Since Moscow's invasion in late February, Western support has helped Ukraine hold off its neighbour's advances in many areas—including the capital Kyiv—but Russia is now focused on securing and expanding its gains in Donbas and the southern coast
A mother with her daughter sit inside a bus as they evacuate the city of Bakhmut in the eastern Ukranian region of Donbas on May 22, 2022, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine.​ (Credits: ARIS MESSINIS / AFP)