6:50 am: Ursula von der Leyen promises a quick response to Ukraine's application for EU membership
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, visited Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky Ukraine to discuss her application to join the European Union. She promised that the EU would respond to her request by the end of next weeks.
Emmanuel Macron, the French head of state and country that holds the rotating EU presidency is scheduled to travel to Romania and Moldova on Tuesday, and Wednesday respectively, pending a visit in Ukraine. The date has yet to be fixed.
6:46 a.m . : East continues to see intense fighting
The Donbass coal basin is bordered by Russia. It has been held partly by pro-Russian separatists from 2014. "The enemy continues to execute assaults in Severodonetsk," the chief of staff stated on Saturday. Ukrainian armies. He reported 14 attacks being repelled within 24 hours in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Donbass regions. However, he acknowledged that there was a Russian "partial victory" near Orikhovo.
Severodonetsk's fall would open Kramatorsk to the west, where Ukrainian regional authorities have been retreating since 2014.
6:45 AM: Good morning everyone! This live will cover the situation in Ukraine on the 109th Day of the Russian Invasion.
