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Russian troops have not announced ‘operational pause’ despite reports, Luhansk top official says

Vladimir Putin's Uragan rocket destroyed the residential apartment block in Chasiv Yar, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, as the rescue mission continues following Saturday's attack

At least 10 people are killed and 34 people are feared trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building

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By the time the Russians invaded, 43-year-old Mufti Said Ismahilov - one of the Muslim spiritual leaders of Ukraine - had already resolved that he would step aside from his religious duties to fight for his country. At the end of last year, as warnings of an imminent attack grew…

Dozens of Ukrainian emergency workers labored Sunday to pull people out of the rubble after a Russian rocket attack smashed into apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine. The strike killed at least 15 people and scores were thought to be still trapped a day later. The strike late Saturday evening destroyed…

Russian troops have not announced ‘operational pause’ despite reports, Luhansk top official says

Ukraine has asked civilians in Kherson to evacuate from the region as quickly as possible. Earlier in the day, at least 15 people were killed after Russian rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog. All times…