Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Ukraine’s army has pulled out from the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, an official said on Thursday, surrendering another frontline position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defences in a relentless onslaught.

The village was reduced to rubble which “made it impossible to hold the positions there”, Nazar Voloshyn, a spokesman for local ground forces, told The Associated Press.