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Ukrainian leaders have warned that the fighting in the Donbas is expected to be brutal and resemble the battles of World War II.

Moscow is widely expected to shift the focus of its offensive to the Donbas region, where Russia has engaged in military adventurism for years. Any jump in prices will be a concern for Asia, given the region's high levels of dependence on energy and agricultural commodity imports, warned the EIU. A rocket attack on a crowded train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk has killed more than 30 people and injured more than 100, Ukraine's state railway company said. "Either you help us now — and I'm speaking about days, not weeks — or, your help will come too late. Moscow denied being behind the strike, and denies targeting civilians despite well-documented evidence to the contrary. The Pentagon also confirmed that all of the anti-armor and anti-air systems from the two weapons packages announced in March have been delivered to Ukraine. The Defense Department added that the U.S. is working to "identify additional weapons systems to help the Ukrainian military." "This is a deliberate blow to the passenger infrastructure of the railway and the residents of Kramatorsk." Meanwhile, Russia continues to shell cities in the east and south of Ukraine, the ministry said. With Russia and the United States — the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals in the world — on the brink of conflict, Ferguson said this is a "much more dangerous" situation than most people appreciate. More than 30 people were killed and over 100 injured in a rocket attack on a railway station in eastern Ukraine where families and individuals were waiting to evacuate to safer parts of the country, the national railway company said. "According to operational data, more than 30 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded in the rocket attack on Kramatorsk railway station," Ukrainian Railways said via Telegram. Ukrainian leaders have warned that the fighting in the Donbas, where Russia has been engaged in military operations for years, is expected to be brutal and resemble the battles of World War II. Authorities have urged civilians in Ukraine's east to evacuate while they still can.

Sanctions: The U.K. sanctioned the daughters of both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. U.S. Congress passed ...

"We support an objective and impartial investigation of this crime and call for severe punishment for the perpetrators. Those sanctions would only come into force when the list is published, which could happen as soon as Friday. The chairman of aluminum giant United Co. Rusal PLC has called for an investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine, a rare criticism of Russia’s invasion from a major Russian company.

Fighting · British military intelligence says Russian forces are shelling cities in the east and south and had advanced further south from the city of Izyum, ...

Russian battalions, meanwhile, are blockading and bombarding the northeastern city of Kharkiv. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warns of a war that could last months or even years. - The European Union has approved an embargo on Russian coal – the first time the bloc has targeted the energy sector, on which they are heavily dependent – and the closing of its ports to Russian vessels.

State railway company says two Russian rockets struck station being used to evacuate civilians to safety.

“Russian forces hit the train station in Kramatorsk, [firing] on an ordinary train station, on ordinary people, there were no soldiers there,” he said during an address to the Finnish parliament. Kyrylenko said thousands of people had been at the station when the rockets struck. Blood was pooling on the ground and packed bags were strewn outside the building.

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The next phase of the war – which could yet be decisive – is expected to unfold in the Donbas in the next month as Russian forces seek to capture Mariupol, create a land bridge to Crimea, expand the area of occupation in the self-proclaimed republics in Donetsk and Luhansk – and perhaps encircle Ukraine’s main fighting force ranged against it. Local authorities and organisations have been distributing medical, legal and psychological support and trying to find safe shelters for women and girls fleeing both the war and domestic violence. She said a soldier who had come to search the house they were staying in left without completing the task, his eyes filled with shame as her daughter cried out in fear at the intruder. They had dirty faces, they stank and they looked completely lost,” says Yana Lugovets, who spent a month sleeping in the basement with her husband, daughter and friends. “ The Russians set up their weapons and a fire in the front garden. “He walked just 20 metres from the house and the Russians killed him.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces hit the railway station with missile known as Tochka-U. The Russian Ministry of Defense denied ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, ...

Graphic images provided by Ukrainian officials showed the aftermath of the attack -- bodies lying on the ground next to scattered luggage and debris, with charred vehicles parked nearby. The remains of a large rocket with the words "for our children" in Russian painted on the side was also seen on the ground next to the main building of the station. "Anyone who wants to leave the region will be able to do so." Through the G-7, we are ending the use of Russian energy and hitting Putin's ability to fund his illegal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine." The number of injured was down from earlier estimates of more than 100. In recent days, Russian forces have retreated from northern Ukraine, leaving behind a trail of death and destruction. Two E.U. officials told The Associated Press that Putin's adult daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, who were sanctioned by the United States earlier this week, have been hit with asset freezes and a travel ban. Russian forces have since been met with "stiff resistance" from Ukrainians, according to U.S. officials. Two Russian rockets struck the train station in the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast on Friday morning, according to Ukraine's state-owned railway company, which in a statement via Facebook called the attack "a purposeful strike on the passenger infrastructure of the railway and the residents of the city of Kramatorsk." The attack occurred as "thousands" of civilians fleeing the Russian invasion were at the train station waiting to be taken to "safer regions of Ukraine," according to Kyrylenko, who accused Russian forces of "deliberately trying to disrupt the evacuation of civilians." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov alleged that the involvement of Russian forces in the attack on the railway station in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk was already ruled out by the Russian Ministry of Defense, based on the type of missile that was used -- a Tochka-U short-range ballistic missile. Russia denied involvement in a rocket attack that killed dozens of people at a train station in eastern Ukraine on Friday.

The European Union says it will return its diplomatic presence to Ukraine and is promising to fast-track the process for the country to seek membership.

But when the battle for Ukraine came to her home, she armed herself with a smartphone to document alleged Russian war crimes. The goods include fertiliser, pipe valves, ball bearings and other parts, materials and chemicals. Ms Venediktova said the European Union is involved in the investigation and “we are coordinating our actions.” Two were women and the rest were men, she said. Springsteen posted a video on social media on Friday to show his support: “Refugees in Ukraine and around the world need our help now,” he said. The Global Citizen-organised social media rally urges governments, institutions, corporations and individuals to help fund humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and other regions of the world.

Russian troops 'forcibly deport' more than 600000 Ukrainians, says Kyiv; pledge to fast-track EU membership bid; investigators exhume Bucha mass ...

Russian troops have “forcibly deported” more than 600,000 Ukrainians, including about 121,000 children, to Russia, Ukraine’s human rights commissioner, Lyudmila Denysova, has said. Since Russian troops pulled back from Bucha last week,Ukrainian officials say hundreds of civilians have been found dead. Some Russian military units have experiencedmajor losses, a senior US defence official said, and the Pentagon estimates Russia’s combat power is between 80% and 85% of pre-invasion levels.