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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.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: as the conflict at sea intensifies, Russia's prospects of victory look further off than ever

The Ukraine war is at a strategic turning point. As the Russian offensive intensifies in the Donbas without resulting in any substantial gains, western leaders warn that the war will be long, and supporting Ukraine must be sustained in the long term. At the same time, a less perceptible change…

The Conversation

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.

Al Jazeera

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European leaders to debate Ukraine EU membership

European leaders gathering in Brussels are expected to formally grant Ukraine "candidate status" to join the bloc on Thursday - a symbolic move in a process that could take decades.

Radio France Internationale

EU Debates Ukraine Candidacy as Russia Makes Life 'Hell' in East

EU leaders will gather in Brussels Thursday to discuss calls to formally grant war-torn Ukraine "candidate status" to join the bloc, as Russian forces slowly advance in the eastern Donbas region despite fierce resistance from Kyiv's military. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had been conducting a "telephone marathon" on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fight for key Donbas cities reaching "fearsome climax," Ukraine warns

Russian forces aim to destroy Donbas "step by step," Volodymyr Zelensky said ahead of EU membership talks in Brussels.

Axios

Ukraine becomes EU membership candidate as Donbas battles reach 'fearsome climax'

Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia's invasion that Kyiv and Brussels hailed as an "historic moment".

Reuters

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Russia Pounds Eastern Ukraine, Putin to Mark WWII Anniversary

Ukrainian and Russian forces were entrenched in eastern Ukrainian battlegrounds on Wednesday, a day of commemoration in both countries to mark the anniversary of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Fighting in the months-long war has favored Russia in recent weeks because of its huge edge in artillery…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Live: Ukraine's Lysychansk under 'massive' Russian bombardment

Ukrainian forces are facing "massive" and relentless artillery attacks in the strategic eastern city of Lysychansk, Kyiv warned on Wednesday, as Russian troops gained ground throughout the Donbas region. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24

Ukraine's Zelenskiy looks to EU offer as Russia pounds cities

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday hailed the European Union's expected offer of candidate status for his battle-weary nation, as Russian forces pounded Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv and the eastern Donbas region.

Reuters

Ukraine war: fears that Belarus might invade on Russia's side are growing

As the war in Ukraine drags on and Russia’s attempts to gain significant ground in Donbas stall, concerns are being raised once again about the possibility of Belarus opening a second front. This, so the logic goes, would require Ukraine to redeploy forces from the front lines in the east…

The Conversation

Chechen Special Forces Launch Offensive Into Zolote

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is calling a "special military operation" to "liberate the Donbas."

Zenger

Eastern Donbas ‘extremely difficult’ for Ukrainians as Russia intensifies attacks

Luhansk governor says 568 civilians are holed up in chemical plant and Lysychansk being shelled ‘en masse’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Says Attacks Escalating, as Russia-EU Tensions Surge

Russia's blockade of Ukrainian grain exports sparked fresh tensions with Europe as fears grow of a global food crisis, while Kyiv accused Moscow of stepping up attacks in the east of the country. In New York, Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, auctioned off his…

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Daily Mirror

Russia risks running out of weapons as Ukraine deadlock deepens - Western officials

Vladimir Putin's invaders and Ukrainian defence forces are locked in a drawn-out battle in the Donbas region

The Independent UK

Men, morale, munitions: Russia's Ukraine war faces long slog

Russia’s initially botched offensive is focusing on Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin loses 55th colonel in Ukraine 'when attack helicopter hit by missile'

Well-decorated Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Gundorov, 51, was struck near Volnovakha in the Donbas, making him the 55th officer of the same rank slaughtered by Ukrainian forces since the start of the war

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Russians at Severodonetsk industry zone

Ukraine news from June 20: Russian troops enter Severodonetsk industrial zone, according to Luhansk’s regional governor.

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Evening Standard

Ukraine war ‘could last years’ and costs may be ‘high’, warns NATO chief

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the west must continue to arm Ukraine ‘even if the costs are high’

The Independent UK

Morale is concern as NATO chief warns war could last 'years'

British defense officials assessing the intense fighting in the Donbas region of Ukraine bordering Russia say morale among troops on both sides is likely growing troubled

Reuters

Russia's war in Ukraine could last years, NATO's Stoltenberg says

Russia's war in Ukraine could take years, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a German weekly newspaper, adding that the supply of state-of-the-art weaponry to Ukrainian troops would increase the chance of liberating the Donbas region from Russian control.

The Guardian - UK

Moscow’s war in Ukraine could take years, Stoltenberg says –as it happened

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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

Ukraine holds Sievierodonetsk as battle for Donbas enters critical phase; the Russians rejecting Putin and fighting for Kyiv

France 24

Zelensky adviser: Ukraine can win war in '3 to 6 months' if it gets heavy weapons soon

Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, spoke to FRANCE 24 a day after the visit of the French, German, Italian and Romanian leaders to Kyiv and Irpin. While welcoming this display of European unity with Ukraine, Podolyak called for more heavy weapons to be sent to his…

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Russia's military campaign hindered by the rivers in Donbas

One of the keys to planning a military campaign is to take into account the type of terrain the war will take place on. The frontlines of the Ukraine conflict underline how important this is – they are mainly defined by rivers and other land-based obstacles. To progress, Russian forces…

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