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Russia ‘failing’ in Ukraine war, Blinken says, amid new battles in east

DNIPRO, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken declared Monday that “Russia is failing” in its war aims, as deadly new fighting flared in Ukraine’s eastern battle zone and Russian forces reportedly aimed a round of airstrikes at rail facilities in the country’s west and center.

Los Angeles Times

US announces fresh military aid for Ukraine after Antony Blinken visit

The US has announced fresh military aid and diplomatic support for Ukraine as Russia continues its offensive in the Donbas region.

Evening Standard

UK says Russia made minor advances in Ukraine after its shift to Donbas

Russia has made minor advances in some areas since shifting its focus to fully occupying the Donbas, the UK's Ministry of Defence tweeted in a regular bulletin on Monday.

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US promises new aid to Ukraine in fight against Russia

Top American officials promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hundreds of millions of dollars in new aid in the highest-level U.S. visit to Ukraine since the start of Russian invasion two months earlier

The Independent UK

The battle for Donbas: ‘the real test of this war’

Russian forces have shifted their attention to the east of Ukraine with many predicting a brutal and bloody onslaught

Financial Times

On Ukraine visit, Blinken, Austin pledge return of U.S. diplomats, more security aid

Washington's top diplomat and its defense chief used the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February to announce a gradual return of U.S. diplomats including a new ambassador and over $300 million in new military aid to Kyiv.

Reuters

Ukraine has repelled ‘numerous’ assaults in the Donbas and is inflicting ‘significant cost’ on Putin’s forces, says UK

UK defence chiefs also said low morale was ‘likely hindering Russian combat effectiveness’

Evening Standard

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Britain says Ukraine repelled numerous Russian assaults along the line of contact in Donbas

Ukraine has repelled numerous Russian assaults along the line of contact in Donbas this week, a British military update said on Sunday.

Reuters

Live updates | Ukraine says Russian attacks continue in east

The Ukrainian military says Russian forces have continued to press their attacks in the east

The Independent UK

Steel plant under siege; Zelenskyy prepares for US officials

An adviser to Ukraine’s presidential office says Russian forces have tried to storm a steel plant that is the last defensive stronghold in the strategic port city of Mariupol

The Independent UK

Destruction, desolation and retreat: Ukraine’s defiance against Russia will shape modern history forever

Special Report: The final outcome is yet to be played out but two months after the invasion began, the magnitude of the war is clear, writes Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

Can Russia win the battle for Ukraine's battered east?

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — When Russian troops blitzed into Ukraine, what was supposed to be an easy victory quickly foundered as Ukrainian forces mounted a strong defense that — along with Russia's many missteps — have left Moscow mired in a withering two-month war with no end in sight.

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine largely fends off Russian attacks in the east, says Mariupol remains contested

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russian and Ukrainian troops faced off Saturday along a 300-mile battlefront in the country’s east, where the Ukrainian military said its forces had beaten back more than half a dozen separate attacks. But punishing shellfire forced defenders to regroup in some areas.

Los Angeles Times

Back in the USSR: Lenin statues and Soviet flags reappear in Russian-controlled cities

Colonisation appears to have superseded ‘denazification’ in Putin’s military goals for eastern Ukraine

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian Counterattacks Slowing Russian Offensive in East

Russian troops are pressing their offensive in the eastern Donbas region in an attempt to fully seize Ukraine's industrial heartland but have made little headway as fierce Ukrainian counterattacks have slowed their efforts, Ukrainian and British officials said Saturday. Russia continues to fight for full control of the Donetsk and…

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy warns Ukraine invasion only the beginning as Russia signals southern push

President’s warning comes after Russian military chief said forces want to seize southern Ukraine, in a move that could give access to Moldova

The Independent UK

Russia shifts forces for battle over Ukrainian heartland

Russia and Ukraine are hurtling toward what could be an epic battle for control of the country’s industrial heartland

The Independent UK

Ukraine security chief: Main battles taking place in Donbas

Ukraine’s security chief says the main battles in Ukraine are taking place in the Donbas, the industrial heartland in the east, with Russians deploying more and more troops every day

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Daily Mirror

Russia plans to seize entire south coast of Ukraine to get gateway into breakaway region

Vladimir Putin is said to be focused on taking total control of the Donbas region. Ukraine fears Russian troops in Transnistria - believed to number around 1,300 - could open another front in the war

Reuters

Russia says it plans full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine - Ifax

Russia plans to take full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine as part of the second phase of its military operation, the deputy commander of Russia's central military district said on Friday, the Interfax news agency reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Washington Is Boosting Heavy Arms for Ukraine

Eight weeks into the war, the Biden administration's decision to dramatically ramp up delivery of artillery guns to Ukraine signals a deepening American commitment at a pivotal stage of fighting for the country's industrial heartland. It also brings into stark relief Moscow's warning that continued US military aid to Ukraine…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson admits Russian victory in Ukraine is ‘a realistic possibility’ as Putin steps up onslaught

Boris Johnson’s remarks came before Russia general revealed Putin’s plan to seize the whole of south and east of country

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why Washington is boosting heavy arms for Ukraine

The Biden administration’s decision to dramatically ramp up delivery of artillery guns to Ukraine eight weeks into the war signals a deepening American military commitment at a pivotal stage of fighting for the country’s industrial heartland

France 24

Mariupol now: The shape of things to come in Ukraine?

Russia has claimed control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, but President Volodymyr Zelensky says as many as 120,000 civilians remain trapped there, including hundreds in bunkers below the Azovstal steelworks. Is this the shape of things to come in other cities in the Donbas region now targeted by…

The Independent UK

Failure to end Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol ‘hampering Russian advance’

Western officials said President Putin may want to score a military success ahead of May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow.

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