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Ukrainian forces stop Russian advance towards Sloviansk - presidential aide

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop an armored fighting vehicle at an unknown location in eastern Ukraine, in a picture released April 19, 2022. Press service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/via REUTERS

Ukrainian troops have held up an advance by Russian forces from the northeastern city of Izyum towards nearby Sloviansk, Oleksiy Arestovych, a Ukrainian presidential advisor said on Wednesday.

"They have focused their forces there, that is where they are trying to advance, but so far they are not succeeding," he said in a video address.

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