On Friday, Russian forces destroyed a plant which allegedly produced one of the missiles used to sink the Moskva warship in the Black Sea. Ukrainian-controlled Donbas is surrounded by Russian forces from the north, east and south. Ukraine’s authorities believe Russian forces are aiming to encircle the territory by cutting off their supply lines from the west. Following two weeks of relative calm, on Friday the Russian forces destroyed a plant which allegedly produced one of the missiles used to sink the Moskva warship in the Black Sea. It would be the first major city to have fallen to Russian forces since the invasion which began on 24 FebruaryUpdated at 06.21 BST

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2022 09:24 UTC