Russia-Ukraine live news: Moscow ‘preparing for more war’ – NATO

Stepan Kovalyov places firewood inside a heater subsequent to his spouse Tetyana, contained in the cellar the place they dwell after their home was destroyed [Nacho Doce/Reuters]

• NATO Secretary-Basic Jens Stoltenberg warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “making ready for extra warfare”, in feedback made earlier than a gathering to debate extra navy support for Ukraine.
• The regional governor for Donetsk, Pavlo Kyrylenko, stated “there's not a single sq. metre in Bakhmut that's secure or that isn't in vary of enemy fireplace or drones” after renewed shelling of 16 settlements close to Bakhmut.