Russia declared it is to drastically scale down its military operation in parts of Ukraine on Tuesday but fierce fighting has continued in the northeastern city of Kharkiv in recent days.... Recommended Ukraine news-live: Explosions rock Kyiv Why has Russia invaded Ukraine?... The conflict simply explained Sign The Independent’s petition to help the people of Ukraine Russia announced after talks on Tuesday with Ukrainian negotiators in Istanbul that it will scale down its activities around Kyi

The final outcome is yet to be played out in the battles for the Donbas.... “ More will come out on that, believe me.... They were meant to be soldiers, they behaved like savages.” It was a former member of the Soviet military who showed some of the examples of the savagery in Bucha....