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Russian troops pushed to within 3-4 km of Russian border near Kharkiv- U.S. official

Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops near the country's second-largest city of Kharkiv to within 3 to 4 kilometers (1.9-2.5 miles) of the Russian border, a senior U.S. defense official said on Monday.

Reuters

Ukrainian troops reach Russian border in counterattack near Kharkiv, claims regional governor

Reported development comes as western sources speak of loss of Russian momentum in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russian troops pushed back to the border: Ukraine

If confirmed, it would suggest a counteroffensive by Ukrainian soldiers is having increasing success against Russia.

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People are picking up the pieces around Kharkiv after liberation by Ukrainian forces

Ukrainian troops are pushing Russian forces away from the country's second-largest city. That's allowing residents to move out of shelters, assess damage and try to resume something of a normal life.

WEKU

Russia says it shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island

Russia on Monday said its forces had shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island in the Black Sea and the others in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, while its missiles continued to pound targets in the east of the country.

Reuters

Russian War Effort Runs into Diplomatic, Military Hurdles

Its military bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russia lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more European nations moved closer to joining NATO. Finland announced Sunday that it was seeking to join the alliance, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly three months ago had changed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Troops defending Kharkiv reached Russian border, Ukraine says

Ukraine said on Monday troops defending the country's second-largest city, Kharkiv, had repelled Russian forces and advanced as far as the border with Russia.

Reuters

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Ukrainian forces prepare for major Russian offensive push in Donbas

Ukraine was on Monday preparing for a new Russian push in the eastern Donbas region, as Kyiv said its army's counterattack around the north-eastern city of Kharkiv had gained momentum.

Radio France Internationale

Ukrainian fighters 'evacuated from steel plant in Mariupol'

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment. The evacuation likely marked the end of the longest and bloodiest battle of the Ukraine war…

France 24

Russian war effort runs into diplomatic, military hurdles

Russia's military is bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukrainian troops holding destroyed village believe Russians withdrawing across border

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Reuters

Battle rages for Ukrainian region of Donbas

Russia pummelled positions in the east of Ukraine on Sunday, its defence ministry said, as it sought to encircle Ukrainian forces in the battle for Donbas and fend off a counteroffensive around the strategic Russian-controlled city of Izium.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskyy defiant as Russia retreats from Kharkiv

Fresh off his country’s Eurovision win, a defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to one day host the song contest in the embattled city of Mariupol, which is almost entirely in Russian hands aside from a stalwart group of a few hundred Ukrainian fighters who continue to hold out in…

The Independent UK

Ukraine appears to drive Russians from Kharkiv; Republicans meet Zelenskyy

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops appeared to be drawing back from the outskirts of Ukraine’s second-largest city Saturday even as fighting continued to rage in other parts of the embattled nation and senior Ukrainian officials predicted a “new, long-term phase” of conflict to last through much of the summer.

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The Independent UK

‘Things are still not safe’: Locals fear returning to scarred villages of Kharkiv despite Russian retreat

Though Russian forces have been pushed back from Kharkiv, families who fled their villages under threat of rape and death are yet to return, finds Kim Sengupta

WEKU

McConnell heads to Kyiv and becomes the latest U.S. official to meet with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the visit a signal of bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress. The meeting took place as Ukraine said it had forced Russian troops away from Kharkiv.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine praises ‘liberation’ in the Battle of Kharkiv

Ukrainian forces reportedly prevented Russian troops from encircling the second-largest city and then expelled them.

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s Black Sea blockade pushing millions towards famine, G7 says

Foreign ministers call for action to allow export of Ukrainian grain, as Kyiv claims Russian withdrawal from second-largest city

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Reuters

Ukraine presses counteroffensive on key Russian line of assault - governor

Ukrainian forces are on the counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium, the governor of Kharkiv region said on Saturday, striking at a key axis of Russia's assault on eastern Ukraine.

WEKU

Ukraine says Russian troops are withdrawing from Kharkiv

Russian forces are pulling back from Ukraine's second-largest city after weeks of heavy bombardment, the Ukrainian military says, as a battle for the country's eastern industrial heartland continues.

Evening Standard

Putin’s troops ‘withdrawing from Kharkiv’ amid grinding battle for Ukraine’s east

Ukraine’s general staff said the Russians were pulling back from the north-eastern city and focusing on guarding supply routes

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine has won the battle of Kharkiv, analysts say, as Kyiv warns of ‘long phase of war’

US-based thinktank claims Russian troops are being pushed back eastwards from Ukraine’s second city, and aiming to use mercenaries

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy thanks visiting US senators and says Donbas situation is ‘very difficult’ – as it happened

President tells US officials that Donbas situation remains ‘very difficult’; A large convoy of hundreds of cars carrying refugees reaches Zaporizhzhia

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 80 of the invasion

Ukraine appears to have successfully driven back Russian forces from Kharkiv; Russia to suspend electricity to Finland after Helsinki announces Nato bid

The Independent UK

‘Look for wires at your feet’: In Ukraine, investigators seek evidence of war crimes

Two women were found dead in the wood, and just as in pre-war times, forensic investigators head to the scene of the crime, reports Isabelle Khurshudyan

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