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8.15 -
The toll of civilians killed in the fighting since yesterday in Lugansk rises to 6.
The head of the Lugansk regional military administration Sergiy Gaidai reports on Telegram.
"Six people have died and fighting is underway on the outskirts of Severodonetsk", said Gaidai, stating that in yesterday morning's attack on a school in Severodonetsk "two people died instantly, another 3 are in hospital", all "members of the same family ".
"Furthermore, a man and a woman died in the evening near their home in Severodonetsk. Two women were killed by Russian bombing in Lysychansk and Privilege."
7.20
- "Unspeakable crimes are reported by liberated regions in Ukraine. Sexual violence as a weapon of war against women and children among the atrocities committed by Russian soldiers. The perpetrators must be held responsible".
This was stated in a tweet last night by the EU High Representative Josep Borrel, specifying that "the EU works globally to eliminate conflict-related sexual violence".
6.59
- Russia's supply of natural gas to Finland was cut off today, Finnish state-owned energy company Gasum said after the Nordic country refused to pay supplier Gazprom in rubles.
"Natural gas supplies to Finland under Gasum's supply contract have been stopped," the Finnish company said in a statement adding that the gas will now be supplied from other sources through the Balticconnector pipeline, which connects Finland to Finland. Estonia.
