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“Remaining in positions smashed to pieces over many months just for the sake of staying there does not make sense,” Governor Serhiy Hayday said in a televised address, adding that Ukraine’s soldiers “have already received the order to move to new positions.” Severodonetsk—which had been one of the last Ukrainian strongholds—has been a main target for Russian troops, who launched their invasion on late February and have shifted focus to the Luhansk and Donetsk provinces in the entire Donbas region after they failed to capture the capital of Kyiv....

The new nest comes as the species has repeatedly faced missiles and artillery strikes in the shell-shattered outskirts of Kyiv. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion in February just as the storks were arriving to deliver their chicks, forcing some to abandon their young or nest elsewhere. But 10 miles outside Kyiv, in the shattered town of Moshchun, images show one set of storks that have set up home among the ruins....

The first piece of footage shows a school in the Poltava region in central Ukraine ready to welcome students back to its classrooms, with the basement kitted out like a bunker should the Russians launch air raids. The footage was obtained Wednesday from the governor of the central Ukrainian region of Poltava, Dmytro Lunin, 42, who said: “Poltava Oblast is ready for the start of the academic year in various formats....

The images were obtained from Pavlo Kirilenko, the Ukrainian head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, who said they show School Number 6 in Avdiivka burning after it was hit by Russian ordnance overnight Monday into Tuesday. Avdiivka is a city in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast region. Kirilenko added (in English): “Last night, the invaders fired at her with the shells of the RSZO ‘Grad’ with a magnesium charge.”...

The Minutemen left the Colonial Athletic Association and joined the Mid-American Conference. Now they’ll be looking for a new conference. MORE: Best of Week 1 | Top 25 players | Spring practice photos ESPN.com’s Brett McMurphy first reported that UMass will exit the MAC as a football member after the 2015 season. The Minutemen compete in the Atlantic 10 in other sports. “UMass has been a valued partner during its brief time within our conference, however the 2014 and 2015 seasons will be the final two seasons for UMass as a football-only member in the MAC,” MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a statement....

Hazare, 53, will not be umpiring any more matches for the rest of the tournament as made clear by IPL Chairman Ranjib Biswal. Biswal was quoted on ESPN Cricinfo saying, “He has been removed. There are many reasons.” Hazare came under the spotlight after he shot down the appeal made against Pietersen who was ran out by Royals‘ keeper Sanju Samson without referring to the third umpire, even though it was quite evident from the TV replays that the English batsman was out of his crease....

During Bengal’s second innings, Shiva, who was a member of the Prithvi Shaw-led India U-19 World Cup champion team, suddenly twirled before loading up and then sent down the delivery. The 50-second video went viral after India’s greatest left-arm spinner Bishan Bedi tweeted it and termed it “weird”. However, even before Shiva had completed his delivery, umpire Vinod Seshan signalled dead ball, much to the frustration of the bowler. The match is being played at the Bengal Cricket Academy ground at Kalyani....

On the MMA Hour, Romero explained that the plan for the bout worked out perfectly. Weidman, the former middleweight champion, won the first round convincingly, but Romero says that it was just a plan to bait the wrestler. Here’s what he said: The historic bout at UFC 205 saw Romero continue his tradition of controversial antics during the bout. Versus Weidman, it was an issue with being too wet....

Henderson (21-3) has been a mainstay at the top of the lightweight division for the last three years, and except for a submission loss to current champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis back in August 2013, we’d be talking about Benson as maybe the best pound-for-pound fighter in UFC. Henderson has beaten almost all of the great lightweight fighters around today, including Gilbert Melendez, Nate Diaz and who will ever forget those two classics against Frankie Edgar, where he took and then defended the title....

UFC on FOX 14 will start at 4 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass. The card then switches over to FOX Sports 1 starting at 5 ET and then the main card starts on FOX at 8 ET. The full card for UFC on FOX 14: MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson Dan Henderson vs. Gegard Mousasi Ryan Bader vs. Phil Davis Akira Corassani vs....

Dos Anjos showed that he was the cream of the division’s crop with a first-round TKO victory. MORE: January’s best fights | Meet the champs In the co-main event, Alistair Overeem knocked out former champ Junior dos Santos. UFC on Fox 17 results Just a minute into the bout, dos Anjos landed two big shots to Cerrone’s body and then unleashed a combination of punches. Cerrone circled away but dos Anjos stayed on him, taking him down in the center of the Octagon and pounded on him until referee Herb Dean stopped the fight....

