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Battle rages for Ukrainian region of Donbas

Russia pummelled positions in the east of Ukraine on Sunday, its defence ministry said, as it sought to encircle Ukrainian forces in the battle for Donbas and fend off a counteroffensive around the strategic Russian-controlled city of Izium.

Reuters

Blinken 'confident' Finland and Sweden will join NATO despite Turkey's concerns

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence on Sunday that Sweden and Finland would join NATO once they formally apply despite Turkey's voiced concerns. Earlier, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he was confident of finding common ground and consensus on how to move on membership issues. Read our live…

France 24

Ukraine's Zelenskyy defiant as Russia retreats from Kharkiv

Fresh off his country’s Eurovision win, a defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to one day host the song contest in the embattled city of Mariupol, which is almost entirely in Russian hands aside from a stalwart group of a few hundred Ukrainian fighters who continue to hold out in…

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Britain says Russia's Donbas offensive 'has lost momentum'

Russia's offensive in Ukraine's Donbas region "has lost momentum and fallen significantly behind schedule", British military intelligence said early on Sunday.

Reuters

Fierce Fighting in Ukraine's East but Eurovision Win Lifts Spirits

Ukraine's forces were fighting off a fierce Russian onslaught on the east of the country Sunday, after a Eurovision victory gave the country a much-needed boost of morale. President Volodymr Zelensky warned on Saturday that the war in his country risked triggering global food shortages, adding that the situation in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: situation in Donbas region remains very difficult

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday said the situation in the Donbas region remained very difficult, adding that Russian forces were still trying to demonstrate some kind of victory.

Reuters

Republicans meet Zelenskyy as senior Ukrainian official warns of ‘extremely difficult weeks’ ahead

LVIV, Ukraine — As fighting continued to rage in Ukraine on Saturday, with Kyiv making gains in a northeast offensive and Russia mounting a push amid fierce defenses in villages of the eastern Donbas region, senior Ukrainian officials predicted a “new, long-term phase” of fighting to last through much of…

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Ukraine praises ‘liberation’ in the Battle of Kharkiv

Ukrainian forces reportedly prevented Russian troops from encircling the second-largest city and then expelled them.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war approaching 'peak point' as Putin decision 'a surprise', expert says

Samuel Cranny-Evans, a research analyst at the Royal United Services Institute, said Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "approaching a stalemate" and he was surprised Vladimir Putin didn't officially declare war on Victory Day

Daily Mirror

Turkey says it is ready to discuss NATO membership with Finland, Sweden

Turkey voiced readiness Saturday to discuss Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO, despite accusing them of habouring "terrorist organisations". "A big majority of the Turkish people are against the membership of those countries who are supporting PKK terrorist organization ... but these are the issues that we need to…

France 24

Ukraine war: Pentagon chief speaks with Russian counterpart

US says Lloyd Austin urged ‘immediate ceasefire’ in first talks with Russia’s defence minister since Ukraine war began.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian Forces Thwart Russians at River as Fight Shifts to Donbas

Ukrainian forces destroyed parts of a Russian armored column as it tried to cross a river in the Donbas region, video from Ukraine's military showed on Friday, as Moscow appeared to be refocusing its assault in the east after a new pushback by Kyiv. Ukraine has driven Russian troops away…

Asharq Al-Awsat

VIDEO: Killer Copters: Russian Ka 52 Choppers Take Part In Combat Mission To Protect Donbas

On Friday, May 13, the Ministry of Defence reported this and showed footage of the combat work of the Ka-52 helicopters.

Zenger

Ukraine repels Russia’s attempt to cross Donbas river, and drives invaders away from Kharkiv

Russia incurred heavy losses during Siverskyi Donets operation, according to UK MoD, and Ukraine also claimed success around Kharkiv

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Film by Director Killed in Ukraine to Be Shown at Cannes

The final film by Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravicius, who was killed by Russian forces in Ukraine last month, will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, organizers said Thursday. Kvedaravicius was shooting a follow-up to his celebrated documentary, "Mariupolis", about the conflict in the Donbas region when he was reportedly…

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s troops suffering heavy losses on ‘risky’ manoeuvres in Ukraine, says UK

The Russian president is sticking to his unsuccessful strategy of trying to surround some of Ukraine’s best-trained forces in the east of the country

France 24

Live: EU ramps up military aid to Ukraine as diplomatic efforts intensify

The EU pledged an additional €500 million in military aid to Ukraine at a meeting of G7 nations on Friday while diplomatic efforts intensified with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin both calling on their Russian counterparts to agree to an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.…

Reuters

Ukrainian forces prevented attempted Russian river crossing in the Donbas, Britain says

Ukrainian forces successfully prevented an attempted Russian river crossing in the Donbas, the British defence ministry said in a regular Twitter bulletin on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland moves toward NATO

The Kremlin warned about taking retaliatory steps after Finland’s leaders came out in favor of applying to join NATO

The Conversation

America's massive 'lend-lease' aid plan for Ukraine recalls similar help in Britain's 'darkest hour'

Even before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, western governments – and especially the United States – were providing the country with military aid. This followed Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the conflict which has ranged since then in the Donbas province in the east…

Evening Standard

Russia hits east Ukraine as war pushes Finland closer to Nato

Putin’s forces were said to have targeted Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv and Sumy on Thursday as they continued their offensive

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Week 11 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events during week 11 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Ukrainians make gains in east, hold on at Mariupol mill

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv’s military has made small gains near the eastern city of Kharkiv

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Putin’s troops in Kharkiv pushed back by counter-attack

Russian troops have been pushed back ‘within 10km’ of the border, according to intelligence

Evening Standard

Russian invasion of Donbas and south Ukraine ‘two weeks behind schedule’, says US official

The comments came as Boris Johnson prepared to fly to Sweden and then Finland for security talks

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