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Russia continues aerial assault on Ukraine, targeting positions in Sumy and Donbas

Several people were injured after Russian missiles and drones struck various targets in the northern Sumy region, as the Kremlin intensifies its aerial bombardment of Ukraine despite ongoing US-led peace efforts.

Euronews

Movie project aims to tell story of Ukraine soccer club Shakhtar during Russian invasion

A film screenplay is being written about Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk’s 2022 season during Russia’s full military invasion of its home Donbas region

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says ‘here we go’ in reaction to Russia violating Polish airspace

Poland's PM Tusk says ‘huge number’ of drones entered Polish airspace during major attack on western Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Putin told US he will occupy Donbas region by end of 2025, Zelensky claims

Vladimir Putin told the US he will occupy the Donbas region of Ukraine by the end of 2025, Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed.

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Donbas Refugees Don't Want To Be Sacrificed For Peace

Maryna Tereshchenko still remembers the smell of the apricot trees in her Donbas home town, and clings to the hope that she will one day be able to return to east Ukraine.

International Business Times

Turkey Says Russia Scales Back Ukraine Territorial Demands

Russia is demanding Ukraine cede all of its eastern Donbas region, but would be willing to freeze the conflict in the south of the country along current front lines, Turkey's top diplomat has said.

International Business Times

Russian Troops Push Into Dnipropetrovsk As Fuel Crisis Hits Moscow

The move puts Ukraine's industrial heartland at risk, while analysts warned it signals Moscow's intent to stretch Ukraine's defenses across multiple fronts beyond Donbas.

International Business Times

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Family of Briton reported killed in Ukraine ‘disappointed’ by official response

Annie Lewis Marffy was taking aid supplies to Kramatorsk in the contested Donbas region.

The Independent UK

Even if Trump succeeds in bringing Putin and Zelenskyy together, don’t expect wonders − their only previous face-to-face encounter ended in failure

Donald Trump has raised the prospect of directs talks between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, in what would be the first such encounter in more than three years of war between the two countries.

The Conversation

Why does Russia want Ukraine’s Donbas region?

Russia seeks Donbas for strategic, economic, and symbolic purposes, but experts say Moscow’s claims are dubious.

Al Jazeera

Jesse Watters says the changing borders of Germany for 150 years show why Putin should keep parts of Ukraine

‘Borders change all the time!’ declared the TV anchor as he explained why Volodymyr Zelensky should let Russia keep Crimea and the Donbas

The Independent UK

Russia cannot seize all of Donetsk region unless Ukraine withdraws from it, ISW says

The Russian president allegedly told Donald Trump that he wants all of Ukraine’s Donbas region as part of any deal to put an end to the war. More than 10 years into Moscow's relentless assaults in eastern Ukraine, Russia still does not control all of the Donbas.

Euronews

Why is Donbas region becoming a defining faultline in Ukraine talks?

Putin has reportedly demanded full control of industrial region but Kyiv is set against ceding any territory

The Guardian - UK

Trump Sparks Outrage Over 'Donbas Betrayal' in Peace Deal Handing Ukraine's Key Region to Russia

US President Donald Trump backs ceding Ukraine's Donbas to Russia in a peace deal, sparking alarm among NATO allies and fears for Ukraine's sovereignty.

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The Guardian - UK

UK and EU at Zelenskyy’s side in Washington for meeting with Trump

Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and others will aim to push back against ceding of Ukraine territory in ‘peace plan’

The Independent UK

Mapped: The key territories Putin wants handed over to bring about peace in Ukraine

The Donetsk and Luhansk provinces in the Donbas region form the industrial heartland of Ukraine

The Guardian - US

Trump reportedly to back ceding of Ukrainian territory to Russia as part of peace deal

Details of post-summit call were leaked in which US president supports plan for Kyiv to give up Donbas region

The Independent UK

Why is the future of Ukraine’s Donbas region becoming a key issue in peace talks?

Giving up the region will have ‘catastrophic consequences’, say experts

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Al Jazeera

How much territory does Russia control in Ukraine?

Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukraine’s territory and wants full control of four eastern and southern regions.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin faces ‘very severe consequences’ if no Ukraine truce agreed

Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russian leader ‘bluffing’ while Sir Keir Starmer insists there is a ‘viable’ chance of a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv

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Despite Trump’s boasting, Zelenskyy vows to block ‘land swapping’ ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

Zelenskyy made sure to put a stop to anyone speaking for him.

International Business Times

Zelensky Says US Summit In Alaska A 'Personal Victory' For Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had scored a "personal victory" by getting invited to talks with Donald Trump on US soil, and that the meeting further delayed sanctions on Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine will not cede land that could be Russian springboard for new war, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian leader sees no sign of Russia preparing for ceasefire after reports of frontline breach in Donbas

The Independent UK

What Putin and Zelensky’s meeting in 2019 tells us about the fate of peace talks

Even though neither leader met in the Istanbul summits, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky have met before

The Conversation

Even if Putin and Zelenskyy do go face-to-face, don’t expect wonders − their one meeting in 2019 ended in failure

Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met for a second time in Istanbul in a month on June 2, 2025. Missing, again, were the country’s two leaders.

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