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Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they had surrounded Lysychansk, the last major city left to conquer in the Luhansk region.
The Ukrainian army denies it.
President Lukashenko has accused kyiv of firing missiles at Belarus.
Moscow has asked Ukrainian teachers in the occupied territories to certify their willingness to teach the Russian school curriculum.
At least four civilians have been killed and 12 injured since Friday morning in Sloviansk, which has been under rocket fire for at least a week.
Odessa City Council declared Saturday a day of mourning after bombings of buildings in Belgorod-Dniester that killed more than 20 people.
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Teachers from occupied Ukraine urged to follow Russian curriculum
Moscow has asked Ukrainian teachers in the occupied territories to sign a document certifying their willingness to switch to teaching the Russian school curriculum.
According to The Guardian, the new local authorities are giving them until July 21 to do so.
If they give up, they risk being evicted from their homes.
But if they sign, they risk being charged by the Ukrainian authorities, who consider teaching the Russian curriculum a form of collaboration with the enemy.
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Strikes near Odessa: an open investigation
After rocket attacks on residential areas near Odessa killing at least 21 people, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova called it a war crime.
Investigators are trying to find the trajectory of the projectiles and identify those who precisely are at the origin of the bombardment, according to Der Spiegel.
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