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UK "deeply concerned" by sentencing of Brits by Russia-backed court, PM's spokesman

Britain is deeply concerned by the death sentences passed down to two British men by a court of the Russian-backed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and will work to try to secure their release, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

Reuters

Ukraine: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russia separatist regions in Donbas declared independence from Kyiv in 2014

The Independent UK

Two Britons, one Moroccan sentenced to death by court of Russian proxy in Ukraine

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine were sentenced to death on Thursday by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), one of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.

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Ukraine resists Russia in east, strikes back in north, south

Ukraine is pursuing a resilient defence and counter-offensive, but Russia is also moving to assimilate occupied regions.

Al Jazeera

Russian invasion is ‘Covid-22’ and arms are a vaccine, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Ukrainian president pleads for more outside help in speech at gala to honour Time’s most influential people

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Russian Fighters Defend Bombed Out Donetsk Airport

Ordinary people who have joined the ranks of the pro-Russian forces are seen here carrying out a defense of the bombed-out Donetsk Airport in the disputed Donetsk Oblast, a region in eastern Ukraine adjacent to Russia.

Zenger

Ukrainian troops plead for more artillery to offset Russia’s firepower in Sievierodonetsk – as it happened

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Ukraine says troops holding on to Sievierodonetsk, advance in south

Ukraine said on Thursday its forces were holding their positions in intense fighting in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and had retaken ground in the south, targetting gains in the biggest swathe of territory seized by Russia since the invasion started.

Reuters

Ukraine: Captured Britons ‘face 20 years in jail’

Russian state media shows Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, appearing in court in Donetsk

The Guardian - UK

Two Britons, Moroccan risk death penalty after guilty pleas in Donetsk court

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine could face the death penalty after pleading guilty in a court of one of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine, Russia's RIA news agency reported.

Reuters

Newark man Aiden Aslin could face death penalty after being captured by Russian forces in Ukraine

A new video has appeared of him in a Donetsk pro-Russian court

Nottingham Post

Fight for Sievierodonetsk will decide fate of eastern Ukraine, says Zelenskiy

President says battle in key city the ‘most difficult’ since start of the war, as Donbas leaders warn Ukrainian forces have been pushed to city’s outskirts

The Guardian - UK

Border Guards Shell Russian Unit In Donetsk Village

In this released video, Ukrainian Border Guards shell a Russian unit in a Donetsk village.

Zenger

Russia hammers eastern Ukraine city as world seeks to lift grain siege

KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv's forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk, a senior Ukrainian official conceded on Wednesday, as diplomatic efforts intensified to unblock grain stuck in Ukraine's ports.

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Daily Mirror

Ukrainian mum loses unborn child with hand and foot amputated after rocket strike

Kateryna Herman, 35, was seriously injured when Russian forces shelled her apartment building in Lyman, Donetsk, with the mum-to-be losing her unborn baby

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian Forces Come under Renewed Russian Attack in Key Eastern City

Ukrainian troops holding out in the ruins of Sievierodonetsk came under renewed heavy assault on Wednesday from Russian forces who see the capture of the industrial city as key to control of the surrounding Luhansk region. In southern Ukraine, another major battleground in the war, authorities said Russian attacks on…

Reuters

Russia pushes Ukrainian forces to outskirts of key eastern city

Ukrainian forces pulled back to the outskirts of the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday in the face of a fierce Russian assault, the regional governor said, another big swing in momentum in one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

The Guardian - UK

Russian assault on Sievierodonetsk redoubled after counterattack

Non-stop street fighting and bombardments as Kremlin seeks full control of Luhansk province

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The Independent UK

Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk are ‘dead cities’ due to Russian bombing, says Zelensky

Despite being outnumbered, Ukrainian president says his troops have ‘every chance’ of regaining territory

Evening Standard

Severodonetsk and Lysychansk are ‘dead cities’ after Russian shelling, says President Zelensky

Intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces has turned Severodonetsk and Lysychansk into “dead cities”, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned.

The Guardian - UK

Exhausted Russian fighters complain of conditions in eastern Ukraine

Long deployments and a lack of training, support, food and equipment all affecting morale as war drags on

Bangkok Post

Street fighting, constant shelling as Russia pushes for control of Ukraine's Donbas

KYIV: Ukrainian troops were engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, while other towns were under constant shelling, as the Kremlin pushed for control of the eastern Donbas region.

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy says stalemate with Russia is ‘not an option’ – as it happened

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Fierce Battle for Key Ukraine City Changing 'Every Hour'

Street fighting raged Tuesday for control of Ukraine's flashpoint city of Severodonetsk, with the situation changing "every hour", an official said, as Kyiv warned its troops were outnumbered by Russian forces. Just days ago, Moscow seemed close to taking the strategic industrial hub in the east but Ukrainian forces have…

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says it will fight for all territory amid fierce battle in east

Ukraine will fight to recover all its territory occupied by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, as his troops struggled to hold their ground in bloody street-to-street fighting in the city of Sievierodonetsk.

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