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Russian President Vladimir Putin wants "to use winter as a weapon of war" in his Ukrainian operation, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Bucharest, ahead of a meeting with the alliance's foreign ministers. A weapon based on Russia's attempt "to deprive the Ukrainians of water, electricity, light and heating" says Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
Images show police and soldiers searching through debris following a strike on a residential area of Eastern Ukraine's Kramatorsk on Tuesday. The head of the Donetsk administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, wrote on Telegram that 'enemy fire' had hit the city wounding a young boy. He called on locals to evacuate. IMAGES
Smoke rises over Severodonetsk, a city in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, filmed from Lysychansk. IMAGES
Images of shelling over Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, taken from Lysychansk, as the war enters its 99th day. IMAGES
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is looking to 'reset' eastern defences amid the war in Ukraine, as he arrives at an extraordinary summit in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
The Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed separatists launch the last phase of a troop pullback ahead of a high-stakes summit with Russia, the warring sides said. OSCE monitors were observing the disengagement which could be spread over several days. IMAGES