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Pro-Russia Separatists Say Ukrainian Forces Shelled Market In Donetsk Killing Five People

These images purport to show the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike on a market in Ukraine’s eastern separatist Donetsk region as the war rages on in the area.

Zenger

Up to 1,200 Civilians May Be in Plant in Eye of Ukraine Battle, Separatist Says

Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said. Russian forces are trying to grind down Ukrainian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian soldiers holed up in chemical plant ‘resisting Russian onslaught on three fronts’

More than 500 civilians are trapped inside the Azot factory where Ukrainian troops have resisted weeks of Russian bombardment

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Ukraine ignores Sievierodonetsk ultimatum, urges faster arms deliveries

Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States announced more weapons for Kyiv, which warned that arms deliveries were taking too long.

Reuters

Russians Control 80% of Contested City in Eastern Ukraine

Russian troops control about 80% of the fiercely contested eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and have destroyed all three bridges leading out of it but Ukrainian authorities are still trying to evacuate the wounded, a regional official said Tuesday. Serhiy Haidai, governor of the eastern Luhansk region, acknowledged that a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Scorched earth’: Russian forces push back Ukrainians in battle for key city

Battle for Sievierodonetsk is one of ‘most brutal’ seen in Europe, says Ukrainian president

The Independent UK

Where is Sievierodonetsk in Ukraine as Zelensky labels Putin's battle 'most brutal'

Volodymyr Zelensky has released a passionate plea for military equipment in the battle to fight Vladimir Putin's forces in the east of Ukraine, as he labels fighting in Sievierodonetsk one of 'most brutal battles in Europe'

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Sievierodonetsk evacuation continues despite loss of main bridges

Civilians evacuated in ‘quiet’ moments as Russia shifts bulk of military efforts to capturing city

The Guardian - UK

Civilians trapped in Severodonetsk as Russia destroys last bridge

Ukrainian officials say all routes to evacuate thousands of civilians from the embattled key city have been cut off.

Al Jazeera

Evacuations "impossible" after all 3 bridges to key Ukrainian city Severodonetsk destroyed

Fresh humanitarian supplies are also no longer possible in the epicenter for the battle of the Donbas.

Axios

Ukraine’s forces suffering ‘painful losses’ in Donbas, Zelenskiy says – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 111 of the invasion

Zelenskiy calls fighting in Sievierodonetsk ‘one of the most violent battles in Europe’ as Russia destroys all three bridges to city

The Guardian - AU

Sievierodonetsk cut off by Russian forces, last bridge into Donbas destroyed, Zelenskyy warns of 'brutal' battle ahead

As the fight for the Donbas region intensifies, Ukraine's President says it will be remembered as "one of the most brutal battles" in European history.

ABC News

Civilians trapped in embattled Sievierodonetsk as Russian forces destroy every bridge into key Ukrainian city

It is estimated that 70 per cent of the city us under Russian control

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Reuters

Ukraine struggles to evacuate civilians from devastated eastern city

Ukraine said its forces were still trying to evacuate civilians from embattled Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday after Russia destroyed the last bridge to the city, Moscow's main target in its battle for control of eastern Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Battle for Severodonetsk ‘terrifying’, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky has said the battle for Severodonetsk is “terrifying”.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow bans dozens of UK citizens

Ukraine news from June 14: Individuals banned due to ‘false and one-sided information’ about war, foreign ministry says.

Reuters

Kremlin pledges support after Donbas separatist leader calls for more Russian forces

Russia's main goal of its military operation in Ukraine is to protect the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics, the Kremlin said on Monday, after the leader of one of the separatist regions asked for additional forces from Moscow.

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The Conversation

'Show' trial of foreign fighters in Donetsk breaks with international law – and could itself be a war crime

The sentencing to death of three foreign fighters captured by Russian troops and handed over to authorities in a breakaway region in Ukraine presents a serious deviation from international law – one that in itself represents a war crime.

The Guardian - UK

Fears grow for Sievierodonetsk civilians as plant struck and bridges destroyed

Luhansk governor says Russia has ‘significant advantage’ but part of city is still under Ukrainian controlRussia-Ukraine war – latest updates

Asharq Al-Awsat

Last Route Out of Sievierodonetsk Falls as Russian Artillery Pounds City

Russian forces tightened their grip on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and cut off the last routes for evacuating citizens, a Ukrainian official said on Monday - a scene that echoed Moscow's assault on Mariupol last month. Amid heavy Russian bombardment, regional governor Sergei Gaidai said on social media…

Daily Record

'Hero' former British soldier killed fighting on front line in Ukraine

Jordan Gatley's father Dean said that he was informed on June 10 that his son was killed while fighting on the front line in the city of Severodonetsk.

The Independent UK

Police investigating killings of 12,000 Ukrainians in war

Ukraine's national police chief says authorities are investigating the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide in the war Russia is waging

Reuters

Moroccan sentenced to death in Donetsk has Ukrainian nationality, not a mercenary - father

The father of a Moroccan man sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on mercenary charges said his son should be treated as a prisoner of war as he is a Ukrainian national who handed himself in voluntarily.

Reuters

Five killed, 22 injured in Ukrainian artillery attacks in Donetsk, Russian-backed separatists say

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