Severodonetsk

Soldiers are fighting 'one of the most difficult' battles against Russia in Severodonetsk says Ukraine's Zelenskyy

Moscow's forces are concentrating their firepower on the strategically important industrial hub as part of efforts to capture a swathe of eastern Ukraine

Ukraine says troops may have to pull back from strategic eastern Severodonetsk city

The cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, which are separated by a river, are the last areas still under Ukrainian control in Lugansk

Ukraine says Russia using 'all its power' to capture strategic eastern Severodonetsk city

Severodonetsk is the largest city still in Ukrainian hands in the Lugansk region, where Russian forces have been gradually advancing in recent weeks after retreating or being repelled from other areas, including around the capital Kyiv

Ukraine war crimes verdict looms as Russian offensive intensifies in Severodonetsk

A panel of judges in Kyiv will be determining the fate of 21-year-old Russian Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin in the conflict's first war crimes trial