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The Latest Breaking News from Luhansk

Ukraine criticises Russian ‘fake elections’ in occupied regions

Voting taking place in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as well as 54 Russian regions

The Guardian - UK

Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there

Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not fully control

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Swedish lawmakers to boycott Nobel ceremony following Russia invitation – as it happened

The Nobel Foundation said invitations for the 2023 events were extended to all countries with diplomatic missions in Sweden and Norway

The Guardian - AU

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Russia ‘systematically’ forcing Ukrainians to accept citizenship, US report finds

Ukrainians in occupied territories who refuse Russian passports face threats, intimidation and possible detention or deportation, Yale study says

The Guardian - AU

Russia using ‘disinformation’ to exaggerate ‘small’ military gains in Ukraine, says UK

Russia has only achieved “marginal gains” during its assault along the north of the frontline in Luhansk and Kharkiv oblasts, British defence chiefs have said.

Evening Standard

US announces new $300 million aid package for Ukraine defence

The White House on Wednesday announced a new aid package for Ukraine that includes up to $300 million worth of defence equipment, including Patriot air defence batteries and Stinger anti-aircraft systems. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2)

France 24

Five dead in Ukraine shelling of Luhansk village - Moscow-installed centre

Five people were killed and 19 wounded in Ukrainian shelling of a village in the Russian-controlled east Ukrainian region of Luhansk, a Moscow-installed coordination centre said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Russia has given passports to 1.5 million people in annexed Ukraine, says Russian PM

Russia has given passports to almost 1.5 million people living in the annexed parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions since last October, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday.

Reuters

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

UK to build ‘international coalition’ for F-16 fighter jets; life in Mariupol a year since Russian occupation

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine strikes Russian forces in Luhansk before expected counteroffensive

Smoke seen rising in eastern city as Moscow says British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles were used

The Guardian - UK

Russia says Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles from Britain to attack Luhansk

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday that Ukrainian aircraft had struck two industrial sites in the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine with Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles supplied by Britain.

Reuters

Six children, Russian official reported hurt in Luhansk missile strike

Russian-installed officials on Friday said missiles fired by Ukrainian forces had injured six children and a Russian parliamentarian and damaged two disused factories in eastern Luhansk region's main city, about 100 km (60 miles) behind the frontlines.

Reuters

Russia Paves Way for Deportations from Annexed Ukrainian Regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that gives people living in parts of Ukraine under Moscow's control a path to Russian citizenship, but means those who decline or who do not legalize their status could be deported. The decree, which was reported by Russian news agencies on Friday,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Donbass Devushka': American mouthpiece for Russian propaganda on Ukraine

“Donbass Devushka” is a prominent social media account implicated in the recent leak of classified documents on the Ukraine war. The pro-Kremlin mouthpiece, which claims to be run by a Russian woman in the occupied city of Luhansk, is in fact run by a pro-Russian former US military officer.

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Putin Rallies His Troops with 2nd Ukraine Visit in 2 Months

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of the Kremlin’s forces fighting in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as the war approaches its 14th month and Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons. A video released by the Kremlin and broadcast by Russian state television showed Putin arriving by helicopter…

Tribune News Service

Putin stages surprise visit to troops in occupied Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited troops in two occupied regions of Ukraine, according to video released Tuesday by the Kremlin, marking the second time in a month he’s toured territory seized in the more than year-old invasion.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 419 of the invasion

Putin visits commanders in occupied Kherson and Luhansk regions of Ukraine; WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in Moscow court

Al Jazeera

Putin visits occupied Ukraine: ‘Important to hear your opinion’

Russian president attends high-level military briefing during a trip to regions partly occupied by Moscow.

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Evening Standard

Strictly’s Nadiya Bychkova desperately trying to get her grandmother out of war-torn home country of Ukraine

The professional dancer now lives in London but is originally from the Ukrainian city Luhansk

Reuters

Ukrainian city mourns champion kickboxer killed fighting Russian troops

Hundreds of residents of the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk turned out to mourn four-times world kickboxing champion Vitalii Merinov after he was killed in action fighting Russian troops.

The Independent UK

Ukraine's northeastern front could decide new battle lines

Ukrainian tanks and soldiers train every day on the country's northeastern front

Al Jazeera

Russia surrounds Bakhmut as Ukraine sends in troops

What happened in the 51st week of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

The Independent UK

Ukraine Russia news – live: Putin’s army has lost ‘almost half’ of key battle tanks in war

Moscow’s fleet of modern T-72B3 and T-72B3M military vehicle hit particularly hard

Bangkok Post

Russia declares battlefield gains as NATO ramps up weaponry for Ukraine

KYIV: Russia said it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east of the country, while Western countries announced more military spending on Ukraine, including artillery rounds, as Kyiv warned of continued Russian attacks.

Reuters

Missiles hammer Ukraine as Russia eyes Bakhmut's capture by April

Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would take weeks if not months to fall.

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