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Ukrainian forces repelled several waves of Russian assaults in the eastern Donetsk region over the last day, the military said, as Moscow's forces launched scores of missile and air strikes on urban settlements in two southern regions, causing deaths among civilians and damaging infrastructure.
Ukrainian forces are finding a growing number of components from China in Russian weapons used in Ukraine, a senior adviser in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office told Reuters.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin-connected businessman who controls the Wagner mercenary group that is playing a leading role in the fighting in eastern Ukraine, has said that a long conflict in Ukraine could lead to the dissolution of Russia.