Russian forces carried out intensive shelling in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, the first day of the “new phase” of the invasion aimed at “liberating Donbass”. Russia announced on Tuesday that it had carried out dozens of airstrikes and missiles overnight.
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The Battle of Dombass
3
Number of people killed in Kharkiv on Tuesday in new Russian bombardments, which also injured 21
From 10,000 to 20,000
Number of Syrian and Libyan fighters and mercenaries from the Russian paramilitary company Wagner currently fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine
12 millions
Number of Ukrainians who have fled their homes since the start of the conflict
Sources: Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press and theInstitute for the Study of War