Ukraine live news: Zelenskyy says Russia hit by ‘powerful blows’

President says ‘significant losses’ inflicted as Russia appears to shift military strategy to focus on Donbas.

Ukrainian soldiers patrol the road near Kharkiv in Ukraine

• Russia says it is now focused on fully capturing Donbas in apparent shift in strategy.

• Ukraine says 7,331 people were evacuated from cities on Friday.

• UN nuclear watchdog claims staff members at Chernobyl’s radioactive waste facilities have not been rotated in four days.

• President Vladimir Putin accuses West of trying to ‘cancel’ Russian culture.

• French President Emmanuel Macron to hold talks with Russia’s Putin over Mariupol evacuation initiative.