DONBAS REGION
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NATO chief chides members as Ukraine's allies say slow arms deliveries have helped Russia
Outgunned, Ukraine's troops have struggled to fend off Russian advances on the battlefield. They were recently compelled to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the east, where the Kremlin's forces have been making incremental gains, Ukraine's army chief said Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed Monday its forces had also taken the village of Semenivka.
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Country going through difficult period: Vladimir Putin
Victory in the March 15-17 contest will allow Putin to stay in the Kremlin until at least 2030, longer than any Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the eighteenth century. Appointed by his predecessor Boris Yeltsin on the final day of 1999, Putin has ruled Russia as president or prime minister ever since.
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Vladimir Putin's address to Russia's parliament: Highlights on Ukraine war and military capabilities
In his state-of-the-nation address, President Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia's commitment to the war in Ukraine, highlighting the importance of unity and responsibility among its citizens. He also addressed concerns about an arms race with the West, emphasizing the need to develop the defense-industrial complex efficiently. Putin praised the increased combat readiness of Russia's armed forces and highlighted the use of advanced missile systems, including hypersonic weapons, in the conflict. His speech comes ahead of a presidential election where he is expected to secure another term.
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What's at stake in Russia's assault on Avdiivka?
Russian forces escalate assaults on Avdiivka, echoing past conflicts in cities like Bakhmut. Despite Ukraine's attempts to break Russian lines, assessments foresee a prolonged conflict. Avdiivka, a city with a pre-war population of 32,000 and a vital coke plant, now witnesses intense attacks. With just 1,500 residents remaining, the city's destruction is profound. Analysts note high human costs in Russia's offensive, as both sides endure significant losses. Control of Avdiivka is pivotal for Russia's strategy in Donetsk and Luhansk, aiming to expand territory and fortify logistics.
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Russian shelling kills seven, including a baby, in Ukraine's Kherson region
Two people, including the pastor of a church, were killed in the neighbouring village of Stanislav, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. Three people each in Kherson city and the town of Beryslav were wounded, according to the interior ministry, and casualties were also reported in five other settlements across the region.
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Ukraine forces pull back as Russia mounts 're-energised' Bakhmut assault: UK
"Russia has re-energised its assault on the Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut as forces of the Russian MoD and Wagner Group have improved co-operation," it said, referring to Russia's defence ministry and its main mercenary force.
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Russia says forces continue attack in Ukraine's Donetsk region
"In the Donetsk direction... more than 220 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 7 vehicles, as well as a D-30 howitzer were destroyed during the day," the defence ministry said.
Ukraine vows to defend Bakhmut as Russian forces try to storm it
Russian forces have been trying to take Bakhmut for months and say capturing it would be a step towards its objective of seizing all of the surrounding Donbas region.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says situation at the front getting tougher
Russian forces are slowly gaining ground in the Donbas region, encircling the city of Bakhmut north of Donetsk and battling to take control of a nearby road which is a major supply route for Ukrainian forces. They are also trying to capture Vuhledar, southwest of Donetsk.
Intense fighting rages in Ukraine's Donbas region
Russian and Ukrainian forces are engaged in heavy fighting around two towns in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, while Kyiv came under attack from Russian drones early on Monday, officials said.
Russian rockets hit apartment block in Donbas, killing 15 persons
Ukraine also reported clashes with Russian troops on fronts in the east and south, while Moscow said its forces struck Ukrainian army hangars storing U.S.-produced M777 howitzers, a type of artillery, near Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region.
Battle for Sievierodonetsk ebbs & flows on city streets
The city has become the main target of the Russian offensive in Ukraine's Donbas region - made up of Luhansk and Donetsk provinces -as the Kremlin's invasion of the country grinds on in a war of attrition that has seen whole cities laid waste by Russian artillery bombardments.
'Russia controls fifth of Ukraine' as war's 100th day looms
While their advance has been much slower than Moscow expected, Russian troops have expanded their control beyond the 43,000 square kilometres (16,600 square miles) taken when Russia seized Crimea and parts of the Donbas in 2014.
99th day of war: Russia tightens noose around key Ukraine city
Defending the east has come at a high cost for Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly admitting that up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers are dying daily. Russia's invasion -- set to enter its 100th day on Friday -- has killed thousands of people and sent millions of Ukrainians fleeing.
Russian troops push ahead with battle to capture Donbas region
Russia has concentrated its firepower on the last major population centre still held by Ukrainian forces in the eastern Luhansk province, in a push to achieve one of President Vladimir Putin's stated objectives.
Ukraine says 'everything' being done to defend Donbas from Russian onslaught
Russia is waging all-out war for the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions that make up Donbas -- the country's industrial heartland -- where Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of carrying out a "genocide".
Russian troops aim to 'destroy everything' in Donbas: Volodymyr Zelensky
Zelensky mourned the thousands of Ukrainian men and women who have perished since the start of the Russian invasion while renewing calls for heavy weapons from foreign partners, saying arms for Kyiv were "the best investment in stability in the world."
Russia presses Donbas attacks as Polish leader praises Kyiv
To bolster its defenses, Ukraine's parliament voted Sunday to extend martial law and the mobilization of armed forces for a third time, until Aug. 23.
Russia pounds Ukraine's Donbas and Mykolaiv regions
Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the defence ministry, said air-launched missiles hit three command points, 13 areas where troops and Ukrainian military equipment amassed, as well as four ammunition depots in the Donbas.
Ukraine slams Russian attacks on Donbas 'hell'
"In Donbas, the occupiers are trying to increase pressure," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address late Thursday. "There's hell, and that's not an exaggeration." In the eastern city of Severodonetsk, 12 people were killed and another 40 wounded by Russian shelling, the regional governor said.
Ukraine says troops defending Kharkiv reached Russian border
If confirmed, it would suggest a Ukrainian counter-offensive is having increasing success in pushing back Russian forces in the northeast.
Russia takes losses in failed river crossing, officials say
Ukraine's airborne forces command has released photos and video of what it said was a damaged Russian pontoon bridge over the Siversky Donets River .
Russia says it plans full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine
Minnekayev said taking control of southern Ukraine would improve Russian access to Moldova's pro-Russian breakaway region of Transdniestria, which borders Ukraine and which Kyiv fears could be used as a launching pad for new attacks against it. Kyiv earlier this month said that an airfield in the region was being prepared to receive aircraft and be used by Moscow to fly in Ukraine-bound troops, allegations Moldova's defence ministry and authorities in Transdniestria denied.
Russia refocusing on Donbas region in Ukraine: UK
"Russian forces are continuing to consolidate and reorganize as they refocus their offensive into the Donbas region in the east of Ukraine," the ministry said in an intelligence update posted on social media Monday. It says Russian troops are being moved into the area, along with mercenaries from the Wagner private military group.
Ukraine invasion: what are the legal implications?
At the International Criminal Court, also in The Hague, chief prosecutor Karim Khan has launched an investigation, saying: "There is a reasonable basis to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed."
Ukraine's military is outgunned but can still inflict a great deal of pain on Russian forces
Since 2014-15, Ukraine has tripled its defence budget and attempted to modernise its forces - not only to defend themselves against Russia, but to comply with the standards demanded by Nato as an entry requirement.
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