Russia - Ukraine War News Updates -- August 5, 2022

 

Reuters: Ukraine under pressure in east as NATO chief says Russia must not win 

 KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Thursday it had been forced to cede some territory in the east of the country in the face of a Russian offensive, and the head of the NATO military alliance said Moscow must not be allowed to win the war. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy this week described the pressure his armed forces were under in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine as "hell". 

He spoke of fierce fighting around the town of Avdiivka and the fortified village of Pisky, where Kyiv has acknowledged its Russian foe's "partial success" in recent days.  

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Russia - Ukraine War News Updates -- August 5, 2022  

Russia Steps Up Attacks on Ukrainian Fortifications in the East -- New York Times 

 Russia maintains eastern Ukrainian attacks, new raids from Belarus -- UPI  

‘It’s just hell’: Ukraine says Russia has the upper hand in Donbas; U.S. approves Sweden and Finland to NATO -- CNBC 

Ukrainian Strike Likely Severs Rail Link Between Crimea And Kherson As Fighting In Donbas 'Just Hell' -- RFE  

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Ukrainian forces ‘put civilians at risk’ – Amnesty -- RT  

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Ukraine's Economy Will Crumble Without More Aid -- Foreign Policy

 3 more ships loaded with grain depart Ukrainian ports -- CBS  

NATO reveals its goal in Ukraine conflict -- RT  

US says Russia aims to fabricate evidence in prison deaths -- AP  

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Months into war, Ukraine refugees slow to join EU workforce -- AP