The Latest Breaking News from Luhansk

A series of explosions have been heard in rebel-held Donetsk region for the second day running.

NOVOLUHANSK, Ukraine — At the first bang of the artillery shell, the troops scattered. Some sprinted inside a dilapidated tractor repair depot nearby. Mikhail, a 25-year-old Ukrainian soldier, crouched beside a wall. He paused for a moment, waiting for the thud of another shell to subside before he raced to…

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U.S. President Joe Biden says he is now “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine and assault the capital

US president speaks after consulting with allies as events in and around Ukraine bring it closer to brink of conflict

Two explosions rocked pro-Russian separatist-held sections of Ukraine, which U.S. President Joe Biden warned as further evidence that a Russian invasion was imminent.

Russian state media say a blast has occurred in Donetsk amid multiple US warnings of false flag incidents

A village kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska was hit first at 9am, injuring two civilians and leaving the war-suffering community without electricity. An hour later there was more shelling at Popasna