Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea that Ukraine would give up the remaining territory in Donbas that Vladimir Putin seeks to capture.

He also rejected the idea that Ukraine would give up the remaining territory in Donbas that Putin seeks to capture.

Filashkin said the strikes killed one person and injured 15 others in the Kramatorsk community.

One of the network's members turned out to be a former employee of a machine-building plant in Kramatorsk, who was gathering geolocation data on operational airfields and fortifications in the region.

Kyiv has argued that freezing the current front line would provide the most realistic basis for a ceasefire. Russia continues to demand that Ukrainian forces withdraw from parts of Ukraine's Donbas as a condition for an agreement. Ukraine has rejected the proposal.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the prospect of withdrawing Ukrainian forces from the parts of the Donbas still controlled by Kyiv.

Vladimir Putin has repeatedly demanded control over the entire eastern region as part of any settlement.

Vadym Filashkin urged residents of Donetsk region, especially families with children, to evacuate to safer regions of Ukraine.