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Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine claws back part of ... (The Washington Post)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged U.S. cities such as Chicago, San Diego and Albany, N.Y., to cut “sister city” relationships in Russia. The ...

But Haidai struck a bullish note and called that timeline “completely unrealistic,” even as Moscow reportedly rushes more troops to the key eastern city. Western leaders are vulnerable to election cycles, and “he believes public opinion can flip in one day.” Elsewhere in Luhansk: Two Reuters journalists were injured and a driver was killed in an attack on their vehicle when they were traveling between Severodonetsk and the town of Rubizhne on a part of the road controlled by Russian forces. While Russian forces captured some 70 percent of this Ukrainian stronghold earlier in the week, Kyiv has managed to regain control over 20 percent of the city, he told local media. Though many Ukrainians resolved to stay and fight, several million men, women and children are now refugees in other countries. The funds, which were approved by a large majority in the lower house of Germany’s legislature, are intended to finance projects spanning several years. “What do those ties give to you? Back then, the aim of his message was clear: to show beyond all fear or doubt that he was committed to stay and fight. Sall later said on Twitter that the Kremlin expressed “readiness to facilitate Ukrainian wheat exports.” They sustained minor injuries, according to a Reuters spokesperson. More than 40 officers in Omurbekov’s unit were also added to the list. Ukrainian troops dove under their tank, screaming at Washington Post reporters to take cover with them.

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Ukraine claims Russian troops pushed back in eastern city (Aljazeera.com)

Ukraine says it has recaptured a chunk of the factory city of Severodonetsk, the focus of Russia's offensive in Donbas.

But it said Russian forces had retreated after failed attempts to advance in the nearby town of Bakhmut and cut off access to Severodonetsk. The Ukrainian forces have fought back against the Russian advance in the eastern city of Severodonetsk recapturing one-fifth of the industrial city in the past couple of days, according to Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Luhansk province. Ukraine says it has recaptured a chunk of the factory city of Severodonetsk, the focus of a Russian offensive in the Donbas.

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Ukraine Says It Has Pushed Back Russian Forces In Severodonetsk (NDTV)

Ukraine said Saturday its forces were managing to push back against Russian troops in fierce fighting in Severodonetsk despite Russia "throwing all its ...

The war has sparked fears of a global food crisis -- Ukraine and Russia are among the top wheat exporters in the world. But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "certain results have been achieved", pointing to the "liberation" of some areas from what he called the "pro-Nazi armed forces of Ukraine". "Victory will be ours," he said in a video speech marking the 100th day of the war. Russia's defence ministry said it had struck a "deployment point for foreign mercenaries" in the village of Dachne in the Odessa region. "The Russian army, as we understand, is throwing all its power, all its reserves in this direction," said Gaiday, who on Friday claimed that Ukrainian troops had won back a fifth of the city. The press service of Ukraine's presidential office on Saturday said Russian attacks killed four civilians in the Lugansk region as a whole.

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Street fighting rages in eastern Ukraine; Marriott Hotels to suspend ... (USA TODAY)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a gathering of U.S. mayors on Friday that they should sever "sister city" ties with Russian cities. "We should not ...

But they allow Russia to say that it is not isolated, even after the start of this war." Because it is Russia that humiliates itself,” Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s minister of foreign affairs, wrote in a tweet Saturday. “We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place. "We should not let tyrants exploit their connections with the free world," Zelenskyy said, addressing the U.S. Conference of Mayors' annual meeting. But Russian forces continue to face challenges "establishing societal control over occupied territories," according to a June 3 analysis by the Institute for the Study of War. Ukrainian forces reclaimed 20% of city terrain that had been taken by Russian troops, he added later. ►Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week that Russia now controls almost 20% of the country's territory. "I am convinced that it is France's role to be a mediating power." “Calls to avoid humiliation of Russia can only humiliate France and every other country that would call for it. EU leaders say the move means that around 90% of Russia’s oil exports to Europe will be blocked by year’s end. "What do those ties give to you? The hotel chain called the process to suspend operations in Russia “complex” and said it plans to “remain focused on taking care of our Russia-based associates.” Marriott also highlighted its efforts to support Ukraine, like offering lodging to Ukrainian refugees in neighboring countries and deploying disaster relief funds. With its focus on the Donbas, Russia has combined airstrikes and massed artillery fires to bring its “overwhelming firepower to bear” and support its “creeping advance” in that region.

