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The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

Russia puts more strength behind 'creeping' Ukraine advance

Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes are pummeling a portion of eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia ‘suffering huge casualties’ as troops retreat: Ukraine

Ukraine says it has recaptured a chunk of the factory city of Severodonetsk, the focus of Russia’s offensive in Donbas.

Al Jazeera

Russian air strikes failing ‘to have meaningful impact’ on war but causing ‘widespread destruction’, says UK

The MoD reported that there has been widespread collateral and civilian damage in the Donbas

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Russian air activity remains high over Donbas -UK military intelligence

Britain's defence ministry said on Saturday that Russian air activity remains high over Ukraine's Donbas region with Russian aircraft carrying out strikes using both guided and unguided munitions.

Reuters

Ukraine Says It Pushes Back Russian Troops in Battlefield City

Ukraine said on Saturday it had recaptured a swathe of the battlefield city of Sievierodonetsk, in a rare counter-offensive against Russia's main assault force that had been steadily advancing in the east. The Ukrainian claim could not be independently verified and Moscow said its own forces were making gains there.

Asharq Al-Awsat

As it happened: Kyiv says it has regained ground in Severodonetsk; Russia reports Ukrainian retreat

Luhansk's local governor said on Saturday some progress had been made in pushing back Russian forces in the Donbas region. Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported that some Ukrainian military units were withdrawing from the strategic eastern city of Severodonetsk. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog. All…

France 24

US supports international inquiry into war crimes in Ukraine – as it happened

Local governor says Ukrainian military has ‘pushed back’ Russian forces in battle for control of the city

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Kremlin says Russia will continue war in Ukraine until ‘all goals are achieved’

Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson claims partial success but insists war will go on

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

100 days of Vladimir Putin’s war; fight for Sievierodonetsk as eastern city becomes key war aim for Moscow; a closer look at Biden’s pledge to send high-tech rocket systems

The Guardian - AU

Russian troops pound Donbas as Ukraine war enters 100th day

Moscow has seized about a fifth of Ukrainian territory since its invasion and vows to continue ‘until all goals are achieved’

The Guardian - UK

Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war

When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the neighboring country

The Independent UK

The first 100 days of war in Ukraine could be just the beginning

Russia is making steady progress in the Donbas region.

Axios

Arms manufacturers are winning after 100 days of war in Ukraine

Friday 3 June marks day 100 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s troops managed to occupy large stretches of the eastern Donbas region and secured a land bridge from Crimea. But Ukrainian troops have held their ground in the rest of the country, largely helped by weapons from the West.

Radio France Internationale

Ukrainians Hold Out as Russia Storms Eastern City on War’s 100th Day

Russian forces advanced deep into the ruined eastern factory city of Sievierodonetsk, but Ukrainian troops were still holding out on Friday as Russia's assault on its neighbour entered its 100th day. Ukraine's defense minister said his troops were already training in Europe to operate new, advanced missile systems pledged this…

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France 24

As it happened: Zelensky vows victory on 100th day of Russian invasion

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, on the 100th day since Russia's February 24 invasion, said his country will emerge victorious, as Russian troops pounded the Donbas region. Paris confirmed the death of a French national fighting as a volunteer in Ukraine. And at a meeting in Moscow on Friday, African Union…

Reuters

Ukraine forces have had some success in Sievierodonetsk, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian forces have had some success fighting Russians in the city of Sievierodonetsk but the overall military situation in the Donbas region has not changed in the last 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

100 days of war take a heavy toll on Ukraine as Putin’s forces hammer Donbas

Families have been torn apart and villages, towns and even cities turned into piles of rubble by the Russian invasion. Kim Sengupta reports from the Donbas where the conflict is intensifying

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: bogged down in the bloody Donbas region

It’s now over 14 weeks since Vladimir Putin sent Russia’s military machine into Ukraine expecting a relatively easy victory. It’s fair to say that the “special military operation” is not panning out the way the Russian president or his planners had envisaged.

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Evening Standard

Russia now in control of ‘a fifth of Ukraine’, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russian troops control about one-fifth of his country as fighting in the Donbas region rages on.

The Independent UK

UK pledges missiles to Ukraine; new US ambassador in Kyiv

Britain says it is sending sophisticated medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russians Edge Closer to Taking Key Ukrainian City

Russian forces edged closer Thursday to taking a key Ukrainian city after days of intense fighting, tightening their slow squeeze on the eastern Donbas region as Washington warned the war could last months. The industrial hub of Severodonetsk has become a key target for Moscow, and the local governor said…

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy eyes 'inflection point' in war as Russia tightens grip on key target

Russia tightened its grip on a key target in a battle for control of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region while President Volodymir Zelenskiy pleaded for more Western arms to help Ukraine reach an "inflection point" and prevail in the war.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Zelensky says Putin’s troops now occupy 20% of country

President gives update in video address to Luxembourg’s parliament

ABC News

As Kharkiv residents deal with the brutal reality of Russian attacks, Ukraine's soldiers are held back from Donbas

Despite a declaration that the battle for Kharkiv had been won by Ukraine, shelling by Russia's military continues, diverting Ukrainian resources away from the key fight for Donbas.

Reuters

Russia trying to "extinsguish civilisation" in Donbas - Germany's Baerbock

Russia has adopted a strategy of flattening settlements from a safe distance in Ukraine's Donbas region, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, making it all the more important for Berlin to send Kyiv defensive weapons.

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