LIVE. Zelensky fires chief of security services in the Kharkiv-Moscow region: “liberation” Donbas region is a priority

The battle for the Donbas region is raging in eastern Ukraine. Russia’s defense minister called “liberation” of the region an “unconditional priority” on Sunday. The Russians are strengthening their hold on the strategically important city of Severodonetsk and neighboring Lysychansk is also under fierce siege. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the ravaged Kharkiv region in the east of the country. Follow all developments around the conflict in Ukraine in our live blog.

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