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The Latest Breaking News on 6 months inside Ukraine's special forces show how covert missions shape the war behind the frontline

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 550

As the war enters its 550th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine picks up momentum, retakes second town in a week

Ukraine may have begun to break through Russian minefields and front-line artillery, reaching secondary defences.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s General Surovikin dismissed as head of aerospace forces: Reports

Surovikin, former commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, has not been seen in public since the Wagner mutiny in June.

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🔴 Live: Wagner chief's private plane crashes in Russia, leaving no survivors

A private plane belonging to Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed in Moscow's Tver region, killing all ten people on board, the Russian emergency services said Wednesday. Russia's aviation agency says Prigozhin was on board. Reports of the crash came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to end Russia’s occupation of…

France 24

Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden for 1st time since full-scale war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Sweden for the first time since the full-scale Russian invasion of his country

The Independent UK

Ukraine says it won’t be able to deploy F16 jets against Russia this year

Ukraine on Thursday claimed gains in its counter-offensive against Vladimir Putin’s invading forces but complained that it would not be able to deploy Western F16 jets this year.

Evening Standard

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 540 of the invasion

Nato official apologises for saying Ukraine could give up territory to Russia; Russia shoots down Ukrainian drones near Moscow

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Experts warn Ukraine’s frontline push is being damaged by West

Pressure for a ‘Hollywood-style’ breakthough against Russia’s forces is unrealistic, war analysts tell The Independent

The Independent UK

Ukraine pushes back Putin’s troops around Bakhmut – as Zelensky visits eastern frontline

Military says Kyiv’s forces have ‘some success’ amid heavy fighting across the entire frontline

The Independent UK

Zelensky visits troops as Ukraine recaptures frontline territory near Bakhmut

Ukraine’s deputy defence minister said Monday that the Ukrainian military pushed Russian forces out of pockets of territory along front lines in the east and south of the country. The news came as President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a visit to troops near the eastern front. Follow our live blog for…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war: strikes on Odesa leave three injured; rouble falls to 16-month low against dollar – as it happened

Overnight attack on southern port city wounded three, according to local governor; currency falls to weakest point in almost 17 months

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: seven people killed by Russian shelling in Kherson region – as it happened

Russian military targeted residential areas, factories and mobile communications towers, says regional governor

The Guardian - AU

Russia redeploys elite airborne troops to Zaporizhzhia as fighting intensifies, says UK defence chiefs

The MOD has assessed that Russian redeployment could leave gaps in defences on Dnipro river

Evening Standard

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 532

Here is the situation on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

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The Guardian - AU

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

Ukrainian counteroffensive is slow going; Russia strikes grain facilities; IOC issues invitation to disqualified Ukrainian fencer

Fortune

Russia reportedly recruiting troops from a neighboring nation with a $5,300 signing-on bonus

It is estimated that some 50,000 Russian soldiers have lost their lives in the invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 527 of the invasion

Ukraine claims to have incapacitated a ship in Russia’s Black Sea fleet ; Russian defence minister pictured visiting troops inside occupied Ukraine

France 24

Russia says it thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea port of Novorossiysk

Russia's defence ministry said early on Friday that it had thwarted an overnight drone attack by Ukraine on Novorossiysk, a Russian naval base on the Black Sea. A Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters that a Russian vessel was damaged in the attack, although the regional governor had earlier stated that…

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Ukrainian counteroffensive’s slow going offers reality check but could yet pay off

Hopes of a rapid breakthrough proved over-optimistic in the face of entrenched defences but Russian forces are suffering major damage

The Week

Who is winning the war in Ukraine?

It has been more than 17 months since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and there appears to be no end in sight for the conflict.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: civilian deaths reported after strikes in Kryvyi Rih, Kherson and Donetsk

Ukraine defence minister says Moscow has intensified strikes on military infrastructure; Kremlin says Ukraine counteroffensive ‘not working out as planned’

Evening Standard

Ukrainian soldiers could be in Crimea ‘soon’, says top defence official

Ukrainiansoldiers could cross into Crimea “soon” according to one of the country’s top defence officials.

France 24

Counterattack or ploy? Kyiv vigilant despite heavy Russian shelling of northeast region

Russian troops have mounted fierce assaults in Ukraine’s northeastern Kupiansk region, located at the northern end of the country’s 600-mile front line. While Moscow’s troops have reportedly gained some ground, military experts caution against calling this a full-blown offensive.

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s troops advance around Bakhmut despite intense artillery fire from Russia’s forces, military say

‘The enemy fiercely clings to every centimetre, conducting intense artillery and mortar fire,’ commander of Ukraine’s ground forces says

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 520 of the invasion

Ukrainian soldiers say they have recpatured village of Staromaiorske; Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to attend the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg

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