Ukraine fights to hold off Russian advances in south and east

Ukrainian forces have fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country’s industrial Donbas region (Alexei Alexandrov/AP)

Ukrainian forces have fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country’s industrial Donbas region.

Meanwhile, a senior US defence official said Moscow’s offensive is going much slower than planned.