Ukraine denies claims from pro-Moscow separatists that Lysychansk has fallen
"I do not rule out any one of a number of outcomes here.But Mr Arestovych also said that if Russia takes Lysychansk, it will find its forces spread very thinly, as it tries to keep control of the six major cities it has taken in the Donbas, a region made up of Luhansk and neighbouring Donetsk.
• Eight Ukrainian city and village leaders are being held captive in Russia, according to The Association of Cities of Ukraine• A Russian mine detonated, killing one civilian and injuring another in the Odesa region
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