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US-brokered truce in Russian-occupied city of Oleshky begins
A US-brokered truce between Russia and Ukraine has begun in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, aiming to allow humanitarian aid to reach residents facing severe shortages of food and medicine. Announced by US First Lady Melania Trump, the limited ceasefire is intended to facilitate aid deliveries and evacuations, though details of the humanitarian operation and monitoring arrangements remain unclear.
Putin says Russia will 'certainly' achieve its goals in Ukraine
"The goals of the special military operation will certainly be achieved," Putin told a meeting with defence ministry officials in Moscow, using the Kremlin's wording for the nearly four-year offensive.
Ukraine's regions occupied by Russia: What you need to know
Diplomatic efforts are underway to settle the war, focusing on five Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia. Russia demands full control of Donetsk and Lugansk in exchange for freezing the southern front in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, a proposal the US leader is inclined to support.
Russia 'completed' issuing passports to locals in occupied Ukraine: Putin
Russia has completed the issuance of passports to Ukrainians in seized territories, a move Kyiv deems illegal. More than 3.5 million passports were distributed in regions annexed by Russia, limiting access to services for those refusing. Western governments and rights groups have condemned this action.
Putin orders Ukraine offensive to continue after capture of Lugansk
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to press ahead with Moscow's offensive in Ukraine after troops took control of the entire Lugansk region.
Ukraine's Severodonetsk 'fully occupied' by Russian army: mayor Oleksandr Striuk
Later on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry's spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced the "total liberation" of Severodonetsk as well as nearby villages Borivske, Voronove and Syrotyne. "The city has been fully occupied by the Russians," mayor Oleksandr Striuk said.
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Ukraine forces to retreat from Severodonetsk: Governor
"Ukrainian armed forces will have to retreat from Severodonetsk. They have received an order to do so," Sergiy Gaiday, governor of Lugansk region which includes the city, said on Telegram. "Remaining in positions that have been relentlessly shelled for months just doesn't make sense."
Pro-Russian forces close to encircling key Ukrainian city: separatists
An officer in the separatist army of Lugansk -- a pro-Russian breakaway region in eastern Ukraine -- said their forces surrounded Ukrainian troops in the villages of Hirsk and Zolote, a day after capturing the neighbouring village of Toshkivka. The three settlements are located a few kilometres outside Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, which Moscow's forces have been trying to seize for weeks.
Ukraine forces pushed back from key industrial city
The cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, which are separated by a river, have been targeted for weeks as the last areas still under Ukrainian control in the eastern Lugansk region.
Russia 'throwing all its power' at Severodonetsk, says Ukraine governor
"The situation in the region as a whole is extremely difficult. Fighting is now concentrated in Severodonetsk because, as we understand it, the Russian army is throwing all its power, all its reserves in this direction," Lugansk regional governor Sergiy Gaiday said in an interview posted on his official social media.
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".
Putin fast-tracks Russian citizenship for residents of southern Ukraine
The official order published Wednesday came on the heels of a 2019 decree that allowed the same fast-track procedure for residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, eastern Ukraine's breakaway regions. Applicants are not required to have lived in Russia, do not need to provide evidence of sufficient funds or pass a Russian language test.
Russia says 'nearing' full control of Ukraine's Lugansk
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24 under the guise of protecting the Russian-speaking population there, especially in the breakaway regions of Lugansk and Donetsk.
Alleged war crimes by Ukrainian authorities & militias under scanner
Few months back mass graves of hundreds of Russian-speaking civilians had been found in the Donbas region. The Ukrainian government has been accused of genocide and human rights violations in Donbas.
2nd phase of special military operation begins in Ukraine: Russia
According to a report from Russia Today, Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defence Control Center, said Tuesday that Russian forces once again offer militants and foreign mercenaries at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to "cease hostilities and lay down their arms."
10 dead in strikes in Severodonestk in eastern Ukraine: local official
The Russian military "opened fire" on residential homes and other buildings in the town, he said, without immediately specifying whether it was an artillery attack.
Russia will stop 'in a moment' if Ukraine meets terms - Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was demanding that Ukraine cease military action, change its constitution to enshrine neutrality, acknowledge Crimea as Russian territory, and recognise the separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent states.
Ukraine asks UN court to end Russia invasion
Ukraine will square off with Russia at the UN's top court on Monday, with Kyiv asking judges in The Hague to order Moscow to immediately halt its invasion.
Putin says Ukraine peace agreement 'does not exist' anymore
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Western-brokered peace agreements seeking to end a conflict in eastern Ukraine no longer existed, after he recognised the independence of the ex-Soviet country's separatist regions.
Ukraine recalls top envoy to Moscow 'for consultations'
The ministry said in a statement that interim charge d'affaires Vasyl Pokotylo was returning to Kyiv in connection with Russia's "illegal decision to recognise the 'independence'" of the separatist regions of Lugansk and Donetsk.
Vladimir Putin accuses West of threatening Russia through Ukraine
Openly backing the separatist regions of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine would effectively put to an end an already shaky peace plan and dramatically increase the likelihood of an all-out Russian invasion.
Vladimir Putin says to decide 'today' on recognising Ukraine rebels
A Russian recognition of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk territories would bury a fragile peace process regulating the long-running conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko: Vote needed in pro-Russia strongholds
Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko today stressed the need for legitimate elections in the country's separatist regions in order to eventually re-integrate the pro-Moscow strongholds.
Indian students should leave two regions in Ukraine: Advisory
Indian nationals are also strongly advised against travelling to these areas, the External Affairs Ministry said in an advisory here.
Lithuanian honorary consul 'brutally killed' in east Ukraine: Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius
"With deep sorrow just learned about Lithuania's honorary consul in Lugansk Mr. Mykola Zelenec kidnapped and brutally killed by terrorists there," Linkevicius wrote.
Final batch of Indians leave violence-hit Lugansk in Ukraine
The final batch of 500 Indians, mostly students, are leaving violence-hit Ukrainian city of Lugansk to Kyiv today in cooperation with Ukraine govt.
India evacuates 1,000 nationals from Ukrainian city, Lugansk
India last week issued an advisory asking its nationals to leave Donetsk and Lugansk regions which are witnessing frequent violent clashes.
India evacuates its nationals from violence-hit Ukrainian city
India has made arrangements to evacuate all its nationals, mainly students, from violence-hit Ukrainian city of Lugansk to Kyiv, top officials said.
India asks its nationals to leave Donetsk, Lugansk regions of Ukraine
In an advisory, it also asked citizens in the other parts of eastern and southern Ukraine to remain vigilant about their personal safety and security.
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