“My main advice: evacuate!” The governor of the Donestk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko, launched this message on Wednesday, July 6, to the address of the inhabitants of the city of Sloviansk, adding that “during the week, there was not a day without bombardment”. Russian forces continue to advance in the Donbass, where the city of Soviansk is the Moscow’s next target. Pavlo Kyrylenko had announced a few hours earlier two dead and seven wounded in strikes which notably targeted the market. Follow our live.
The Luhansk region almost under Russian control. With the fall of Lysytchansk on Sunday, Russian forces control almost all of the Luhansk region and are now seeking to do the same in Donetsk to thus occupy all of Donbass, which pro-Russian separatists had partially controlled since 2014.
Accusations of torture on prisoners. Russian authorities announced on Tuesday that they have launched an investigation into torture allegedly suffered by their soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces and released during a prisoner exchange with kyiv. Ukraine and Russia, which have carried out several prisoner exchanges, accuse each other of ill-treatment and torture of prisoners.
Ukraine’s allies pledge financial support. In a statement adopted Tuesday evening in Lugano (Switzerland)allied countries, international institutions and the private sector “are fully committed to supporting Ukraine along its journey”calling for a “transparent and accountable recovery process”. The use of these billions of dollars is worrying in a country crippled by corruption.