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Ukraine says its troops have pushed back Russian advance in ... (Business Standard)

Sergiy Gaidai, governor of Luhansk province, told national television on Friday that Ukrainian troops had retaken 20% of the territory they had lost in ...

More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. But it said Russian forces had retreated after failed attempts to advance in the nearby town of Bakhmut and cut off access to Sievierodonetsk. As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. The war has had a devastating impact on the global economy, especially for poor food-importing countries. Your support through more subscriptions can help us practise the journalism to which we are committed. And then, believe me, the Russian infantry, they will just run," said Gaidai. Our subscription model has seen an encouraging response from many of you, who have subscribed to our online content. Moscow says the Western weapons will pour "fuel on the fire," but will not change the course of what it calls a "special military operation" to disarm Ukraine and rid it of dangerous nationalists. Ukraine's military said on Saturday Russia had reinforced its troops and had used artillery to conduct "assault operations" in the city. Ukraine said it had recaptured a chunk of the factory city of Sievierodonetsk, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Donbas region, and could hold it for up to two weeks as fighting raged on Saturday.

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Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine (CNN)

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces are withstanding the Russian onslaught around a key eastern city as Russian troops intensify attacks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video messagethat Ukrainians have been defending their country for 100 days against Russian aggression and that "victory shall be ours." - 100 days of war: Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskovassessed the resultsof the war in Ukraine, saying "certain results" have been achieved and work will continue until all goals are met. US officials have in recent weeks been meeting regularly with their British and European counterparts to discuss potential frameworks for a ceasefire.

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Ukrainian Forces Recapture Territory In Syevyerodonetsk, Regional ... (Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty)

Ukraine said its forces had recaptured 20 percent of the territory they had lost in the city of Syevyerodonetsk, the focus of a Russian offensive to take ...

RFE/RL will not be deterred from sharing the facts about this devastating war with our audiences, who continue to reach us on all available platforms,” RFE/RL President Jamie Fly said in a June 3 statement. "Russian forces failed to achieve their initial objectives to seize Kyiv and Ukrainian centers of government," the British intelligence bulletin said. Zelenskiy and his team appeared in a similar video in the same location on February 25 -- a day after Russia launched its invasion. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. The statement comes as security forces and police clamp down on popular protests over corruption, which demonstrators say led to the collapse of a building in Abadan that killed at least 39 people. They warned that the "issuers and executors of repressive orders" should end their practices. Videos posted online appear to show a security officer firing a weapon as police moved to clear the streets of protesters. About 2,500 members of the MKO were moved from Iraq to Albania in 2013. He described the situation in the region as “extremely difficult” with Russia using all its available forces to capture the industrial city. Pashinian met again with Aliyev last week for a fresh round of talks on the future treaty. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction.

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Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine (CNN)

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces are withstanding the Russian onslaught around a key eastern city as Russian troops intensify attacks.

The Russians “had previously managed to capture most of the city, but now our military has pushed them back. "The sooner the parties engage in good-faith diplomatic efforts to end this war, the better for the sake of Ukraine, Russia and the world." Hayday was responding to a question about the UK's intelligence assessment, which also predicted Russia would control all of the Luhansk region within two weeks.

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Ukraine reclaims part of Severodonetsk taken by Russia (UPI.com)

Ukraine has reclaimed part of Severodonetsk, the regional governor said, as fighting continues in the more than 100-day war with Russia.

