Russia Ukraine War Crisis Live: The evacuation of 568 civilians sheltering in bunkers under the
Azot chemical plant in the embattled city of Sievierodonetsk is currently impossible due to shelling and heavy fighting, the governor of Ukraine’s Luhansk region said on Friday. In a post on Telegram messenger, he said there were 38 children taking shelter in the bunkers at the chemical plant.
Meanwhile, the leaders of Germany, France and Italy, all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious, visited Ukraine on Thursday and offered the hope of EU membership to a country pleading for weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion. In other news, the United States said it was aware of reports that a third US citizen is missing after travelling to Ukraine and it had not yet asked Russia about two Americans reportedly captured after going to the country to fight Russian forces. The US military has repeatedly denied US troops are deployed to Ukraine and told veterans there are better ways to help Ukraine than answering calls from Kyiv to fight there.
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