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An MRLS rocket falls on a building in Chasiv Yar, in the Bakhmut area, amid heavy shelling as Ukrainian soldiers take cover on the stairs of a basement nearby. IMAGES
Smike rises over the cities of Bakhmut and Soledar in east Ukraine where the ongoing battle for control was described as "bloodiest" of the war so far by Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak. The fate of Soledar is still unclear, with Russian mercenary group Wagner claiming to control the gateway town while the Kremlin cautioned against declaring victory prematurely. IMAGES
Images show houses up in flames in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as artillery fire roars through the area. Bakhmut found itself on the path of Russian troops pushing to take over the Donetsk region, causing many of its residents to flee. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for civilians to leave the frontline region bearing the brunt of the Kremlin's offensive. 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
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
Pro-Russian rebels pound Ukrainian government forces in Debaltseve, and Kiev says it won't pull back heavy guns while a truce is violated, leaving a peace deal on the verge of collapse. Mana Rabiee reports.