Russian troops are almost in the center of Vuhledar. Active hostilities are underway, according to the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin. “The active phase of the war is underway,

Russian attacks on Ukraine's east on Thursday killed at least three people and injured five more, regional authorities said.

"In Vuhledar, 107 people remain," Filashkin said. “Fortunately, all children have been evacuated. The battles are taking place within the city, making it almost impossible to deliver humanitarian aid.