DEVELOPING: Russia Launches Intensified Assault on Ukraine's Last Eastern Strongholds

Breaking News: Russia Launches Intensified Assault on Ukraine's Last Eastern Strongholds Russia has launched a significant escalation of its assault on Ukraine's last eastern strongholds, with reports of dozens of attacks on the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region over the past month. Ukrainian officials confirm that homes, gas stations, markets, and a nearby power plant have been hit, causing widespread destruction and blackouts. The attacks, which have used strike drones, ballistic missiles, rockets, and aerial bombs, have left residents like 20-year-old Olena Frolova, who works in a shop selling Donetsk-branded goods, living in fear. "There was a recent strike on the house next to mine," Frolova said. Kramatorsk, once a major industrial center, has been one of the last remaining cities under Ukrainian control in the region. The city's residents have been facing increasingly difficult living conditions as Russian forces close in. The Ukrainian military has been fighting to hold onto the city, but the situation remains precarious. With the Russian assault intensifying, the future of Kramatorsk and the surrounding region hangs in the balance. This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as more information becomes available.