DARK SECRETS: 10 - The Real Truth

Russia-Ukraine news – live: Kyiv ‘shot down 85%’ of kamikaze drones launched in Putin attack

Heavy fighting underway in towns near Donbas, says Volodymyr Zelensky

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Heavy fighting in Soledar, Bakhmut in Donbas, Russia sends thousands of troops to Belarus

There is heavy fighting in two towns in Ukraine's Donbas region as thousands of Russian troops move to Belarus, further raising tensions along Ukraine's north-western border.

ABC News · Oct 16, 2022

Zelenskiy: heavy fighting around two Donbas towns

(Corrects spelling error in paragraph 3)

Reuters · Oct 16, 2022

Another defeat in Ukraine undermines Putin’s ‘forever’ goals

A new operational defeat for Russia’s forces — this time in a strategic eastern Ukrainian town — casts further doubt on the “forever” annexation of four occupied regions by President Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022

Sergey Kiriyenko, the ‘Viceroy of the Donbas’ who helped launch Putin’s career

He is a man of many names: “Kinder Surprise”, after the popular chocolate eggs given to children throughout Europe, “the little human computer”, “Nuke Surprise”, but Sergey Kiriyenko’s front-row seat during Vladimir Putin’s contested annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday inspired his latest nickname: “Viceroy of the Donbas”. Who…

France 24 · Oct 2, 2022

Ukraine forces advance on two fronts, cross Russian lines in the south

Ukrainian forces achieved their biggest breakthrough in the country's south since the war began, bursting through Russian defences and advancing rapidly along the Dnipro River on Monday, threatening supply lines for thousands of Russian troops.

Reuters · Oct 2, 2022

Kremlin says any attack on annexed territory will be an attack on Russia

The Kremlin said on Friday that attacks against any part of the swathe of Ukraine that President Vladimir Putin was about to annex would be considered aggression against Russia itself, adding that Russia would fight to take the whole of the eastern Donbas region.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022

Kremlin: Any Attack on Annexed Territory Will be an Attack on Russia

The Kremlin said on Friday that attacks against any part of the swathe of Ukraine that President Vladimir Putin was about to annex would be considered aggression against Russia itself, adding that Russia would fight to take the whole of the Donbas region. President Vladimir Putin is due to proclaim…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 30, 2022

Ukraine advance on Russian outpost challenges Putin’s grip on Donbas

(This Sept 29 story has been refiled to correct date)

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022

Russia plans to annex parts of Eastern Ukraine – an Eastern European expert explains 3 key things to know about the regions at stake

Russia is set to formally annex four occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, claiming the region as its own more than six months after it first invaded its neighboring country.

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2022