Russia hopes to capture Chasiv Yar, just west of Bakhmut, by early May, Ukraine's commander-in-chief said on Sunday.

Russia has been steadily gaining in Ukraine but has focused its efforts on advancing in the country's eastern Donetsk region.

He noted its location overlooking the road towards the Sloviansk ... Newsweek's map also shows Russian advances near Kurakhove, Vuhledar and Velyka Novosilka. Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for ...