War-weary mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian soldiers demand a cap on military service time
1 year, 2 months ago

War-weary mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian soldiers demand a cap on military service time

LA Times  

Liliia, who is waiting for her father to return from the front line, holds a poster reading, “Bring my father back. The bid to overrun the city has backfired on the Kremlin’s forces, robbing it of troops and heavy equipment that “will likely undermine Russian offensive capabilities over the long term,” the Institute for the Study of War said late Thursday. The Washington-based think tank noted that Ukrainian military officials said that around 5,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and wounded, and 400 armored vehicles lost in the area since Oct. 10. Satellite images show the Russian military lost at least 109 military vehicles, mostly armored fighting vehicles and tanks, near Avdiivika between Oct. 10 and 20, the institute said. The Kremlin’s forces have failed in their weeks-long effort to surround the city, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he told U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a phone call on Friday.

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‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine
1 week, 6 days ago

‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Casualties understood to have reached record levels last year as Russia seized less than 1 percent of Ukrainian lands. “Seizing these settlements has not allowed Russian forces to threaten any notable Ukrainian defensive nodes,” said the ISW, adding that Moscow’s troops failed to conduct the kind of rapid, mechanised manoeuvre necessary to convert these “tactical gains into deep penetrations of …

Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences
1 month, 1 week 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 claims two more villages in Donetsk and Lugansk regions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia claims two more villages in Donetsk and Lugansk regions

The Hindu  

Russia said on Thursday that it took two more east Ukrainian villages — in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions — as its forces continue their advance deeper into the country. The Defence Ministry said Russian forces captured the village of Mykolaivka, around 15 km from the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, as well as the settlement of Stelmakhivka …

Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Civilians with small children in their arms and lugging heavy suitcases fled Monday from Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army was bearing down fast despite a lightning Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. “We barely got out.” Pokrovsk is one of Ukraine’s main defensive strongholds and a key logistics hub in the Donetsk region. …

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Separately, attacks in Russia’s Kursk region by the Security Service of Ukraine, also known as the SBU, struck a number of substations causing …

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern villages
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern villages

LA Times  

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on July 10, a Russian T-80 tank fires toward Avdiivka, Ukraine, from an undisclosed location. Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses …

Only a few hundred remain in Ukrainian border town as fierce battles rage
8 months ago

Only a few hundred remain in Ukrainian border town as fierce battles rage

LA Times  

Ukrainian military medics shift an injured comrade to a stretcher at the field hospital in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Friday. Ukrainian local officials said they feared Vovchansk’s fate may mirror that of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, Ukrainian cities where fierce fighting and scorched earth tactics forced Ukrainian withdrawals. First, the northeast operation will pin Ukrainian forces in the region and …

Ukraine faces worsening situation on eastern front thanks to intense Russian attacks, army chief says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine faces worsening situation on eastern front thanks to intense Russian attacks, army chief says

The Independent  

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Ukraine says it has finally stopped Russia’s advance west of Avdiivka
10 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine says it has finally stopped Russia’s advance west of Avdiivka

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 The Ukrainian military said its …

‘Era of peace in Europe over’ says Ukraine, as Avdiivka falls to Russians
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Era of peace in Europe over’ says Ukraine, as Avdiivka falls to Russians

Al Jazeera  

Russian forces capture their first city in more than nine months, partly a result of failing weapons deliveries from allies. Russian forces began to press Ukrainian defenders in earnest last October, after Ukraine’s three-month-long summer counteroffensive had ended, promising to deal Ukraine a winter blow. “And every time Ukrainian soldiers withdraw from a Ukrainian town because of the lack of …

Russia takes control of the Ukrainian city Avdiivka. What this means for the war
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia takes control of the Ukrainian city Avdiivka. What this means for the war

Firstpost  

Russia’s flag has been raised in the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian forces made a hasty retreat. The capture of the city is significant for Vladimir Putin’s men whose last biggest gain was the fall of Bakhmut in May 2023 A Ukrainian official takes cover in front of a burning building that was hit in a Russian airstrike …

Analysis: A key withdrawal shows Ukraine doesn’t have enough artillery to fight Russia
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Analysis: A key withdrawal shows Ukraine doesn’t have enough artillery to fight Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Dwindling ammunition threatens Ukraine’s hold on the 1,000-kilometer front line under withering assault by Russian artillery. But, when reporters asked if he was confident a deal could be struck before Ukraine loses more territory, Biden responded: “I’m not.” DWINDLING SUPPLIES The Associated Press interviewed over a dozen commanders, including heads of artillery units, in the war’s most …

Russia claims 'full control' of Ukraine's Avdiivka, Putin calls it 'important victory'
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia claims 'full control' of Ukraine's Avdiivka, Putin calls it 'important victory'

India Today  

Ukrainian troops withdrew from the devastated eastern town of Avdiivka, Kyiv's military chief said on Saturday, and Russian President Vladimir Putin called the capture of the city "an important victory." US President Joe Biden warned this week that Avdiivka could fall to Russian forces because of ammunition shortages following months of Republican congressional opposition to a new US military aid …

Russia says it has taken Ukraine's city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troop withdrawal
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia says it has taken Ukraine's city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troop withdrawal

ABC  

In short: Russia claims it has taken control of Ukrainian city Avdiivka a day after Ukraine withdrew its troops. Russia claims it has taken control of Ukrainian city Avdiivka a day after Ukraine withdrew its troops. Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, according to Russia's Defence Ministry. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated military units …

Avdiivka falls to Russia after Ukraine withdraws troop from frontline city
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Avdiivka falls to Russia after Ukraine withdraws troop from frontline city

India TV News  

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka. Rodion Kudriashov, deputy commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade, said Friday that Ukrainian troops were still holding out against the onslaught of about 15,000 Russian soldiers, but he expected the situation would “soon become critical.” “The enemy is trying to penetrate our …

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troop withdrawal
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troop withdrawal

The Hindu  

Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, Russia’s Defence Ministry has said. In a short statement posted on Facebook, Ukrainian commander Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said he had made the decision to avoid encirclement and “preserve the lives and health of servicemen.” The commander-in-chief added that troops were moving to “more favourable lines.” “Our soldiers …

Ukraine had a tough choice to make over troops in Avdiivka. The West cannot afford for that to keep happening
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine had a tough choice to make over troops in Avdiivka. The West cannot afford for that to keep happening

The Independent  

Ukrainian military and political leaders told The Independent late last year that they had contingency plans should the key town of Avdiivka fall. “In any event,” he said, “we will return to Avdiivka.” open image in gallery Ukrainian servicemen build fortifications not far from Avdiivka on Saturday Avdiivka is virtually a suburb of Donetsk, the southeastern city which in 2014 …

Ukrainian forces pull back from Avdiivka to dodge encirclement, army chief says
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukrainian forces pull back from Avdiivka to dodge encirclement, army chief says

The Independent  

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Ukraine troops withdraw from frontline city Avdiivka
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine troops withdraw from frontline city Avdiivka

The Hindu  

Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the beleaguered frontline city of Avdiivka to avoid being encircled, new military chief Oleksandr Syrsky said, handing Russia its biggest symbolic victory following Kyiv's failed summer counter-offensive. Ukraine is facing mounting pressure on the eastern front because of ammunition shortages, with a possible $60 billion package of US military aid held up in Washington since …

Ukrainian troops withdraw from key town of Avdiivka after manpower and ammo shortages give Putin's invading forces a symbolic victory after weeks of savage fighting
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukrainian troops withdraw from key town of Avdiivka after manpower and ammo shortages give Putin's invading forces a symbolic victory after weeks of savage fighting

Daily Mail  

Ukraine's forces have withdrawn from the key eastern city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, giving Putin's invading forces a symbolic victory after weeks of savage fighting. The withdrawal follows months of fierce Russian attacks and marks the biggest change on the front lines since Moscow troops captured Bakhmut in May last year The forces were rallying on …

Ukraine withdrawing from Avdiivka, where outnumbered defenders held out for four months
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine withdrawing from Avdiivka, where outnumbered defenders held out for four months

ABC  

In short: Ukraine will be withdrawing troops from Avdiivka in the country's east where they are seriously outnumbered by Russian soldiers. Ukraine has started withdrawing troops from Avdiivka in the country's east where outnumbered defenders have battled a Russian assault for four months, their military chief says. Rodion Kudriashov, deputy commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade, said on Friday that …

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after a Ukrainian troop withdrawal
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after a Ukrainian troop withdrawal

LA Times  

Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian positions near Avdiivka, Ukraine, in April 2023. Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday. In a short statement on Facebook, Ukrainian commander Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said he had made the decision to avoid encirclement and “preserve the lives and health of servicemen.” The commander …

The crack unit of frontline troops that’s Ukraine’s last hope of saving key town from Russia
10 months, 4 weeks ago

The crack unit of frontline troops that’s Ukraine’s last hope of saving key town from Russia

The Independent  

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Why Russia is throwing so many troops at the small town of Avdiivka
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Russia is throwing so many troops at the small town of Avdiivka

The Independent  

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Ukraine’s embattled Avdiivka at risk of falling to Russian forces, says White House
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine’s embattled Avdiivka at risk of falling to Russian forces, says White House

The Independent  

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Russians plant flag in Avdiivka as city set to be first to fall in almost a year
11 months ago

Russians plant flag in Avdiivka as city set to be first to fall in almost a year

The Telegraph  

Russia planted a flag in the heart of Avdiivka on Friday, as the eastern Ukrainian city looked set to become the first to fall to Moscow’s forces in almost a year. “I think it’s clear Ukrainian forces are withdrawing,” Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, a US-based think tank, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Ukraine’s …

Ukraine reinforces 'critical' frontline town of Avdiivka
11 months ago

Ukraine reinforces 'critical' frontline town of Avdiivka

The Hindu  

Ukraine has rushed soldiers to the embattled eastern town of Avdiivka, surrounded on three sides by Russian forces, where the military said the situation was "extremely critical". Ukraine's new army chief Oleksandr Syrsky acknowledged that his troops were outnumbered on the battlefield and facing "extremely difficult" conditions after a visit Wednesday to troops around Avdiivka. A Ukrainian rocket strike killed …

Ukraine Rations Munitions as End of U.S. Aid Looms, Russia Inches Forward
11 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine Rations Munitions as End of U.S. Aid Looms, Russia Inches Forward

Live Mint  

KYIV, Ukraine—After a hard day of fighting last month, Ukrainian troops lost a couple of ditches near the northeastern city of Kupyansk. With manpower and equipment severely depleted by last year’s failed counteroffensive, Ukraine finds itself fighting a defensive effort aimed at delaying Russian advances and preventing a major breakthrough. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said last week it had used …

Ukrainian drone video provides a grim look at casualties as Russian troops advance toward Avdiivka
1 year ago

Ukrainian drone video provides a grim look at casualties as Russian troops advance toward Avdiivka

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian forces press forward with an attempt to capture the town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press obtained aerial footage that gives an indication of their staggering losses. A Ukrainian military drone unit near Stepove, a village just north of Avdiivka, where some of the most intense battles have taken place, shot the video …

Russia unleashes assault waves on Ukraine’s Avdiivka, refugees on Nordics
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia unleashes assault waves on Ukraine’s Avdiivka, refugees on Nordics

Al Jazeera  

Russia is losing manpower at pace, says Ukraine, whose army has been mostly on the defensive in recent days. On one day alone, Ukraine’s military said it had “eliminated” 1,100 Russian soldiers and 30 tanks. Russian fatalities came to almost 1,000 men a day – 6,260 for the week of November 20-26, said Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Oleksandr Pavlyuk. He …

