Explosions shook Russian-occupied cities in southern Ukraine, injuring a police chief and hitting a military facility, while a Russian missile strike killed two people and injured 25 others in the eastern city of Slovyansk,

A general view shows a car damaged by debris, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 15, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a video. Donetsk Regi

Russian forces are still edging forward in the bombed-out eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a Moscow-installed official said on Tuesday, but British intelligence said a Russian tank division had taken heavy losses in the nearby town of Avdiivka.

Ukraine has repelled dozens of attacks in Bakhmut and Avdiivka, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said. "The enemy continues its assault on the city of Bakhmut. However, our defenders courageously hold the city,