"As a result of hostilities, a large-scale fire broke out on the territory of All Saints skete of Sviatohirsk Lavra," the statement said. In Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, the general staff of Ukraine's military told CNN that Russian forces were trying to "restrain the advance of our troops in the direction of the State Border." The mayor added that two of the victims died at the scene and another died on the way to the hospital. They are simply destroying everything with artillery, aircraft, mortars, tanks," he said. The Ukrainian military said Russian forces have also been preparing to resume offense toward the eastern city of Sloviansk in the Donetsk region. "They are moving forward step-by-step.

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Ukraine claims it has taken back part of eastern city of ... (Fox News)

Russian troops had retreated after failing to advance in the nearby town of Bakhmut and cut off access to Sievierodonetsk, the Ukrainian military said, ...

And then, believe me, the Russian infantry, they will just run," Gaidai said. The governor said it was "not realistic" that the city would fall in the next two weeks despite the deployment of Russian reinforcements. Ukraine announced Friday that it had recaptured a portion of the city of Sievierodonetsk and that it could retain control for up to two weeks as Russia's war passes its 100th day.

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War in Ukraine: Latest developments (FRANCE 24)

Russia's army says Ukrainian military units are withdrawing from the key city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine. "Some units of the Ukrainian army, ...

"The situation in the region as a whole is extremely difficult. Before the war, it drew thousands of pilgrims a year. "I wanted to say something to Ukraine, to stay strong, because the war is still there," says Swiatek who has worn a ribbon in the colours of the Ukraine flag on her cap throughout the tournament. Russia continues "to prove its inability to be part of the civilised world," he says in the statement condemning the attack. "The flames completely engulfed the main church of the monastery," a statement adds. Ukraine says Russia is using all its available forces to capture Severodonetsk in a bid to control the entire eastern Donbas region.

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Russia Ukraine War News Live Updates: Moscow says Western ... (The Indian Express)

Macron has sought to maintain a dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February. His stance has been repeatedly ...

( Here’s how the war has changed in the last 100 days) Sergiy Gaidai, governor of Luhansk province, told national television that Ukrainian troops had retaken 20% of the territory they had lost in Sievierodonetsk. Russia still controls around a fifth of the country, about half seized in 2014 and a half captured since launching its invasion on February 24. Russia Ukraine War Live, Mariupol Fall to Russia: Moscow said the Western weapons will pour “fuel on the fire,” but will not change the course of what it calls a “special military operation” to disarm Ukraine and rid it of dangerous nationalists.

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Ukraine says it pushes back Russian troops in battlefield city (Reuters)

Kyiv, Moscow both claim gains around Sievierodonetsk · Macron says it's important not to humiliate Russia · Kyiv rejects Macron's offer to mediate.

"Right now, our soldiers have pushed them back, (the Russians) are suffering huge casualties," Gaidai said in a live TV broadcast. That is why we must stop Russia and restrain it in the future." "Because it is Russia that humiliates itself. Moscow has said the Western weapons will pour "fuel on the fire," but will not change the course of what it calls a "special military operation" to disarm Ukraine and rid it of nationalists. We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place. This will bring peace and save lives."

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Russia's war against Ukraine: Day 101, June 4, Update No. 2 ... (Kyiv Post)

Ukraine claims Russian forces pushed back in east in fierce fighting - Russian artillery… - Jun. 04, 2022. By AFP.

and then Russian infantry will run.” A French volunteer fighter in Ukraine was also killed in combat, the French foreign ministry said Friday. But he said the Russian leader should not be “humiliated”, and to leave room for diplomacy. After the meeting, Sall said he was “very reassured”, adding that Putin was “committed and aware that the crisis and sanctions create serious problems for weak economies”. The war has sparked fears of a global food crisis — Ukraine and Russia are among the top wheat exporters in the world. But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “certain results have been achieved”, pointing to the “liberation” of some areas from what he called the “pro-Nazi armed forces of Ukraine”.

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Russia puts more strength behind 'creeping' Ukraine advance (Associated Press)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling ...

