19 hours ago Russia claims another Ukrainian village has fallen as it closes in on a key city

Russia is claiming it has captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war

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19 hours ago Ukraine launches second major drone attack against Russian oil refineries in a week

Intelligence sources say one refinery had been hit by four Ukrainian drones, causing ‘significant damage”

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21 hours ago Battle for Pokrovsk: The Ukraine that city could be the most important of the war

The fall of Pokrovsk opens up Russia’s army s in the east, potentially opening avenues for attacks in several directions

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23 hours ago The battle for Pokrovsk: Deserted Ukrainian city could be the most important of the war

The fall of Pokrovsk opens up Russia’s army s in the east, potentially opening avenues for attacks in several directions

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31 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: elderly couples among nine killed in Russian drone attack

Thirteen people wounded, including eight-year-old girl, in Sumy apartment block attack. Sweden pledges $1.2bn in Ukraine military aid, its biggest pledge yet. What we know on day 1,073See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian drone attack on a residential block killed nine people including three elderly couples in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials said on Thursday. Images distributed by the emergency services showed a gaping hole in the facade of the long block of flats and rescue workers digging through debris for survivors. “This is a terrible tragedy, a terrible Russian crime. It is very important that the world does not pause in putting pressure on Russia for this terror,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media. National Police later said the search operation had been completed after 19 hours, with rescuers finding nine bodies in the ruins, while 13 people were wounded. Among the dead were three couples – men and women between the ages of 61 and 74 – Ukr...

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