Russians storm city and shell east Ukraine as Zelensky visits Kharkiv region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he visits the war-hit Kharkiv region (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in an eastern Ukraine city on Sunday as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain strategic footholds for conquering the region in the face of fierce Ukrainian resistance.

Ukrainian regional officials reported Russian forces “storming” Sievierodonetsk after trying unsuccessfully to encircle the city.