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By Max Hunder and Mari Saito KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – European Union leaders will meet on Monday to reiterate support for Ukraine as Russian forces intensified attacks to capture Sievierodonetsk, a key city in the southeastern Donbas region that Moscow has prioritised taking full control over. Incessant shelling has left Ukrainian forces defending ruins in Sievierodonetsk, but their refusal to withdraw is stalling a massive Russian offensive across the Donbas. “Some 90% of buildings are damaged. More than two-thirds of the city’s housing stock has been completely destroyed. There is n…