo ravine in Quart de Poblet, Valencia, Spain, November 13, 2024. "As …

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 29, 2024 13:55 IST - 6 MINS READ A surreal atmosphere currently loiters over Europe: a strange disconnect between festive preparations and the content of TV news bulletins and posts on social media. The day after Biden’s pronouncement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, eager to burnish Britain’s reputation as the US’ most stalwart ally, declared he would …

Russia advancing in Ukraine at fastest pace, closing in on strategic town, say analysts
4 weeks ago

Russia advancing in Ukraine at fastest pace, closing in on strategic town, say analysts

Firstpost  

Analysts said that Russian forces are making their fastest progress in Ukraine since the start of the war, now moving closer to the important town of Kurakhove Russian forces have been advancing in Ukraine at the fastest pace since the early months of the war, are moving into the strategic town of Kurakhove and have been exploiting vulnerabilities of Kyiv …

Ukraine faces dual threat: Battlefield losses and cyberattacks from Russia
4 weeks ago

Ukraine faces dual threat: Battlefield losses and cyberattacks from Russia

India Today  

Ukraine is grappling with a dual threat: one on the battlefield and another in the digital realm. As the pressure mounts, the question remains—can Ukraine hold its ground, or will Russia’s relentless assault shift the balance of power? As military pressure mounts on Ukraine’s eastern front, airstrikes and missile attacks are increasingly targeting Ukrainian cities, compounding the ongoing struggle. Ukrainian …

Ukraine clings to shrinking sliver of Russia, expecting Trump to push for peace talks
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ukraine clings to shrinking sliver of Russia, expecting Trump to push for peace talks

Live Mint  

SUMY, UKRAINE : In Russia’s Kursk region just north of here, Russian assaults are so intense that their infantrymen sometimes step on the bodies of fallen comrades, according to Ukrainian soldiers opposing them there. “It’s the best Ukrainian forces against the best Russian forces," said a 35-year-old Ukrainian sergeant fighting in Kursk who goes by the call sign Dzhyn. Geniy, …

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report
1 month ago

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report

Firstpost  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly said that he is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with US President-elect Donald Trump only if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abandons ambitions of his country joining Nato Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon …

'We'll never submit': Ukraine stands defiant on 1,000th day of war with Russia
1 month ago

'We'll never submit': Ukraine stands defiant on 1,000th day of war with Russia

Firstpost  

Ukraine remains defiant on the 1,000th day of Russia’s invasion, as both sides escalate rhetoric and attacks amid calls for international support Ukraine said Tuesday that its forces would never surrender to Russia, 1,000 days after Moscow launched its brutal invasion, while the Kremlin also pledged victory and escalated its nuclear sabre-rattling. “The military operation against Kyiv continues … and …

Russia-Ukraine war: What invasion has cost Kyiv as war reaches 1,000th day
1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: What invasion has cost Kyiv as war reaches 1,000th day

India TV News  

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches its 1,000th day on Tuesday, a grim milestone in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. Human toll As of August 31, 2024 the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine had documented at least 11,743 civilians killed and 24,614 wounded in Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. Soldiers bloody death toll …

24 hours in Ukraine: A single day shows the reality of life as war hits 1,000 days
1 month ago

24 hours in Ukraine: A single day shows the reality of life as war hits 1,000 days

New Indian Express  

KYIV: The clock on her wall stopped almost as soon as the day began, its hands frozen by the Russian bomb that hit the dormitory serving as home for Ukrainians displaced by war. The Associated Press fanned out across Ukraine to chronicle 24 hours of life just as the country prepared to mark a grim milestone Tuesday: 1,000 days since …

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, the conventional wisdom was that the capital, Kyiv, would soon fall and the rest of the country wouldn’t last long against a much larger enemy. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The fall of Avdiivka created a major breach in Ukraine’s …

AP PHOTOS: 1,000 days of war in Ukraine captured in images
1 month, 1 week ago

AP PHOTOS: 1,000 days of war in Ukraine captured in images

Associated Press  

A thousand days of war in Ukraine have been captured in stunning images, many of them horrifying, some of them poignant, others uplifting. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print People take shelter underground following explosions in Lviv, western Ukraine, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn …

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

CNN  

CNN — The bad news keeps coming. Barros, who leads the Russia and Geospatial Intelligence teams at the DC-based conflict monitoring group, said that Russia’s advantage on the battlefield makes it impossible for Ukraine to prepare for a possible counteroffensive. Diego Fedele/Getty Images Barros said that the Pokrovsk situation is just one example of Russia’s failure to achieve its own, …

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

CNN  

CNN — The bad news keeps coming. Barros, who leads the Russia and Geospatial Intelligence teams at the DC-based conflict monitoring group, said that Russia’s advantage on the battlefield makes it impossible for Ukraine to prepare for a possible counteroffensive. Diego Fedele/Getty Images Barros said that the Pokrovsk situation is just one example of Russia’s failure to achieve its own, …

Ukraine dreams of reclaiming 2014 borders in war but energy crisis, displacement could crush its fight
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine dreams of reclaiming 2014 borders in war but energy crisis, displacement could crush its fight

Firstpost  

“Our priority is still to protect people, protect the nation, to liberate people from almost 10 years of temporary occupation, so Crimea and Donbas are part of Ukraine,” Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov recently said. Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov recently spoke of Kyiv’s commitment to restoring its territorial integrity, dismissing reports suggesting a shift in focus to prioritising security …

Ukraine war: Russia attacks Kyiv with a barrage of drones, missiles in first combined strike
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine war: Russia attacks Kyiv with a barrage of drones, missiles in first combined strike

