Russia-Ukraine live news: Ukraine says Lysychansk 'not encircled' – Al Jazeera

Ukrainian separatists backed by Russia say they have “completely” encircled the key city of Lysychansk in the eastern Luhansk region. Russian forces have destroyed five Ukrainian army command posts in Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with high-precision weapons and also struck three storage sites in the Zaporizhia region, the defence ministry says. The mayor of Ukrainian city Mykolaiv warns residents to stay in shelters as powerful explosions rock the city. Moscow has denied targeting civilians in Ukraine. The United States is sending Ukraine two NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems, four additional counter-artillery radars and up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition. (Al Jazeera) Here are the latest updates: 30 mins ago (17:59 GMT) EU works on emergency plan to help cut imports of Russian energy The European Union is preparing an emergency plan to help member states cut back on Russian energy. “We need a good, common plan that the energy flows, or the gas flows, where it is needed most,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. The new measures — due by mid-July — will build on May’s REPowerEU plan to abandon Russian energy sources because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That plan allotted nearly $312bn to…
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