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Russia strikes Kharkiv just hours after German FM pays surprise visit

Russian strikes hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv late Tuesday, the regional governor said, just hours after a surprise visit by the German foreign minister together with her Ukrainian counterpart. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

‘What madness looks like’: Russia intensifies Bakhmut attack

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are escalating their onslaught against Ukrainian positions around the wrecked eastern city of Bakhmut

The Independent UK

Putin’s army seizes most of Ukraine town of Soledar as it fights for 200km disused salt mine tunnels - UK

British defence chiefs believe the Russian military and Putin’s ‘private army’, the Wagner group, have succeeded in ‘tactical advances’ into Soledar

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Ukraine news - live: Russia’s Wagner group claims it has taken control of Soledar

“Wagner units took control of the entire territory of Soledar”, Yevgeny Prigozhin confirms

The Independent UK

'Land covered in corpses' as Russia strives for first big Ukraine gains in months

Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces were still holding onto positions in the eastern mining town of Soledar, withstanding assaults by wave after wave of Russian soldiers and mercenaries seeking Moscow's first battlefield victory for months.

Reuters

Zelenskiy: Resilience of our forces in Soledar has helped Ukraine win time

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said the resilience of Ukraine's forces fighting off waves of attacks in the eastern region of Donbas had helped the country win time and gain strength.

Reuters

Two British men missing in Ukraine, says Foreign Office

Pair named in reports as Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Parry said to have been travelling from Kramatorsk to Soledar

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Two British aid workers missing from Ukraine frontline as urgent search launched

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, were last seen on January 6, when they were helping with evacuation efforts near Soledar, in the Donetsk region.

Daily Record

Two British men missing in Ukraine - OLD

Ukrainian police said Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Perry were last seen on Friday heading to the town of Soledar in the eastern Donetsk region.

The Independent UK

Two British aid volunteers missing from Ukraine frontline after evacuating civilians

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and 28-year-old Christopher Parry disappeared on January 6 while they were helping to evacuate people near Soledar, in the war-torn Donetsk region of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine reinforces Bakhmut defences amid relentless Russian assault

City and nearby town of Soledar are focus of intense efforts by Moscow led by Wagner mercenary group

The Guardian - UK

Zelensky hails ‘resilience’ of troops facing fierce assault in east Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were withstanding "new and even tougher assaults" on Soledar on Monday, near the eastern city of Bakhmut that Moscow has been trying to capture for months. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time [GMT…

France 24

Russia intensifies assaults on Ukrainian salt mining town and eastern front

Russia has stepped up a "powerful assault" led by the Wagner contract militia on Soledar in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv said on Monday, describing a difficult situation for forces repelling waves of attacks around the salt mining town and nearby fronts.

Reuters

Watch: Russia on the offensive in Bakhmut say Ukraine

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in its regular update Saturday morning that over the previous 24 hours, Russian forces launched five missiles, 27 air strikes and 44 shelling attacks on civilian infrastructure and Ukrainian military positions along the line of contact. The Ukrainian military shot…

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U.S. condemns 'war crimes' after Russia drone attack hits Kyiv apartment block

The United States will hold Russia accountable for "war crimes", the White House said on Monday, hours after Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with drones during morning rush hour, killing at least four people in an apartment building in Kyiv.

ABC News

Heavy fighting in Soledar, Bakhmut in Donbas, Russia sends thousands of troops to Belarus

There is heavy fighting in two towns in Ukraine's Donbas region as thousands of Russian troops move to Belarus, further raising tensions along Ukraine's north-western border.

Reuters

Zelenskiy: heavy fighting around two Donbas towns

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Reuters

Russia says it hits U.S.-supplied weapons at railway station in Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday that its high-precision missiles had destroyed weapons and military equipment supplied to Ukrainian forces from the United States and unspecified Western countries at a railway station near the town of Soledar.

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