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Ukraine · 30 Jun 2022 Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now June 30 (Reuters) - Russian forces have withdrawn from Snake Island in the Black Sea in a move Ukraine hailed as a… Ukraine · 13 Jun 2022 Sievierodonetsk epicentre of Donbas battle; Escape difficult after second of three bridges destroyed KYIV, June 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian defenders were fighting fiercely for "every metre" of Sievierodonetsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Russian forces… Ukraine · 29 May 2022 Sievierodonetsk under assault as Russian forces advance in east Ukraine KYIV, May 29 (Reuters) - Russian forces have stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk after claiming to have… Russia · 26 May 2022 Ukraine says Russia shells more than 40 towns in Donbas push Russian forces shelled more than 40 towns in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, forcing Ukrainians to bury civilians killed in mass graves, as… Ukraine · 23 May 2022 UPDATED: Ukraine says 87 killed in strike on barracks, worst military loss of war KYIV/MARIUPOL, May 23 (Reuters) - Kyiv acknowledged its worst military losses from a single attack of the Ukraine war on Monday, saying… Ukraine · 22 May 2022 As Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire KYIV/OSLO, May 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow on Saturday as Russia intensified an offensive in… Ukraine · 21 May 2022 Russia advances in Ukraine’s Donbas, Moscow stops Finland gas flow KYIV, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia moved nearer to control over Ukraine's Donbas region, claiming victory in the months-long battle for Mariupol's… Ukraine · 20 May 2022 ‘Hell’ in Ukraine’s Donbas as Russia piles on pressure, warns Zelenskiy KYIV/SLATYNE, Ukraine, May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, the focus of recent Russian offensives, has been destroyed, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy… Ukraine · 16 May 2022 Russia says it shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island May 16 (Reuters) - Russia on Monday said its forces had shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island in…