Ukraine war: A dozen crack Russian military units pulled from Mariupol and redeployed to Eastern battlefront
A metal cross that used to be on the top of the dome stands outside of the damaged church in northern Ukraine. Pic: ARussia has shifted a dozen crack units from the shattered port of Mariupol, redeploying them on the eastern battlefront, as Ukraine manages to bring supplies to the city's besieged steel mill.
Overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was just the beginning - and Moscow has ambitions to capture other nations. Moldova's foreign ministry has summoned Moscow's ambassador to express"deep concern" about these comments, which suggested the country's Russian-speaking population was being oppressed."Moldova ... is a neutral state and this principle must be respected by all international actors, including the Russian Federation."'Realistic possibility' of long war says PM
This plan involves capturing the entire Donbas region, linking up with the Crimea peninsula, and controlling land that stretches as far as a breakaway Russian-occupied region of Moldova.'Fighting, shelling, bombing do not stop'Footage broadcast on Russian state television appeared to show the flag of pro-Moscow Donetsk separatists raised on the city's highest point - a TV tower.- the last known pocket of resistance within the city.
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