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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
UK Defence Minster Grant Shapps welcomes Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, the head of the Ukrainian Navy, ahead of a press conference alongside his Norwegian counterpart Bjørn Arild Gram, where they will discuss a joint defence-coalition aimed at enhancing Ukraine's ability to defend its sovereign waters and bolster security in the Black Sea. IMAGES
Western powers through their support to Ukraine have effectively entered direct war against Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. SOUNDBITE
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
Smoke billows over south Khartoum after more than a month of deadly fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals. Since April 15, hundreds have died and more than one million have been displaced amid the conflict between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. IMAGES
Smoke billows over the Sudanese capital Khartoum as fighting between Sudan's warring generals showed no let-up despite talks in Saudi Arabia. IMAGES