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The first snow of the winter blankets the armoured vehicle-tracked roads in east Ukraine's frontline Donetsk region as the conflict with Russia drags on. Winter snow, mud and ice are expected to force a lull in Ukraine's months-long counteroffensive to retake territory occupied by Moscow's forces. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices hope that a successful offensive by Ukraine would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending its invasion. "Success in the counteroffensive would do two things -- it would strengthen its position at any negotiating table that emerges, and it may have the effect as well of actually causing Putin to finally focus on negotiating an end to the war that he started," Blinken tells a joint news conference with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian air force planes are seen dropping flares and flying at very low altitude while MRLS, also known as 'Grad', are seen firing near Soledar. The fate of Soledar, a war-battered salt mining city in east Ukraine, is unclear, with Russian mercenary group Wagner claiming to control the gateway town while the Kremlin cautioned against declaring victory prematurely. IMAGES
Smoke billows from a struck building and Ukraine's emergency services rush to the scene of a strike after Russian-launched "kamikaze drones" attacked Kyiv early Monday, the Ukrainian presidency said, describing the strikes as an act of desperation nearly eight months into a war that has claimed thousands of lives. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden vows to "never, never, never" recognize the results of Russian-led referendums in Ukraine, saying "I want to be very clear about this -- the United States will never, never never recognize Russia's claims on Ukraine sovereign territory," as he meets Pacific Island leaders in Washington. SOUNDBITE
The progress of the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian troops is "steady", says US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley. The progress of this counteroffensive is "steady and it's deliberate," Milley tells reporters after a meeting of Ukraine's allies at the US base in Ramstein, Germany, to coordinate military aid to Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
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