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Russia’s ‘meat grinder’ tactics in Ukraine have proved effective in past wars – but at terrible cost

Reports have emerged in recent months of particularly savage casualties among Russian troops fighting in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, as the Russian military bids to capture as much territory as it can, possibly with one eye on a potential ceasefire deal. Much will depend on the outcome of…

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Zelensky In Brussels To Defend 'Victory Plan' At EU And NATO

More than two and a half years into the war, Kyiv is losing new territory almost daily in its eastern Donbas region and under mounting pressure to forge an exit strategy -- which it says must start with ramped-up Western support.

Latin Times

Ukraine, Putin ... and Trump: What lies ahead after US election?

Time is not on Volodymyr Zelensky's side. Ukraine's president is on a tour of five European cities in two days as he seeks the green light for longer-range missile strikes inside Russia from NATO allies. In a week that has seen his side lose two key towns in the Donbas…

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Two Months On, Donbas Soldiers Begin To Question Kursk Offensive

Two months into Ukraine's offensive on Russian territory, questions are growing in Ukrainian ranks over the long-term strategy as Russian troops advance steadily in other areas.

International Business Times

Residents flee as Russian troops close in on Ukrainian village of Pokrovsk

Russian forces have been intensifying their attacks on the approach to the town of Pokrovsk in the Donbas, which used to be a key logistical hub far back from the front, crucial for supplying Ukrainian troops and towns in the east. But now, water, electricity and gas supplies have been…

France 24

In Ukraine, some are sceptical of Zelenskyy’s shake-up as Russia advances

The president, whose approval ratings are in decline, oversaw a major reshuffle as Russian troops advance in the Donbas.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war briefing: Putin dismisses Kursk incursion and says eastern Donbas region is main war aim

President claims Kursk move helped Russian military make gains in Donbas; Institute for the Study of War says wider impacts of Kursk operation not yet clear. What we know on day 926

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Putin Says 'Main' Goal Is To Capture Ukraine's Donbas

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday his main aim in Ukraine after 30 months of fighting was to capture the eastern Donbas area -- and claimed that Ukraine's Kursk counter-offensive had made that easier.

International Business Times

Ukraine failed to slow Russia’s Donbas advance with Kursk incursion: Putin

Russian leader claims Kyiv’s bid had an opposite effect, allowing Moscow to accelerate its eastern Ukraine offensive.

Al Jazeera

Zelensky appoints Andriy Sybiha as Ukraine's new foreign minister

Ukraine's parliament on Thursday approved the nomination of Andriy Sybiha as foreign minister, part of the biggest government reshuffle since the full-scale Russian invasion two and a half years ago. Sybiha replaces Dmytro Kuleba, who pressed the West to come to Ukraine's aid after Russia's invasion and to provide it…

France 24

Why Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has failed to distract Russia from Donbas push

Russian troops are inching ever close to Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, a vital logistical hub for Kyiv’s outgunned and outnumbered forces, leading some analysts to question the wisdom of a Ukrainian lightning offensive on Russian soil that was intended to distract Moscow from its Donbas push.

France 24

Pro-Putin movement expands across the former Soviet bloc – here’s why

As Russia keeps pounding Ukrainian cities with airstrikes and advances along the frontline in Donbas, regional elections in two states in eastern Germany have seen a surge of support for parties on the extreme right and extreme left.

The Conversation

Ukrainian drone attacks hit power stations and refineries in Russia

Russia plays down overnight strikes as its forces make incremental gains in Donbas and launch missiles at Kharkiv

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine and Russia trade blows: Who is on the back foot?

What happens when summer turns to fall? After the slow and steady Russian gains in the Donbas comes the surprise Ukrainian counter-invasion in Kursk. Now come harrowing nights of bombings across Ukraine. What to expect when fall turns to winter?

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Ukraine war: away from the battlefield the diplomatic wrangling hots up with Modi visit to Kyiv

Ukraine’s three-week incursion has been countered recently by an intensifying Russian drone campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure. Russian troops have also made steady gains in the battle for the strategic logistics hub of Pokrovsk in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.

France 24

Moscow, Kyiv swap 230 prisoners of war on Ukraine’s Independence Day

Russia and Ukraine on Saturday announced that they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks after Kyiv launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region. The prisoner exchange came on Ukraine's Independence Day, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a video address, said Russia wanted to…

France 24

‘We gotta get out of here’: Pokrovsk residents flee strategic Ukrainian city

Residents of eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk resisted leaving home for months as fighting raged in the villages near the strategic Donbas city. But as Russian forces advance on the transport hub, many residents are now choosing to flee. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Pokrovsk.

Evening Standard

OPINION - These are the three sets of questions that will likely determine the fate of Ukraine by the end of year

Since August 6, the war in Ukraine has become a tale of two major offensives. Ukrainian forces have invaded Russia, grabbing more than 1,000 square kilometres of Kursk Oblast, which they are now defending fiercely. At the same time, in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces are moving on…

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Putin: Ukraine's Incursion In Kursk To Halt Moscow's Offensive

Russian President Putin accuses Ukraine of incursion in Kursk to disrupt Donbas offensive, raising concerns over potential escalation of hostilities.

France 24

Back in Sloviansk, Donbas, where the war in Ukraine started 10 years ago

The first flashpoint of Russia’s hybrid war in Donbas in eastern Ukraine, and one of the first Ukrainian cities to be occupied and then liberated back in 2014, Sloviansk today finds itself once again under threat from the Kremlin’s armies.

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