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Ukraine holds back Russian advance in Bakhmut, Donetsk

After retaking thousands of square kilometres in counteroffensives in recent weeks, the Ukrainian army is struggling to hold back a Russian push on the eastern town of Bakhmut. That is despite the use of sophisticated weapons from Western allies. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO #Donetsk #Bakhmut

Russian army maps show major retreats in Ukraine’s Kherson region

Russian defence ministry maps show rapid pullbacks in the key Kherson region amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops are making ‘rapid and powerful’ progress against Russian forces in the south and east. Al Jazeera’s @Charles Stratford travelled with one of the units that is part of the counteroffensive in eastern Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #ukrainewar #ukrainerussiawar #Ukraine #UkraineWar #Lyman #UkraineCounterOffensive #EasternUkraine #Russia

Putin mobilisation order: Georgians concerned about Russian exodus

Ever since President Vladimir Putin announced a mandatory draft of military aged men, there has been an exodus to Russia’s borders. Many thousands have fled the country and the growing number of Russians in countries like Georgia, is worrying its residents. Al Jazeera’s @Imran Khan reports from Tbilisi, Georgia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Russia #Mobilisation #Georgia

Ukraine hails ‘next step towards liberation’ as Russia retreats

Russian forces have withdrawn from the strategically important Ukrainian town of Lyman in the Donetsk region. It is served as a logistics and transport hub for Moscow, connecting eastern Ukraine to the north. The Russian Defence Ministry says it made the move to avoid its troops being encircled by Ukrainian forces. Al Jazeera’s @Charles Stratford has more from Kramatorsk, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ukrainewar #Russia #Ukraine

Russia vetoes UN resolution on Ukraine annexation, China abstains

Russia blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning the annexation by using its veto power. India and China, who chose to abstain, have called for a negotiated way out of the war. Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor James Bays reports from the United Nations in New York. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO #UnitedNations #UN

LATEST UPDATES: Russia forces ‘encircled’ in Lyman, Ukraine’s nuclear plant director detained

Ukraine has encircled Russia’s forces around the eastern town of Lyman, in an operation that is still under way, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Saturday. The director-general of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been detained by a Russian patrol, according to Energoatom, the state agency in charge of the plant. Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of territory seized in his invasion in four regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia – amounting to 15 percent of total Ukrainian territory on Friday. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Slovyansk and Hoda Abdel-Hamid from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports from Moscow. Subscribe to our channel […]

Protests in Russia as anger grows over partial mobilisation

The Kremlin has admitted it made mistakes in its mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in Ukraine. The move has sparked anger, an exodus of Russian men, and demonstrations have been held across the country. Al Jazeera’s @Mohamed Vall has more from Moscow, Russia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Russia #Ukrainewar #Ukraine #Protests

Finland proposes new border restrictions on Russians

Finland is proposing new border restrictions to prevent the country from being an easy way for Russians to reach the EU as tourists. That is after the numbers trying to cross the border doubled following President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilisation decree. Al Jazeera’s @Paul Rhys reports from the Vaalimaa checkpoint in Finland, from where some Russians trying to escape the draft are being sent back. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ukrainewar #Russia #Finland #mobilisation

In Russia’s far east, fear and defiance against military call-up

Long queues have formed at Russia’s land borders as people try to escape President Putin’s mobilisation of reservist forces. Flights out if the country are also said to be full, with tickets to the few countries that allow Russians visa-free travel selling at inflated prices. Serbia is one of just a few countries to which Russians can travel without a visa. Al Jazeera’s @Jonah Hull has this report from the capital, Belgrade. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #Mobilisation #Ukrainewar #Ukeaine

Finland to restrict entry from Russia as Russians flee

Russia is stepping up the mobilisation of army reservists as Ukraine’s counteroffensive continues. This is pushing some Russians to try to flee the country. But crossing easily into Finland in the east may not be an option as Helsinki plans to make it more difficult for Russians to enter the country. Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from Vaalimaa near the Finland-Russia border. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Finland #Russia #Russians #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #Migrants #Border