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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 680

As the war enters is 680th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Russia pursues Avdiivka with ‘meat assaults’ in a replay of Bakhmut

Russia throws vast numbers of poorly supported troops into a new meat grinder, Ukrainian officials say.

Al Jazeera

Zelensky says Putin ‘losing control’ as Ukraine’s troops prepare to repel Bakhmut assault

‘They have contaminated their own territory with such a level of hatred’

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Russia attempts to seize military, diplomatic initiative against Ukraine

Over the past week, Russia attacked Avdiivka and Lyman in the east, but Ukrainian defenders held the line.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian forces release video of downed Russian Mi-8 helicopter: ‘It burns beautifully’

Kyiv has successfully taken down several Russian attack helicopters during the course of Vladimir Putin’s invasion

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin suffers serious losses in largest offensive in months

The war has proved costly for both Russia and Ukraine

The Independent UK

Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city

Ukrainian officials have reported intense combat that is characterized by relentless assaults by Russian forces on the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka

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Ukrainian general says fighting in north-east has ‘significantly worsened’ – as it happened

Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russian forces had regrouped after suffering losses

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Two dead as Russian troops continue fierce shelling of Avdiivka

Russia’s military presses on for fifth day with shelling so fierce that emergency crews were unable to recover the dead from wrecked buildings

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s army commander claims 3 elite Russian brigades ‘crushed’ in east

Ukraine’s ground forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi says three Russian brigades left with no combat capability.

Al Jazeera

Russian defensive lines breached in capture of villages near Bakhmut, Ukraine commander says

‘These settlements, at first glance small, were important elements in the enemy's defensive line,’ general says

The Independent UK

Ukraine troops have recaptured key village of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian president praises soldiers as military says ‘powerful damage’ inflicted on Russian forces

The Guardian - UK

Blinken announces more than $1 billion in new Ukraine aid on visit to Kyiv

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced over $1 billion of new assistance to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv Wednesday, which he said would help Ukraine’s counteroffensive "build momentum". Blinken’s visit came as a Russian strike on a market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk…

France 24

Ukraine’s intelligence service claims responsibility for Crimean Bridge drone attack

Spy chief confirms security services’ involvement in July attack and warns similar strikes will follow

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Ukraine’s troops advance around Bakhmut despite intense artillery fire from Russia’s forces, military say

‘The enemy fiercely clings to every centimetre, conducting intense artillery and mortar fire,’ commander of Ukraine’s ground forces says

The Guardian - AU

Russia says missiles shot down over Crimea; Zelenskiy meets Polish president – as it happened

Russian officials say cruise missile shot down near city of Kerch without inflicting damage; Zelenskiy and Andrzej Duda pledge to ‘work together’

The Guardian - UK

Prigozhin crosses his Rubicon in echo of Caesar’s march on Rome

Wagner leader’s abortive mutiny was an irrevocable step that may yet have serious consequences

The Guardian - UK

‘Everything is still ahead’: inside a secret military base with top Ukraine general

Exclusive: Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi details his experience of war and suggests counteroffensive is just gearing up

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine commander says main offensive reserve yet to be sent into battle

Exclusive: Head of ground forces says ‘everything is still ahead’ in counteroffensive against Russia

Al Jazeera

‘Furious resistance’: Ukraine counteroffensive slowed by Russia

Ukraine sought to allay any disillusionment over small gains during the second week of its counteroffensive.

Evening Standard

Information war erupts over whether fighting along Ukraine frontline is key counter-offensive by Kyiv

Ukraine has been planning its counter-offensive for months

Reuters

Clashes near Bakhmut persist despite easing, Ukraine's military says

Clashes are continuing around the devastated city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and Moscow is still suffering "significant losses" despite a relative easing of combat operations in recent days, Kyiv's armed forces said on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine still has a foothold inside Bakhmut, says official

The deputy defence minister says Ukrainian troops are advancing near the city, over which Russia claimed victory.

The New Daily

Ukraine general ‘visits near Bakhmut’ amid rival claims

The commander of Ukraine's ground forces says he has visited front-line positions near Bakhmut after Russian officials said the city had been captured.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says Bakhmut ‘is not occupied’; Russia accuses G7 of ‘undermining global stability’ — as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says during Japan visit that Ukrainian troops are still in eastern city at centre of bloody battle; Moscow calls summit a ‘politicised’ event

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