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- Ukrainian and Russian forces are locked in combat along a 300-mile (480km) frontline in eastern Ukraine<\/li>\n
- President Zelensky said the situation in embattled Mariupol remained “as tough as possible without any changes”, and the fate of tens of thousands of civilians remains unknown<\/li>\n
- In his latest video, the Ukrainian leader also said Russian fire had intensified in the Kharkiv direction, and in the Donbas and Dnipro regions, after Russia ramped up its eastern offensive<\/li>\n
- Zelensky again accused Russia of targeting civilians (something Moscow denies), saying this marked the Russian state as a “source of absolute evil”<\/li>\n
- The Ukrainian armed forces say they’ve come under bombardment in Kherson and elsewhere. But they claim to have sprung counter-attacks on their enemies, and say they’ve retaken the town of Maryinka near Donetsk<\/li>\n
- Russia has handed back 76 Ukrainians in a prisoners-of-war exchange, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said<\/li>\n
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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn diplomacy<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Western leaders have spoken by videolink about increasing support for Ukraine<\/li>\n
- The US pledged to send more artillery systems and military assistance to Kyiv<\/li>\n
- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was supplying Brimstone anti-ship missiles<\/li>\n
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Berlin would provide finance to help Ukraine buy German-made weapons<\/li>\n
- European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said sanctions against Russia would be tightened<\/li>\n
- The Czech Republic has offered to repair Ukrainian tanks damaged in combat<\/li>\n
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The Biden administration is planning to announce another $800m (\u00a3615m) military aid package for Ukraine, according to US media.<\/p>\n
Asked on Tuesday in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, if he would send more artillery to Ukraine, President Biden responded: “Yes.”<\/p>\n
The White House last week announced it would sent an $800m package to Ukraine that includes 40,000 artillery rounds and 18 howitzers (155mm).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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