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Days after the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the estimated 200,000 people to evacuate from the front line region of Donetsk, evacuees arrive in the city of Kropyvnytsky in the Kirovograd Region in central Ukraine. IMAGES
An unoccupied school building in the town of Bakhmut, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, lies in ruins after being shelled on Wednesday morning. No injuries or deaths were reported. IMAGES
Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov meets with Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region. Western countries have raised the alarm this month over reported Russian military activity near Ukraine, with the United States saying it has "real concerns" over a new troop build-up on the border. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has never asked for Western troops to fight Russia's invasion, the White House says after French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not rule out the idea. "President Zelensky isn't asking for that, he's just asking for the tools and capabilities. He's never asked for foreign troops to fight for his country," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for Western countries to accelerate deliveries of promised air defence systems and fighter jets, on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion. Zelensky is speaking alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, as Western leaders descend on the country in a show of support for Kyiv as the war enters its third year. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky sign a bilateral security agreement in Paris designed to guarantee long-term civilian and military support for Ukraine in the midst of its war with Russia. IMAGES
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