Russia-Ukraine live updates | Ordinary Ukrainians resisting Russia’s invasion are my role models, says Zelensky

Russia-Ukraine live updates | Ordinary Ukrainians resisting Russia’s invasion are my role models, says Zelensky

Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, a key Ukrainian city Severodonetsk was under ‘massive’ Russian bombardment recently. As per reports, despite fierce resistance from the outgunned Ukrainian military, the Moscow troops have been pummelling eastern Ukraine for weeks and are slowly advancing. With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces tightening their grip on the […]

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Russia-Ukraine live updates | Ukraine’s Zelensky says military situation in Luhansk region is very tough

Russia-Ukraine live updates | Ukraine’s Zelensky says military situation in Luhansk region is very tough

As Russia stepped up an effort to evict Ukrainian troops from key areas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the military situation in the eastern region of Luhansk was very difficult.  As per news agency Reuters, Russian forces have captured several settlements near the embattled cities of Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk region, the regional […]

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Russia-Ukraine live updates | Russia to ‘intensify’ fighting, Zelensky warns as EU decision looms

Russia-Ukraine live updates | Russia to ‘intensify’ fighting, Zelensky warns as EU decision looms

Amid the ongoing crisis, NATO’s chief warned that the war in Ukraine could last “for years” as President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Sunday that his forces would not give up the south of the country to Russia after his first visit to the frontline there. Mr. Zelensky, after making a trip to the Black Sea-city […]

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Russia-Ukraine live updates | NATO warns of long Ukraine war as Russian assaults follow EU boost for Kyiv

Russia-Ukraine live updates | NATO warns of long Ukraine war as Russian assaults follow EU boost for Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the war-damaged southern city of Mykolaiv on June 18 for the first time since the Russian invasion in a rare trip outside Kyiv. Mr. Zelensky’s office published a video of him looking at a badly damaged high-rise residential building in the city and holding a meeting with local officials. His […]

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Russia-Ukraine live updates | German, French, Italian leaders expected in Kyiv to signal solidarity

Russia-Ukraine live updates | German, French, Italian leaders expected in Kyiv to signal solidarity

Ukraine pleaded with Western governments on June 15 to decide quickly on sending heavy weapons to shore up its faltering defences, as Russia said it would evacuate civilians from a frontline chemical plant. The industrial city of Severodonetsk is under intense bombardment as Russia focuses its offensive on the Donbas region. The West must step […]

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Russia-Ukraine live updates | Group of NATO leaders pledge support for Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine live updates | Group of NATO leaders pledge support for Ukraine

Russia told Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical plant in embattled Severodonetsk to lay down their arms by early Wednesday as it fights to maintain momentum in its battle for control of eastern Ukraine. Ukraine is calling for an increase in Western heavy weapons after Russia committed the bulk of its firepower to the […]

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Russia-Ukraine live updates | EU chief promises a signal on Ukraine’s bid next week

Russia-Ukraine live updates | EU chief promises a signal on Ukraine’s bid next week

Ukrainian and British officials warned on June 11 that Russian forces are relying on weapons able to cause mass casualties as they try to make headway in capturing eastern Ukraine and fierce, prolonged fighting depletes resources on both sides. Meanwhile, Ukraine pleaded to Western countries for faster deliveries of weapons as better-armed Russian forces pounded […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Intense fighting in Ukraine’s bombed-out Sievierodonetsk

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Intense fighting in Ukraine’s bombed-out Sievierodonetsk

Two British citizens and a Moroccan were sentenced to death on June 9 by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine for fighting on Ukraine’s side. A court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic found the three men guilty of working toward a violent overthrow of power, an offense punishable by death in the unrecognized republic. They […]

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Russia-Ukraine live updates | Biden says US will provide advanced rocket systems to Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine live updates | Biden says US will provide advanced rocket systems to Ukraine

Russian forces in a “frenzied push” have seized half of Sievierodonetsk, the eastern Ukrainian city that is key to Moscow’s efforts to complete the capture of the industrial Donbas region, the mayor said on May 31. “The city is essentially being destroyed ruthlessly block by block,” Oleksandr Striuk said. He said heavy street fighting continued […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle

Russian forces stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on May 28 after claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, as Kyiv intensified its calls for longer-range weaponry from the West to help it fight back in the Donbas region. Slow, solid Russian gains in recent days point to […]

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