Donbas village overtaken, says governor

The EU’s top diplomat says Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s ports, which is preventing grain exports and fuelling fears of a global food crisis, amounts to a “war crime”.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects Russia to intensify attacks as Kyiv awaits an EU decision on its bid to join the bloc.

The governor of eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region warns fighting is raging “almost around the clock” in Severodonetsk as Russia presses for full control of the strategically important city.