Tired Ukrainian Troops Fight to Hold Back Russian Offensive: ‘They Come Like Zombies’
1 year, 1 month ago

Tired Ukrainian Troops Fight to Hold Back Russian Offensive: ‘They Come Like Zombies’

Live Mint  

BERDYCHI, Ukraine—Every day, groups of Russian infantry attack the tree lines and pockmarked fields east of this village, which block their push to surround the city of Avdiivka. “Step by step, they take our positions," said Lt. Oleksandr Shyrshyn, deputy commander of an understrength battalion of Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade that is defending a kilometer-long stretch of the front. Russia’s …

Ukraine bombards Russian forces with drones as Putin suffers losses in fight for Avdiivka
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine bombards Russian forces with drones as Putin suffers losses in fight for Avdiivka

The Independent  

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War-weary mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian soldiers demand a cap on military service time
1 year, 2 months ago

War-weary mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian soldiers demand a cap on military service time

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. The Washington-based think tank noted that Ukrainian military officials …

Russian forces pound eastern Ukraine's Avdiivka
1 year, 2 months ago

Russian forces pound eastern Ukraine's Avdiivka

The Hindu  

Russian forces pounded the shattered eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka on Tuesday, but heavy losses forced them to switch to air attacks and rely less on full-on ground advances, Ukrainian officials said. Avdiivka was captured briefly in 2014, when Russian-backed separatists seized large chunks of eastern Ukraine, but Ukrainian forces took it back and built solid fortifications. Russian forces have …

Russian forces make renewed push to take eastern Ukraine towns with drones, missiles and mortars
1 year, 2 months ago

Russian forces make renewed push to take eastern Ukraine towns with drones, missiles and mortars

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — At least three civilians were killed and others wounded in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, as Russian forces continued to shell areas across the country and pushed forward near an embattled eastern city, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. A man died as Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian-held town of Nikopol from their stronghold at Ukraine’s largest nuclear …

Civilians killed and wounded as Russian forces renew push to take eastern Ukraine towns
1 year, 2 months ago

Civilians killed and wounded as Russian forces renew push to take eastern Ukraine towns

LA Times  

A mechanic repairs the engine of a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier at a tank repair shop in the Kyiv region on Friday. At least three civilians were killed and others wounded in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, as Russian forces continued to shell areas across the country and pushed forward near an embattled eastern city, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. …

Russia sending reinforcements to east Ukraine city after its assault slows, analysts say
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia sending reinforcements to east Ukraine city after its assault slows, analysts say

LA Times  

A Ukrainian soldier maintains his position in the eastern city of Avdiivka, which Russian forces have been trying to capture. The attempt to storm Avdiivka, a heavily defended city that stands in the way of Moscow’s ambition of securing control of the entire Donetsk region, is Moscow’s most significant offensive operation in Ukraine since the start of the year, the …

Russia's assault on key eastern Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv claims, as the war marks 600 days
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia's assault on key eastern Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv claims, as the war marks 600 days

Firstpost  

Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told a U.N. Security Council meeting last Friday that the ramped-up attacks in the east amounted to a new stage in Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine. A dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, Kyiv officials claimed Monday, as …

600 days into the war, Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city appears to be weakening
1 year, 2 months ago

600 days into the war, Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city appears to be weakening

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, Kyiv officials said Monday, as the Kremlin’s war entered its 600th day. Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told a U.N. Security Council meeting last Friday that the ramped-up attacks in the east …

Russian assault on key east Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv says, as war hits 600 days
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian assault on key east Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv says, as war hits 600 days

LA Times  

A Ukrainian armored personnel carrier fires toward Russian positions near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. An attempt over days by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, officials in Kyiv asserted Monday, as the Kremlin’s war entered its 600th day. “Russian forces continued offensive operations aimed …

Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city
1 year, 3 months ago

Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day Saturday. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that Ukrainian forces were keeping Russian troops at bay and “holding our ground.” Donetsk’s acting regional governor, Ihor Moroz, said Saturday that 22 civilians were wounded …

Avdiivka: Putin scales up attack on key town in eastern Ukraine as three dead in drone strikes on Russia
1 year, 3 months ago

Avdiivka: Putin scales up attack on key town in eastern Ukraine as three dead in drone strikes on Russia

The Independent  

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Ukraine Russia war: Corpses of Russian troops 'cover the ground' in Ukrainian town, says Zelensky
2 years ago

Ukraine Russia war: Corpses of Russian troops 'cover the ground' in Ukrainian town, says Zelensky

Daily Mail  

Everything in Soledar is 'completely destroyed', with no walls left standing and the dead bodies of Russian soldiers decaying on the streets, Zelensky said Russian forces are aiming to take control of the nearby city of Bakhmut In Soledar, a town in eastern Ukraine, the ground is scarred from fierce battles The corpses of Russian soldiers are 'covering the ground' …

Ukraine's Kyiv region still struggles six months after Russian retreat
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine's Kyiv region still struggles six months after Russian retreat

Firstpost  

More than six months after Russian forces retreated from the towns around Kyiv, residents of those communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives. I don’t know anything.” More than six months after Russian forces retreated from the towns around Kyiv, residents of those communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives. This month it plans to send 1,000 crews …

The bleak Ukrainian landscape Russia leaves behind: Corpses in the garden, land mines and fear
2 years, 3 months ago

The bleak Ukrainian landscape Russia leaves behind: Corpses in the garden, land mines and fear

LA Times  

Corpses in need of reburial, traumatized villagers, rocket remnants strewn across sunflower fields: In eastern Ukraine, this is the bleak landscape left behind when Russian troops fled. As Ukrainian and Russian troops traded artillery fire along the adjacent front line, “the dogs barked nonstop,” recalled Raisa Nikolaevna, a Sviatohirsk resident in her 60s. A 67-year-old retired cleaning lady agreed to …

Russian forces ‘running and panicking’ during eastern retreat
2 years, 3 months ago

Russian forces ‘running and panicking’ during eastern retreat

Al Jazeera  

In Torske and other villages in the occupied eastern Donetsk region, most Russian troops hastily fled – but others were caught in Ukrainian onslaught. The bodies of Russian soldiers lay scattered throughout recaptured villages as the battle for eastern Ukraine is intensifying and Kyiv’s forces try to advance into the Luhansk region. “But when they left, they were running and …

Six months of war: Ukraine regains initiative, but makes no push
2 years, 4 months ago

Six months of war: Ukraine regains initiative, but makes no push

Al Jazeera  

Western allies provided Ukraine enough assistance to deprive Russia of victory but not to defeat it, so the two countries are likely to be locked in a lengthy war. After six months of war, Russia has failed to overrun Ukraine, install a puppet government in Kyiv, or even fully conquer the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts in the east – its …

Ukrainian military says it repelled more than dozen Russian attacks
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukrainian military says it repelled more than dozen Russian attacks

Firstpost  

In its regular Facebook update, the military’s general staff said Russian troops had attempted to push towards Kramatorsk, one of two major cities in the eastern Donetsk province that remain under Ukrainian control, but ’they failed completely and chaotically retreated to their previous positions' Kyiv, Ukraine: The Ukrainian military said Monday that it had repelled more than a dozen Russian …

Moscow seeks to put Donetsk and Luhansk in stranglehold, Ukraine claims enemy killed 14 civilians
2 years, 7 months ago

Moscow seeks to put Donetsk and Luhansk in stranglehold, Ukraine claims enemy killed 14 civilians

ABC  

Russian forces sought to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin eastern cities straddling a river as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Moscow was seeking to destroy the industrial Donbas region where it has focused its attacks. Key points: As the invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth month, Russia is concentrating on the east Russia tries to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin cities …

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