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The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

Kremlin Says Separatist Leaders Would Listen to UK Appeal on Condemned Fighters

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it was "sure" that pro-Russian separatist leaders in the Donbas would be willing to listen to an appeal from Britain over the fate of two Britons sentenced to death for fighting for Ukraine. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a conference call that London…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war: Every bridge leading to Severodonetsk ‘destroyed by Russian forces’

Destruction of a final remaining bridge connecting the city to the other side of a river has made evacuating citizens and supplying aid impossible, a regional military head says

Evening Standard

Civilians trapped in Severodonetsk as Russia destroys last bridge

Ukrainian officials say all routes to evacuate thousands of civilians from the embattled key city have been cut off.

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Evacuations "impossible" after all 3 bridges to key Ukrainian city Severodonetsk destroyed

Fresh humanitarian supplies are also no longer possible in the epicenter for the battle of the Donbas.

Axios

Ukraine’s forces suffering ‘painful losses’ in Donbas, Zelenskiy says – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Battle for Donbas will determine course of Ukraine war, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky said the battle for the eastern Donbas region is “key to deciding who will dominate in the coming weeks” of the war in his daily address Tuesday. French President Emmanuel Macron visited French troops at a NATO base in Romania Tuesday, where he thanked them for…

France 24

Sievierodonetsk cut off by Russian forces, last bridge into Donbas destroyed, Zelenskyy warns of 'brutal' battle ahead

As the fight for the Donbas region intensifies, Ukraine's President says it will be remembered as "one of the most brutal battles" in European history.

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Ukraine struggles to evacuate civilians from devastated eastern city

Ukraine said its forces were still trying to evacuate civilians from embattled Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday after Russia destroyed the last bridge to the city, Moscow's main target in its battle for control of eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

Battle for Severodonetsk ‘terrifying’, says Volodymyr Zelensky

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

Evening Standard

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow bans dozens of UK citizens

Ukraine news from June 14: Individuals banned due to ‘false and one-sided information’ about war, foreign ministry says.

Al Jazeera

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 said on Monday, after the leader of one of the separatist regions asked for additional forces from Moscow.

Reuters

Ukraine has a weapons wishlist for the West as war reaches crucial point

Officials will be going to Brussels on Wednesday with a breakdown of what is needed to counter Russian forces, writes Kim Sengupta, with Kyiv insisting that supplies can make a critical difference in the Donbas

The Independent UK

Last Route Out of Sievierodonetsk Falls as Russian Artillery Pounds City

Russian forces tightened their grip on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and cut off the last routes for evacuating citizens, a Ukrainian official said on Monday - a scene that echoed Moscow's assault on Mariupol last month. Amid heavy Russian bombardment, regional governor Sergei Gaidai said on social media…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian forces swarm city and bomb shelter in mirror of horror Mariupol assault

Moscow’s troops now control about 70% of the key city of Severodonetsk and are trying to cut off around 500 locals sheltering in an industrial complex - just like Mariupol

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Enthusiasm review – Dziga Vertov’s feverish, celebratory trip to communist-era Donbas

Filmed in 1931, this experimental film about Ukraine’s industrial might captures the revolutionary upheaval of its era with bold cuts and uproarious sound cues

Reuters

Russia says it destroyed U.S., European weapons in eastern Ukraine

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday its missiles had destroyed a large quantity of weapons and military equipment in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, including some that had been sent by the United States and European nations.

The Independent UK

The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war

Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor

France 24

More bodies exhumed near Ukraine’s Bucha as battle rages for Severodonetsk

Ukrainian investigators exhumed seven bodies from makeshift graves in a forest near Bucha on Monday as Kyiv said its forces had been pushed back from the centre of Severodonetsk, the epicentre of a wider battle for control of the eastern Donbas region. All times Paris time (GMT+2).

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Evening Standard

Russia may need to rely on new recruits as it seeks to bolster forces, says UK

Russia may have “to rely on new recruits” as it seeks to advance in Ukraine, according to new intelligence from the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Destroys Bridge over Ukrainian River, Cutting Escape Route

Russian forces have blown up a bridge linking the embattled Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk to another city across the river, cutting off a possible evacuation route for civilians, local officials said on Sunday. Sievierodonetsk has become the epicenter of the battle for control over Ukraine's eastern region of Donbas. Parts…

The Guardian - UK

Fighting in eastern Ukraine rages as Sievierodonetsk chemical plant hit

Regional governor says Azot plant, where hundreds of civilians are taking shelter, remains under Ukrainian control

Manchester Evening News

Former British soldier shot and killed in Ukraine as family pay tribute to 'hero'

Jordan Gatley's father announced his son's death on social media

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s Leader Says His Troops Keep Defying Predictions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations by preventing Russian troops from overrunning eastern Ukraine, where the fighting has been fiercest for weeks. In his nightly video address, Zelenskyy said he was proud…

The Independent UK

Ukraine's leader says his troops keep defying predictions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations by preventing Russian troops from overrunning eastern Ukraine

Evening Standard

Russia forces using ‘thermobaric rocket artillery’ in Severodonetsk

Severodonetsk has become epicentre of the battle in eastern Ukraine for control over the industrialised Donbas region

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