- Title: Battle rages for Ukrainian region of Donbas ahead of 100th day of war
- Date: 2nd June 2022
- Summary: Ukrainian soldiers fired self-propelled howitzers in a forested area of the Donbas region, video obtained by Reuters showed. Reuters cannot independently verify the content of the video. GIVEN AS DONBAS REGION, UKRAINE (RECENT - MAY 2022) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS) SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER FIRING Pro-Russian soldiers launched a self-propelled howitzer with campaigning leaflet shells containing instructions of surrender process towards Severodonetsk on May 24, as Russia is attempting to seize the self-proclaimed Donbas' two provinces, Donetsk and Luhansk, and trap Ukrainian forces in a pocket on the main eastern front. LUHANSK REGION, UKRAINE (RECENT - MAY 24, 2022) (REUTERS) SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER 'ГВОЗДИКÐ' (CARNATION) BEING LAUNCHED VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS UNCOVERING SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER HOWITZER'S WEAPON BEING RAISED UP VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS PREPARING LEAFLET SHELLS TO LAUNCH SOLDIERS CARRYING LEAFLET SHELLS SOLDIERS LOADING SHELLS INTO HOWITZER VARIOUS OF SOLDIER PACKING CAMPAIGNING LEAFLETS AT OFFICE OF POLICE OF SELF-PROCLAIMED LUHANSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFFICE SOLDIER PACKING LEAFLETS INTO SHELLS Russian forces took control of three towns in the Donetsk region including Svitlodarsk, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko told a local affiliate of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. SVITLODARSK, UKRAINE (RECENT - MAY 25, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PRO-RUSSIAN TROOPS STANDING GUARD AT ENTRANCE TO LOCAL ADMINISTRATION RUSSIAN FLAG ON TOP OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Drone shots taken on May 25 show the aftermath of a missile attack on a train facility in Pokrovsk, a hub for supplies and evacuations from the Donetsk region. POKROVSK, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE (RECENT - MAY 25, 2022) (REUTERS) DRONE SHOT OF DESTROYED RAILWAY TRACK (MUTE) VARIOUS OF DEBRIS IN DESTROYED HOUSE POPASNA, UKRAINE (RECENT - MAY 26, 2022) (REUTERS) BATTLE HELICOPTERS FLYING OVERHEAD VARIOUS OF MILITARY VEHICLES DRIVING ALONG STREETS, SECOND ONE WITH "Z" MARKINGS VARIOUS OF DAMAGED APARTMENT BUILDINGS
- Embargoed: 16th June 2022 06:01
- Keywords: 100 days of war Donetsk Eastern Ukraine Kharkiv Luhansk Lyman Lysychansk Mariupol Russian invasion Severodonetsk Ukraine Ukraine-Russia conflict strikes timeline war weapons
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- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA00K126528052022RP1
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- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES IN SHOT 19, SHOTS OF BODY BAGS THROUGHOUT AND PROFANITY IN SHOTS 33 AND 77
Having failed to take the capital Kyiv in the early phase of the war, Russia is seeking to consolidate its grip on the industrial region of the Donbas, large parts of which are already controlled by Moscow-backed separatists.
It has concentrated huge firepower on a small area - a contrast to earlier phases of the conflict when its forces were often spread thinly - bludgeoning towns and cities with artillery and air strikes.
Saturday (June 4) will mark 100 days of the invasion.
Capturing the twin cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk on the banks of the Siverskyi Donets river would give Moscow effective control of Ukraine's strategic Luhansk province and allow the Kremlin to declare some form of victory after more than three months of war.
Moscow's invasion, which it calls a "special operation" to disarm Ukraine and protect it from fascists, has jolted European security. Kyiv and its Western allies say the fascism assertion is a baseless pretext for an unprovoked war of aggression.
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