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Ukrainian Forces 'Holding on' in Key Donbas Battles

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were "holding on" in the flashpoint eastern city Severodonetsk where intense street battles with Russian troops could determine the fate of the Donbas region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine reliant on arms from allies, Soviet-era weaponry exhausted

WASHINGTON: Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say.

Bangkok Post

Hal Brands: A long war in Ukraine could bring global chaos

The war in Ukraine has become a brutal, grinding contest of attrition. As the conflict drags on, the question becomes, which side does time favor? Kyiv is betting that its leverage will increase as an isolated Russia comes face to face with economic and military ruin. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…

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Fate of Ukraine’s Donbas on the line in fight for key city, Zelenskyy warns

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — The fate of Ukraine’s entire Donbas region hinges on the strategic city of Severodonetsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned overnight, as he called on defenders to push back against Russian advances that have increasingly darkened the outlook for the eastern part of his embattled country.

Los Angeles Times

Russia could launch SECOND assault on Kyiv - and massively boost army numbers

Russian President Vladimir Putin could still pitch a large Belarusian army from the north after it was boosted from 45,000 troops to 85,000 for a second assault ok Ukraine's capital Kyiv

Daily Mirror

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

Ukraine and Navalny's allies share 'common enemy', says Kremlin foe

Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will remain in prison as long as Vladimir Putin is in power and Russia's opposition and Ukraine share a "common enemy" in the Russian president, one of Navalny's top lieutenants said.

Reuters

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets philanthropist Howard Buffett, discusses rebuilding

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had met U.S. philanthropist Howard Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, on Wednesday in Kyiv and discussed ways to help rebuild the country.

Reuters

Ukraine forces outgunned up to 40 to one by Russian forces, intelligence report reveals

Exclusive: Grinding conflict in east is ‘seriously demoralising’ Ukrainian forces, dossier says

The Independent UK

Ukraine: international pressure needs to be on Moscow, not Kyiv

Having crossed the 100-day mark, the war in Ukraine is having an ever more obvious, and negative, impact on a wide range of issues. From a global food crisis that could last for years to serious problems with the cost of living and the prospect of a world recession, the…

The Conversation

Ukraine news – live: Putin’s troops ‘about to take full control’ of key city

Sievierodonetsk governor says his troops are being pushed to city’s outskirts

The Independent UK

Ukrainian envoy says Black Sea export agreement only possible with Kyiv's involvement

Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey said on Wednesday that no agreement to secure its grain exports via the Black Sea was possible without Kyiv's involvement and accused Russia of putting forward unrealistic proposals such as checking vessels.

Reuters

Turkey, Russia discuss efforts to restart Ukrainian grain exports

In meeting with Russian counterpart, Turkey’s foreign minister says UN proposal to restart Ukraine exports ‘reasonable’.

Al Jazeera

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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The Independent UK

Live updates | Turkey on food corridors: UN plan 'feasible'

Turkish foreign minister has described as “feasible” a plan by the United Nations for a grain corridor to carry Ukrainian agricultural products

The Independent UK

Skateboarding teen hailed ‘hero of Ukraine’ for saving Kyiv using toy drone to spot advancing Russian column

15-year-old skateboarder Andrii Pokrasa spots light of Russian military vehicles with his toy drone

The Independent UK

Turkey and Russia fail to come up with plan to export Ukraine’s food as global crisis looms

Kyiv and Washington give cautious approval to talks that would allow exports of grain amid fears of woldwide starvation

The Guardian - UK

Russian bombardment of Sievierodonetsk ‘pushes Ukrainian troops back to city’s outskirts’ – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Putin’s promises on grain shipments ‘empty words’, Kyiv says

Comments come after Russian foreign minister said Ukraine has president’s ‘guarantees’ on shipments

Reuters

World Bank board approves $1.49 billion in new funds for Ukraine

The World Bank said on Tuesday its board of executive directors approved $1.49 billion of additional financing for Ukraine to help pay wages for government and social workers, expanding the bank's total pledged support for Kyiv to over $4 billion.

Zenger

Girl, 13, Played Dead So Russian Soldiers Would Not Execute Her

This 13-year-old girl whose family was fatally shot by Russian soldiers played dead so she wouldn’t meet the same fate.

The Independent UK

Kyiv theater reopens, plays sell out: `You continue living'

A theater in Ukraine’s capital has reopened over for the first time since Russian forces invaded the country, and tickets quickly sold out

Reuters

Russia says two Ukrainian ports ready to ship grain but Kyiv must demine coast

Russia said on Tuesday that two major Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov seized by Russian forces were ready to resume grain shipments, but the Kremlin said Kyiv still needed to demine the approaches to its ports for exports to take place.

The Independent UK

Live updates | Russia: we've destroyed artillery from West

The Russian military says it has destroyed several artillery systems provided by the West in the latest series of strikes on Ukrainian targets

Reuters

Bodies of some Ukrainian fighters from Mariupol handed over to Kyiv -families

The bodies of some Ukrainian fighters killed defending the city of Mariupol from Russian forces at a vast steel works have been handed over to Kyiv, the families of Ukraine's Azov unit of the national guard said.

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