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Women in war: A pregnant soldier contemplates front-line return
2 years, 1 month ago

Women in war: A pregnant soldier contemplates front-line return

Al Jazeera  

Anna tries to settle in Lviv with her toddler as she prepares for the birth of her son and her eventual return to combat. “I’m turning 30 tomorrow,” Anna says, beaming as Milena bounces up and down in a cot in their sun-drenched room on an afternoon in late July. “I don’t have relatives left except Milena and Ivan,” she …

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Timeline: Week 19 of Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: Week 19 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera looks at the main events that marked the 19th week of the war in Ukraine: July 1 Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai says Russian forces are storming the Lysychansk city refinery and destroying houses “one by one”. The Ukrainian General Staff say Russian forces continue to try to surround Lysychansk from the south and west and attempt to overtake …

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What’s next for Ukraine after the fall of Luhansk?
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s next for Ukraine after the fall of Luhansk?

Al Jazeera  

As the war grinds on with reports of nationwide attacks, some Russian forces are regrouping while others focus on Donetsk. Russian forces have “succeeded in liberating” the Luhansk region in southeastern Ukraine, Sergey Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in a televised meeting. Moscow recognised the “independence” of separatist statelets in Luhansk and Donetsk two days before the …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | Russia accuses Ukraine of torturing prisoners of war
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | Russia accuses Ukraine of torturing prisoners of war

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said the reconstruction of his war-battered country is the “common task of the entire democratic world,” as Ukraine’s Prime Minister laid out a $750 billion recovery plan once the war with Russia ends. The fall of Lysychansk to Russia and its proxies was hailed as an important moment by Moscow which is now in …

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Ukraine-Russia latest updates: Donetsk governor urges evacuation
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine-Russia latest updates: Donetsk governor urges evacuation

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from July 5: Governor of Donetsk says mass evacuation of civilians will save lives and enable Ukraine to better fight Russian forces. 5 Jul 2022 - 19:11 GMT Turkey to ‘intensify’ negotiations for Ukraine grain deal Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he intends to “intensify” negotiations with Russia and Ukraine in the hope of reaching a …

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Putin declares victory in eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk
2 years, 5 months ago

Putin declares victory in eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin in a televised meeting Monday that Russian forces had taken control of Luhansk, which together with the neighboring …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Ukraine lays out $750 billion 'recovery plan' for postwar future
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Ukraine lays out $750 billion 'recovery plan' for postwar future

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s forces have withdrawn from the bombed-out city of Lysychansk, prompting Russia to claim full control of the eastern Luhansk region, a key Kremlin war goal, but President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to regain the lost territory. Russia Putin orders Ukraine offensive to continue after capture of Lugansk Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to press …

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Zelenskyy vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal
2 years, 5 months ago

Zelenskyy vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal

India Today  

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday acknowledged Kyiv's forces had withdrawn from Lysychansk in the eastern Donbas region after a grinding Russian assault, but vowed to regain control over the area with the help of long-range Western weapons. Zelenskyy said Russia was concentrating its firepower on the Donbas front, but Ukraine would hit back with long-range weapons such as the …

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Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv lays out $750bn ‘recovery plan’
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv lays out $750bn ‘recovery plan’

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from July 4: Zelenskyy says reconstruction of his war-torn country is the ‘common task of the entire democratic world’. 4 Jul 2022 - 15:18 GMT British foreign secretary says Russians must be accountable for Ukraine war Russia needs to help pay for the damage it has inflicted on Ukraine during its “appalling war” while Kyiv also needed help …

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Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy pledges to retake Lysychansk
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy pledges to retake Lysychansk

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s president promises to retake Lysychansk after Russia claimed the city’s capture has given it full control of the Luhansk region. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acknowledged that his forces have withdrawn from the bombed-out city of Lysychansk, the last Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk province. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin that Luhansk had been …

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Russia claims control of pivotal eastern Ukrainian province
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia claims control of pivotal eastern Ukrainian province

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia claimed control Sunday over the last Ukrainian stronghold in an eastern province that is key to achieving a major goal of Moscow’s grinding war. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told Putin that Russia’s troops, with a local separatist militia, “have established full control over the city of Lysychansk” and now hold all of Luhansk, according to …

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Russia Claims Control Of Pivotal Eastern Ukrainian Province
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia Claims Control Of Pivotal Eastern Ukrainian Province

Huff Post  

In this photo provided by the Luhansk region military administration, damaged residential buildings are seen in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, early Sunday, July 3, 2022. via AP KYIV, Ukraine — Russia claimed control Sunday over the last Ukrainian stronghold in an eastern province that is key to achieving a major goal of Moscow’s grinding war. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu …

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 130
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 130

Al Jazeera  

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 130th day, we take a look at the main developments. Fighting Ukrainian separatists backed by Russia say they have “completely” encircled the key city of Lysychansk in the eastern Luhansk region. Ukrainian forces hit a Russian base with more than 30 strikes in the Russian-occupied southern city of Melitopol in the region of Zaporizhia, …

