Russia says it has captured frontline village of Orlivka in eastern Ukraine
Russia said on Tuesday that its forces had taken control of the eastern Ukrainian village of Orlivka, situated about four kilometres (2.5 miles) west of the town of Avdiivka, which Moscow's forces captured last month after one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Earlier, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said the United States "will not let Ukraine fail" as he attended a meeting of Kyiv's Western allies in Germany.
Russia said on Tuesday that its forces had taken control of the eastern Ukrainian village of Orlivka, situated about four kilometres (2.5 miles) west of the town of Avdiivka, which Moscow's forces captured last month after one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Earlier, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said the United States "will not let Ukraine fail" as he attended a meeting of Kyiv's Western allies in Germany.