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Russia holds local elections in occupied parts of Ukraine

Russia does not fully control any of the four regions where the votes are being held -- Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Along with Crimea -- annexed by Moscow in 2014 -- they make up almost a fifth of Ukraine

Zelenskiy warns of Russian efforts to halt Kyiv's troops

Russian accounts said its forces had repelled Ukrainian attacks in eastern Donetsk region, including around Bakhmut

Russia sets date of elections in newly annexed territories for September 10

Russia does not fully control the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in eastern and southern Ukraine and fighting is ongoing in all four regions. The regions are scheduled to elect local governors in September

Russian invasion increases challenges, risks for Ukraine coal mines

But pits are still producing coal in parts of eastern Ukraine that are not occupied by Russia, an act of defiance that the miners see as vital to the war effort

Russia says it thwarts big attack in Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry said Ukraine had attacked on Sunday morning with six mechanised and two tank battalions in southern Donetsk, where Moscow has long suspected Ukraine would seek to drive a wedge through Russian-controlled territory

Russia’s DPR wants gamers to fly their drones instead of soldiers. Here’s why

Russia's DPR wants gamers to fly military drones, as opposed to specialists from the Russian Army. While it takes a soldier in the army about two weeks of training to get familiar with flying a drone, gamer recruits learn everything within a day

Ukraine admits Russian progress in eastern frontline city of Bakhmut

The mining city of Bakhmut and surrounding towns in the eastern industrial region of Donetsk have been the focal point of assault for much of the 13-month-long invasion by Russia of neighbouring Ukraine

Ukraine War: Russia's Wagner Group has captured industrial complex in Bakhmut, say reports

Russian forces have advanced into another five percent of the city of Bakhmut over the last seven days, which is located in the Donetsk Oblast region in eastern Ukraine

Russia presses along Ukraine front after reports of Bakhmut slowdown

The front lines have barely budged since November, despite intense fighting. Ukraine recaptured swathes of territory in the second half of 2022, but has since kept mostly to the defensive, while Russia has attacked with hundreds of thousands of freshly called-up reservists and convicts

Russian strikes wounds 10, kill two in eastern Ukraine, says regional governor

Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of Donetsk region -- where Kramatorsk is located -- said on his official Telegram channel that Russian forces had targeted a park and damaged 'a dozen residential buildings', and fired 'cluster munitions'