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Luhansk

April 15, 2025

Russian intelligence chief reiterates conditions for end of Ukraine war

Mr Naryshkin said Ukraine must renounce its ambitions to join NATO and give up territories annexed by Moscow if the Ukraine war was to end.

Sergei Naryshkin
June 14, 2024

Ukraine must withdraw troops, end NATO bid in exchange for peace, Putin says

Mr Putin added that Ukraine should withdraw its army from the parts of these regions that it still controls.

Vladimir Putin
April 26, 2024

Ukraine receives bodies of 140 fallen soldiers from Russia

It is not yet known whether and how many dead soldiers Russia has received from Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers
March 18, 2024

EU criticises ‘illegal’ Russian election in occupied Ukraine

“The European Union strongly condemns the illegal holding of so-called ‘elections’ in the territories of Ukraine that Russia has temporarily occupied.”

European Union
March 14, 2024

Putin tells Russians to vote in presidential election overshadowed by fraud allegations

Russians are due to head to the polls for a presidential election that will conclude on Sunday, with Putin seeking a further six-year term.

PUTIN VOTING
February 13, 2023

Kyiv refutes Russia’s claim of making gains along Ukrainian frontline

Russian forces are being assisted by mercenary fighters from the Wagner Group, which spearheads several assaults on Ukraine.

Wagner Group soldiers
January 25, 2023

Russia to build 25 penal colonies in annexed Ukrainian territories

Twelve prisons will be built in the Donetsk region, seven in Luhansk, three in the occupied part of the Kherson region, and two in the Zaporizhzhya region

Russian Penal Colony
October 6, 2022

Putin vows to reoccupy liberated Ukrainian territories

Russia is promising to reoccupy Ukraine’s recently liberated areas in Kyiv’s swift counteroffensive, claiming they will belong to Russia “forever.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin
October 5, 2022

Putin approves annexing Ukraine territories amid Russian soldiers’ retreat 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formalised annexing four Ukrainian regions amid major battlefield reversals in recent days.

October 4, 2022

Ukraine bans citizens from negotiating with Russia’s Putin

Ukraine has virtually ruled out talks before a complete Russian withdrawal as its forces retake large parts of the occupied regions.

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky