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"We also regret the order to deploy Russian troops into eastern Ukraine, reportedly on a peacekeeping mission," says United Nations Under-Secretary-General Under-Secretary-General for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo. "These developments follow the decision to order a mass evacuation of civilian residents of Donetsk and Lugansk into the Russian Federation. We are concerned by the escalating shelling across the contact line." SOUNDBITE
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
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
NATO is stepping up chemical and nuclear defences for it forces in eastern Europe in the face of fears over Russia's war on Ukraine, says alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. 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
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