Ukraine Slams Idea of Swapping Land for Peace

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia stepped up its assaults in Ukraine’s east on Thursday, mounting offensives towards the cities of Lysychansk and Severodonetsk as Kyiv dismissed recommendations that it ought to cede territory to Russia in return for peace.

The Russian military shelled settlements within the Kharkiv, Mykolayiv and Dnipropetrovsk areas, native authorities mentioned on Thursday. Three folks died in Lysychansk, a metropolis Russia has been in search of to seize as it vies for control of the Luhansk area, Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai mentioned. Mr. Haidai mentioned attacks on nearby Severodonetsk have left dozens of properties broken.