Zelensky denies Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces
The fog of war made it impossible to confirm the situation on the ground in the invasion’s longest battle.
World News|May 21, 2023
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Zelensky confirms Russia has taken control of Bakhmut
Mr Zelensky said at the G7 summit in Hiroshima ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’.
World News|May 21, 2023
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Russia says Wagner private army, with help from Russian troops, seized Bakhmut
The eight-month battle for the city in eastern Ukraine is the longest and probably most bloody of the conflict in Ukraine.
World News|May 20, 2023
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Russian private army head claims his forces have control of Bakhmut
This claim was contradicted by Ukrainian officials.
World News|May 20, 2023
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Mastermind behind iSpoof fraud website jailed for more than 13 years
Tejay Fletcher, 35, founded the site which supplied criminals with tools to con victims out of £100 million.
UK News|May 19, 2023
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Death toll rises to 13 as rescue workers bid to reach towns cut off by floods
Officials warned that some villages were still cut off because landslides had made roads impassable and phone lines had been severed.
World News|May 18, 2023
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Online fraud shop mastermind blew money on £230,000 Lamborghini, court told
Tejay Fletcher, 35, was revealed as the founder of the iSpoof.cc website when it was smashed last year in the UK’s biggest fraud sting.
UK News|May 18, 2023
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Crews work to reach Italian towns isolated by floods as clean up begins
It comes as farmers warn of ‘incalculable’ losses and authorities begin mapping out clean up and reconstruction plans.
World News|May 18, 2023
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Russia targets Kyiv and Odesa with missiles but Ukraine says most were shot down
It marks an escalation ahead of a much-anticipated counteroffensive.
World News|May 18, 2023
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Pope Francis meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Vatican
The pontiff has previously offered his efforts to try to end the war that Russia began with its invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
World News|May 13, 2023
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Ukraine says it has retaken territory near embattled eastern city of Bakhmut
Russia’s Defence Ministry, meanwhile, said Kyiv had stepped up attacks north of the region.
World News|May 12, 2023
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Ukraine’s occupied nuclear power plant faces possible staffing crunch
The country’s atomic energy company warned of a potentially ‘catastrophic lack of qualified personnel’ at the Zaporizhzhia facility.
World News|May 10, 2023
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West has unleashed ‘real war’ against Russia, Putin tells Victory Day parade
Hours earlier, the Kremlin’s forces had unleashed a barrage of cruise missiles on Ukraine.
World News|May 9, 2023
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Russia bans jet skis and car sharing ahead of Second World War commemorations
At least 21 Russian cities have cancelled annual May 9 military parades amid the war with Ukraine.
World News|May 8, 2023
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Ukraine shoots down 35 drones over Kyiv as Russian attacks kill four
Moscow has enforced tight security on the eve of traditional Red Square commemorations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
World News|May 8, 2023
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