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Added on the 07/04/2022 11:37:41 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Explosions ring out and smoke rises in the area of Ocheretyne, a village in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region which, according to observers, is now mostly controlled by Russian forces. On Sunday, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces said the situation on the frontline had "worsened", with Moscow's troops making a number of notable gains. IMAGES
Residents of the southern city of Sderot board buses to evacuate to safer areas in Israel amid ongoing war against Hamas. Situated on the front lines near the Gaza border, Sderot was overrun by Hamas militants in their surprise attack on October 7 and is used to being targeted by rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Rescuers dig through the rubble of a building after a strike hit the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar. At least six people were killed and five others injured in the Russian strike on an apartment building the regional governor said. IMAGES
Smoke billows above the town of Rubizhne, recently taken by the Russian forces as shelling can be heard in the distance. IMAGES
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell decries Russia's attack on the Ukrainian port city Mariupol as "a massive war crime", as the bloc discusses imposing more sanctions on Moscow. SOUNDBITE
Explosions are heard near the site of destroyed Russian vehicles in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its ninth day of conflict. IMAGES