Russia-Ukraine live: Zelenskyy lobbies EU leaders as battles rage

Cyprus's President Nicos Anastasiades shakes fingers with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they attend the European leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium [Yves Herman/Reuters]

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on a tour of European capitals, tells leaders at a summit in Brussels that Europe’s freedom will depend on Ukraine’s.
• Russian forces have considerably stepped up assaults in jap Ukraine and try to interrupt by way of defences close to Kreminna, says the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk.