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Russian Troops Seize Ukrainian Town In Donetsk Region

Russian troops capture Vuhledar in Donetsk, prompting Ukraine's strategic withdrawal. The town now lies in ruins, abandoned and heavily damaged.

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Ukraine says its forces have withdrawn from defensive bastion of Vuhledar

Eastern city had resisted repeated attacks but Russian troops are close to ‘encircling’ it in Donetsk advance

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Russia captures key town of Vuhledar in eastern Ukraine

Mining town located on strategic high ground links eastern and southern fronts, acts as supply hub for both sides.

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‘Everything is left behind’: as Russians close in on Ukrainian city, families agonise whether to flee

In Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, residents have clung on to hope until the bitter end. Now many are saying goodbye to their homes

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: offensive in Kursk diverted 40,000 Russian troops, Zelenskyy says

Moscow says it has captured another village in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. What we know on day 940

The Guardian - AU

‘If they don’t die, our infantry will’: Ukraine’s pivotal battle for Donetsk

Russian forces are gathering on Pokrovsk, a logistics base and transport hub, after months of slow, brutal advance

The Guardian - UK

Is a political settlement between Russia and Ukraine on the cards? I am sceptical

Neither war fatigue nor the fear of an escalation into nuclear war seem enough to spur on negotiations to end the conflict, says political scientist Rajan Menon

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Three Red Cross workers killed in eastern Ukraine shelling

Three killed and two wounded in Russian attack on planned aid distribution site in Donetsk, Ukrainian authorities say.

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Three Red Cross staff killed in Russian attack in Ukraine

The attack has been labelled a war crime by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Evening Standard

Shelling Kills 3 Red Cross Workers In E.Ukraine

A Russian strike on Red Cross vehicles in eastern Ukraine killed three people, the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.

International Business Times

A key Ukrainian city loses its water supply and gas for cooking and heating during Russian onslaught

Authorities say the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is without a drinking water supply or natural gas for cooking and heating as the Russian army’s attritional slog across the Donetsk region lays waste to public infrastructure and forces civilians to flee their homes

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine War in Maps: Where are the frontlines now as Kremlin claims advances in Donetsk?

Maps of the frontline in Ukraine indicate that Russian forces are pushing towards the city of Pokrovsk

The Independent UK

Russia Advances In East Ukraine, Launches Deadly Air Strikes

Russia on Sunday said its forces had advanced in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv reported deadly air attacks and urged the West to allow it to carry out more retaliatory strikes inside Russia.

International Business Times

Ukraine war briefing: five killed in Russian shelling of Ukraine’s Donetsk region

Three men died in town of Kostyantynivka, two in city of Toretsk; CIA boss says west should not fear Russian nuclear threats. What we know on day 928

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France 24

Why Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has failed to distract Russia from Donbas push

Russian troops are inching ever close to Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, a vital logistical hub for Kyiv’s outgunned and outnumbered forces, leading some analysts to question the wisdom of a Ukrainian lightning offensive on Russian soil that was intended to distract Moscow from its Donbas push.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s losses outweigh Kursk gains, as Russia on cusp of taking Pokrovsk

Ukraine’s diversion of troops for the Kursk attack has left parts of Donetsk vulnerable, say analysts.

Al Jazeera

Telegram channels key to survival on Ukraine’s front line with Russia

Pies, petrol, bomb alerts or complaints — these channels are the go-to platforms for residents in the middle of war.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv launches drone strikes on Moscow and surrounding regions, Russia says

Oil refinery and power stations among targets, say Russian officials; Zelenskiy presses US to allow deeper strikes into Russia

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The Independent UK

5 killed by Russian strike as Moscow continues its latest push in Ukraine's east

Five people have been killed by Russian shelling in the town of Chasiv Yar as Moscow’s troops continue their push in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region

International Business Times

In War-fatigued East Ukraine, Zelensky Loses His Shine

Olena Semykina, the owner of a village shop in east Ukraine, voted for President Volodymyr Zelensky five and a half years ago, hoping the fresh-faced political newcomer would end the fighting unleashed by Russian proxy forces in 2014.

France 24

Ukraine confirms US-made F-16 fighter jet shot down by Russia

Ukraine on Thursday confirmed that one of its F-16 fighter jets crashed while repelling a Russian air strike, killing the pilot. The Western-supplied fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine. Read our live blog to see how all the day's…

The Independent UK

Why an embarrassed Putin is struggling to stop Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region

Putin wants to downplay the move

International Business Times

Tearful Families Evacuate As Russian Forces Advance Towards Pokrovsk

On a platform near the east Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Anna Dvoryaninova waited for a train she never wanted to take, leaving her home behind as Russian forces push deeper into her native Donetsk region.

The Independent UK

Pokrovsk: Zelensky’s key city Russia is desperate to take next

Thousands are being forced to flee the city

The Independent UK

Dozens injured in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine as Moscow claims five dead in Kyiv offensive

One Russian attack saw a hotel in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk hit with one journalist missing and two injured

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