Russia, Ukraine and Kiev announce the recapture of the Donetsk territories. LIVE

Bakhmut, Andriyivka and now also Klishchyivka: After days of assurances and denials, Ukraine announces the reconquest of areas in Donetsk and forces Moscow to take action on the Eastern Front. According to Kiev, the Kremlin has 52,000 soldiers stationed there.

According to NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg, we must “prepare for a long war.”

Considered seriously ill, in a coma or even dead, Ramzan Kadyrov returns in a video to denounce the “lies” being spread about his health. “If you don’t distinguish between lies and truth, you organize your thoughts,” he said.

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