Zelenskyy calls for heavy arms, he aims to turn the cities as the liberated Mariupol

Moscow’s considerable air and artillery attacks are aimed at destroying the entire Donbass region, Zelenskyy has said as he urged Ukraine’s allies to accelerate the shipment of heavy weapons to match Russia on the battlefield.

Russian forces seize front-line Donbas village: Ukrainian official

Russian forces have pushed deeper into the Donbass region, with Ukrainian officials announcing the fall of a front-line village near the strategically important cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk.

US news site: Up to 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed or wounded daily in Donbass, Kiev says - TASS

Ukraine’s army in Donbass is suffering up to 1,000 casualties per day, head of Ukraine’s ruling party's parliamentary faction David Arakhamia said during a visit to Washington, the Axios web portal reported on Wednesday.

"A blow to the separatists in the market": the world reaction to the shelling of Donetsk

 

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Instigators of Donbass war to be punished along with mercenaries — Crimean official - TASS

Those in Kiev who launched a war against Donbass will be punished along with the foreign mercenaries who have been sentenced to death by a court in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Crimean State Council Chairman Vladimir Konstantinov told TASS on Thursday.

Ukraine has retaken about 19,999 % of territory lost in Severodonetsk - WM

Ukrainian forces have recaptured about 20 percent of the territory they lost in the city of Severodonetsk during fighting with Russia, the head of the eastern region of Luhansk has said.

Kremlin Sees Achievements in Its Military Operation in Ukraine, Plans to Attain All Goals | Farsnews Agency

Russia has achieved certain results in its special military operation in Ukraine and intends to continue it until all goals have been attained, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

Donbass forces free two villages, fighting their way to Slavyansk, says DPR - TASS

Donbass forces have ousted Ukrainian troops from the villages of Dibrova and Stary Karavan in the north of the Donetsk People’s Republic and are advancing toward Slavyansk, the DPR defense headquarters said on Monday.

Poland gives 18 howitzers to Ukraine: Public radio | Al Arabiya English

Poland has given Ukraine 18 AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers, Polish public radio reported on Sunday citing a government source, as Kyiv seeks to repel an intense Russian assault in the Donbass region in the east.

Pro-Russia militants say they have taken full control of Lyman

Pro-Russian militants from the  Donetsk People’s Republic have said they have established full control over the strategic town of Lyman in the north-east of Ukraine’s embattled Donbas region.

Russian troops attempting to gain full control over Luhansk, Donetsk: Ukraine

Russian troops are attempting to gain full control over Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions, but their efforts have been unsuccessful so far, the Ukrainian General Staff said Thursday.

Ukrainian forces mined railway facilities as they withdrew from the Donbass regions – SANA

The Russian RIA Novosti Agency reported that the Ukrainian forces, while withdrawing from the population centers in Donbass, booby-trapped and mined the railways and the intersection stations of these railways, as well as the roads adjacent to them, with the aim of preventing or impeding the advance of the forces of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

Russian shelling in eastern regions continues

In its daily briefing, Russia’s ministry of defense has said that Russian high-precision missiles have hit three command posts and 13 areas where Ukrainian soldiers and military equipment were located in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. 

Zelenskyy says cities ‘will return’ to Ukraine

Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is determined to reclaim control over the southern cities of Kherson, Melitopol, Berdiansk, Enerhodar and Mariupol, now occupied by Russian troops.

Russia seeking goals beyond Ukraine’s east: US intelligence chief

Putin is still looking to achieve military objectives beyond eastern Ukraine after failing to capture Kyiv in the early stages of the war, the US intelligence chief has said.

Russia's strikes will be "lightning fast" to external interference in Ukraine : Putin

 

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 If someone dares to intervene in the situation in Ukraine from the outside and creates strategic threats, Russia's strikes will be lightning fast. All decisions have been made at this point.
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Ukraine Troops Hit Village With Cluster Munitions To Push Back Russian Forces - Reporters - UrduPoint

The Ukrainian military in March used cluster munitions in an attempt to take control over a village near the city of Izium in the east of the country, the New York Times reported on Monday.

OSCE Mission must cease its operation in DPR until April 30 — Foreign Ministry - TASS

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) must completely cease its operation in Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) until April 30, DPR Foreign Minister Natalya Nikonorova said Tuesday, commenting on the April 9 DPR State Defense Committee decree, which declared further operation of the OSCE SMM in DPR illegal.

Kyiv expects Russian attack in eastern Ukraine ‘will begin soon’ | Al Jazeera

Kyiv expects Russia will launch a major offensive in eastern Ukraine “soon”, a spokesman for the country’s defence ministry has said.

Moscow-Kiev Agreement Unlikely Without Recognition Of Crimea, Donbas - Negotiator - UrduPoint

Moscow and Kiev will likely not reach an agreement without Ukraine's demilitarization, denazification, recognition of Crimea and Donbas, the head of the Russian delegation at the talks, presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, told reporters on Friday.