Russian forces have advanced amid heavy fighting in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region as they attempt to capture the twin cities of Syevyerodonetsk and Lysychansk. The battle has "reached maximum intensity," according to Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar.
Russia Invades Ukraine
Russian Forces Advance Deeper Into Ukraine's Donbas
- By RFE/RL
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A Russian tank drives past destroyed residential buildings in Popasna, in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine. Russian forces are attempting to encircle Ukrainian positions between Popasna and Syevyerodonetsk, according to reports from the area.
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Natalia Kovalenko, 52, stands inside her damaged apartment in Popasna on May 26. Two days earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of seeking to destroy everything in the town.
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A Russian Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter flies above the town of Popasna.
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Smoke rises from the city of Syevyerodonetsk as it is shelled by Russian forces.
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A woman looks out of her apartment window in the city of Lysychansk, a twin city to Syevyerodonetsk just across the Siversky Donets River.
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Residents of Lysychansk cook food outside their homes during a lull in the shelling. The city has no electricity or water, with the roads leading out of it under heavy artillery and mortar attack.
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A man walks near the remains of a rocket in Lysychansk. Zelenskiy accused Moscow of carrying out "genocide" in the east and urged the West to "stop playing" with Russia and help end the war.
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A man helps his father in the basement of the building where they are living in Lysychansk.
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Women stand at the door of their apartment building in Lysychansk.
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