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Russia takes most of Sievierodonetsk city in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine said on Tuesday that Russia had taken control of most of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a bombed-out wasteland whose capture Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion.

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Russian forces now control 'most' of Severodonetsk, local governor says

Russian forces now control "most" of the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk after days of fierce fighting, the regional governor of Luhansk said Tuesday. Governor Sergiy Gaiday said "90 percent" of the city was destroyed and there was now no possibility of leaving Severodonetsk. Read our live blog to see…

France 24

Assault on Sievierodonetsk taking longer than Russian forces hoped - TASS

Russian forces have seized control of about a third of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, but their assault was taking longer than they had hoped, according to a Moscow-backed separatist leader quoted in a TASS news agency report.

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French journalist killed by shrapnel from Russian shell in eastern Ukraine

Journalist was in an evacuation vehicle in Sievierodonetsk, the largest city in the Donbas still held by Ukrainian forces

The Guardian - UK

Russian forces regrouping to resume attack in Sloviansk direction -defmin

(Refiles to clarify that speaker was spokesman for defence ministry of Ukraine)

Reuters

Russian troops enter Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk as Ukraine fights to maintain control of strategic city

Shelling has killed two civilians and wounded five others as Russian troops advanced into the city's fringes, Luhansk region Governor Serhiy Gaidai says, with Ukraine determined to slow an offensive across the Donbas region.

ABC News

Russians advance into largest city in Donbas still in Ukrainian hands

Witnesses say tanks moving into Sievierodonetsk amid intense shelling and civilian casualties

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‘Enemy moving in’: Fierce battle as Russian troops storm key city

An estimated 15,000 civilians in Severodonetsk remain trapped by heavy fighting amid a constant barrage of artillery.

Al Jazeera

Russian troops entering Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine

The Russian-battered eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk appeared to be on the brink of becoming another Mariupol on Monday as services and aid have been cut and Moscow seeks to capture all of Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region

The Independent UK

Live updates | Ukraine: intense battle going on for key city

A regional governor says an intense battle is going on for the key city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

DPR Fighters Patrol Battered Donetsk Airport During Anniversary Of 1st Battle

A video revealed when fighters of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) patrol the battered Donetsk Airport during the anniversary of the first battle in 2014.

Zenger

Ukrainian defenders hold out in Donbas city

KYIV/KHARKIV: European Union leaders will meet on Monday to reiterate support for Ukraine as Russian forces intensified attacks to capture Sievierodonetsk, a key city in the southeastern Donbas region that Moscow has prioritised taking over.

Bangkok Post

EU bans most Russian oil; Zelenskiy calls Donbas situation 'extremely difficult'

European Union leaders agreed on Monday to ban most imports of Russian oil to the 27-nation bloc as Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, the last city still held by Kyiv in Ukraine's strategic Luhansk province.

Reuters

Russia ‘escalates’ attacks in eastern Ukraine, says regional governor

Ninety per cent of buildings in Sievierodonetsk damaged by Russian shelling, says Zelensky

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy urges EU to end ‘quarrels’

Ukraine news from May 30: Zelenskyy tells EU internal disputes help Moscow to put ‘more pressure’ on bloc.

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Sievierodonetsk bombing so intense, casualties cannot be assessed, officials say

Russian forces are hitting largest city in Donbas still held by Ukraine ‘200 times an hour’

Al Jazeera

Russia puts ‘all its resources’ into capture of key Ukraine city

Russian forces seized a hotel on Severodonetsk’s outskirts, damaged 14 high-rise buildings, and battled on the streets.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Troops Storm City amid Eastern Ukraine Bombardments

Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in an eastern Ukraine city Sunday as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain strategic footholds in the region while facing fierce Ukrainian resistance. Ukrainian regional officials reported that Russian forces were "storming" the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, where the…

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The Guardian - UK

Fighting focuses on Donbas, but Putin has not given up on Kharkiv – or Kyiv

The outcome of Russia’s attacks on the Donetsk and Luhansk areas will determine the fate of the rest of Ukraine

Reuters

Ukrainian defenders hold out in Donbas city under heavy fire

Russian forces intensified their attacks with barrages of heavy artillery to capture a key Ukrainian city in the southeastern region of Donbas, whose full takeover Moscow's top diplomat said was now an "unconditional priority".

ABC News

Russia pummels eastern towns in bid to encircle Ukraine forces as Kyiv steps up calls for weapons

After claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, Russian forces have stepped up their assault on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk.

France 24

War in Ukraine: Aboard the train taking Ukrainians away from the Donetsk, Luhansk regions

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, thousands of people have fled the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In recent days, Ukraine’s national railway company has seen an influx of people who did not want to leave their country but who have finally resigned themselves to boarding evacuation trains. FRANCE…

Daily Mirror

Ukraine may have to RETREAT as Vladimir Putin's forces advance despite performing poorly

Vlasdimir Putin's troops have gained ground in two areas collectively known as the Donbas but they will be 'unable' capture the Luhansk region says the city's governor

France 24

Macron and Germany’s Scholz urge Putin to hold ‘direct negotiations’ with Zelensky

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold “serious direct negotiations” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to find “a diplomatic solution to the conflict” during a phone call Saturday, the chancellor’s office said. Putin told the two leaders that increasing arms supplies…

The Guardian - UK

Russian forces close to encircling Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine

Situation in Donbas ‘even worse than people say it is’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister, as Kremlin makes further gains

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