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Ukrainian troops forced to withdraw as Russia tries to block city of LysychanskRussian forces are trying to cut off the strategic city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine, the Luhansk regional governor said Saturday. Russia also launched missile attacks.WorldJun 25
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Ukraine loses key town in Luhansk as Russia claims it encircles troopsRussia's defence ministry said on Friday it had encircled up to 2,000 Ukrainian troops, including 80 foreign fighters, at Hirske. Reuters could not independently verify the report.WorldJun 24
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Ukraine’s Donbas region ‘holding on’ against Russian advance, Zelenskyy saysUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations.WorldJun 12
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Russia says it now has control of 97% of Ukraine’s Luhansk regionRussian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow's forces hold nearly all of Luhansk province, while it appears that Russia now occupies roughly half of Donetsk province.WorldJun 7
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Ukraine cities in path of Russia’s offensive in Donbas urged to evacuateRussian forces are just 12 kilometres from Sloviansk and are pushing towards the industrial city, and nearby Kramatorsk, from three directions.WorldJun 1
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Ukraine says forces may retreat from eastern region to avoid Russian troopsUkraine said on Friday its forces may need to retreat from their last pocket of resistance in Luhansk to avoid being captured by Russian troops.WorldMay 27
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A Ukrainian village falls victim to another type of Russian war crime: cluster bombsRussian’s strategy of leveling cities before trying to advance has left Barvinkove battered and deserted.WorldMay 24
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Russian-back regions in eastern Ukraine align with Kremlin, block Facebook, InstagramMoscow recognized the two regions as independent on Feb. 21, and three days later launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in what it calls a "special military operation."WorldMay 11
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Russia’s large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun, officials sayRussia had announced weeks ago that it would be re-focusing its efforts on "liberating" the Donbas region after its offensives on Kyiv and other major cities stalled.WorldApr 18
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Ukraine says kindergarten shelling in east a ‘big provocation’ by pro-Russia forces``Canada strongly condemns the unprovoked Russian military activity in the Donbas region of Ukraine," Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement Thursday evening.WorldFeb 17
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