The Ukrainian council of ministers has approved
the mandatory evacuation of children from combat zones
: at the moment only Bakhmut meets the criteria for applying the law.
This was reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
Minors must be accompanied by one of the parents, a person who replaces them or another legal representative.
Refusal by parents or guardians to evacuate the child is not allowed. "The duty of the state is to protect the life and health of the child," said Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk.
The Ukrainian prisoner killed in cold blood by the Moscow Armed Forces has been identified.
"The victim is Tymofiy Mykolayovych Shadura, a soldier of the 30th Brigade", who took part in the fighting near Bakhmut, reported missing since February 3, according to the Ukrainian military's Telegram.
According to some media, the man was 40 years old.
It was a pro-Ukraine group that sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year
.
The New York Times reports it citing some American sources, according to which there are no indications that President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government team were involved in the operation.
The Ukrainian soldier killed by the Russian armed forces
Kiev has opened an investigation into the soldier's execution to find those responsible for the cold-blooded murder.
According to the Reuters website, Ukraine has defined the gesture of the Russian military captured in the video as "a brutal and brazen shooting of an unarmed person".
ANSA Agency
Shocking video, Russians killing an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner
Ukrainska Pravda publishes it.
Kiev: 'Every war crime will be punished'.
"Bakhmut's Liberation Continues".
The announcement came from Russian Defense Minister Serghei Shoigu, adding that the city in the Ukrainian Donbass represents a key defensive line for Ukrainian troops and its capture will allow the Russians to "continue the advance deep into the Ukrainian defences".
According to an interactive map posted on the Internet by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russian forces control 40% of the city.
The map of the US study center, which shows the ground movements of Moscow's soldiers updated to yesterday, indicates that the Russian-controlled area extends - from the eastern side - almost to the center of the city.
In the usual evening message to the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had given directives to the Army to find "all forces"
to defend Bakhmut.
"I asked the General Staff to find the appropriate forces to help defend Bakhmut, no part of Ukraine can be abandoned," he said.
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Zelensky to the military, find the forces to defend Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed the army to find "all forces" to defend Bakhmut.
An air raid alert has been declared across Ukraine
, according to international press.
The news comes as the Kiev army general staff said Ukrainian forces repelled 37 Russian attacks last night in the area around the eastern city of Bakhmut.
Overall, Russian troops launched 50 air raids and five rocket attacks overnight, while Ukrainian forces carried out 15 air strikes against Russian troops, including an attack on an anti-aircraft system.
Kiev's military also said it shot down a SU-25 aircraft, nine Shaheed drones and eight other Russian drones.
The armed forces also provided a toll from yesterday's attacks, during which, they say, 1,060 Russian soldiers were killed, a toll that brings the total of Moscow's forces eliminated in the country since the start of the invasion to 154,830.
The army does not specify how many Russian men lost their lives yesterday in the besieged city of Bakhmut, but in recent days Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said Russian losses amounted to up to 500 soldiers a day in the battle to take the city strategic in the east of the country.
The General Staff report also indicates that since the beginning of the war, Russia has lost 303 fighters, 289 helicopters and 2,095 drones.
Kiev forces also say they destroyed 3,432 Russian tanks, 2,456 artillery systems,
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Kiev: 'Let's strengthen Bakhmut's positions' - World
Zelensky to military: 'Find forces to defend the city' (ANSA)