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Postcard from Donbas: trenches, shelling and families living by candlelight — it feels like WWI

With Russia marshalling all its forces and firepower towards targets in eastern Ukraine, the battle in the Donbas has intensified — and citizen soldiers are on the frontline. Tom Mutch reports

Evening Standard

Russia takes most of Sievierodonetsk city in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine said on Tuesday that Russia had taken control of most of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a bombed-out wasteland whose capture Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion.

Reuters

Russian forces now control 'most' of Severodonetsk, local governor says

Russian forces now control "most" of the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk after days of fierce fighting, the regional governor of Luhansk said Tuesday. Governor Sergiy Gaiday said "90 percent" of the city was destroyed and there was now no possibility of leaving Severodonetsk. Read our live blog to see…

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Russian speakers reject the 'language of the enemy' by learning Ukrainian

One of the stated goals of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine was defending Russian-speaking populations who were allegedly being persecuted by Ukrainian nationalists. Ironically, since the start of the war, Russian speakers in Ukraine have been signing up for classes to improve their Ukrainian-language skills.

France 24

Russia's army could collapse amid massive losses, confidential UK report says

A secretive analysis of the invasion says Russian President Vladimir Putin believes losses of 30,350 troops so far are a “price worth paying” for a small victory in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war: despite Russia's success in Donbas, this is only the end of the beginning

When considering the current position of the war in Ukraine, it’s worth remembering that the assumption of Russian commanders when they began their “special military operation”, was that the whole thing would be complete within two weeks. So much for assumptions. What they face now is a protracted attritional battle…

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The Standard View: Amid calls to cede territory, the West must not reward Vladimir Putin’s aggression

As Vladimir Putin’s forces continue to pound the Donbas at terrible human cost for the people of Ukraine, there are worrying signs of cracks in Western resolve.

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‘We’re trying to go on with our lives’: Lysychansk residents endure Russian bombardment

Fighting for control of the Donbas region continues to devastate eastern Ukraine, with Russian forces pressing into Severodonetsk, the largest city still held by Ukrainian forces. The nearby city of Lysychansk is under constant bombardment. FRANCE 24's Jonathan Walsh and Amar Al-Hameedawi filed this report from Lysychansk, where they spoke…

France 24

Russian troops enter Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk as Ukraine fights to maintain control of strategic city

Shelling has killed two civilians and wounded five others as Russian troops advanced into the city's fringes, Luhansk region Governor Serhiy Gaidai says, with Ukraine determined to slow an offensive across the Donbas region.

ABC News

The West has a month to decide whether to save Ukraine from Vladimir Putin

Britain and its Nato partners, the USA included, have less than a month to decide on how deeply they are prepared to commit to saving Ukraine as a viable independent nation. Ukraine’s forces are now locked in a battle for survival in the Luhansk oblast of the Donbas region, which…

Evening Standard

Russians advance into largest city in Donbas still in Ukrainian hands

Witnesses say tanks moving into Sievierodonetsk amid intense shelling and civilian casualties

The Guardian - UK

Russian troops entering Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine

The Russian-battered eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk appeared to be on the brink of becoming another Mariupol on Monday as services and aid have been cut and Moscow seeks to capture all of Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region

The Independent UK

Heavy Fighting as Russian Troops Enter Outskirts of Sievierodonetsk

Russian troops have entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said on Monday, describing "very fierce" fighting in the ruins of a city that has become the focus of Moscow's offensive. Russia has concentrated its firepower on the last major population center still held by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian defenders hold out in Donbas city

KYIV/KHARKIV: European Union leaders will meet on Monday to reiterate support for Ukraine as Russian forces intensified attacks to capture Sievierodonetsk, a key city in the southeastern Donbas region that Moscow has prioritised taking over.

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Reuters

EU bans most Russian oil; Zelenskiy calls Donbas situation 'extremely difficult'

European Union leaders agreed on Monday to ban most imports of Russian oil to the 27-nation bloc as Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, the last city still held by Kyiv in Ukraine's strategic Luhansk province.

France 24

French foreign minister demands probe into journalist’s death in Ukraine

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Monday called for an investigation into the death of a French journalist while he was covering an evacuation mission in eastern Ukraine. Colonna was on a visit to Ukraine, where she met with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Read our liveblog to see how all the…

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Putin ‘loses two more colonels including top paratrooper’

Russian fighters starting to move into key strategic city of Sievierodonetsk, says region’s governor

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 96 of the invasion

French journalist is killed near Sievierodonetsk; EU leaders fail to agree on a Russian oil import ban

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy urges EU to end ‘quarrels’

Ukraine news from May 30: Zelenskyy tells EU internal disputes help Moscow to put ‘more pressure’ on bloc.

Reuters

Ukraine's Donbas 'unconditional priority' for Moscow, Russia's Lavrov says

The "liberation" of Ukraine's Donbas is an "unconditional priority" for Moscow, while other Ukrainian territories should decide their future on their own, RIA news agency cited Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zelensky Visits Ukraine’s East as Russia Makes Push in Donbas

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday made his first trip to the country's war-torn east since the launch of Moscow's invasion, as Russian forces tightened their grip around key cities in the Donbas region. Zelensky's office posted a video on Telegram of him wearing a bullet-proof vest and being shown…

Daily Mirror

Russian death squads target top Ukrainian officials reminiscent of 'Red Terror'

Regional leaders are constantly on the move to avoid death squads, the police chief in the Luhansk part of the Donbas region revealed

The Independent UK

Truss belligerence will prolong conflict in Ukraine – Russian ambassador to UK

Andrei Kelin said the UK’s decision to supply Kyiv with weapons would delay peace in Europe.

The Guardian - UK

Sievierodonetsk bombing so intense, casualties cannot be assessed, officials say

Russian forces are hitting largest city in Donbas still held by Ukraine ‘200 times an hour’

Al Jazeera

Russia puts ‘all its resources’ into capture of key Ukraine city

Russian forces seized a hotel on Severodonetsk’s outskirts, damaged 14 high-rise buildings, and battled on the streets.

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