Ukraine war: Zelensky orders civilians to leave Donetsk region
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has told all civilians still living in Ukrainian-controlled parts of the Donetsk region to evacuate.
He issued the order during a late-night address from the capital Kyiv.
Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region has seen heavy clashes amid a slow advance by Russian forces, who already control large parts of it.
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