Firstpost  

Russia on Wednesday launched its first combined drone and missile assault on Kyiv in over 70 days as Ukrainian leaders urgently seek more Western air defence support amid political concerns Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv on Wednesday, launching a barrage of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 says, authorities …

Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says
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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer. Ukrainian troops “continue to hold back” the “nearly 50,000-strong enemy group” in Kursk, Zelensky said in a post on Telegram after receiving a briefing from General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander-in-Chief of …

Russia blasts Ukraine with more aerial attacks as part of an intensified campaign
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russia blasts Ukraine with more aerial attacks as part of an intensified campaign

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles, bombs and drones battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted nighttime attacks, officials said Friday, as Russia mounts an intensified aerial campaign that Ukrainian officials say they need more Western help to counter — even as doubts deepen over what Kyiv can expect from a new U.S. administration. Since the war began almost three years …

Russia says forces capture two more settlements in eastern Ukraine
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russia says forces capture two more settlements in eastern Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

MOSCOW - Russian forces have captured two more settlements in areas of heavy military activity in eastern Ukraine, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. Russia says forces capture two more settlements in eastern Ukraine Ukraine's military noted fighting around both villages in eastern sectors of the 1,000-km front line, but did not acknowledge that either had fallen into Russian hands. …

North Korean troops fighting with Russia are hit by Ukraine shells, official says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Korean troops fighting with Russia are hit by Ukraine shells, official says

The Independent  

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Finnish Prosecutors File Charges Against Russian Combatant in 2014 War Crimes Case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Finnish Prosecutors File Charges Against Russian Combatant in 2014 War Crimes Case

Associated Press  

Finnish prosecutors have filed charges against a Russian combatant, Yan Petrovsky, for alleged war crimes in 2014 in Ukraine. The suspect, who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region, is accused of participating in acts that violate the laws of war, including the killing of 22 Ukrainian soldiers and seriously injuring four others.

Russia strikes Ukraine's 2 biggest cities in its latest barrage, officials say
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia strikes Ukraine's 2 biggest cities in its latest barrage, officials say

The Independent  

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Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps
2 months ago

Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps

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Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk
2 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

LA Times  

In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, a Russian sniper, in an undisclosed location, fires toward Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. DeepState, a …

Russia suffers its worst month of front line losses in Ukraine war
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia suffers its worst month of front line losses in Ukraine war

Daily Mail  

Russia suffered its bloodiest month in September since the start of the war with Ukraine, as its front line casualties grew to 1,271 per day. It comes as South Korea's defence minister Kim Yong-hyun today said that North Korean soldiers are likely fighting alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed. 'We assess that …

Russian forces advance on Ukraine frontline city after Crimea oil depot attack
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian forces advance on Ukraine frontline city after Crimea oil depot attack

ABC  

Russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian frontline city of Toretsk, according to Ukraine's military. Further north in the Donetsk region, Ukraine said a Russian attack had killed one person and wounded seven — including children aged two and 13 — in the city of Sloviansk. A Russian attack on Ukraine's north-eastern city of Kharkiv on Tuesday …

Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russian forces said on Saturday that they had captured another village in eastern Ukraine near the town of Kurakhove, as Moscow continued its steady advance. “Russian forces “liberated the settlement of Zhelannoye Vtoroye” in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the defence ministry said,” using the Russian name for the village of Zhelanne Druge. Separately, the defence ministry said Russia had downed 10 …

Putin’s forces are desperate for a key eastern city and Ukraine will fight street to street to keep them out
3 months ago

Putin’s forces are desperate for a key eastern city and Ukraine will fight street to street to keep them out

The Independent  

The city of Pokrovsk, regarded as the key to controlling Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, has been the prize Vladimir Putin’s troops have sought for months – one for which Moscow has already sacrificed thousands of its troops. The Russians taking Pokrovsk would split Ukraine’s defensive line in the region and vastly complicate supplying its forces in the eastern part of …

One million are now dead or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war
3 months, 1 week ago

One million are now dead or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war

Live Mint  

KYIV, UKRAINE : The number of Ukrainians and Russians killed or wounded in the grinding 2½-year war has reached roughly one million, a staggering toll that two countries struggling with shrinking prewar populations will pay far into the future. Russia’s invasions and capture of Ukrainian territory over the past decade have caused Ukraine to lose at least 10 million people …

Russia says recaptured another village in eastern Ukraine
3 months, 1 week ago

Russia says recaptured another village in eastern Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russia said on Saturday that it had recaptured another village in eastern Ukraine, where it has made a string of advances. Russian forces have advanced rapidly in the eastern region of Donetsk in recent weeks, putting pressure on a Ukrainian army that is short of both soldiers and weapons. On August 6, the Ukrainian army launched an incursion into Russia's …

Mapped: Putin’s forces gain ground in east Ukraine as Russia opens up new lines of attack
3 months, 1 week ago

Mapped: Putin’s forces gain ground in east Ukraine as Russia opens up new lines of attack

The Independent  

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Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region
3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has launched a counteroffensive in its Kursk region to dislodge Ukraine’s forces who stormed across the border five weeks ago and put Russian territory under foreign occupation for the first time since World War II, Ukraine’s president said Thursday. A Russian missile attack Thursday killed three people and injured two others, all of them Ukrainian workers …

Russia-Ukraine War in Maps: Where are the frontlines now as Kremlin claims advances in Donetsk?
3 months, 1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine War in Maps: Where are the frontlines now as Kremlin claims advances in Donetsk?

The Independent  

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