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The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Ukraine Says It Recaptured More Than 600 Square Kilometers From Russia in 2026

Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces, said Ukrainian troops had regained more land than they lost in May alone, with a net recovery of 100 square kilometers during the month.

International Business Times

‘I was five seconds from death’: Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest man, on owning Shakhtar and resisting Russia

In a rare interview, Rinat Akhmetov talks to Nick Ames about football, his ownership of the Azovstal steelworks and why he is optimistic about the future

The Guardian - UK

Uefa drags its heels over action against Russia’s fake Ukrainian clubs

Imitation versions of Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya Luhansk remain in Russian league, despite the real teams playing in Ukrainian competition

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23-year-old British fighter killed in Ukraine was due to receive bravery award for saving soldier’s life

A 23-year-old British man fighting alongside Ukrainian forces has been killed in action in the eastern Donetsk region, the UK government confirmed.

The Times of India

Ukraine war briefing: The drones that bombarded Moscow region

Kyiv says electronics factory for weapon parts and oil pumping station among targets; Zelenskyy claims Ukraine outstripping Russia on battlefield. What we know on day 1,545

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine's Shakhtar gets lucrative lift into Champions League from title races across Europe

If any European soccer club deserves some luck to get a lucrative place in the Champions League, it's surely Shakhtar Donetsk

The Independent UK

Ukrainian general’s rise from far-right agitator to war hero

SPECIAL DISPATCH: World affairs editor Sam Kiley meets the founder of Ukraine’s ultranationalist Azov movement, Andrii Biletskyi, now a decorated military brigadier general holding Russia back on its most aggressive line of attack in Donetsk province

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Ukraine war briefing: Russia tries for a foothold in Ukraine’s eastern ‘fortress belt’, continues attacks on civilians

Russian troops edge closer to Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region; two people killed in Kherson after drone attack. What we know on day 1,530

The Guardian - AU

Shakhtar Donetsk’s European odyssey heads to Palace after marathon campaign

Conference League semi-finals pit Ukrainian side against Premier League opposition, with the club still reeling from the affects of war

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: 10 killed and at least 67 injured in one of Moscow’s largest aerial strikes

Dnipro hit in repeated waves, with fears that more victims could be trapped under rubble

The Independent UK

Ukraine and Russia observe Orthodox Easter truce despite deep scepticism

A fragile pause in fighting between Russia and Ukraine has come into force over Orthodox Easter, offering a brief – if uncertain – respite after months of grinding conflict.

Radio France Internationale

Despite massive casualties in Ukraine, Russia is unlikely to run out of soldiers anytime soon – here’s why

Russia has begun a spring offensive in Ukraine, launching a major assault on the “fortress belt” of heavily defended cities in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. At the same time, a wave of nearly 1,000 drones and missiles targeted civilian, energy, and transport infrastructure across a wide swath of territory in…

The Conversation

Ukraine claims to have slowed Russian advance amid fighting in Donetsk

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says he will loosen oil sanctions after ‘very good’ call with Putin

Zelensky says Ukraine sent interceptor drones and operators to US bases in Jordan

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Euronews

Russian drone and missile strikes kill at least five across Ukraine

At least five people died as Russian drones hit homes in Kharkiv, Odesa and the Donetsk region, with more casualties and damage reported across Ukraine overnight.

Euronews

Ukraine and Russia swap 314 prisoners of war after Abu Dhabi talks

Meanwhile, the Kremlin-affiliated media outlets revealed that Moscow’s key demand is not only full Russian control over Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, but also official recognition of Donbas as Russian territory by all sides, including Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Catastrophe’ for Putin as front line cut off from vital Starlink satellites

Elon Musk appears to stop Moscow’s forces using internet service they rely on to operate weapons

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Russia pounds cities across country ahead of fresh round of peace talks

Couple killed near Kyiv and apartment block hit while US says territorial issue of Donetsk ‘very difficult’ to resolve. What we know on day 1,436

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Euronews

Arrests made in Berlin and Brandenburg as police target pro-Russian networks

German authorities have repeatedly warned about agents supposedly recruited online to carry out tasks such as taking photos of key industrial and military sites.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Nabu and Sapo raid Kyiv parliament in new corruption inquiry

Russia not strong enough to take Donetsk and then keep fighting, says ISW; Zelenskyy heads to Florida for talks with Trump. What we know on day 1,404

The Guardian - UK

US and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain

Ukraine accepts principle of demilitarised zone in east, while insisting Russia make similar concessions in pulling back forces

The Independent UK

US and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues, but territorial disputes remain unresolved

The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia

The Guardian - UK

The EU’s deeds as much as Putin’s words will ensure the war in Ukraine continues

A €90bn loan is a lifeline for Zelenskyy. But the bloodshed won’t end while the Russian president believes he can still win, says Rajan Menon, a professor emeritus of international relations

The Independent UK

British man captured by Russian forces while ‘fighting for Ukraine’ jailed for 13 years

Hayden Davies was accused by Moscow of being a paid mercenary for Kyiv’s forces in the eastern Donetsk region

Euronews

Why does Russia want Ukraine’s Donbas?

Moscow continues to insist that it wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, which Ukraine has been fiercely defending since 2014. What is there, and why is Moscow keen to take control of the entire area so much?

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