[LIVE] War in Ukraine: Moscow continues to bomb in the East
An unexploded shell, in front of the entrance to a kindergarten, where several people have taken refuge in the basement for two months, in Lysychansk, in the Donbass, on May 14, 2022. AFP - YASUYOSHI CHIBA
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On the 82nd day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this Monday, May 16, follow live the latest information on the conflict.
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Russian pressure remains strong in eastern
Ukraine, particularly in the Donbass region, where the Russians had announced that they would concentrate their military effort.
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However, Kiev remains convinced of winning.
“
Little by little, we are forcing the occupiers to leave our lands
,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, acknowledging however that “
the situation in Donbass remains very difficult.
The Russian troops are trying to achieve at least one victory there
”.
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04:05: Towards an intensification of Russian attacks in the Donbass
Ukraine is preparing for an intensification of Russian attacks in the Donbass, in the east of the country, a priority objective for Moscow but where its forces are losing momentum, while the Ukrainian army continues its counter-offensive in the region from Kharkov.
"
We are preparing for new attempts by Russia to attack Donbass, to somehow intensify its movement towards southern Ukraine
," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video published Sunday evening.
And yet according to him, "
the occupiers still do not want to admit that they are at an impasse
".
4:00 a.m.: The US Embassy will resume operations “very soon”
Speaking in Berlin on May 15 during meetings with NATO, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US Embassy was taking all necessary precautions, but work was underway to resume operations in kyiv very soon.
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