Russia is claiming it has captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war.

Russian forces are slowly tightening the noose around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a key logistical hub whose main supply lines are under threat nearly three years after Moscow invaded its neighbour.

Moscow claims to have seized the eastern Ukrainian village of Novovasylivka as it appears to be slowly closing in on the key logistic city of Prokrovsk. View on euronews

Changes brought in without warning by Rishi Sunak’s government mean some Ukrainian refugees have been unable to bring their children to UK

The British government said Friday that immigrants from Ukraine can now bring their children to live in the United Kingdom for up to 18 months, a reversal of previous visa regulations.

Ukrainians can again bring their children to join them in the UK, after the government reversed changes to visa rules. Last February - without notice - the government restricted eligibility so Ukrainians without the right to live in the UK permanently could no longer sponsor people under the Homes for Ukraine scheme,