[LIVE] War in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky promises “heroic defense” in Sievierodonetsk

A satellite image showing damaged buildings in Sievierodonetsk, June 6, 2022. AP

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On the 105th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Wednesday June 8, follow live the latest information on the conflict. 

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► RFI's Russian editorial site broadcasts Ukrainian public radio (in the Ukrainian language) from the 

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The main points:

►Fighting continues in Sievierodonetsk, eastern Ukraine.

The Russians claim to have "

 " the residential areas of this strategic city for the control of Donbass.

But the governor of the region affirms that the Ukrainian forces “succeeded in repelling the assault”.

► The two belligerents accuse each other of destroying Ukraine's cereal resources, and thus aggravating the world food crisis.

London has called for an investigation into Russia's alleged theft of Ukrainian grain.

► The creation of secure maritime corridors for the export of grain via the Black Sea will be at the center of discussions this Wednesday in Ankara between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Cavusoglu.

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