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LIVE UPDATESRussia's war in Ukraine
By Jessie Yeung, Helen Regan, Aditi Sangal and Jack Guy, CNN
Updated 1055 GMT (1855 HKT) April 10, 2023
What we're covering
- Leaked Pentagon documents suggest key weaknesses in Ukrainian weaponry, air defense, and readiness, and reveal US penetration of Russia’s Defense Ministry and the mercenary organization Wagner Group.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Russia for a deadly attack in Zaporizhzhia that killed a father and daughter on Easter Sunday.
- The worst of the fighting remains in eastern Ukraine, where CNN found towns largely abandoned with a few elderly women and their pets staying put.
- Ukrainian forces say Russia has switched to "scorched Earth" tactics in the eastern city of Bakhmut and is destroying buildings and positions with airstrikes and artillery fire.