Russia attempts to encircle Ukraine forces

A Donetsk People's Republic militia serviceman
Ukraine is urging the West to send long-range weaponry as it fights to repel Russian forces. -AP

Russian forces have stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk after claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, as Kyiv intensifies its calls for longer-range weaponry from the West to help it fight back in the Donbas region.

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