Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Street Fights In Sievjerodonetsk, EU Promises Billions In Aid
Russia's military has apparently advanced into one of the last free cities in the Donbass. France investigates war crimes reporter's death. Russian troops are said to be trying to storm several towns. Ground attacks were also reported from the Bakhmut area a little further to the west. The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense on the 97th day of the war. The "maximum combat capability of the Russian army" is now assembled in the Donbass, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message. The Ukrainian general staff reported Russian "storming activities" in the area of the towns of Sievjerodonetsk and Toshkivka. The fighting continued, according to the current situation report. Russian troops advanced to Sievjerodonetsk on Monday. According to Luhansk governor Serhiy Hajdaj, they fought street battles with Ukrainian soldiers. He recommended that city residents stay in emergency shelters. He had previously announced that the city was about to be tak...