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Paul McCartney has wowed fans at the Glastonbury Festival with a 2½-hour concert that included Beatles hits and big-name guest stars.

ALONA MAZURENKO - SATURDAY, 25 JUNE 2022, 22:55 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the 45 Russian missiles fired on Ukraine by Russia on 25 June prove that global sanctions against Russia are not enough.

Russia attacks Ukraine: What you need to know Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help pay for the defense of his country. (NCD)The eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk is now under complete control by Russian forces, the city’s top military administration official said Saturday. >> Read more trending news“The Russians have fully occupied Severodonetsk, our military has retreated to more prepared positions,” Oleksandr Striuk told Ukrainian TV, according to the BBC and CNN. Russian troops are now advancing toward the neighboring city of Lysychansk, regional governor Serhiy Haidai said early Friday. Nearly 95% of the region is under Russian and local separatist control, the news agency reported.

President Joe Biden is aiming to sustain the global alliance punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as he embarks on a five-day trip to Europe.

Ukraine's largest LGBTQ rights event has gone ahead this weekend.

European officials have supported Ukraine potentially joining the EU, but point to the need for measures to address the country's corruption.

Britain Glastonbury 2022 Day 1 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via video at the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP) (Joel C Ryan)PILTON, England — (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged music fans at the Glastonbury Festival on Friday to "spread the truth about Russia's war " on his country. Zelenskyy spoke to the crowd in a video message played at the British music extravaganza before a set by The Libertines. Performers include Billie Eilish, Ziggy Marley, Foals, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney and Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, the winner of last month's Eurovision Song Contest. ___Follow the AP's coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged music fans at the Glastonbury Festival to “spread the truth about Russia’s war” on his country.

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War A Ukrainian serviceman looks at the ruins of the sports complex of the National Technical University in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 24, 2022, damaged during a night shelling. “That is why this decision of the EU is so important, motivates us and shows all this is needed not only by us." Others recalled the 2014 revolution that ousted Ukraine's pro-Moscow president, sparked in part by his decision not to complete an association agreement with the EU. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday called the decision “internal European affairs" that shouldn't complicate already difficult regional dynamics. To gain EU membership, countries must meet a detailed host of economic and political conditions, including a commitment to the rule of law and other democratic principles.

The European Union’s decision to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership has offered war-weary Ukrainians a morale boost even as the country’s military ordered its fighters to retreat from a key city in the eastern Donbas region.

Emmanuel Macron appears weakened at home after parliamentary elections forced him into political maneuvering.

On Thursday leaders of the European Union's 27 nations agreed to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership, setting in motion a lengthy process that could bind the embattled country closer to the West.

BRUSSELS — (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. EU candidate status doesn't give an automatic right to join the bloc, though, and doesn't provide any security guarantees. For Ukraine, the start of accession discussions will depend on how the war-torn country will be able to meet essential political and economic conditions. To help countries with candidate status, the bloc can provide technical and financial assistance throughout negotiations, but can also decide to revoke the status if the required reforms aren't implemented. “But I am convinced that it is precisely the (post-war) reconstruction of Ukraine that will provide opportunities to take important steps forward.”Leaders will also debate Thursday a recommendation for the European Commission to grant Moldova — a tiny, non-NATO country that borders Ukraine — EU candidate status.

The European Union’s leaders have agreed to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership, setting in motion a potentially yearslong process that could draw the embattled country further away from Russia’s influence and bind it more closely to the West.

The move has reopened a tough and delicate debate within the EU over expansion.

He met with with Ukraine's Prosecutor General, Iryna Venediktova, at the Ukrainian-Polish border post.

He met with with Ukraine's Prosecutor General, Iryna Venediktova, at the Ukrainian-Polish border post.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he wants to discuss the outlines of a “Marshall plan for Ukraine” with the leaders of the Group of Seven countries at their upcoming summit.

A Ukrainian deputy prime minister overseeing the country’s push to join the European Union says she’s “100%” certain all 27 EU nations will approve making Ukraine a candidate for membership in the bloc.

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War A woman walks past a building destroyed in Russian shelling in Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. “Today everything that can burn is on fire,” Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, told The Associated Press. The Russian military currently controls about 95% of the Luhansk region. “With the help of tactical movements, the Ukrainian army is strengthening defenses in the Luhansk region,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address. Neighboring Lysychansk, the only city in the Luhansk region that is still fully under Ukrainian control, also was targeted by multiple airstrikes.

