The Wagner Group in Ukraine. Via social media Six weeks after the Ukrainian army launched twin counteroffensives in northeastern and southern Ukraine, Russian forces all across the country are digging...
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Russia Will Annex Occupied Ukrainian Territories On Friday, Kremlin Says—Following ‘Sham’ Referendums
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin will move to annex four Ukrainian provinces—some of which are not under complete Russian control—by signing a decree Friday afternoon, the Kremlin announced on...
Donetsk Governor Calls For Immediate Evacuation Amid Russian Advance
Topline Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of Donetsk, urged the 350,000 remaining people to leave the province just one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in Luhansk, a separatist reg...
Russia Claims To Control Entire Luhansk Region After Ukraine Withdraws From Key City
Topline Ukraine’s military said Sunday it has withdrawn from the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk after Russian forces claimed to take control of the city, which was the last major population cent...
Russia Claims To Control Entire Luhansk Region After Capturing Key Ukrainian City—But Ukraine Denies It
Topline Russia claimed Sunday it had captured the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, which would give the Russian military full control of eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region—a major victory four months into ...
Luhansk About to Fall – Trustnodes
The third world stands weeks from starvation as Russian troops move to take the last town standing in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, Sievierodonetsk. “Seizing Sievierodonetsk will let Moscow d...
Nearly 60 Feared Dead After Russia Bombs School Building Sheltering Civilians, Ukrainian Governor Says
Topline Nearly 60 people are feared dead after a Russian bomb struck a school building in the eastern Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka, the Ukrainian governor of the Luhansk region said on Sunday, as ...
Russia Has Begun Its Assault On The Donbas Region, Ukraine Says
Topline Russian forces attempted to break Ukrainian frontlines across the Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky and a Ukrainian security official said, confirming weeks...
Russia Sends More Mercenaries To Fight In Ukraine’s East, Per U.S. And U.K. Officials
Topline Russia has sent more than 1,000 mercenaries from the private military company known as the Wagner Group to fight in eastern Ukraine, according to British and U.S. officials—the latest maneuver...