Ukraine and Russia battle in the east, French foreign minister visits Kyiv

"French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv Monday to express France’s solidarity with Ukraine, the ministry said.

 Fighting for control of the Donbas region continues to devastate eastern Ukraine, with Russian forces pressing into Severodonetsk, the largest city still held by Ukrainian forces. 

The nearby city of Lysychansk is under constant bombardment." France24