The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Ukrainian troops should surrender to save themselves in Pokrovsk, a transport and supply hub seen as a gateway to bigger nearby cities.

A key Russian ally has said it is prepared to sell ammunition to the EU even if the munitions are then later transferred to Ukraine, in a major blow for Vladimir Putin.

Russia‘s rough equivalent is its Kalibr missile, which it has frequently fired at Ukraine. Moscow has said it would damage relations with the U.S. if Trump greenlit the transfer of Tomahawks, and that it would be an “escalation” of the conflict because Kyiv would need U.S. assistance to use the missiles.