Russia is trying to advance there again, and has claimed the seizure of several villages at the edge of the region in recent months.
Russia is trying to advance there again, and has claimed the seizure of several villages at the edge of the region in recent months.
Ukraine says it is holding back Russia’s advances and that Moscow has struggled to establish a meaningful foothold in the region.
Russia currently occupies around one-fifth of Ukraine, including Crimea, which it seized in 2014.
Russia’s advances in February were the slowest in nearly two years, according to an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Russian air strikes on Ukraine continue daily.
In the central-eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk, two civilians were killed by Russian strikes in the Nikopol district, the head of the regional military administration said on Telegram. — AFP
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