Ukraine calls for arms as fight for Luhansk at ‘fearful climax’ Russia captures more villages south of Severodonetsk while all of Lysychansk is now within the reach of Russian fire. Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2022
Pro-Russian Separatists Accuse Ukraine Of Firing Tactical Missile At Village Pro-Russia separatists in the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic have accused Ukraine of firing a tactical missile at a village. Zenger · Jun 23, 2022
Russian forces capture two settlements near Ukraine's Lysychansk Russian forces have captured the settlements of Loskutivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka south of Ukraine's cities of Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk, which are the focus of the Russian offensive in the region, Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Thursday. Reuters · Jun 23, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 120 of the invasion Russian forces edge closer to seizing the last pocket of resistance in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk; footage shows drone crashing into oil refinery inside Russia’s borders The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2022
Russia bears down on Lysychansk, targeting police and judicial buildings Moscow’s troops move on to city neighbouring Sievierodonetsk, after capturing all but chemical plant there The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022
Russia Pounds Eastern Ukraine, Putin to Mark WWII Anniversary Ukrainian and Russian forces were entrenched in eastern Ukrainian battlegrounds on Wednesday, a day of commemoration in both countries to mark the anniversary of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Fighting in the months-long war has favored Russia in recent weeks because of its huge edge in artillery… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 22, 2022
Russian forces capture several more settlements in Ukraine's Luhansk region Russian forces have captured several settlements near the embattled cities of Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk region, the regional governor and Ukraine's general staff said on Tuesday. Reuters · Jun 21, 2022
Russian forces seize frontline Donbas village: Ukrainian official Head of the Severodonetsk district military administration says Toshkivka is now ‘controlled entirely by the Russians’. Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2022
Eastern Donbas ‘extremely difficult’ for Ukrainians as Russia intensifies attacks Luhansk governor says 568 civilians are holed up in chemical plant and Lysychansk being shelled ‘en masse’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022
Ukraine latest updates: Russians at Severodonetsk industry zone Ukraine news from June 20: Russian troops enter Severodonetsk industrial zone, according to Luhansk’s regional governor. Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2022
Russia sending large number of reserve troops to Sievierodonetsk - Ukrainian governor (Corrects day of week in first paragraph to Saturday) Reuters · Jun 18, 2022
After EU's nod, Ukraine vows to prevail as it battles Russian assaults With a blessing for its EU ambitions and a pledge of unwavering support from Britain, Ukraine vowed on Saturday to prevail against Moscow as it battled Russian assaults near a key eastern city and multiple locations came under shell and missile attack. Reuters · Jun 18, 2022
Ukrainian Special Forces Blow Up Pontoon Bridge As Russians Attempt To Cross Luhansk River These video images purport to show Ukrainian special forces mining a pontoon bridge set up by Russian troops to cross a river in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk before it is blown to smithereens. Zenger · Jun 17, 2022
Ukraine says evacuation from Sievierodonetsk chemical plant 'impossible' The evacuation of 568 civilians sheltering in bunkers under the Azot chemical plant in the embattled city of Sievierodonetsk is currently impossible due to shelling and heavy fighting, the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk region said on Friday. Reuters · Jun 17, 2022
Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2022 Timeline: Week 16 of Russia’s war in Ukraine Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 16 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022 UK aims sanctions at Russians accused of abducting Ukrainian children Maria Lvova-Belova accused by Ukraine of organising capture of vulnerable children in Luhansk and Donetsk
ABC News · Jun 16, 2022 Here's what we know about the Azot chemical plant sheltering civilians during the Russian war in Ukraine In a siege similar to the Mariupol steelworks, hundreds of Ukrainian civilians are believed to have taken shelter inside a chemical plant in the Luhansk region.
Reuters · Jun 15, 2022 Ukraine says Russian forces trying to attack simultaneously in nine directions The head of Ukraine's military on Wednesday said Russia had concentrated its main strike forces in the north of Luhansk region and were trying to attack simultaneously in nine directions.
Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2022 Vladimir Putin loses yet another commander in Ukraine war as 53rd dies during invasion Colonel Sergei Postnov had been on active duty with Russian forces close to Kyiv, in Kharkiv as well as more recently in the Luhansk region, and was killed on a combat mission
Reuters · Jun 15, 2022 Russia-backed separatists say Ukraine has disrupted Sievierodonetsk humanitarian corridor Russian-backed separatists from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said Ukraine has disrupted a humanitarian corridor from the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, RIA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022 Russians Control 80% of Contested City in Eastern Ukraine Russian troops control about 80% of the fiercely contested eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and have destroyed all three bridges leading out of it but Ukrainian authorities are still trying to evacuate the wounded, a regional official said Tuesday. Serhiy Haidai, governor of the eastern Luhansk region, acknowledged that a…
Zenger · Jun 14, 2022 Special Forces Destroy 3 Russian Multiple Rocket Launcher Vehicles That Targeted Sievierodonetsk The Ukrainians have said that the vehicles had been used to shell the city of Sievierodonetsk.
Axios · Jun 14, 2022 Evacuations "impossible" after all 3 bridges to key Ukrainian city Severodonetsk destroyed Fresh humanitarian supplies are also no longer possible in the epicenter for the battle of the Donbas.
ABC News · Jun 13, 2022 Sievierodonetsk cut off by Russian forces, last bridge into Donbas destroyed, Zelenskyy warns of 'brutal' battle ahead As the fight for the Donbas region intensifies, Ukraine's President says it will be remembered as "one of the most brutal battles" in European history.
Reuters · Jun 13, 2022 Kremlin pledges support after Donbas separatist leader calls for more Russian forces Russia's main goal of its military operation in Ukraine is to protect the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics, the Kremlin said on Monday, after the leader of one of the separatist regions asked for additional forces from Moscow.