Russia controls two towns… and raids cut off electricity from Kharkiv

Russian forces took control of two new towns in Ukraine, killing four people and wounding twenty, and raids cut off electricity to Kharkiv. Russia renewed its commitment to the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Donbass region, and the White House confirmed that US President Donald Trump is committed to advancing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, at a time when NATO admitted that it cannot meet Kiev’s demands for armaments. Yesterday, Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its forces took control of the town of Novoyakovlevka in Zaporizhya Province, and the town of Kubyansk-Uzlovoye in Kharkiv. Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov reported that Kubyansk-Uzlovoye was under control, adding that the town was witnessing combing and cleansing operations.