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Timeline: Week 18 of Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: Week 18 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Here, Al Jazeera looks at the major events that marked the 18th week of the war in Ukraine: June 22 Russian forces fight to take Sirotyne on the western edge of Severodonetsk. June 23 Ukraine’s general staff say fighting continues in Severodonetsk, and the Russian encirclement of Lysychansk from the south was repulsed at Borivske, just 6km east of Lysychansk, …

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Ukraine latest updates: ‘Foreign fighters appeal sentences’
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: ‘Foreign fighters appeal sentences’

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from July 1: Foreigners sentenced to death by a Russian-backed separatist court in eastern Ukraine launch appeal, Russian state media reports. 1 Jul 2022 - 11:14 GMT Kremlin: Putin told Modi Russia is reliable supplier of grain, fertiliser, energy Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Russia is still a reliable producer and supplier …

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 128
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 128

Al Jazeera  

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 128th day, we take a look at the main developments. Fighting A Russian missile struck a multi-storey apartment building near the Black Sea port of Odesa early on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 30, Ukrainian officials have said. Russia said the move was a “gesture of goodwill” aimed at demonstrating Moscow’s …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia says it has more than 6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia says it has more than 6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war

The Hindu  

Russia on Thursday began shipping grain from Ukraine’s occupied territory, with a vessel carrying 7,000 tonnes of cereal sailing from Ukraine’s occupied port of Berdyansk. Russia pressed on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine on June 30 after NATO branded Moscow the biggest “direct threat” to Western security and agreed plans to modernise Kyiv’s beleaguered armed forces. Vyacheslav Volodin, an …

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Russian forces leave Snake Island but press their offensive in eastern Ukraine
2 years, 5 months ago

Russian forces leave Snake Island but press their offensive in eastern Ukraine

LA Times  

Russian ordnance sits on the ground at a concert hall damaged by strikes in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region. Russia on Thursday pulled back its forces from a strategically placed Black Sea island where they have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks, but kept up its push to encircle the last bulwark of Ukraine’s resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk. Russia’s Defense …

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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Moscow using Soviet-era missiles
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Moscow using Soviet-era missiles

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from June 30: The number of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine has more than doubled in the last two weeks, and Moscow is using inaccurate Soviet-era missiles for more than half of the attacks. 30 Jun 2022 - 13:37 GMT Lavrov says new ‘iron curtain’ descending between Russia and West Russia’s foreign minister says a new “iron curtain” …

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Ukraine plans on summer counteroffensive to oust Russian forces
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine plans on summer counteroffensive to oust Russian forces

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine is making tactical retreats before a Russian onslaught in the east, saying it is biding its time to take back its territory in the second half of the year. The eighteenth week of Russia’s war in Ukraine saw momentous geopolitical developments, compared with marginal Russian gains on the ground. On June 27, the world’s seven wealthiest nations, the G7, …

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Russia strikes Kyiv as Western leaders meet in Europe
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia strikes Kyiv as Western leaders meet in Europe

Deccan Chronicle  

KYIV: Russia shattered weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital with long-range missiles fired toward Kyiv early Sunday, an apparent Kremlin show-of-force as Western leaders meet in Europe to strengthen their military and economic support of Ukraine. Standing with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the three-day meeting’s host, Biden said of the missile strikes on Kyiv: “It’s more of their …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | G-7 demands Russia ‘immediately’ return Ukrainians taken by force
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | G-7 demands Russia ‘immediately’ return Ukrainians taken by force

The Hindu  

The G-7 leaders have pledged to continue supporting Ukraine “for as long as it takes.” In a joint statement Monday after a video link session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the leaders underlined their “unwavering commitment to support the government and people of Ukraine in their courageous defence of their country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” President Joe Biden is set …

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Russia strikes Kyiv as Western leaders meet in Europe
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia strikes Kyiv as Western leaders meet in Europe

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia shattered weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital with long-range missiles fired toward Kyiv early Sunday, an apparent Kremlin show-of-force as Western leaders meet in Europe to strengthen their military and economic support of Ukraine. Standing with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the three-day meeting’s host, Biden said of the missile strikes on Kyiv: “It’s more …

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Fall of Severodonetsk is Russia’s biggest victory since Mariupol
2 years, 6 months ago

Fall of Severodonetsk is Russia’s biggest victory since Mariupol

Al Jazeera  

Fall of city after weeks of street fighting transforms the battlefield in the east of Ukraine to Moscow’s advantage. Russian forces have fully occupied Severodonetsk, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city said, confirming Ukraine’s biggest battlefield setback for more than a month after weeks of fighting to hold the strategic town and latest symbol of Ukrainian resistance. ‘Tactical regrouping’ …

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