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Ukraine has withdrawn its troops from the eastern coal-mining town of Vuhledar due to mounting Russian assaults. The town, which was once a defense bastion for Ukraine, has been surrounded by Russia and bombarded with glide bombs. While the loss of Vuhledar is unlikely to facilitate a broader Russian advance, it highlights the increasing pressure on Ukraine's main eastern front. Ukrainian forces are outnumbered and outgunned, with limited support from the West and difficulties in recruiting and training more troops. President Volodymyr Zelensky's recent visit to the US did not result in increased support, and the Biden administration has declined Ukraine's request to strike Russia with long-range missiles. [Extracted from the article]

A Russian missile strike devastated a Ukrainian family in Lviv, Ukraine, killing Yaroslav Bazylevych's wife and three daughters. The missile was fired from central Russia, around 600 miles away, and struck the Bazylevych family's apartment building within two minutes of the air-raid alarms sounding. Ukrainian officials have called for increased air defenses to protect against these types of strikes, as they currently have a shortage of air-defense systems. The attack in Lviv is part of a larger pattern of intensified Russian attacks in Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for more support from the West to stop these attacks. [Extracted from the article]

The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) claims to have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky by targeting his convoy with missiles and drones. The SBU detained two senior officers from the Department of State Security who were allegedly working on the plot under the direction of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). The SBU also stated that the plot included plans to kill SBU Chairman Lt. Gen. Vasyl Malyuk and Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the country's top military-intelligence officer. The SBU has published evidence, including text messages and intercepted phone calls, to support their claims. This alleged plot is the latest in a series of attempts on Zelensky's life, according to Ukrainian officials. [Extracted from the article]

Russian forces have recently seized several villages in eastern Ukraine, taking advantage of the delay in promised U.S. military aid. Ukrainian troops have retreated from these captured villages, highlighting their vulnerability after months of waiting for aid and their failure to mobilize more soldiers. While Russia has not achieved a large-scale breakthrough, it is gradually advancing towards its goal of taking control of Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland. The recent setbacks for Ukraine are not solely due to delays in Western support, and it will take time for Ukraine to arm, train, and prepare new recruits. [Extracted from the article]