Stiller has been a global goodwill ambassador to the United Nations since 2018.

Stiller has been a global goodwill ambassador to the United Nations since 2018.

Russian attacks are laying down a curtain of fire across areas of eastern Ukraine where pockets of resistance are denying Moscow full military control of the region.

Africa Ukraine Food Crisis FILE - A shopkeeper sells wheat flour in the Hamar-Weyne market in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia on May 26, 2022. "Africa is actually taken hostage" in Russia's invasion of Ukraine amid catastrophically rising food prices, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the African Union during a closed-door address on Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File) (Farah Abdi Warsameh)NAIROBI, Kenya — (AP) — “Africa is actually taken hostage” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid catastrophically rising food prices, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the African Union continental body during a closed-door address on Monday. Russia's blockade of Ukrainian exports is a “war crime,” the European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Monday. They appealed to other countries to ensure grain and fertilizer exports from Russia and Ukraine aren't blocked.

The war in Ukraine is fueling fears of a natural gas emergency in Europe.

"Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Macron looks at Zelenskyy," wrote one social media user.

Ukraine's leader has told the African Union that the continent has been "taken hostage” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid catastrophically rising food prices.

Nuclear Russia's pillaging of non-nuclear Ukraine is rattling what's already a destabilizing moment in nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

Stiller is visiting Ukraine on a trip as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and talked to survivors in Irpin, a press release from Zelenskyy's office said.

Despite the heavy influx of weapons from the West, Ukrainian forces are outgunned by the Russians in the battle for the eastern Donbas region, where the fighting is largely being carried out by way of artillery exchanges.

Russia Ukraine Britain Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures after arriving at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, England, Saturday, June 18, 2022, following a trip to Ukraine. (Joe Giddens/Pool Photo via AP) (Joe Giddens)LONDON — (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had an operation on his sinuses under general anaesthetic on Monday, his office said. Johnson’s spokesman, Max Blain, said the prime minister was back at his 10 Downing Street home and resting after the “routine” procedure. He said the operation had been scheduled in advance and was performed by medics working for the state-funded National Health Service at a London hospital. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab filled in for Johnson during the operation.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has had an operation on his sinuses under general anaesthetic.

Russia’s military machine is persevering in its ferocious effort to grind down Ukraine’s defenses.

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War Soldiers hold flares as they attend the funeral of activist and soldier Roman Ratushnyi in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 18, 2022. Ratushnyi died in a battle near Izyum, where Russian and Ukrainian troops are fighting for control of the area. In another, a man lifts a child over a fence toward a woman with outstretched arms on a train platform. “Being a father is a great responsibility and a great happiness,” Zelenskyy wrote in English text that followed the Ukrainian on Instagram. In recent days, Gazprom, the Russian gas company, has reduced supplies to two major European clients — Germany and Italy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posted an uplifting Father’s Day message with 10 photos of parents and children set against the backdrop of war.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian president visited the city of Mykolaiv, on the Black Sea coast, which was hit by a military strike that killed two people.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian president visited the city of Mykolaiv, on the Black Sea coast, which was hit by a military strike that killed two people.

Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Ukraine's capital for a well-known Kyiv activist who took up arms against Russia's invasion and was killed.

Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world.”.

Russia Ukraine War Britain In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pose for a photo during their meeting in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 17, 2022. He has alleged the invasion was necessary to protect people in parts of eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed rebels and to ensure Russia’s own security. Johnson’s trip followed one by the leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Romania, who vowed in Kyiv a day earlier to support Ukraine’s fight without asking it to make any territorial concessions to Russia. Johnson said the British-led training program could “change the equation of this war.” Ukraine has been taking heavy casualties in the battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland. Political and military support for Ukraine from Western countries has been key to its surprising success in the face of larger and better-equipped Russian forces.

(Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) (Uncredited)KYIV, Ukraine — (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday on a surprise visit to Kyiv that “all the evidence” points to Russian forces ”taking heavy casualties” in their ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The government said “international partners would be invited to host” the program, which Johnson said could “change the equation of this war.” Ukraine has been taking heavy casualties in the battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland. Political and military support for Ukraine from Western countries has been key to its surprising success in the face of larger and better-equipped Russian forces. The military claimed Ukrainian forces pushed Russian fighters out of the village of Bohorodychne, north of Sloviansk. Russian forces have destroyed all three bridges leading out of the city, but Haidai said it still had not been fully blocked off.