— Pope Francis said he needs he needs to wait for the “right moment” to go to Ukraine. A Ukrainian refugee who was in a group of children visiting the Vatican asked the pontiff if he would go to his homeland. I must find the right moment to do it.” The pope said he would discuss the issue next week when Ukrainian government representatives visit the Vatican. Francis told the boy he thinks a lot about the children in Ukraine and has a desire to go there. — Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in an interview published Saturday that Russia is suffering significantly fewer military casualties compared with the first six weeks of the war. Since Russian forces left the region in early April, Ukrainian authorities have been collecting the dead, exhuming bodies from mass graves and collecting evidence for possible war crimes investigations and prosecutions. Odesa is home to Ukraine’s largest seaport and therefore vital to the country’s ability to ship grain and other commodities. Reflecting the close combat, Russian and Ukrainian military officers blamed each other for a fire that destroyed the main church at the Sviatohirsk monastery, one of Ukraine’s holiest Orthodox Christian sites. The lower figures might make Russian commanders “think that they are fighting successfully,” the website Meduza quoted Podolyak as saying. Russian strikes killed four people, including a mother and child, in the nearby village of Hirske, Haidai said. The ministry warned that after launching so many guided missiles, Russia was employing unguided missiles that have “almost certainly caused substantial collateral damage and civilian casualties.” In recent days Russian forces have focused on capturing Sievierodonetsk, which had a prewar population of about 100,000. ... We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place.

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Russia's "Fierce Fighting" For Largest City Still In Ukraine's Hands (NDTV)

Ukraine said Saturday its forces were managing to push back against Russian troops in fierce fighting in Severodonetsk despite Russia "throwing all its ...

The war has sparked fears of a global food crisis -- Ukraine and Russia are among the top wheat exporters in the world. But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "certain results have been achieved", pointing to the "liberation" of some areas from what he called the "pro-Nazi armed forces of Ukraine". "Victory will be ours," he said in a video speech marking the 100th day of the war. Russia's defence ministry said it had struck a "deployment point for foreign mercenaries" in the village of Dachne in the Odessa region. "The Russian army, as we understand, is throwing all its power, all its reserves in this direction," said Gaiday, who on Friday claimed that Ukrainian troops had won back a fifth of the city. The press service of Ukraine's presidential office on Saturday said Russian attacks killed four civilians in the Lugansk region as a whole.

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 102 of the invasion (The Guardian)

Ukrainian forces push back in Sievierodonetsk and Kyiv rebukes Emmanuel Macron for saying Russia must not be humiliated.

“Those responsible for war crimes – including direct perpetrators and those who ordered them – must face justice,” the embassy tweeted on Saturday. A famous monastery in eastern Ukraine, Svyatohirsk Lavra, caught fire after it was hit by Russian shelling. However, some Russian officials have said forces could be tried or executed. We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place. Because it is Russia that humiliates itself. Kyiv has rebuked the French president, Emmanuel Macron, forsaying it was important not to “humiliate Russia”. The Ukrainian foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, tweeted in response: “Calls to avoid humiliation of Russia can only humiliate France and every other country that would call for it.

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Russia puts more strength behind 'creeping' Ukraine advance (ABC News)

Russia also escalated attacks in Donetsk, the other province that makes up the Donbas, the Ukrainian military said as the war reached its 101st day. Reflecting ...

I must find the right moment to do it.” The pope said he would discuss the issue next week when Ukrainian government representatives visit the Vatican. Francis told the boy he thinks a lot about the children in Ukraine and has a desire to go there. — Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in an interview published Saturday that Russia is suffering significantly fewer military casualties compared with the first six weeks of the war. — Pope Francis said he needs to wait for the “right moment” to go to Ukraine. A Ukrainian refugee who was in a group of children visiting the Vatican asked the pontiff if he would go to his homeland. Since Russian forces left the region in early April, Ukrainian authorities have been collecting the dead, exhuming bodies from mass graves and collecting evidence for possible war crimes investigations and prosecutions. Reflecting the close combat, Russian and Ukrainian military officers blamed each other for a fire that destroyed a 1912 wooden church at the Sviatohirsk monastery, one of Ukraine's holiest Orthodox Christian sites. The lower figures might make Russian commanders “think that they are fighting successfully,” the website Meduza quoted Podolyak as saying. Odesa is home to Ukraine's largest seaport and therefore vital to the country's ability to ship grain and other commodities. Russian strikes killed four people, including a mother and child, in the nearby village of Hirske, Haidai said. The ministry warned that after launching so many guided missiles, Russia was employing unguided missiles that have “almost certainly caused substantial collateral damage and civilian casualties.” In recent days Russian forces have focused on capturing Sievierodonetsk, which had a prewar population of about 100,000. ... We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place.

