The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 26. Click here for updates from May 25.
Russian Forces Battle to Surround Ukrainians in East
Russia shelled more than 40 towns in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region, destroying nearly a dozen high-rise buildings, authorities said on Thursday, as Moscow’s forces sought to surround their Ukrainian foes, outnumbering them in some places.
Russia has poured thousands of troops into the region, attacking from three sides in an attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces holding out in the city of Sievierodonetsk and its twin, Lysychansk. Their fall would leave the whole of Luhansk Province under Russian control, a main Kremlin war aim….