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Ukrainians mark a somber Orthodox Easter

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — With fighting raging in the eastern and southern parts of the country, Ukrainians marked a somber Orthodox Easter on Sunday ahead of a planned visit by the most senior U.S. officials to arrive in the capital since the war erupted two months ago.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 24, 2022

Ukraine fends off Russian attacks as Mariupol, Odesa take pounding. Top US officials to arrive

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russian and Ukrainian troops faced off Saturday along a 300-mile battlefront in the country’s east, where Ukraine said it beat back numerous attacks but faced renewed shelling in the crippled city of Mariupol, the Black Sea port of Odesa and beyond.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 23, 2022

Ukraine largely fends off Russian attacks in the east, says Mariupol remains contested

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russian and Ukrainian troops faced off Saturday along a 300-mile battlefront in the country’s east, where the Ukrainian military said its forces had beaten back more than half a dozen separate attacks. But punishing shellfire forced defenders to regroup in some areas.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 23, 2022

Fresh strikes rock eastern Ukraine as Russia intensifies its assault

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Determined to seize control of Ukraine’s industrial heartland, Russia on Tuesday intensified its assaults across the country’s east, and again gave a fruitless surrender ultimatum to Ukrainian forces in the besieged southern port of Mariupol.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022

Police scout for pro-Russia collaborators in eastern Ukraine

Officers in Donetsk say spies pass on coordinates or photographs of targets via Telegram in exchange for cash

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022

Russian forces launch ground assault in eastern industrial heartland, Ukraine says

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials said Monday that Russia began its long-anticipated assault to seize control of their country’s eastern industrial heartland, launching a ground assault along a nearly 300-mile front while pounding the nation, including the western city of Lviv, with a deadly barrage of missile strikes.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022

Russian forces launch ground assault in eastern industrial heartland, Ukraine says

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Ukraine officials said Monday that Russia began its long-anticipated assault to seize control of their country’s eastern industrial heartland, launching a ground assault along a nearly 300-mile front while pounding the nation, including the western city of Lviv, with a deadly barrage of missile strikes.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022

A single missile before dawn was the warning: Your city is in Russia’s firing line

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — It came at exactly 3 a.m. Monday: a flash of light streaking over the city’s darkened streets, then the massive blast, shaking walls, rattling windows and waking those few who had managed an already-troubled sleep.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 18, 2022

Russian assault in eastern Ukraine has begun, Ukraine President Zelenskyy says

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has launched its long-anticipated assault to seize control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 18, 2022

Ukraine latest: 'Battle for Donbas' begins as UN says civilian death toll exceeds 2,000 since Russian invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff warns "the second phase of the war has started", amid Russian bombardments against cities across the country.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2022