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Saturday, June 4. Russia's War On Ukraine: News And Information ... (Forbes)

Donbas. Russian forces attacked four settlements in Donbas with Tochka-U ballistic missiles on June 4. Sumy. Russia fired six missiles at the Sumy region on ...

Russian forces are facing a shortage of drones, the Ukrainian General Staff reported earlier. Ukraine will treat the incident as a war crime and premeditated murder. Later it was rebuilt to be burned by the Russian army,” Zelensky said. About 300 people, including 60 children, were sheltering in the monastery, Zelensky said. Four international fighters from France, Germany, Australia and the Netherlands were killed in Ukraine on Saturday. They volunteered to go to Ukraine during the war to join the country’s International Legion of Defense. Mykolaiv. Three people were killed and four others were injured after Russian forces fired at residential areas of Mykolaiv on Saturday. Three buildings were damaged in the attack.

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Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine (CNN International)

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces are withstanding the Russian onslaught around a key eastern city as Russian troops intensify attacks.

Such weapons tend to cause a higher number of civilian casualties. He added that Ukraine’s Donbas region is “simply devastated,” calling it “once one of the most powerful industrial centers in Europe.” “Russia has been able to increase its employment of tactical air to support its creeping advance, combining airstrikes and massed artillery fires to bring its overwhelming firepower to bear,” the ministry said in one its regular updates on the situation in Ukraine.

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June 4, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news (CNN)

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces are withstanding the Russian onslaught around a key eastern city as Russian troops intensify attacks.

The military statement added that “intense fire continues” against Ukrainian troop positions. In the Kherson area, the situation remains “stably difficult,” regional officials said. The Ukrainian military has said that Russian units are being bolstered on the approaches to Sloviansk as they gear up for renewed assaults toward the city. In the Luhansk region, four people were killed and one person was injured after Russian attacks in six areas, regional officials said. Houses were damaged but there were no casualties in the attacks. Russia also “carried out artillery shelling” in three other areas.

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As war drags on, weary Russians yearn for a return to normal life (The Washington Post)

But the old Kremlin playbook, accusing the West of plans to gobble up Russia, is working so far. Denis Volkov of independent polling agency Levada-Center said ...

In the years to come we will be living in poverty and we will be hated again like the fascists in Germany in World War II — like we are the new fascists.” The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. But Haidai struck a bullish note and called that timeline “completely unrealistic,” even as Moscow reportedly rushes more troops to the key eastern city. But 43-year-old Andrei from Moscow sees the war as “God’s plan” and believes Russians are willing to make sacrifices to see it through. “Right now we don’t feel any meaningful impact from sanctions,” he added, although many of his friends in IT have fled for Armenia and elsewhere, and he can no longer afford to buy a beloved MacBook computer. We want to get back to normal life,’” he said. “I think the majority of Russians still honestly believe that this is going on with military success, or at least this is what people want to believe," Yudin said. He added: "The more-educated people who are more informed and tend to consume information from different sources are not that certain about that. They’re saying, ‘We didn’t start this war and now we have to pay.’” “People explain that a significant part of the world is against us and it’s only Putin who hopes to hold onto Russia, otherwise we would be eaten up completely. “I want to be able to watch Western movies on Netflix and shop at Uniqlo. I want to travel to Europe on affordable and reliable airlines. She succeeded in changing the minds of a few friends and relatives who supported the war.

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