Russian troops intensify attacks on Ukrainian forces in east, military says 

Ukrainian service members of the 68th Jaeger Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush load a rocket into a BM-21 Grad multiple launch system at their position near the frontline town of Pokrovsk, in Donetsk region, Feb. 14, 2025.

Russian troops have sharply stepped up their attacks in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv's military said on Sunday, as a NATO official predicted Moscow would increase the pace and intensity of its assaults with talks to end the war approaching.