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Russia deals symbolic blow to Ukraine with village capture
7 months ago

Russia deals symbolic blow to Ukraine with village capture

The Hindu  

Russia said on May 22 that its forces had retaken Klishchiivka, one of a handful of villages on the eastern front that Ukraine took control of in a lacklustre counteroffensive last summer. A Russian drone attack killed a Ukrainian police officer who was evacuating civilians from the front-line village of Vovchansk, Ukraine's Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said. Klishchiivka's capture came …

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Ukraine: Governor urges 350,000 residents flee Russian offensive
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine: Governor urges 350,000 residents flee Russian offensive

Al Jazeera  

Governor’s call for people in Donetsk to leave province appears to represent one of the biggest evacuations of the war. The governor said that Russia’s “number one target” is currently the cities Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, in part because of critical infrastructure in the towns, such as water filtration centres. “This is sheer terrorism.” “There is no safe place without shelling …

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Russian Forces Leave Snake Island, Keep Up Eastern Assault
2 years, 5 months ago

Russian Forces Leave Snake Island, Keep Up Eastern Assault

Huff Post  

In this image taken from video and provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on June 28, 2022 which claims to show the moment just after a missile struck the shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — Russia on Thursday pulled back its forces from a strategically placed Black Sea island where they …

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As Kyiv claims political victory, Russia advances in east Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

As Kyiv claims political victory, Russia advances in east Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

While Ukraine moves closer to the EU and away from Moscow’s orbit, Russian troops seize further territory in the Donbas. “The status has chiefly a symbolic political character, which underlines that Ukraine belongs to Europe, it doesn’t belong to the Russian world as Russia wished … so it has political weight,” said Panayotis Ioakeimidis, professor of European policy at the …

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Russia claims ‘97% control’ of eastern Ukrainian province amid fierce battles
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia claims ‘97% control’ of eastern Ukrainian province amid fierce battles

LA Times  

Russia claimed near-victory Tuesday in its fight for part of an eastern Ukrainian industrial region whose capture is one of Moscow’s main stated war aims, as Ukraine acknowledged that it was waging a tough battle to keep one of its last cities there from falling. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in remarks by videolink on Tuesday to an event In response …

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‘Now I am a beggar': Fleeing the Russian advance in Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Now I am a beggar': Fleeing the Russian advance in Ukraine

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — As Russian forces press their offensive to take the eastern Ukrainian cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, civilians who have managed to flee say intensified shelling over the past week left them unable to even venture out from basement bomb shelters. “We were sitting there, then the traffic police came and they said: ‘You should evacuate as fast …

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