The latest developments in Ukraine. April 7, 11AM
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13:00 07 Apr, 2022
Latest developments
If you're just joining us, here's a quick roll of news that Qazet.az published.
- Thousands of people are trying to escape the Donbas region ahead of Russia's expected offensive in the east
- Ukrainian officials are appealing to people in the area to take this opportunity to flee while it is safe
- Russian troops are "regrouping and conducting reconnaissance" for an offensive in Donbas - which is made up of the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk
- The US says that Russia's withdrawal from the regions outside Kyiv and Chernihiv is now complete, as the war shifts focus to eastern Ukraine.
- Chernihiv residents told they barely had any food or water, and lived without electricity, under a Russian siege
- More than 400 people are missing from the town of Hostomel, a local official says
- Survivor accounts are still trickling out from Bucha, where hundreds of people are reported to have been killed by Russian soldiers