President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has hailed Ukraine's recapture of Kherson during a surprise visit to the strategic southern city as the possible "beginning of the end of the war," but warned that such victories came at a high price.
Read MoreThe chief of the IAEA has expressed concern over the increasingly precarious situation at the Zaporyzhzhia nuclear power plant. Russian rockets have pounded Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.
Read MoreFresh shelling has knocked out power and water in the town near the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in war-torn southeastern Ukraine. Another Moscow-appointed official in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory has been attacked and is now in the hospital in serious condition.
Read MoreAmid heightened tensions, two days of nationwide celebrations get underway today, starting with national flag day. Meanwhile Russian security services point the finger at Ukraine over the car bombing murder of an influential pro-Russian propagandist
Read MoreJust hours after signing an agreement with Ukraine to unblock grain from Black Sea ports, Russia fires on the port city of Odesa. The aggression is widely condemned by the UN and Ukraine.
Read MoreAn agreement has been signed in Istanbul that could free up the movement of Ukraine grain to world markets. However much depends on the compliance of Russia and many other factors. Meanwhile, Ukrainian parliamentarians give themselves a salary hike as other - such a teachers - struggle on abysmal salaries.
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