Russia-Ukraine War

20 May Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine’s military says Russia’s army is advancing in the areas of Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, in the eastern region of Luhansk and has intensified  bombardment of the wider Donbas area, using heavy firepower to damage defences around the city of Donetsk

* Ukraine’s President Zelensky says Russian forces have “completely destroyed” Donbas, saying: “It is hell there”

* US senators have approved nearly $40bn (£32bn) in aid for Ukraine – the largest package of support since Russia invaded

* President Joe Biden says Finland and Sweden have his “complete backing” in their bids for Nato membership

* There are likely still hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers, include senior commanders, inside the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. While a Ukrainian military official said evacuation of the plant goes on, one soldier said “the fight continues.”