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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said that the intense battle for Sievierodonetsk is taking on "terrible" proportions in Ukraine. "The human cost of this battle is very high for us. It's just scary. "The battle for Donbas will undoubtedly be remembered in military history as one of the most violent battles in Europe," he said in a speech to the country on Monday night.
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The three bridges in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk have been destroyed, according to Luhansk region Governor Serhiy Haidai. In the video, he said Russia had not "fully captured" the city and "part of the city" was still under Ukrainian control.
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Ukrainian authorities say they have discovered a new mass grave of civilians near Bucha in the Kiev region.
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Ukraine has called on the West to supply 300 missiles, 500 tanks and 1,000 aviators ahead of a key meeting Wednesday.
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Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko has accused the "traitors" of passing important information to Russian forces during the bombing of the southern port city at the beginning of the occupation. Boychenko said the destruction of the city's critical infrastructure, including electricity supply, was well-coordinated because Russia was given the coordinates.
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About 1,200 bodies, including those found in the mass grave, have not yet been identified, according to Ukraine's national police chief Ihor Klymenko. Criminal proceedings were opened for the deaths of more than 12,000 Ukrainians. About 75% of the dead were men, 2% children and the rest women.
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Rusia fitoi 93 miliardë euro të ardhura nga eksportet e lëndëve djegëse në 100 ditët e para të luftës, sipas hulumtimit të Qendrës Finlandeze për Kërkime mbi Energjinë dhe Ajrin e Pastër (Crea). Me 61% të këtyre eksporteve, me vlerë 56 miliardë euro (48 miliardë £), që shkojnë në vendet anëtare të Bashkimit Europian, blloku i vendeve mbetet tregu më i madh i eksporteve të Rusisë.
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Ukraina ka humbur një të katërtën e tokës së saj të punueshme që nga pushtimi rus, veçanërisht në jug dhe lindje, tha zëvendësministri i Bujqësisë Taras Vysotskiy. Në një konferencë shtypi të hënën, Vysotskiy këmbënguli se siguria ushqimore për popullsinë e vendit nuk ishte nën kërcënim të menjëhershëm: “Mbjellja e të korrave këtë vit është më se e mjaftueshme [dhe] situata aktuale e zonave të mbjelljes nuk përbën kërcënim për sigurinë ushqimore të Ukrainës “.
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More than 15,000 millionaires are expected to flee Russia this year as wealthy citizens increasingly turn their backs on the Putin regime.
Source: The Guardian