Boris Johnson: What you need to know (NCD)British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a second unannounced visit to Ukraine on Friday, traveling to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the BBC and The Associated Press reported.,>> Read more trending newsJohnson tweeted a picture Friday of himself and Zelenskyy with the words “Mr. President, Volodymyr, It is good to be in Kyiv again.”Johnson previously visited Kyiv on April 9. Mr President, Volodymyr,It is good to be in Kyiv again. The visit comes as European Union leaders are backing Ukraine’s bid for candidacy status to join the multinational organization. Johnson has been one of Ukraine’s strongest international supporters in that country’s war against Russia.

Russia Ukraine War Search and rescue workers and local residents remove a body from under the rubble of a building after a Russian air raid in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (Efrem Lukatsky)LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has traveled to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Johnson tweeted a picture Friday of himself and Zelenskyy with the words “Mr President, Volodymyr, It is good to be in Kyiv again.”The unannounced trip is Johnson’s second since the war began. At Russia’s showpiece economic forum in St. Petersburg on Friday, Putin reprised his usual defense of Russia’s war in Ukraine, falsely claiming that it was an act of self-defense. ___Keyton reported from Kyiv, Ukraine.

The European Commission's recommendation that Ukraine become a candidate for membership will be discussed during a summit next week in Brussels.

The European Commission's recommendation that Ukraine become a candidate for membership will be discussed during a summit next week in Brussels.

Russia has reduced natural gas to Europe again as countries have worked to ease their dependence on Russian supplies amid the war in Ukraine.

The European Union’s executive arm recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership, a symbolic boost for a country fending off a Russian onslaught that is killing civilians, flattening cities and threatening its very survival.

Australia Ukraine FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a joint press conference with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, in Sydney, Australia on June 10, 2022. Albanese said on Friday, June 17, 2022 he would take advice on whether to accept President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's invitation to visit Ukraine during an upcoming European trip. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File) (Mark Baker)CANBERRA, Australia — (AP) — Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday he would take advice on whether to accept President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's invitation to visit Ukraine during an upcoming European trip. Albanese said he only became aware of the invitation to visit Ukraine when he read a newspaper report Friday. “I’ll take appropriate advice, and obviously there are security issues as well in terms of such a visit,” Albanese told reporters.

Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will take advice on whether to accept President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's invitation to visit Ukraine during an upcoming European trip.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

(Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP) (Ludovic Marin)KYIV, Ukraine — (AP) — Four European Union leaders say they support fast-tracking Ukraine becoming an official candidate to join the bloc. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Four European leaders visited Ukraine on Thursday, denouncing the brutality of the Russian invasion in a high-profile show of support amid Kyiv's fears that Western resolve to help the embattled country could wane as the war grinds on. Many in Ukraine hoped that the leaders’ visit could mark a turning point by opening the way to significant new arms supplies — particularly as the officials surveyed the war’s devastation. Several air raid sirens rang out while the European leaders were in their hotel preparing for the rest of their visit, and Kyiv authorities urged people to seek shelter. In Ukraine, Macron responded to criticism of France's response, including his recent comment that Russia shouldn’t be “humiliated,” which deeply angered Ukrainians.

The urgency created by the war and Ukraine's request for expedited consideration could upend the bloc's go-slow approach to enlargement. The leaders of EU member nations are expected to consider the European Commission's recommendation next week. The commission plans also to issue its recommendations for Georgia and Moldova, which both rushed to apply for EU membership in March. WESTERN BALKANS TIRED OF WAITINGSix nations in the Western Balkans also have faced long waits on their EU membership journeys. ___Follow AP's coverage of the Ukraine war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

The European Union's executive arm is preparing its recommendation on Ukraine’s request to join the EU.

Many in Ukraine hoped that the leaders’ visit could mark a turning point by opening the way to significant new arms supplies — particularly as the officials surveyed the war’s devastation. Macron, Scholz and Draghi, representing the three largest economies in the European Union, traveled to Kyiv together on a special overnight train provided by the Ukrainian authorities. A number of other European leaders have already made the long trip overland to show solidarity with a nation under attack, even in times when the fighting raged closer to the capital than it does now. Several air raid sirens rang out while the European leaders were in their hotel preparing for the rest of their visit, and Kyiv authorities urged people to seek shelter. In Ukraine, Macron responded to criticism of France's response, including his recent comment that Russia shouldn’t be “humiliated,” which deeply angered Ukrainians.

