Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia's large-scale offensive in the eastern Donbas region is under way

The secretary of Ukraine's National Security Council had earlier said Moscow tried to break through defences in the Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions

Ukrainian officials say Russian bombardment of several cities across the country has killed at least 17 people

Seven people died when multiple missiles hit the western city of Lviv, which had largely escaped attack until now

The UN is reporting that more than 4.9 million Ukrainians have now fled the country as a result of the war

Ukraine returns a questionnaire to the European Union as it bids to gain candidate status to join the bloc

Sports: BBC

BDST: 1305 HRS, APR 19, 2022
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