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, including Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkivka, and Kostyantynivka, the Institute for the Study of War( ISW

Russia had captured most of Lyman but that its forces were blocking an advance to Sloviansk, to the

" I would like to go to school, to lessons.... " At school I had friends, like Liza, we were two friends.... Like twins." Both Angelina and Arina never meet their classmates, only know them from their little images online-an extraordinary situation given that most children forge their first true friendships at school....

LYSYCHANSK: Russia said on Tuesday it would establish a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from a chemical plant in Severodonetsk, as the two sides battled for control of the key city in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Russian forces have stepped up efforts to cut off the Ukrainian troops still in the industrial hub, destroying all three bridges which connect it across a river to Lysychansk. Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had offered Ukrainian fighters sheltering in the Azot chemica

Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield reports.... The United States, which reopened its embassy in Kyiv in May after an almost three-month closure, said its embassy posture in the Ukrainian capital remains unchanged.... Western countries have imposed sanctions of unprecedented sweep and severity on Russia over its invasion....

Ukrainian forces in Luhansk may have to retreat to avoid being captured, the region’s governor has warned.... Russian troops have entered Sievierodonetsk, the largest Donbas city that is still in Ukrainian control.... The southern Donbas region has been at the centre of the conflict after Vladimir Putin’s troops joined Russian-backed separatists who have been fighting there since 2014. The region’s governor Serhiy Gaidai said: “ The Russians will not be able to capture Luhansk region in the co

You’re reading the Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition newsletter. Get what you need to know to start your day.... Moscow continues to insist on maximalist positions, including territorial control and ensuring that Ukraine never joins NATO.... Kyiv has said that it will not concede to the Kremlin’s demands, and has accused Putin of stalling for time. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT Attacks continue: At least three people were killed during a large Russian drone attack on Kyiv, officials sai

Evacuation efforts from Sievierodonetsk have been halted because of shelling.... A crater marked the road between two apartment buildings heavily pockmarked by shrapnel.... Blood smeared the floor and stairwell of one building. Resident Olena Voytenko, 59, said she knew one of the people killed, a man whose apartment caught fire in the blast. She believes he burned to death....

This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... More infoSUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.... More infoSUBSCRIBE Invalid emailTrendingIn all, six Russian regions were targeted in the barrage amid the eighteenth month-long war. Kyiv officials normally neither claim nor deny responsibility for attacks on Russian soil, though they sometimes refer obliquely to them....