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Ukraine: Four civilians killed by shelling by Ukrainian forces, Donetsk separatists say

Ukraine: Four civilians killed by shelling by Ukrainian forces, Donetsk separatists say Ukraine: Four civilians killed by shelling by Ukrainian forces, Donetsk separatists say

Four civilians have been killed by shelling by Ukrainian forces in the past 24 hours, Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, said today. According to a message posted on the separatists’ official Telegram account, 4 people were killed and 11 others injured between 08:00 local time yesterday, Wednesday, and 08:00 today. Reuters was unable to […]

Ukraine: Zelensky sacked head of special forces in Donbass

Ukraine: Zelensky sacked head of special forces in Donbass Ukraine: Zelensky sacked head of special forces in Donbass

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced a top military officer in the eastern part of the country after heavy losses of territory seized by Russian forces. By his decree, the head of state dismissed Hryhori Halakhan and appointed Viktor Horenko in his place. Major General Hallahan, 44, has been the head of special forces in […]

Ukraine: Two Americans were killed in the Donbas region

Ukraine: Two Americans were killed in the Donbas region Ukraine: Two Americans were killed in the Donbas region

Two American citizens were recently killed in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, as reported by the American network CNN citing a State Department representative. The spokesman, who was not named, did not provide further details about the victims or the circumstances in which they died, according to the same source. He said, however, that […]

Ukraine: Russian bombing continues in the east – The Russians are preparing for ‘new actions’

Ukraine: Russian bombing continues in the east – The Russians are preparing for ‘new actions’ Ukraine: Russian bombing continues in the east – The Russians are preparing for ‘new actions’

The Russian military continued its bombardment of Ukraine on Saturday and is preparing “for new actions”, according to Ukrainian officials. The US, which continues to increase military aid to Kyiv, called on China to condemn “Russian aggression” in Ukraine and Britain welcomed the first group of Ukrainian soldiers to be trained there. In Donbass, in […]

Russian ambassador in London: Russian forces unlikely to leave southern Ukraine

Russian ambassador in London: Russian forces unlikely to leave southern Ukraine Russian ambassador in London: Russian forces unlikely to leave southern Ukraine

Russia will defeat Ukrainian forces in the entire eastern Donbas region and is unlikely to withdraw from a huge swath of land on Ukraine’s southern coast, Russia’s ambassador to London told Reuters. Since the February 24 invasion, Russian forces have controlled a large swath of territory in southern Ukraine, over Crimea, which Russia annexed in […]

Ukraine: Fierce fighting in Lisitsansk – Russia ‘attacks with all its forces’

Ukraine: Fierce fighting in Lisitsansk – Russia ‘attacks with all its forces’ Ukraine: Fierce fighting in Lisitsansk – Russia ‘attacks with all its forces’

LAST UPDATE: 18:49 Fierce fighting is raging today in eastern Ukraine’s Lisitsansk, a city at the center of the war for control of Donbas, with pro-Russian separatists claiming they have completely surrounded it, a claim the Ukrainian military denies. “The fighting is raging around Lisitsansk. Fortunately, the city is not surrounded and is under the […]

The Kremlin is discussing holding a referendum on the union of the Donetsk-Lugansk ‘People’s Republics’ with Russia

The Kremlin is discussing holding a referendum on the union of the Donetsk-Lugansk ‘People’s Republics’ with Russia The Kremlin is discussing holding a referendum on the union of the Donetsk-Lugansk ‘People’s Republics’ with Russia

In the Kremlin, they are discussing the proposal to hold referendums in the self-proclaimed “People’s Republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk on their union with Russia, writes the RBK newspaper citing four sources close to the administration of the Russian president. The newspaper points out that the Kremlin does not aim to hold referendums on union […]

Ukraine: Russian forces bomb Kharkov nuclear research center

Ukraine: Russian forces bomb Kharkov nuclear research center Ukraine: Russian forces bomb Kharkov nuclear research center

LAST UPDATE: 20:50 A nuclear research center in the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine was bombed by Russian forces today, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate announced. Buildings and infrastructure were damaged, but the area where the nuclear fuel is housed was not affected and radioactivity levels remain normal in the area, the authority said […]

Reuters: The change in tactics on the part of Russia behind the territorial gains in Donbas

Reuters: The change in tactics on the part of Russia behind the territorial gains in Donbas Reuters: The change in tactics on the part of Russia behind the territorial gains in Donbas

It took weeks of fierce fighting, countless casualties and relentless bombing to get the exhausted Ukrainian defenders of Sheverodonetsk ordered to evacuate its burning ruins. “It does not make sense to stay in positions that have been disbanded for many months just to stay there,” Serhiy Gaidai, the governor of the wider region, told Ukrainian […]

Reuters: Russia’s change of tactics has brought territorial benefits to Donbass

Reuters: Russia’s change of tactics has brought territorial benefits to Donbass Reuters: The change in tactics on the part of Russia behind the territorial gains in Donbas

It took weeks of fierce fighting, countless casualties and relentless bombing to get the exhausted Ukrainian defenders of Sheverodonetsk ordered to evacuate its burning ruins. “It does not make sense to stay in positions that have been disbanded for many months just to stay there,” Serhiy Gaidai, the governor of the wider region, told Ukrainian […]