Russia’s Defense Ministry said its missiles also struck three storage sites in Zaporizhzhia.

A Press TV correspondent says it is only a matter of time until Russian forces take Ukraine's strategic city of Lysychansk, the twin city of Severodonetsk in the Donbass, as Moscow pushes ahead to capture the entire eastern Ukrainian region.

Ukraine says it has ordered troops to withdraw from the key battleground city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of fierce street fighting.

Moscow has accused Western powers of not allowing Ukraine to resume the stalled peace negotiations with Russian officials.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday said the country’s forces have seized full control of the residential areas of Sievierodonetsk, a key city in Ukraine's east, after weeks of fighting.

Fierce street fighting rages in Ukraine’s strategic city of Severodonetsk, as Russia is pushing to completely bring the eastern Donbas region under its control.

The UK is set to send a “cutting edge” rocket system to Ukraine despite Moscow’s warning of not fanning the flames of war.