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Added on the 08/01/2023 21:16:39 - Copyright : Euronews 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
Images from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites, show armoured vehicles and Wagner soldiers lining the streets as residents walk around them or watch on in groups. In an earlier televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged a "difficult" situation was unfolding in the city as Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to oust the Russian military's top brass. IMAGES
People gather in Moscow ahead of the funeral of a high-profile military blogger and staunch supporter of Moscow's assault on Ukraine, Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed an explosion at a cafe in Russia's second city, Saint Petersburg, on April 2nd. IMAGES
Mourners attend a farewell ceremony for Daria Dugina, daughter of Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin, after she was killed in a car bombing on August 21. Russia's FSB security services blame Ukraine for the attack, which is thought to have been targeted at Dugin, an outspoken ultranationalist intellectual and a vocal supporter of the Kremlin's offensive in Ukraine. A Ukrainian presidential adviser has denied that the Kyiv authorities were behind the bombing. IMAGES
A teenage boy was killed in a fresh Russian strike on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa Monday, the southern city's council states on social media. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on soldiers in Russia's war on Ukraine to "return to their barracks." "We must never give up. We must give peace another chance," he tells reporters after Moscow vetoed a UN resolution condemning its "aggression" in Ukraine. SOUNDBITE