Tell us: do you live in a Ukraine province annexed by Russia? If you’re living in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk or Donetsk provinces, we’d like to hear from you The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022
Russia Seeks to Regain Ground, Hits Ukraine’s Infrastructure Russia's troops fought Thursday to regain lost ground in areas of Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin has illegally annexed while Moscow tried to pound the invaded country into submission with more missile and drone attacks on critical infrastructure. Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions near Bilohorivka, a village in the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022
Putin Declares Martial Law in Annexed Ukraine Regions Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in four regions of Ukraine recently annexed by Moscow. The upper house of Russia’s parliament quickly endorsed Putin’s decision to impose martial law in the annexed Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 19, 2022
Putin demands all-Russia war effort as he declares martial law in occupied Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow claimed last month as its own territory but is struggling to defend from Ukrainian advances. Reuters · Oct 19, 2022
Idaho man dies while fighting as volunteer in Ukraine An Idaho man who volunteered to join the Ukrainian military has died of a shrapnel wound sustained during a Russian attack in Luhansk The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
Ukraine: At least 13 killed after shelling in Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia, along with Luhansk, Donetsk, and Kherson, was one of the four regions annexed by Russia following sham referendums Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2022
How Putin lost hearts and minds in eastern Ukraine The sham referendums serve only to highlight that many once pro-Russian Ukrainians are turning their backs on Moscow, says humanitarian worker Brian Milakovsky The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022
Ukraine recap: bad news from the battlefield for Putin, renewed nuclear threats from Russia Vladimir Putin had barely finished his speech last Friday welcoming four new regions into Mother Russia, when his mouthpiece, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov admitted that they didn’t actually know where the borders of these regions were. “We will clarify everything today,” he said, when quizzed as to whether Russia… The Conversation · Oct 6, 2022
Residential areas in Zaporizhzhia hit as Russia targets cities Five other Ukrainian cities hit on Thursday as well as civilian areas in Kherson, Dontesk and Luhansk regions The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022
Russia ‘suffered heavy losses and evacuating wounded’ from Kherson and Luhansk, Ukraine claims It is also claimed Vladimir Putin recruited more than 650 prisoners from a high-security jail Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022
Putin Signs Laws Annexing 4 Ukrainian Regions Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalizes the annexation carried out in defiance of international law. The documents were published on a Russian government website on Wednesday morning. Earlier this week, both houses of the Russian parliament ratified treaties making… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 5, 2022
Commentary: Forget about diplomacy. Putin’s annexation guarantees a longer war September was a rocky month for Vladimir Putin, the Russian strongman used to getting his way after more than two decades at the top of Russia’s political hierarchy. Chicago Tribune · Oct 5, 2022
Indian doctor appeals to govt. to rescue his pet jaguar and panther from Ukraine The doctor was forced to leave his pets behind with a local farmer when he left Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, a hotbed of the conflict in the region, in search of alternate sources of income The Hindu · Oct 5, 2022
EU summons Russia's envoy over annexation of Ukrainian territory The European Union summoned Russia's envoy to the bloc to condemn and reject Moscow's "illegal annexation" of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, the bloc's diplomatic service said on Tuesday. Reuters · Oct 4, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022 Russia’s Federation Council Ratifies Annexation of Four Ukrainian Regions The upper house of Russia's parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the incorporation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia, as Moscow sets about formally annexing territory it sized from Kyiv during its seven-month conflict. In a session on Tuesday, the Federation Council unanimously ratified legislation to annex the Donetsk, Luhansk,…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022 Russia no longer has full control of any of four ‘annexed’ Ukrainian provinces Kyiv’s troops advanced in southern Kherson province and made additional gains in east
Al Jazeera · Oct 3, 2022 What’s next after Russia’s defeat in Ukraine’s Donetsk? Criticism rises in Russia as Ukrainian forces celebrate their recapture of Lyman, an important eastern town.
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022 Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War Russian shelling of eight Ukrainian regions over the past 24 hours has killed two civilians and injured 14 more, Ukraine’s presidential office has reported
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022 Key Donetsk town liberated and under full Ukrainian control, Zelensky says Video appears to show Ukrainian soldiers raising national flag at entrance to town
Reuters · Oct 2, 2022 Ukraine's retaking of Lyman key for neighbouring Luhansk region - governor Serhiy Gaidai, the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk region, said that the retaking of Lyman in the neighbouring Donetsk region is one of the key factors for reclaiming lost territory in Luhansk.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022 Ukrainian forces perform victory dance after liberating eastern city of Lyman Troops raise Ukrainian flag in city hours after Putin said area was Russia’s ‘for ever’, with Moscow admitting its forces have retreated
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 220 of the invasion Putin signs ‘accession treaties’ illegally claiming parts of Ukraine; Zelenskiy applies for Ukraine to join Nato; Russians hit civilian convoy, killing dozensSee all our Ukraine coverage
Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2022 Putin’s speech on annexation: What exactly did he say? President Vladimir Putin announced that four occupied regions of Ukraine would formally be incorporated into Russia.
The Conversation · Sep 30, 2022 Ukraine war: Putin announces annexation of four regions, but his hold on them may be flimsy Vladimir Putin has formally signed a treaty annexing four Ukrainian regions into the Russian Federation. The Russian president announced, at a ceremony in Moscow’s Red Square, that the incorporation of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, in the south and east of Ukraine, into Russia is the “choice of millions of…
Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022 UK slaps sanctions and export bans on Russia after Putin annexes four Ukraine regions Putin has declared the annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding sham referendums in the occupied areas.