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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 123 of the invasion

Kyiv under attack as G7 leaders meet in Germany; focus of Russia’s campaign shifts to Lysychansk

The Guardian - AU

Russian missiles strike Kyiv for first time in three weeks

One man killed and residential buildings damaged in attack on central district before planned Nato summit on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden says West will not ‘splinter’ on support for Ukraine

US leader condemned ‘barbarism’ of fresh Russian missile strikes on Kyiv as G7 summit got underway with Boris Johnson calling for unity

Evening Standard

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Russia strikes Kyiv as troops consolidate gains in the east

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Russia has targeted the Ukrainian capital

The Independent UK

Russia steps up missile strikes on Ukraine as G7 leaders gather

Russian missiles struck an apartment block and close to a kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as "barbarism" as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow.

Reuters

Fall of Severodonetsk is Russia’s biggest victory since Mariupol

Fall of city after weeks of street fighting transforms the battlefield in the east of Ukraine to Moscow’s advantage.

Al Jazeera

Russia pushes to block off city of Lysychansk, says Ukraine

Moscow launches massive artillery bombardments and airstrikes on eastern city, after Sievierodonetsk destroyed

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Russian Missiles Strike Across Ukraine

Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine on Saturday, hitting military facilities in the west and the north as well as a southern city as the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War Two entered its fifth month. Russian artillery and airstrikes pounded the twin cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia pushes to block 2nd city in eastern Ukraine

Russian forces are trying to block a city in eastern Ukraine after their relentless assault on the next-door city forced Ukrainian troops to begin withdrawal after weeks of intense fighting

The Independent UK

As war for eastern Ukraine reaches ‘fearful climax,’ European Union approves Kiev’s bid for candidacy

LVIV, Ukraine — Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers appeared to be all but encircled as Russian troops advanced Thursday around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine in what a senior Ukrainian official called a “fearful climax” of the battle for the Donbas, signaling that the fall of a significant part…

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine loses key district south of Lysychansk to Russian forces

KYIV: A district south of the city of Lysychansk in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region was "fully occupied" by Russian forces as of Friday morning, a local Ukrainian official said on television.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine loses key town as Russia claims it surrounds troops

Ukraine said Russian forces had "fully occupied" a town south of the strategically important city of Lysychansk in the eastern Luhansk region as of Friday, and Moscow claimed it had encircled about 2,000 Ukrainian troops in the area.

Reuters

Ukraine repels Russian attack on Lysychansk but loses key village -governor

Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian attack on the southern outskirts of Lysychansk, the last fully Ukrainian-controlled city in the region of Luhansk, the area's governor said on Friday.

Reuters

Kyiv orders troops to pull out of Sievierodonetsk – as it happened

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Reuters

Ukraine set to quit ruined Sievierodonetsk as Russians close in

Ukraine was set to pull its troops from the ruined city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of street fighting and bombardment, the regional governor said, in what would be a significant gain for Russia as it grinds out its offensive in the east.

The Guardian - UK

Fighting entering ‘fearsome climax’ in key regions, says Ukraine

Russia getting closer to capturing Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, last Luhansk cities under Kyiv’s control, say advisers

Los Angeles Times

War for eastern Ukraine reaches ‘fearful climax’ as European Union is set to approve Ukraine candidacy

Daily Mirror

Goat wounds Russian soldiers after animal wandered into middle of battle zone

The Russian soldiers had also placed grenades around the outside of a Ukrainian hospital with tripwires installed in a circle as a means of defence - but a stray goat triggered tripwires and injured troops

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Al Jazeera

Timeline: Week 17 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 17 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

As Kyiv claims political victory, Russia advances in east Ukraine

While Ukraine moves closer to the EU and away from Moscow’s orbit, Russian troops seize further territory in the Donbas.

The Independent UK

Russians focus firepower to seize 2 villages in east Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities say Russia's military captured two villages in eastern Ukraine and were vying for control of a key highway in a continued offensive on the frontline

Al Jazeera

Ukraine calls for arms as fight for Luhansk at ‘fearful climax’

Russia captures more villages south of Severodonetsk while all of Lysychansk is now within the reach of Russian fire.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s forces advance on key city but bid to encircle swathe of east Ukraine stalled

Vladimir Putin’s troops have advanced around three miles in recent days in their battle for a key city but his broader aim of encircling a swathe of eastern Ukraine remains “stalled,” British defence chiefs said on Thursday.

Reuters

Britain says Russia boosts pressure in advance on Ukraine's Lysychansk

Russian forces advancing towards the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk are putting increasing pressure on the surrounding region, including the twin city of Sievierodonetsk, Britain's defence ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russian forces capture two settlements near Ukraine's Lysychansk

Russian forces have captured the settlements of Loskutivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka south of Ukraine's cities of Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk, which are the focus of the Russian offensive in the region, Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Thursday.

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