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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pays a visit to the recently retaken city of Izyum

Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the recently retaken city of Izyum. Russian forces left the war-scarred city last week as Ukraine pressed forward. A new front line has started to emerge in the war, a think tank says. On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid a visit to the recently retaken city of Izyum, congratulating … Read more

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine retook 6,000 sq km of territory this month

Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky says his troops have already liberated 6,000 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory. Ukraine has reported retaking dozens of places, including the cities of Izyum, Kupiansk, and Balakliya. According to reports, Ukraine has taken countermeasures to take tides in its favour. In a counteroffensive last month, Ukrainian forces, according to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, … Read more

Finland seeks to reassure Russia about NATO bid

Finland sought to allay Moscow’s concerns about its NATO bid on Saturday, as fighting raged in Ukraine’s east, slowing a hoped-for Russian advance. Meanwhile, wives and parents of Ukrainian fighters trapped in the bowels of a besieged steel plant in the country’s south made a desperate plea to China for assistance in securing their release. … Read more

Over 40 bodies found under east Ukraine building: officials

Ukraine

Rescuers discovered the bodies of 44 civilians under the rubble of a destroyed building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Izyum, which is now under Russian control, on Tuesday, according to the regional governor. “The bodies of 44 civilians were found in Izyum under the rubble of a five-storey building which was destroyed by the … Read more