Ukraine struggling to hold Sievierodonetsk, Russia claims advances — live updates

• Fighting remains fierce in key city of Sievierodonetsk
• Ukrainian forces ‘not giving up positions,’ Zelenskyy says
• US backs claims Russia is ‘pilfering’ Ukrainian grain
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said NATO’s eastern flank would be strengthened

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Ukraine struggling to hold Sievierodonestk, Russia claims advances

Ukrainian forces are struggling to repel Russian attacks in the centre of Sievierodonestk. However, Moscow does not control the key…