Russian troops continue to shell residential areas of Mykolaiv, with three people killed in attacks this morning, the southern city's mayor says. Macron says France's role is as a "mediating power" between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine blames Russian bombardment but Russia has accused retreating Ukrainian forces of starting the blazeįrench President Emmanuel Macron has again warned against humiliating Russia, after urging the West in May not to give in to "the temptation of humiliation, nor the spirit of revenge". "The Russian army is throwing all its power in this direction," the regional governor saidĪ church at a famous monastery in eastern Ukraine, Sviatohirsk Lavra, has been set on fire. Russia, however, claims several Ukrainian units are retreating. The key eastern city of Severodonetsk continues to see intense fighting, with Ukraine saying its forces have recaptured part of the city. For now, here are today's main developments: We'll bring you the latest updates and analysis again on Sunday. We're pausing our live coverage for today.
Kochevenko/Facebook Copyright: Kochevenko/Facebook Fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk region sparked a major fire at a wooden monastery near the front line Image caption: Fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk region sparked a major fire at a wooden monastery near the front line