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Russia-Ukraine updates: Moscow’s troops pushing for Vuhledar – UK

All the updates from January 31 as they happened.

Policemen help six-year-old Arina, dressed in a children's bulletproof vest and helmet, during evacuation from Bakhmut [Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters]

By Edna Mohamed, Federica Marsi and Dalia Hatuqa

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, January 31.