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Russia says 900 Ukrainian troops sent to prison colony from Mariupol

Fate of soldiers leaving Azovstal site unclear and numbers not confirmed by Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022

Top Ukrainian commanders not surrendered from Azovstal, pro-Russian rebel says

Top-ranking Ukrainian commanders have not yet surrendered from the labyrinth of bunkers and tunnels below the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, the leader of the Russian-backed separatist region of Donetsk said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 18, 2022

Separatist leader says court to decide fate of Azovstal fighters who surrendered - local media

Donetsk separatist leader Denis Pushilin said that a court would decide the fate of the Ukrainian fighters who had surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, a local media outlet reported.

Reuters · May 18, 2022

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden cautious over Russia promise

Ukraine news from March 29: Joe Biden urges caution over Russia’s pledge to reduce military activity near Kyiv.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2022

US military saw ‘outburst’ of emotion from Russian general at rare face-to-face meeting, report says

In-person meeting came after Moscow accused Kyiv of ‘war crimes’ in separatist-held Donetsk, where Russian general Yevgeny Ilyin lived with family

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

‘Their golden hour’: Donetsk and Luhansk leaders revel in rising profile

Ukraine crisis has thrust Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik into centre of events, amid claim they are puppets of Putin

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2022

Separatist says Russia recognised breakaway republic on territory of wider region

Russian-backed separatist leader Denis Pushilin said on Tuesday that Moscow formally recognised the breakaway region of Donetsk within the wider boundaries of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, much of which is controlled by Ukrainian forces.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

Pro-Russia rebels evacuate civilians from east Ukraine as the West fears imminent invasion

US and UK warn that Moscow may use increased shelling in eastern Ukraine as a ‘pretext’ to invade

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

Biden says diplomacy still possible; OSCE reports more attacks in east – as it happened

Russian state media say a blast has occurred in Donetsk amid multiple US warnings of false flag incidents

The Guardian - US · Feb 18, 2022

Separatist leader says full-scale war in east Ukraine could break out any time

A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine said on Monday that full-scale war could break out there at any time and his forces might need to turn to Moscow for support.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022