Ukraine and Russia sign UN-backed deal to restart grain exports
Shipping of millions of tonnes from blockaded Black Sea ports could avert global food crisis
Ukraine
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Russia claims to have taken key city of Lysychansk
Ukraine's defense ministry has denied the claims, saying that the city was not under "full control" of Russia. But spokesperson Yuriy Sak added that if the entire Donbas region were to fall, it would not be “game over” for Ukraine.
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Ukraine says it pushes back Russian troops in eastern city
The Ukrainian claim could not be independently verified, and Moscow said its own forces were making gains there. But it was the first time Kyiv has claimed to have launched a big counter-attack in Sievierodonetsk after days of yielding ground there.
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U.S. House passes $40 bln bill to bolster Ukraine against Russian invasion
President Joe Biden had asked Congress to approve an additional $33 billion in aid for Ukraine two weeks ago, but lawmakers decided to increase the military and humanitarian funding.
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We must end war, says UN chief ahead of Putin talks
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for a ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow later
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Russia ratchets up battle for control of eastern Ukraine
Russia launched its long-awaited all-out assault on east Ukraine on Tuesday, unleashing thousands of troops in what Ukraine described as the Battle of the Donbas, a campaign to seize two provinces and salvage a battlefield victory.
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Russian and Belarusian trucks formed a 50-mile queue at the Polish border while trying to leave the EU ahead of a ban deadline
Russian and Belarusian trucks formed a massive queue this weekend near the Poland-Belarus border as hundreds of drivers rushed to leave the European Union before a ban on their vehicles went into effect.
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Missiles hit Lviv in Ukraine's west as Russia bombards cities
Mariupol defenders will fight to the end says PM
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