Donetsk Oblast
Russian bombing raids kill three in eastern Ukraine
Russian bombing raids killed three people including a child late Tuesday near Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk, local authorities said.
The strikes hit nine apartment blocks and a hospital in Selydove, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of the front line, the local council said on Telegram.
Twelve people were also injured in the bombing, including four children, it added.
"Everything was quiet, and then the horror started. I screamed..."
Many are likely to be exchanged for Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian forces.
Russians passing through Kramatorsk surrendered after brutal fire as Ukrainian forces attacked Russia's first line of defense near the town of Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region.
The Russians reported: Killed, destroyed
According to the report, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to suffer significant losses during unsuccessful attempts to conduct offensive operations in the southern and Donetsk directions. "Kyiv lost over 400 soldiers in one day," the Russian Ministry claims.
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Ukraine says three villages retaken in fresh offensive
Ukraine announced that its forces have retaken three villages in the eastern region of Donetsk, the first reported gains of their new offensive.
But three people were killed and at least another 23 wounded as Russia shelled a rescue boat evacuating civilians from Russian-controlled territory, the Kherson region prosecutors' office said on Sunday.
Day 467 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv claims Ignorance of a possible Counteroffensive
"The enemy has moved... We have destroyed them"
"On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a full-scale offensive on five sectors of the front in the direction of the southern Donetsk region," the ministry said in a statement, adding that "the enemy did not achieve its goal and did not succeed."
The ministry said that the Ukrainian army led the offensive with six mechanized battalions and two tank battalions.
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Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened
The award-winning film "20 Days in Mariupol" made its premiere in Ukraine on June 3, seen for the first time by some of the Ukrainian medics and first responders who were chronicled in the documentary about how Russian forces bombed and blasted their way into the southeastern port city last year.
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Day 419 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Putin visited Russian-Controlled Ukrainian Regions
Anti-Russian Alliance formed; New attacks carried out; Close to 500 children killed
It was not peaceful in Ukraine even for Easter.
Russian forces continue their attacks in the direction of Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka.