War in Ukraine: Latest developments

Russia is waging all-out war for the Donetsk and Lugansk regions which together make up Donbas

Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:- Pro-Russian forces claim key eastern town - Moscow-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine say they have captured Lyman, a strategic town between the city of Severodonetsk and the eastern administrative centre of Kramatorsk, which remain under Kyiv's control.

Ukrainian forces are also battling to hold onto Severodonetsk as Russia wages all-out war for the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which make up Donbas, Ukraine's industrial heartland.

Originally published as War in Ukraine: Latest developments