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With staged referendums in Ukraine complete, Russia begins the annexation process

Separatist leaders in occupied areas of Ukraine moved to join the Russian Federation — after claiming that the people there…

WEKU

Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine plan annexation votes

Ukraine and its allies condemn plans for referendums amid concern it risks an escalation of the seven month crisis.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 209 of the invasion

Proxy Russian authorities in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia intend to hold referendums this weekend; forensic experts exhume 146 bodies…

The Guardian - UK

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Donbas separatist leader urges referendum on joining Russia

Denis Pushilin, head of the Russia-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine, called on his fellow separatist leader of Luhansk province…

Reuters

Emotional Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky visits newly liberated towns and vows victory

Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday vowed he would lead Ukraine to victory in its war against Russia as he visited recently recaptured…

Irish Independent

Ukraine aspires to free all Russian-occupied land after days of military success

Ukraine has set its sights on freeing all territory occupied by invading Russian forces after driving them back in a…

Reuters

Zaporizhzhia plant again loses last main power line; public bids farewell to Gorbachev at funeral – as it happened

Nuclear energy facility now linked to grid with a reserve line; former leader buried without state honours

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 192 of the invasion

Russia’s Gazprom extends shutdown of Nord Stream pipeline 1; nuclear inspectors to remain at Zaporizhzhia plant; G7 puts price cap…

The Guardian - AU

Putin close aide cheats death after being targeted by 'massive' Ukrainian shelling

The brute was giving awards to fighters in the Somalia Battalion, a separatist military unit of the self-declared Donetsk People's…

Daily Mirror

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Donetsk self-proclaimed leader pledges ‘bilateral cooperation’ with North Korea

Russian-backed self-appointed leader writes Kim Jong-un a letter, shortly after Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Pyongyang would expand relations

The Guardian - AU

Donetsk leader calls for 'beneficial' ties with North Korea

The head of Russian proxy forces in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region has sent a message to North Korean leader Kim…

The Independent UK

Donbas separatist leader urges cooperation with North Korea - KCNA

North Korea and the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine will develop "equally beneficial bilateral cooperation", Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin…

Reuters

Google blocked by separatists in Ukraine because it promotes ‘violence against Russians’

Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic says the search engine spreads ‘disinformation’

The Independent UK

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Google to be banned in Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions

Leader of self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic accuses search engine of promoting ‘terrorism and violence against all Russians’

The Guardian - UK

Separatist leader: Russian-backed forces head for Donetsk front - TASS

Forces of the Russian-backed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics are moving towards the Donetsk region after Russian forces took full…

Reuters

Brit fighter captured in Ukraine launches desperate appeal to overturn death penalty

Aiden Aslin, 28, was captured by Russian forces in Mariupol while fighting for Ukraine and is now appealing against his…

Daily Mirror

Ukraine announces largest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded

144 Ukrainian soldiers have been released, including 95 who defended the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol

The Guardian - UK

US volunteer fighters captured in Ukraine could face death penalty, says Russia

Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, from Alabama have been taken into detention in Donetsk

The Guardian - UK

Sievierodonetsk evacuation continues despite loss of main bridges

Civilians evacuated in ‘quiet’ moments as Russia shifts bulk of military efforts to capturing city

The Guardian - UK

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Battle for Severodonetsk ‘terrifying’, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky has said the battle for Severodonetsk is “terrifying”.

Evening Standard

Kremlin pledges support after Donbas separatist leader calls for more Russian forces

Russia's main goal of its military operation in Ukraine is to protect the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics, the Kremlin…

Reuters

Vladimir Putin ally with power to pardon death row Brits 'sees no ground' to save them

Denis Pushilin is one of the few individuals with the power to save Brits, Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, after…

Daily Mirror

Russia hammers eastern Ukraine city as world seeks to lift grain siege

KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv's forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk, a senior Ukrainian official conceded on…

Bangkok Post

Ukrainian troops may have to retreat from flashpoint city: governor

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Kyiv's forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk, a senior Ukrainian official…

AFP

Zelensky defiant as Russia claims Severodonetsk gains

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia claimed its forces have taken full control of residential neighbourhoods in eastern Ukraine's Severodonetsk, as…

AFP