"And that says a great deal about the brutality of the Russian war of aggression, which is simply out for destruction and conquest. Several air raid sirens rang out while the European leaders were in their hotel preparing for the rest of their visit, and Kyiv authorities urged people to seek shelter. In Ukraine, Macron responded to criticism of France's response, including his recent comment that Russia shouldn’t be “humiliated,” which deeply angered Ukrainians. He has frequent discussions with Zelenskyy and has spoken on the phone several times with Russian President Vladimir Putin since Putin launched the invasion in late February. ___Leicester reported from Kyiv, Ukraine and Corbet from Paris.

Before meeting Ukraine's president, three European leaders took a tour of the devastation wrought by Russia.

U.S. officials are discussing whether Ukraine's President Zelenskyy should soften his stance that no territory can be ceded to Russia as part of a peace deal.

Western unity over the war in Ukraine is vulnerable, with one poll showing most people want an end to the war even if it means territorial losses for Ukraine.

Ukraine says it urgently needs the heavy artillery to counter Russia on the battlefield. Also, President Zelenskyy is looking for additional support as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy visit.

Ukraine says it urgently needs the heavy artillery to counter Russia on the battlefield. Also, President Zelenskyy is looking for additional support as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy visit.

PARIS — (AP) — The French presidency said Thursday that French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier Mario Draghi were on their way to Kyiv. The Europeans leaders are expected to meet with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they prepare for a key European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels next week and a June 29-30 NATO summit in Madrid. The French presidency did not provide other details. The leaders are scheduled to consider Ukraine’s request for EU candidate status. Macron is deeply involved in diplomatic efforts to push for a cease-fire in Ukraine that would allow future peace negotiations.

The French presidency says French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier Mario Draghi are on their way to Kyiv

Four European leaders expressed support for Ukraine while meeting in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, vowing to back the country’s candidacy to eventually join the European Union and offering more weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion.

The U.S. has committed more than $5.6 billion to Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion.

The situation in the city is getting worse, Haidai said, because Russian forces have more manpower and weapons. NATO members are pledging to send more and longer-range weapons to Ukraine. The aid will include anti-ship missile launchers, howitzers and more rounds for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems — all key weapons systems that Ukrainian leaders have urgently requested. Turkey, Russia and Ukraine have appointed military officers and set up a telephone hotline to try to overcome hurdles over crop exports. ___A U.N. delegation investigating war crimes in Ukraine has visited areas of the country that were held by Russian troops and found evidence that could support war crimes allegations.

President Biden, who spoke by phone with Ukraine President Zelenskyy Wednesday, also said the U.S. will send $225M more in humanitarian assistance.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and what Europe must do to counter the consequences of it have become the key task for the Czech Republic’s upcoming presidency of the 27-nation European Union.

Belgium NATO Ukraine U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, shakes hands with Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov ahead of a NATO defence ministers' meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. NATO defense ministers, attending a two-day meeting starting Wednesday, will discuss beefing up weapons supplies to Ukraine, and Sweden and Finland's applications to join the transatlantic military alliance. The stakes are too high.”Overall, since the war began in late February, the U.S. has committed about $5.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including this latest package. The remaining two-thirds would be equipment and weapons purchased from industry by the U.S. and then transferred to Ukraine. Austin's meeting, also attended by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, came on the opening day of a two-day gathering of NATO defense ministers at the alliance’s headquarters.

Russia Ukraine War Tetiana Kutsenko stands outside her home that was occupied by Russian soldiers in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. A humanitarian corridor from the Azot plant had been announced a day earlier by Russian officials, who said they would take civilians to areas controlled by Russian forces, not Ukrainian ones. Many previously announced planned evacuations from other areas of fighting in Ukraine have failed, with each side blaming the other. The latest attacks came as Ukraine keeps up its pressure on Western countries to deliver more arms and as NATO countries pledge more heavy weapons for Ukraine. Increased arms supplies can’t come soon enough for the Ukrainian forces battling to keep Russia from taking control of their country’s industrial east after more than 3½ months of war.

NEW YORK — (AP) — A Time magazine correspondent has a book planned for next year that will draw upon his extensive access to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Simon Shuster's “When the World Is Watching: Volodymyr Zelensky and the War in Ukraine” will provide a detailed account of the Ukrainian president's response to the Russian invasion, HarperCollins Publishers announced Wednesday. “The book combines intimate, fly-on-the-wall storytelling with the unnerving narrative of how the war is unfolding across Ukraine.”The Associated Press uses Ukrainian transliterations of people’s names, including Zelenskyy. Shuster is a Moscow native who has worked for more than 15 years on Russia and Ukraine, reporting from both countries. “It is the privilege of my career to report the story of this war as President Zelensky and his team have experienced it," he said in a statement.

