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Russia claims capture of another village in eastern Ukraine

Russia says its forces captured the village of Berezivka in their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where Ukrainian defenses are creaking

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,086

Here are the key developments on the 1,086th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia Captures Toretsk In Eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Region

Russia's Defense Ministry claims control of Toretsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region, part of broader offensive. International community watches as conflict esc...

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Russia claims it's taken another eastern Ukraine town. Kyiv officials make no comment

Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its forces have captured the mining town of Toretsk, their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where Ukrainian defenses are creaking

The Independent UK

What are Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, where are they and what does this deal with Trump involve?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

The Independent UK

Moscow apartment blast ‘kills pro-Putin paramilitary leader’

Armen Sarkisyan was accused by Ukraine of aiding Russia’s war in Donetsk

The Independent UK

Russia claims another Ukrainian village has fallen as it closes in on a key city

Russia is claiming it has captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war

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Russia focuses on seizing Ukraine’s Pokrovsk amid reports of heavy losses

Russia concentrates on Donetsk hoping for a decisive breakthrough, as Ukraine claims Moscow has lost almost 835,000 men.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian forces fighting around Velyka Novosilka claim its Russian takeover will amount to nothing more than a flag-raising exercise

The Independent UK

'A Bad Dream': Russia Marches On Dnipropetrovsk

Svitlana Rudokvas once took solance in the fact that fighting between the Ukrainian army and Russian forces was raging at a safe distance in the eastern Donetsk region neighbouring her own.

International Business Times

Russia claims its troops are in the last stages of taking another eastern Ukraine town

Russia’s Defense Ministry claims that Russian troops have fought their way into the center of a strategically important eastern Ukraine town and raised the Russian flag there after a monthslong battle

The Independent UK

As Trump vows to end war, Ukraine’s deep strikes weaken Russia

Ukraine attacks Russian oil refineries and war production with increasing success.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian army deploys cat noises to lure Russians into explosive-laden traps, soldier claims

Russian sapper claims Ukrainians are using cat noises to draw invaders into booby traps in Donetsk

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Moscow reports gains in Donetsk in westward advance

Russia’s defence ministry says its forces now control two more settlements in eastern Ukraine; Kyiv says ‘heinous’ attack kills three in capital. What we know on day 1,061

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‘Their human resources are unlimited’: Russia’s advances signal bleak spring for Ukrainians

If Moscow’s forces manage to take all of Donetsk oblast it would be a symbolic moment for Putin – and Kyiv

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Russian Forces Bypass Key Ukrainian Stronghold In Eastern Ukraine

Russian forces shift tactics in eastern Ukraine, targeting supply lines to weaken Ukrainian forces. Conflict intensifies as Russian and Ukrainian forces cl...

The Independent UK

Ukraine captures first North Korean prisoners of war as Russia advances in Donetsk

Kyiv says PoWs are ‘irrefutable evidence’ of Pyongyang’s involvement in conflict

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hails ‘significant blow’ of US-UK sanctions on Russian oil and gas revenues

Ukrainian president says the less Moscow earns from oil, ‘the sooner peace will be restored’; Kyiv claims attack on Russian military facility. What we know on day 1,053

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine takes another bite out of Russia as Moscow grinds on in Donetsk

Ukraine also announced significant investments in unmanned and long-range systems, where it has an edge.

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As battles against Russia intensify, Ukraine’s manpower struggles worsen

Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is waging fierce battles in the east while they attempt a renewed offensive in Kursk.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reports ‘significant’ Russian, North Korean troop losses in Kursk

In nightly video address Zelenskyy says Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in southern Russian region. What we know on day 1,047

Al Jazeera

‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine

Casualties understood to have reached record levels last year as Russia seized less than 1 percent of Ukrainian lands.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline as 2025 begins?

Russian forces are advancing in the east, slowly but surely, and they are shrinking Ukraine’s partial hold of the border region of Kursk

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russia, Russia takes village near Donetsk

Residential buildings have been hit in the Russian city of Kazan, causing no casualties.

International Business Times

The Last Days Of A Ukrainian Ghost Town Within Russia's Grasp

The pack of stray dogs -- thin and rain-soaked -- yelped in fear at the roar of incoming Russian artillery fire that echoed off abandoned Soviet-era buildings and an Orthodox church in frontline Pokrovsk.

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