Ukraine: Ukrainians fled front-line towns in eastern Ukraine as Russian forces pressed on with their effort to take more territory in the Donbas region. Moscow’s advantage in artillery is enabling gradual advances in fighting that is inflicting heavy casualties on both sides. Ukrainian troops pressed Russian defenses in areas of the country where occupying forces are stretched thin.
Security services in Ukraine are hunting down citizens they view as abetting Russia in a region where some still side with Moscow.