Ukraine braces for Russian ‘storm’ in east
Russian forces are regrouping after making advances on two east Ukraine cities ahead of an EU summit this week expected to welcome Kyiv's bid to join the bloc.
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Ukraine fights on in Sievierodonetsk
Ukraine forces have ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, as 500 troops remain trapped inside a chemical plant.
Ukraine troops ‘holding out’ in key city
Russian troops are trying to gain a foothold in the central part of the city of Sievierodonetsk, the Ukrainian military says.
Ukraine pleads for more weapons
Ukraine has appealed to the West to quickly send artillery and other weapons to counter Russian firepower in battles in the country's east.
Ukraine ‘in control’ of chemical plant
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Stranded Ukrainians left with one way out
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukrainian defenders are fighting for "every metre" of Sievierodonetsk where civilians have been left with just one way out.
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Intense battle in bombed-out Ukraine city
Ukrainian forces are holding their positions in intense street fighting in Sievierodonetsk as Russia pushes to control the bombed-out city.
Ukraine fighters hold out in eastern city
Russia is pressing an assault both sides believe could shape the war's course, with Ukraine's forces so far holding out in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk.
Ukraine says holding off assault on city
Ukraine's general staff says their military forces are successfully holding out against the Russian assault in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk.
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Stalemate ‘not an option’ for Ukraine
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Ukraine president visits frontline troops
Ukrainian forces have suffered a slight reversal of fortunes after managing to retake half of the city of Sievierodonetsk, a provincial governor says.
Ukraine says Russian advance pushed back
The governor of Luhansk province in Ukraine's east says troops have retaken 20 per cent of the territory lost in the embattled city of Sievierodonetsk.
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Russian missiles have struck Kyiv for the first time in weeks while Ukrainian officials say a counterattack has retaken half of a battleground city in the east.
Ukrainians hold out in eastern city
The war between Russia and Ukraine is now into its 100th day, with Moscow having been driven back from Kyiv but launching a huge new assault in the east.
Russians tighten grip on key Ukraine city
Russia is closer to claiming a significant victory in its attack on the Donbas after its forces reached the centre of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk.
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Russia facing resistance in Donbas region
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Ukraine defenders holding out in Donbas
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Russian troops enter key Ukraine city
Russia has concentrated its firepower on Sievierodonetsk, the last major population centre still held by Ukrainian forces in the eastern Luhansk province.