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Russian troops move to encircle strategic city in eastern Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — As the conflict in Ukraine enters its fourth month, Russian troops appear to be on the cusp of a breakthrough in the disputed Donbas region, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning of difficult weeks ahead and accusing Moscow of waging “total war” against his country.

Los Angeles Times

Too late to evacuate civilians in face of Russian attack, says Luhansk official

Sievierodonetsk under intense bombardment and surrounded on three sides by Russian forces

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s President Accuses Russia of Waging ‘Total War’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of waging "total war," seeking to inflict as much death and destruction as possible as in three months of conflict, as fighting raged Tuesday in the eastern Donbas region. Russian forces have intensified efforts to encircle and capture Sievierodonetsk and neighboring cities, the only…

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In photos: Ukraine after 90 days of Russian military attacks

Russia's military didn't expect the invasion to last this long when it launched its assault on Ukraine Feb. 24.

Axios

Putin’s attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces in Donbas hits ‘strong resistance’

Vladimir Putin’s attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces in an area of the Donbas has hit “strong resistance,” British defence chiefs said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Russia Intensifies Donbas Offensive as War Enters Fourth Month

Russian forces on Tuesday stepped up their offensive on the last pocket of resistance around Lugansk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, as the conflict entered its fourth month. Since Moscow's invasion in late February, Western support has helped Ukraine hold off its neighbor's advances in many areas -- including the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vladimir Putin ‘trying to change law to recruit over-40s into army’ amid heavy Russian losses in Ukraine

Western officials say the Kremlin is ‘pushing through’ legislation that will allow men over the age of 40 to sign up to the military

Evening Standard

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Up to 100 Ukraine troops could be dying in Donbas each day, says Zelenskiy

President gives insight into country’s casualties, as Luhansk governor says Russia using ‘scorched-earth’ tactics

The Guardian - UK

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

KYIV, Ukraine: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

Bangkok Post

Russia using ‘scorched earth’ tactics in Donbas, Ukraine says

Luhansk governor accuses Russia of indiscriminately shelling Severodonetsk, which has only one working hospital left.

Al Jazeera

Russia pounds eastern Ukraine as battle for Donbas deepens

Russia pounded dozens of targets in eastern Ukraine with airstrikes and artillery as ground forces attempted to encircle the Donbas city of Sievierodonetsk, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

Reuters

Zelenskiy says Putin is the only Russian official he is willing to meet with to discuss how to end the war – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine says investigating some 13,000 alleged Russian war crimes

Ukraine is probing about 13,000 cases of alleged Russian war crimes, Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said Monday. Some 20 countries including Italy, Greece and Denmark announced new security assistance packages for Kyiv during a virtual meeting with allies, according to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. Read our live blog to…

France 24

Russian offensive turns to key Donbas city, heavy shelling

Russian forces are bombarding a key city in eastern Ukraine with artillery and missiles in an attempt to take more of the Donbas region

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Daily Mirror

Brave Ukrainians refusing Putin's demand for ceasefire despite mounting attacks

President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled out backing down to tyrant Vladimir Putin's demands for a ceasefire in spite of a heightened assault on the eastern Donbas region

Evening Standard

Ukraine demands complete ‘restoration of territory’ as Russian airstrikes hit the Donbas

Speaking on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed a plea for stronger economic sanctions against Moscow

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine says it’s holding off Russia’s intensified thrust in the east

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces were deterring Russia’s intensified offensive in the east, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, even as he labeled the grinding military panorama across the country as “very hard.”

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 88 of the invasion

Russian airstrikes hit Mykolaiv and Donbas regions; only Ukraine can decide its future, says Polish president

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Daily Mirror

'Vladimir Putin's rockets beheaded my son - I fell to my knees and screamed'

In recent weeks Russia has stepped up its efforts to the seize the Donbas region in the east of Ukraine, as apart of this, they have upped their relentless air strikes on towns and cities

Evening Standard

Ukraine repells ‘four attacks’ in Donbas to block Russian from securing Severodonetsk

Russian forces reportedly deployed an armoured fighting vehicle known as the Terminator tank to advance on Severodontesk in eastern Ukraine

Reuters

Russia pounds Ukraine's Donbas and Mykolaiv regions

Russia pounded Ukrainian forces with airstrikes and artillery in the east and the south, targeting command centres, troops, and ammunition depots, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Russia deploys only ‘Terminator’ tank unit to ramp up Donbas offensive, says UK

Despite the deployment of the unit, the MoD said there are only a maximum of ten tanks available in the Central Grouping of Forces

France 24

Russia intensifies push into Donbas as Polish president visits Kyiv

Only Ukraine has the right to decide its future, Polish President Andrzej Duda told lawmakers in Kyiv on Sunday, becoming the first foreign leader to give an in-person speech to the Ukrainian parliament since the Russian invasion. President Volodymyr Zelensky said late Saturday that the situation in Donbas had become…

Reuters

Ukraine rejects concessions as Russians attack in east and south

Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its attack in the eastern and southern parts of the country, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air strikes and artillery fire.

Los Angeles Times

Russia cuts off gas to Finland amid wider push into Ukraine’s east

BUCHA, Ukraine — Russian troops continued their offensive into the Donbas region on Saturday, aiming to encircle the easternmost point of Ukrainian control in what one official said would be a repeat of Moscow’s assault on the beleaguered city of Mariupol.

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