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Images of smoke rising over the front line in Ukraine's Donbas region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first trip to the country's war-torn east since the launch of Moscow's invasion, as Russian forces tighten their grip around key cities in the Donbas region. IMAGES
At least 4700 people have been killed and more than 10 000 have been wounded in the conflict-affected areas of eastern Ukraine. Sergey is one of the survivers.
Western powers through their support to Ukraine have effectively entered direct war against Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. SOUNDBITE
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounces the "devastation" caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, saying that the Russian invasion is a violation of international law and is "causing massive suffering" to the Ukrainian people. SOUNDBITE
Around 400 pro-Kremlin activists demonstrate in Moscow in front of the US embassy on the ninth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. The youth movement "Molodaya gvardia" ("The Young Guard") is protesting against 20 countries considered "unfriendly" to Russia, including the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Russia's annexation of Crimea on 18 March 2014 brought a barrage of international sanctions, which have been severely tightened since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine. IMAGES
The EU's foreign policy chief warns China against providing Russia weapons for its war on Ukraine, after Beijing slammed US claims it could make the move. SOUNDBITE
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