Separately, shelling overnight in the region killed one person and wounded five others.
It can be hard to keep in mind this nation has been fighting for its existence for two grinding years.troops have mounted a series of incursions - the most sustained since 2022. Around 8,000 civilians have been evacuated from the path of their attack.
The US secretary of state is in Kyiv today to stand symbolically shoulder-to-shoulder with his embattled hosts. So too is Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to cancel all foreign engagements for the time being.
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