Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know

Updated May 25 2022 - 3:56pm, first published 3:54pm
Battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the country's fate.
Battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the country's fate.

Russian forces sought to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin eastern cities straddling a river as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Moscow was seeking to destroy the eastern Donbas region where it has focused its attacks.

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