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Mayor Oleksandr Stryuk has said it is impossible to get some 10,000 trapped civilians out of Sievierodonetsk.
The local governor, and Ukrainian military, say troops restored a border marker, and sent a message to President Zelenskyy: "Mr. President, we have reached it. We are at the border."
The Ukrainian president said civilians and military alike would protect the country's independence, while Kyiv's mayor said the city was entering a "defensive phase".View on euronews
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into eastern Ukraine to 'maintain peace' after signing a decree recognising two breakaway republics. Follow our live blog for the latest. View on euronews
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.