In fact, The Elder Scrolls 6 might still be in pre-production, and with Bethesda working on the finishing touches of Starfield, its first new IP in a quarter of a century, there doesn’t seem to be much rush for Todd Howard and his team to address TES6 updates. All anyone can really do at this stage is wait, and while there are bound to be numerous leaks and speculations on a potential launch window, it’s entirely possible that some government officials may have already been privy to such information....

Musk suggested that recent referendums held by Russia on whether to annex four regions of Ukraine, including the Donbas—which have been dismissed by the West as a sham, rigged election—should be redone under the supervision of the United Nations and that Russia should leave Ukraine “if that is will of the people.” Under Musk’s peace deal, Crimea, a region Russia annexed in 2014, would formally become part of Russia, with Ukraine no longer laying claim to the territory and that water supply to Crimea would be “assured....

While Ukrainian officials have not yet identified the hackers, it is likely they will blame Russia, Reuters reported. Tensions between the two countries have been rising, and Ukraine said Russia was responsible for large-scale cyberattacks on government websites last month, according to The Guardian. Officials say cyberattacks are a likely precursor to a Russian invasion, Sky News reporter Deborah Haynes stated on her Twitter. Ukraine and the rest of the world have been preparing for the possibility of a military conflict between the two nations, as Russia has moved more than 100,000 troops to its western border with Ukraine, though it has denied having plans to attack....

Zelensky said Ukraine is changing the course of the war, forcing Russia to change its tactics and draw up even more Russian citizens and resources into the war. “Russia’s decision on mobilization is a frank admission that their regular army, which has been prepared for decades to take over a foreign country, did not withstand and crumbled,” he said. “And now, due to mobilization, Russia’s war against Ukraine for the majority of Russian citizens is not something on TV or on the Internet, but something that has entered every Russian home....

The five-minute video emerged online on Monday, purporting to show Ukrainian soldiers graphically beating and torturing Russian POWs. As the footage gained international attention, various Ukrainian leaders pledged to investigate the matter seriously and take appropriate actions if it was determined to be real. But Ukrainian military commander General Valerii Zaluzhny hypothesized that the video was staged by Russian forces for propaganda purposes. “The enemy produces and shares videos with the inhuman treatment of alleged ‘Russian prisoners’ by ‘Ukrainian soldiers’ in order to discredit the Ukrainian defense forces,” Zaluzhny said on Monday, according to multiple outlets....

A letter from United Nations ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker that was published by the Washington Post indicates that Ukrainians are in danger should an invasion happen. An invasion that has loomed for weeks but seems more imminent now than before. “Specifically, we have credible information that indicates Russian forces are creating lists of identified Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation. We also have credible information that Russian forces will likely use lethal measures to disperse peaceful protests or otherwise counter peaceful exercises of perceived resistance from civilian populations,” Crocker wrote....

Ulloa joined Leicester from Brighton and Hove Albion in 2014 he initially did well, scoring 11 times in his first Premier League campaign. But he fell out of favour the following season as Leicester won the Premier League title, then manager Claudio Ranieri claiming Ulloa “betrayed” him as their relations soured. He managed to secure a return to Brighton on loan last term, but his haul of one goal in 10 league games saw him win few plaudits....

A few centuries ago, Guru Hargobindji started the tradition of wrestling bouts to develop the bodies and minds of his followers. These activities weren’t just recreational sports, they were a matter of pride and joy. Wrestlers were and are still held in high regard in Punjab. Such bouts take place during festivals and fairs, on playgrounds, etc. A culture of physical fitness was deeply ingrained years ago in Punjab. The Rural Olympics were first started in 1933 by Inder Singh Grewal for designing an event in which farmers could participate in and uphold their culture....

The PSG forward only made a world-record €222 million switch to the French capital in the summer but has been continuously linked with a move to Barca’s fierce La Liga rivals. Goal understands that PSG would have been willing to discuss a potential transfer had they been crowned European champions in 2017-18 but their Champions League last-16 exit means any willingness to enter into negotiations seems highly unlikely. Publicly the Ligue 1 club have stated that they have no plans to sell their prized asset, who has scored 28 goals in 30 games this season before he suffered a fractured metatarsal on February 25 against Marseille....