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Added on the 19/04/2022 08:34:01 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Explosions are seen and smoke rises over the strategically located Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine as the country says the war in the east has hit its fiercest level yet. Moscow's troops are pushing into the industrial Donbas region after failing to take the capital Kyiv. IMAGES
The next phase of the war in Ukraine could last for months after Russian forces pulled away from Kyiv in a shift toward the eastern regions, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Several dozen of demonstrators gathered on the Place de la Republique in Paris to chant their support for Ukraine, demanding an end to the Russian invasion which began on 24 February, more than three weeks ago. IMAGES
Exterior images of the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the first of two days of genocide hearings over the war in Ukraine, with Kyiv asking judges to order Moscow to immediately halt its invasion. Russia has declined to attend the hearing. IMAGES
The Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed separatists launch the last phase of a troop pullback ahead of a high-stakes summit with Russia, the warring sides said. OSCE monitors were observing the disengagement which could be spread over several days. IMAGES
The German and French foreign ministers make their first visit to Ukraine's war-torn east since the beginning of the conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in April 2014. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES