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Putin’s forces have made ‘genuine headway’ after capturing Lysychansk, say western officials – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Street fighting, constant shelling as Russia pushes for control of Ukraine's Donbas

KYIV: Ukrainian troops were engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, while other towns were under constant shelling, as the Kremlin pushed for control of the eastern Donbas region.

Bangkok Post

Vladimir Putin’s forces stalled in key advance in Donbas, says UK

Vladimir Putin’s forces have stalled in a key advance in the Donbas region of Ukraine, British defence chiefs said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says it will fight for all territory amid fierce battle in east

Ukraine will fight to recover all its territory occupied by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, as his troops struggled to hold their ground in bloody street-to-street fighting in the city of Sievierodonetsk.

Reuters

Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region calls for more weapons to defeat Russia

Ukraine's embattled eastern region of Donetsk will not fall quickly to Russia's assault, but it needs the world to supply more weapons to keep the offensive at bay, its governor told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

Ukraine says it pushes back Russian troops in battlefield city

Ukraine said on Saturday it had recaptured a swathe of the battlefield city of Sievierodonetsk, where intense fighting continued, in a rare counter-offensive against Russia's main assault force that had been steadily advancing in the east.

Reuters

Russia trying to capture key Donetsk cities: governor

Russian forces in Ukraine's east are attempting to advance south towards the key Ukrainian-held cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the local region's governor said on Thursday.

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Russian rockets hit eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk

The Russian rocket strikes came early in the morning in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk

The Independent UK

Nato ‘doing literally nothing’ to stop Russia, says Kyiv – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Russian soldier gets life for killing Ukrainian civilian

A Ukrainian court sentenced a captured Russian soldier to the maximum penalty of life in prison for killing a civilian, and the Kremlin hinted that it may put on trial some of the fighters who surrendered at Mariupol’s steelworks

The Independent UK

Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine’s 1st War Crimes Trial

A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian was sentenced Monday to life in prison - the maximum - in the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine three months ago. Meanwhile, in a rare public expression of opposition to the war from the ranks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Siege ends at Ukraine's Mariupol steelworks, Russia seeks control of Donbas

The last Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's smashed Azovstal steelworks surrendered on Friday, Russia's defense ministry said, ending the most destructive siege of the war as Moscow fought to cement control over the Donbas region.

Reuters

Finland’s leaders endorse NATO bid; Russia issues threats and continues airstrikes on eastern Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As Finland’s leaders dealt him a blow by announcing their support for joining NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his determination to maintain Moscow’s sway over eastern Ukraine as Russian missiles pounded the area.

Los Angeles Times

Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine reaching stalemate, says US official

Pentagon intelligence chief suggests neither side winning despite claim by Kyiv that its forces are pushing Russian troops back

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Ukrainians make gains in east, hold on at Mariupol mill

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv’s military has made small gains near the eastern city of Kharkiv

Evening Standard

Around 100 civilians ‘remain trapped in Azovstal steel plant’ in Mariupol

Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said those left behind are the civilians that ‘the Russians have not selected’

Los Angeles Times

EU weighs ban on Russian oil as missiles hit west and east Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — In its biggest step yet to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels, the European Union proposed a plan Wednesday to phase in an embargo on Russian oil to sever a major source of revenue for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Ukraine hopes for more evacuations from besieged steel mill

Ukrainian officials and the United Nations say they hope to arrange more evacuations from the bombed-out steel mill in Mariupol

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Russia steps up Azovstal siege as freed civilians reach Zaporizhzhia

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says 156 people managed to escape Mariupol while Red Cross says many are still trapped at steelworks

Reuters

Donetsk governor says 21 residents killed, 27 injured in Russian attacks

Russian attacks in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region killed 21 civilians and injured 27 on Tuesday, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in an online post.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Russia says will open evacuation routes

Ukraine news from May 4: Russia says will open evacuation routes for civilians from Mariupol steel plant for three days.

The Independent UK

Live updates l Turkey plans for Russian tourists despite war

Turkey’s president says the war in Ukraine shouldn’t negatively affect the tourism season

Los Angeles Times

Russia launches new wave of attacks on Kyiv and Ukraine’s east as Biden seeks massive aid package

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ending days of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital, Russia on Thursday bombarded Kyiv — as the head of the United Nations visited and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — while also ramping up attacks along the besieged country’s eastern front, Ukrainian officials said.

ABC News

Ukraine-Russia war: Mariupiol authorities hold 'deadly epidemic' fears, UN chief 'shocked' as missiles hit Kyiv — as it happened

Mariupol authorities sound the alarm over unsanitary conditions they say pose a "deadly danger" to the city's remaining residents.

ABC News

Blasts hit Kyiv while UN chief visiting, Ukraine blames Russian missile attacks

Russia has fired two missiles into the Ukrainian capital Kyiv during a visit by the UN secretary-general, with one hitting the lower floor of a residential building and injuring at least three people, the city's mayor says.

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