Geography of Ukraine

Ukraine says Russia will exploit it and send troops to Odessa

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The World Bank has approved the allocation of nearly $1.5 billion to Ukraine

The World Bank has approved the allocation of new funds to Ukraine, where fighting continues for the key city of Sievierodonetsk.

Russia drew closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories as the Kremlin claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up the Donbas region.

Deputy Minister of Education of Ukraine Andriy Vitrenko stated that the Ministry has finally made a decision to exclude Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" from the school curriculum and all other works in which the Russian army is glorified.

Ukraine is losing territory, new attacks on Kyiv, Italy summoned the Russian ambassador. Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Ukraine is losing territory

In the forests near the city of Zaporizhzhia, training of three new regiments of special Ukrainian units of Azov is underway, although it is believed that those units were destroyed in Mariupol.

Street fighting raged Tuesday for control of Ukraine's flashpoint city of Severodonetsk, with the situation changing "every hour", an official said, as Kiev warned its troops were outnumbered by Russian forces.

Just days ago, Moscow seemed close to taking the strategic industrial hub in the east but Ukrainian forces have managed to hold out.

"Partial camouflage for smaller groups and equipment can be provided by settlements and yards, which are within our zone of responsibility," reads the second paragraph at the top of the third page of the secret operational plan of the "Azov" battalion number 1/16 with the code name "Storm".

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Powerful explosions shook Kyiv

Powerful explosions were heard this morning in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Reuters reported. Eyewitnesses also reported smoke over the city.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Ukraine: Russian forces have been pushed east