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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine is still inflicting major losses on Russia, despite Kyiv not managing to regain captured territory. "Of course we would like them to to liberate as much territory as possible, as quickly as possible, but even though the frontline has not moved, the Ukrainians have been able to inflict heavy losses on the Russian invaders," he says. "Of course we would like them to liberate as much territory as possible as quickly as possible as possible, but even though the frontline has not moved, Ukrainians have been able to inflict heavy losses on the Russian invaders," Stoltenberg said. SOUNDBITE
Smoke rises over Severodonetsk, a city in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, filmed from Lysychansk. IMAGES
Images of shelling over Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, taken from Lysychansk, as the war enters its 99th day. IMAGES
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that NATO defence ministers tasked military commanders to come up with plans to bolster the alliance's eastern flank after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Images show destroyed buildings and cars after Russian shelling in downtown Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. Russian forces have struck cities in eastern Ukraine and massed armoured vehicles and artillery near the capital Kyiv, as Western powers promise further sanctions to bring down Russia's economy. On the sixth day of Russia's invasion, officials in Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, said the Russian army had shelled the local administration building. IMAGES
The United Nations urges restraint by all parties in eastern Ukraine amid fresh shelling that violates a ceasefire under the Minsk Agreement. SOUNDBITE