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Putin takes Mariupol, but wider Donbas victory slipping from reach

Even as the Kremlin prepares to take full control of the ruins of Mariupol city, it faces the growing prospect of defeat in its bid to conquer all of Ukraine's eastern Donbas because its badly mauled forces lack the manpower for significant advances.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin's war has not gone to plan. Here are Russia's three biggest failures in Ukraine so far

From the battle for Snake Island to a spate of military general deaths and the devastating loss of a battalion crossing a river, Russia's mistakes on the battlefield have left Vladimir Putin in an embarrassing position.

ABC News

Vladimir Putin is micro-managing Ukraine war ‘at level of low-ranking colonel’ — report

Putin said to be directly involved in moves in Donbas, where Russia is suffering major military setbacks, that would normally be decided by an officer in charge of 700 soldiers

The Independent UK

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Russian tank destroyed as bungling drivers ignore wreckage to drive through minefield

A 13-second clip is claimed to show two BMP-2 IFV tanks put out of action during Vladimir Putin's assault on Donbas, as Ukraine claims Russian forces have lost more than 2,200 tanks since the invasion started

Daily Mirror

Ending weeks of standoff, Russia takes key port but sees setbacks elsewhere

LVIV, Ukraine — After weeks of Russian bombardment, a band of Ukrainian soldiers fighting from a battered Mariupol steel plant ended combat operations on Monday, giving Moscow full control of a strategic port city that has been turned into a ruin of empty buildings and mass graves.

Los Angeles Times

Putin involved in war ‘at level of colonel or brigadier’, say western sources

President helping determine movement of Russian soldiers, say sources, as head of UK armed forces says Ukraine is winning

The Guardian - UK

Russia warns Finland and Sweden over NATO as strikes pummel east Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — Russia on Monday warned Finland and Sweden that plans to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were a "grave mistake," as Moscow's forces stepped up attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine.

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Russia shells frontline positions as fighting focuses on Donbas city

Luhansk governor says hospital hit in Severodonetsk and that Ukrainian forces repelled 17 attacks on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian forces prepare for major Russian offensive push in Donbas

Ukraine was on Monday preparing for a new Russian push in the eastern Donbas region, as Kyiv said its army's counterattack around the north-eastern city of Kharkiv had gained momentum.

Radio France Internationale

Ukrainian forces reach Russian border in counter-attack

Ukraine’s forces have captured large swathes of territory but are bracing for a fresh Russian offensive

Evening Standard

Ukrainian fighters 'evacuated from steel plant in Mariupol'

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment. The evacuation likely marked the end of the longest and bloodiest battle of the Ukraine war…

France 24

Russian war effort runs into diplomatic, military hurdles

Russia's military is bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukrainian force begins evacuating from last Mariupol stronghold

Troops holed up in the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol began evacuating on Monday, appearing to cede control of the once prosperous city to Russia after months of bombardment.

Reuters

Finland and Sweden formally seeking entry into NATO alliance as US welcomes move

LVIV, Ukraine — Signaling what they called a “new era,” leaders of Finland and Sweden said Sunday they will seek membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization within days, a move almost certain to escalate geopolitical tensions arising from the Russian war in Ukraine.

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Sweden confirms NATO membership bid

Ukraine news from May 16: Announcement comes day after Finland said it intends to join NATO.

Los Angeles Times

Finland formally seeking entry into NATO alliance

LVIV, Ukraine — Leaders of Finland said Sunday that the Nordic nation plans to seek membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a move almost certain to escalate geopolitical tensions arising from the Russian war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia says it strikes Ukraine positions in battle for Donbas

Russia said on Sunday it had pummelled Ukrainian positions in the east with missiles, targeting command centres and arsenals as its forces seek to encircle Ukrainian army units in the battle for Donbas.

Daily Mirror

Finland confirms NATO alliance application despite Vladimir Putin's grave warning

President Sauli Niinisto confirmed his country would submit an application for NATO as a result of security concerns following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

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Front lines shift in Donbas as Ukraine mounts counteroffensive

KYIV, Ukraine: The front lines in the Ukraine war had shifted on Sunday as Russia made some advances in the fiercely contested eastern Donbas region and the Ukrainian military waged a counteroffensive near the strategic Russian-held city of Izium.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin is backed into corner and prepared to use nuclear weapons, expert claims

Military historian Sir Antony Beevor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner and is prepared to use nuclear weapons if his war in Ukraine fails

Manchester Evening News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vows to host next Eurovision contest in embattled city after country's win

Ukraine won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with a performance from the band Kalush Orchestra

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain Says Russia Has Lost a Third of its Forces in Ukraine

Russia has probably lost around a third of the ground forces it deployed to Ukraine and its offensive in the Donbas region "has lost momentum and fallen significantly behind schedule", British military intelligence said on Sunday. "Despite small-scale initial advances, Russia has failed to achieve substantial territorial gains over the…

Reuters

Battle rages for Ukrainian region of Donbas

Russia pummelled positions in the east of Ukraine on Sunday, its defence ministry said, as it sought to encircle Ukrainian forces in the battle for Donbas and fend off a counteroffensive around the strategic Russian-controlled city of Izium.

France 24

Blinken 'confident' Finland and Sweden will join NATO despite Turkey's concerns

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence on Sunday that Sweden and Finland would join NATO once they formally apply despite Turkey's voiced concerns. Earlier, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he was confident of finding common ground and consensus on how to move on membership issues. Read our live…

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Zelenskyy defiant as Russia retreats from Kharkiv

Fresh off his country’s Eurovision win, a defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to one day host the song contest in the embattled city of Mariupol, which is almost entirely in Russian hands aside from a stalwart group of a few hundred Ukrainian fighters who continue to hold out in…

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