[LIVE] War in Ukraine: Russia intensifies its attacks in the Donbass

A man in the middle of the rubble of a house in Donetsk, May 19, 2022. AP - Alexei Alexandrov

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On the 86th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this Friday, May 20, Russian forces are increasing pressure in eastern Ukraine, which they have turned into "hell", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday.

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► US President Joe Biden receives the Finnish Prime Minister and the Swedish President at the White House in the morning the day after the formalization of their NATO candidacies.

► The US Congress releases 40 billion dollars for Ukraine.

The bill, already validated by the elected members of the House last week, only has to be ratified by President Biden.

► Ukrainian justice opened its first war crime trial on Wednesday to try a Russian soldier accused of killing an unarmed civilian.

The young soldier pleaded guilty.

► Uncertainty remains about the number of fighters remaining in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.

A pro-Russian separatist leader said Wednesday that a thousand soldiers were still hiding there. 

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