Ukrainian forces appeared to break through Russian lines in the south today. Here's what else is happening in the war this week:
Soldiers prepare to fire BM-21 Grad rocket launcher toward Russian positions in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Monday. Russia intends to annex Donetsk but Ukrainian forces retook Lyman, a strategic city in the region, on Saturday.Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images
Soldiers prepare to fire BM-21 Grad rocket launcher toward Russian positions in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Monday. Russia intends to annex Donetsk but Ukrainian forces retook Lyman, a strategic city in the region, on Saturday.As the week begins, here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.Russia's parliament will ratify its attempted annexation of four Ukrainian territories, widely condemned internationally as illegal.
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