Ukrainian officials have urged hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate the eastern Donetsk region, as Russian and separatist forces target its main cities, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
The eastern Luhansk region has not yet been fully occupied by Russian forces and fighting continues in a settlement on the outskirts of the region, the head of the Luhansk military administration said, after Russia secured the city of Lysychansk during the Weekend.
Russia's war in Ukraine will feature prominently at the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Bali this week, with food and energy security high on the agenda.
The US has warned that this is not the time for business as usual with Russia, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to avoid appearing in any official group photos with his Russian counterpart at the meeting, according to a US official.