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Russia makes gains in southern Ukraine as it expands front-line attacks
Russian forces seized three settlements in southern Zaporizhzhia amid intense battles in eastern Ukraine, while Kyiv faces internal challenges and US sanctions on Russia begin Nov. 21.
- Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that the Russian army overran three settlements in southern Zaporizhzhia after dense fog enabled infiltration on Wednesday .
- Russia's larger military has scaled up attacks, deploying around 170,000 troops in Donetsk earlier this month, while the front line has grown to nearly 1,250 kilometres, stretching Ukraine's defences.
- The Russian Defence Ministry reported capturing nine settlements over four weeks in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv, while fiercest fighting occurred in besieged Pokrovsk with half of frontline clashes.
- Ukraine has launched sustained long-range drone attacks and its latest assault hit the Stavrolen chemical plant in Budionnovsk, which produces polymers for composite materials used by the Russian military.
- The Russian leader has avoided serious top-level peace talks, with international peace efforts stalled and Russia occupying one-fifth of Ukrainian land after nearly four years.
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Sérgio Furtado, journalist of CNN Portugal, points out the situation of war in Ukraine
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