Truss belligerence will prolong conflict in Ukraine – Russian ambassador to UK Andrei Kelin said the UK’s decision to supply Kyiv with weapons would delay peace in Europe. The Independent UK · May 29, 2022
Sievierodonetsk bombing so intense, casualties cannot be assessed, officials say Russian forces are hitting largest city in Donbas still held by Ukraine ‘200 times an hour’ The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022
Russia puts ‘all its resources’ into capture of key Ukraine city Russian forces seized a hotel on Severodonetsk’s outskirts, damaged 14 high-rise buildings, and battled on the streets. Al Jazeera · May 29, 2022
Russian Troops Storm City amid Eastern Ukraine Bombardments Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in an eastern Ukraine city Sunday as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain strategic footholds in the region while facing fierce Ukrainian resistance. Ukrainian regional officials reported that Russian forces were "storming" the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, where the… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 29, 2022
Fighting focuses on Donbas, but Putin has not given up on Kharkiv – or Kyiv The outcome of Russia’s attacks on the Donetsk and Luhansk areas will determine the fate of the rest of Ukraine The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022
Russian death squads launch 'hunt to kill' missions to wipe out Ukrainian officials After capturing the city of Lyman, Vladimir Putin's forces now control around 95% of the Donbas region and are reportedly "hunting for the heads" of local leaders Daily Mirror · May 29, 2022
Russian shelling of Sievierodonetsk has destroyed ‘entire critical infrastructure’ of city Zelenskiy says – as it happened This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022
Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle Russia claims to have overrun a key rail hub in Ukraine while its troops fight defenders in the streets of another eastern city The Independent UK · May 29, 2022
Ukrainian defenders hold out in Donbas city under heavy fire Russian forces intensified their attacks with barrages of heavy artillery to capture a key Ukrainian city in the southeastern region of Donbas, whose full takeover Moscow's top diplomat said was now an "unconditional priority". Reuters · May 29, 2022
Russia pummels eastern towns in bid to encircle Ukraine forces as Kyiv steps up calls for weapons After claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, Russian forces have stepped up their assault on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk. ABC News · May 28, 2022
Putin urged to hold ‘serious negotiations’ with Ukraine’s president Zelensky Macron and Scholz call for immediate ceasefire after Russia claims control of key Ukrainian town The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
War in Ukraine: Aboard the train taking Ukrainians away from the Donetsk, Luhansk regions Since the start of the war in Ukraine, thousands of people have fled the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In recent days, Ukraine’s national railway company has seen an influx of people who did not want to leave their country but who have finally resigned themselves to boarding evacuation trains. FRANCE… France 24 · May 28, 2022
West working to break Russian blockade and ‘avert global food crisis’, says PM Boris Johnson updated Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky on the plan during a phone call on Saturday. The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
Ukraine may have to RETREAT as Vladimir Putin's forces advance despite performing poorly Vlasdimir Putin's troops have gained ground in two areas collectively known as the Donbas but they will be 'unable' capture the Luhansk region says the city's governor Daily Mirror · May 28, 2022
The Independent UK · May 28, 2022 ‘All this suffering because of a madman’: Putin’s forces intensify attacks in bid to seize the Donbas Reporting from Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, Kim Sengupta speaks to families about their grief over losing loved ones as Russia steps up its assault on the two cities of eastern Ukraine
The Independent UK · May 28, 2022 Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle Russia has claimed the capture of a key railway junction as its forces fight to seize all of eastern Ukraine's contested Donbas region
The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2022 Putin defiant as Macron and Scholz call for fresh Ukraine peace talks The Russian president warned the French and German leaders it was ‘dangerous’ for the west to supply further weapons to Ukraine
The Independent UK · May 28, 2022 Ukrainian troops may have to retreat in Luhansk to avoid being surrounded, governor says UK Ministry of Defence says Russia ‘had likely captured’ strategically important town Lyman
Evening Standard · May 28, 2022 EU leaders hold talks with Putin as battle for eastern Ukraine intensifies The German chancellor’s office said Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz “insisted on an immediate ceasefire”
France 24 · May 28, 2022 Macron and Germany’s Scholz urge Putin to hold ‘direct negotiations’ with Zelensky French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold “serious direct negotiations” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to find “a diplomatic solution to the conflict” during a phone call Saturday, the chancellor’s office said. Putin told the two leaders that increasing arms supplies…
ABC News · May 28, 2022 Ukraine may lose last pocket of resistance in Luhansk as Russia advances east A Ukrainian official says forces may have to retreat from their last pocket in the Luhansk region to avoid being captured, as Russian troops press an advance in the east that has shifted the momentum of the three-month-old war.
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022 Russia claims capture of strategic town as fighting rages in east – as it happened Russia’s defence ministry says town of Lyman is now under full control of its forces, after days of fighting
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022 Biden says Putin trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukrainian culture, as prospect of retreat looms in east US president says Putin trying to eliminate people’s identity, as governor of Luhansk says retreat in Sievierodonetsk may be needed to avoid becoming surrounded.
WEKU · May 27, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 27) A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
WEKU · May 27, 2022 Ukrainians say they're badly outgunned by Russia in the battle for the Donbas While many Ukrainians are still basking in the successful defense of Kyiv, the battle in the Donbas is a punishing grind that poses different challenges.