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Cutting Moscow’s lines of attack from north hands Kyiv the military advantage in the east
Kyiv consolidates hold in north-east as Russian sympathisers flee to border
Russia’s president wants advance to continue as Ukrainian forces retake territory in southern Kherson region
Angry relatives say young men with no military experience are being plucked from the streets and sent to war
Moscow may struggle to sustain offensive but Kyiv lacks enough heavy weapons for effective counter-attack
Volodymyr Zelensky confirms operation was agreed with Russian forces
Kremlin targets steelworks as Ukraine’s forces make last stand in strategic city of Mariupol
UN efforts to free people sheltering in plant targeted by Russian strikes begin to bear fruit
Ukraine rejects ‘premature’ declaration of victory while US says fight for control of city continues
Moscow sends Kyiv demands for potential peace treaty but casts doubt on chances of success
Washington expected to announce another round of lethal aid in the coming days
Holding on to city and key target of Russia’s military campaign has become a symbol of national resistance
Forces converge for new offensive that threatens to be bloodiest so far
Zelensky accuses Russian forces of ‘destroying the civilian population’ after Kramatorsk attack
Red Cross vehicles find it ‘impossible to proceed’ on evacuation mission despite safe-passage agreement
Kyiv claims humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to leave the besieged city have not been opened fully
Moscow steps up assault on besieged port city as new diplomatic push begins
Turkey says the two countries are converging on aspects of a peace deal despite standoff
Residents who escaped from besieged Ukrainian port depict harrowing conditions for civilians
Deadly urban blockade leaves residents fighting for food while struggling to maintain contact with outside world
Red Cross warns of humanitarian disaster in besieged port city
Measures come as Kyiv asks the west to hit Russia with tougher sanctions
With Russian troops ordered into the Donbas, the Kremlin still has multiple ways to exert pressure on Kyiv and the west
Russian president’s move to recognise the two eastern territories hits hopes of diplomatic solution to conflict
Poll condemned as illegal attempt by Russia-backed separatists to legitimise occupation
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