The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a respected Washington DC-based think tank, said that Russian forces plan to surround Kupianks, Kharkiv oblas, as well as other operations.

A man has been killed and another injured as a result of a Russian bombardment of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, on 1 February.

While never confirmed, Alina Kabaeva - a Russian gymnast who won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics - is believed to be the ...