The ‘gateway to the West’ has for years become a relative sanctuary from the onslaught on Ukraine’s frontline. But the city and region’s long history has seen it at the centre of countless conquests

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The conflict between Kyiv and Moscow has become one of attrition, analysts say, with both sides paying a high price for small gains

In Ukraine’s front-line city of Kramatorsk, couples separated by war risk brief reunions as Russian forces close in

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Civilian reactors have become strategic cover for Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine