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Russia's invasion of Ukraine reaches its 100th day on Friday.
An offensive which has enabled Moscow to seize 20% of Ukrainian territory and which focuses on the Donbass region (east) and its strategic city of Severodonetsk.
Ukrainian leaders have in recent days accused Moscow of wanting to make Severodonetsk a “new Mariupol”.
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7:20 am: Severodonetsk, the new Mariupol?
Ukrainian leaders have in recent days accused Moscow of wanting to make Severodonetsk a “new Mariupol”.
This strategic port on the Sea of Azov, conquered in mid-May after the surrender of more than 2,000 Ukrainian fighters who had taken refuge in the Azovstal steelworks, was largely destroyed by Russian shelling.
7 a.m.: Volodymyr Zelensky gives an update on the Donbass
The Ukrainian president indicated this Thursday evening in his daily message that the situation in the Donbass had not "changed significantly during the day".
“We had some successes in the battle for Severodonetsk.
But it is still too early.
This is the most difficult area at the moment,” he said, referring to a similar situation in the surrounding area, particularly in Lyssytchansk and Bakhmout.
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The Russian army is slowly tightening its grip in eastern Ukraine, its priority objective in this war which has allowed it to get its hands on 20% of the country, according to kyiv.
The mayor of Sloviansk last night called on his constituents to evacuate.
On the other hand, in Severodonetsk, Ukrainian men and civilians are still resisting.
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