- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared the key eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman “fully cleared” of Russian forces.
- Pope Francis appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop this spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared the key eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman “fully cleared” of Russian forces.
- Pope Francis appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop this spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine.
- The United Kingdom’s defence ministry says Russia has “probably” suffered heavy losses as its forces retreat from Lyman.
- The head of the UN nuclear watchdog calls for the release of the director general of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

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