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Summary
- In the key city of Severodonetsk, Ukraine says it has recaptured part of the territory that was lost to Russian forces
- Previously, the governor of Luhansk Serhiy Haidai had said 70% of the eastern city had fallen to Russia
- Moscow is increasing air strikes in the eastern Donbas region - the focus of its fight - UK military intelligence says
- Across the whole of Ukraine, Russian forces are in control of roughly a fifth the territory
- But Ukraine's president Zelensky has said the country did "what seemed impossible" by resisting "the second army of the world"
- In an overnight address, he said Russia's invasion was nothing more than "war crimes, shame and hatred"
Ukraine's armed forces have posted a morning update on the situation. It says:
- Russian forces' main efforts are focused on the Severodonetsk and Bakhmut areas in the east
- They are storming Severodonetsk, with artillery support. Fighting continues in the city.
- Russian troops retreated after failed attempts to advance in the town of Bakhmut, to the south-west of Severodonetsk
- In the Donetsk region, Russia is firing at Ukrainian forces along the entire line of contact with mortars, barrel and jet artillery, but the pace of Russian advance in the area is slow, because the military is physically exhausted and morale is low
- In the area of Lyman, the Russians are trying to take control of the left bank of the Seversky Donets River.
The BBC is not able to independently verify this information.
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