Russian Forces Intensify Assault on Strategic Eastern Ukraine City
Russian forces are advancing towards Kurakhove in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, with heavy fighting reported. Meanwhile, Elon Musk joined a call between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, reaffirming his support through Starlink. EU's Josep Borrell visited Kyiv to assure continued European support, while Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán suggested Trump's administration might reduce US aid to Ukraine. Additionally, the US will allow defense contractors to maintain weaponry in Ukraine, and NATO condemned North Korea's military support for Russia. In other developments, Russia intercepted Ukrainian drones, and a Russian court sentenced two soldiers for a massacre in occupied Ukraine.
- Ukraine war briefing: Russian forces advancing on key eastern frontline city – reports The Guardian
- As Russian forces close in on Kurakhove, hundreds of residents remain in the front-line city The Associated Press
- Russia Says Street Battles Start in Strategic East Ukraine City Bloomberg
- Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s offensive ‘shows signs of escalation’, Kyiv’s top commander warns The Guardian
- Russians facing shortage of armored vehicles – military Ukrinform
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