Belgium NATO Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) (Olivier Matthys)BRUSSELS — (AP) — NATO defense ministers attending a two-day meeting starting Wednesday will discuss beefing up weapons supplies to Ukraine, and Sweden and Finland's applications to join the trans-Atlantic military alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is hosting a meeting Wednesday of about 50 nations at NATO’s Brussels headquarters to discuss weapons deliveries to Ukraine. And for NATO allies to make new announcements of support to Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said. The defense ministers meeting this week also plan to discuss moves to beef up forces along NATO’s eastern flank and elsewhere, which have gathered pace since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Belgium NATO Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) (Olivier Matthys)BRUSSELS — (AP) — NATO defense ministers attending a two-day meeting starting Wednesday will discuss beefing up weapons supplies to Ukraine, and Sweden and Finland's applications to join the transatlantic military alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. “Allies are committed to continue providing the military equipment that Ukraine needs to prevail, including heavy weapons and long-range systems,” Stoltenberg said. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is hosting a meeting Wednesday of some 50 nations at NATO’s Brussels headquarters to discuss weapons deliveries to Ukraine. The defense ministers meeting this week also plan to discuss moves to beef up forces along NATO’s eastern flank, which have gathered pace since Russia invaded Ukraine.

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will send another $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest single tranche of weapons and equipment since the war began.

The governor of a key eastern Ukrainian city is acknowledging that Russian forces are advancing in heavy fighting.

A governor says Russian forces control about 80% of the key Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine's forces are fighting for "literally every meter" of Severodonetsk.

Ukraine's national police chief says authorities are investigating the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide in the war since the Russian invasion in February.

Howard Buffett is donating millions of dollars from his foundation in support of Ukraine after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Ukraine War Russian boots are displayed at the "Ukraine Crucifixion" exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Serhii Haidai reported that a big fire broke out at the plant Saturday during Russian shelling. To the north of the city, Russian shelling of settlements in the Kharkiv region killed three people, Gov. The Russian military said Sunday it destroyed a large weapons depot in western Ukraine, while local officials said missile strikes had injured civilians. ___Follow AP's coverage of the Ukraine war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Kremlin-installed officials in occupied southern Ukraine celebrated Russia Day on Sunday and began issuing Russian passports to those in one city who requested them, as Moscow seeks to solidify its rule over captured parts of the country.

After wrapping up the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, President Joe Biden turned his attention from foreign policy to politics.

President Joe Biden says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “didn’t want to hear it” when U.S. intelligence gathered information that Russia was preparing to invade.

When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds into its fourth month, officials in Kyiv have expressed fears that the specter of “war fatigue” could erode the West’s resolve to help the country push back Moscow’s aggression.

Civilians are fleeing eastern Ukraine where Russian and Ukrainian forces are engaged in a grinding war off attrition.

Ukraine says its military continues to frustrate Russian attempts to take the fiercely contested eastern city of Sievierodonetsk.

Two British citizens and a Moroccan have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine for fighting on Ukraine’s side.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says Russia’s war in Ukraine and the energy and food crises it worsened will severely drag down global economic growth and push up inflation this year.

An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office says Russian troops have changed their tactics in the battle for Sievierodonetsk.

Ukrainian authorities say that workers have pulled scores of bodies from smashed buildings in the devastated city of Mariupol in an “endless caravan of death."

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote Monday night but saw his authority undermined as more than 40% of his party’s lawmakers backed calls for him to step down.

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says Russia has so far turned over the bodies of 210 Ukrainian fighters killed in the battle for Mariupol.

Russia claims to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up Ukraine’s Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.

Ukraine’s president says Russian forces intend to capture Zaporizhzhia, a large city in the country’s southeast.

Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like plant in the destroyed city of Mariupol.

Even the staunchest defense hawks in the Republican Party stood virtually united by Donald Trump’s side when the then-president was impeached in late 2019 after pressuring Ukraine’s leader for “a favor” and withholding $400 million in military aid.

Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes are pummeling a portion of eastern Ukraine.

U.S. intelligence agencies have begun a review of how they judge the will and ability of foreign governments to fight.