"As peace efforts fail to bear fruit, the Russian leader threatens Odesa and Mykolaiv and warns of a wider war on Europe. Russia this week rejected the latest United States peace proposal for Ukraine and declared victory in battles over key Ukrainian cities claims Ukraine has dismissed as propaganda. Russia's Ministry of Defence on Monday night said it had seized the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk it has been besieging for a year. Defence Minister Andrei Belousov later repeated the claim personally."
"Russia also said it had pushed Ukrainian defenders out of Vovchansk and Kupiansk, cities in the northern Kharkiv region. Most of the city of Kupiansk is under the control of Ukrainian troops, said Ukraine's Joint Forces Task Force, a command structure responsible for the defence of Kharkiv, rebutting Russia's claim. (Al Jazeera) The reported Russian advances came on the eve of US envoy Steve Witkoff's arrival in Moscow for peace talks with Yury Ushakov, a key aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin."
Russia rejected the latest United States peace proposal for Ukraine and declared victories in battles over key Ukrainian cities, while Ukraine dismissed those claims as propaganda. Russia's Ministry of Defence asserted it seized Pokrovsk after a year-long siege, a claim echoed by Defence Minister Andrei Belousov. Russia also claimed advances in Vovchansk and Kupiansk in Kharkiv region, but Ukraine's Joint Forces said most of Kupiansk remains under Ukrainian control and that fighting continues. The Russian statements coincided with the arrival of a US envoy in Moscow for talks, and Ukrainian commanders said the timing aimed to influence negotiations. Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskii said Ukraine blocked infiltration into Kupiansk and was working to remove the enemy from its bridgehead. Zelenskyy's government was rocked again by the latest dismissal of a high-profile official.
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