Russian assault on eastern Ukraine threatens to encircle Sievierodonetsk

Zelenskiy calls situation in Donbas 'extremely difficult' as Russia tries to carve up Ukrainian-held territory Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russian forces have launched fresh assaults on towns in eastern Ukraine, with the city of Sievierodonetsk increasingly in danger of being totally encircled. The head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, said delays in western arms to the frontline had left Kyiv "catastrophically short of heavy weapons".