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Donetsk battles are ‘hell’, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says as Kherson mops up

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Russian forces destroyed key infrastructure in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson before fleeing, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as his counterparts in Russia and Iran vowed to…

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Factbox: The four regions that Russia is poised to annex from Ukraine

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will proclaim the annexation of four Ukrainian regions at a Kremlin ceremony on Friday, a major escalation in the seven-month war.…

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UPDATED: Russia starts annexation vote in occupied areas of Ukraine, West condemns ‘sham’

KYIV, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Russia began referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, raising the stakes of the seven-month-old war in what Kyiv called an…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy announces mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region

KYIV, July 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday his government was ordering the mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, scene of fierce fighting with Russia.…

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Ukraine battling to stem Russian advance in north of Donetsk region

KYIV/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, July 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine has so far staved off any major Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but pressure is intensifying with heavy shelling, missile and…

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Russian advance on Ukraine’s Donetsk region thwarted so far, Kyiv says

KYIV, July 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine has so far thwarted an attempted Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region but the city of Sloviansk and other civilian areas are being…

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Russia shells Ukraine’s Donetsk region seeking new gains after seizing Luhansk

SLOVIANSK/KYIV, July 5 (Reuters) - Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday to prepare the way for an expected armoured thrust to try to take more territory as…

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UPDATED: Over 2,400 civilians killed in Mariupol, 90 children have been killed in Ukraine war

BRUSSELS, March 14 (Reuters) - More than 2,400 civilians have been killed in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol since Russia invaded the country last month, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell…

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Ukraine signs key agreement with pro-Russia separatists

Ukraine has signed an agreement with pro-Russia separatists allowing for local elections to be held in separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine. It could pave the way for further peace talks.…

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Zakarchenko, the leader of separatists in Donetsk killed in explosion

An explosion at a cafe has killed Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, sources there say. The report was carried by the rebel "Donetsk…

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