Fighting rages for key Ukrainian towns in country's eastern region of Donbass as Russia says it takes control of Lysychansk in 130th day of the conflict.
Fighting is raging for Ukraine's strategic Lysychansk as Kiev rejects a claim by Moscow-backed separatists that they have encircled the eastern city on the 129th day of the armed conflict.
Kiev says Russian missiles have killed at least 21 people in a coastal town near the port city of Odessa and also accuses Moscow of using phosphorus munitions on Snake Island on the 128th day of fighting.
The missiles slammed into an apartment building and a recreation centre in the town of Serhiivka about 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of the Black Sea port of Odessa, a strategic flashpoint in the conflict.
The Turkish president also says Ankara's efforts to arrange a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian leaders continue.
Prosecutors had demonstrated "reasonable grounds to believe that each of these three suspects bears responsibility for war crimes", three judges said in a statement.
Russian forces withdraw from a strategic Black Sea island on the 127th day of fighting as US President Joe Biden announces $800 million in new weapons to help Ukraine fight off Moscow's troops.
Western allies vow to boost NATO's defences and back Ukraine till the end as Moscow demands Kiev's surrender and fierce fighting enters its 126th day.
"We don't have problems with Sweden and Finland as we do with Ukraine," President Vladimir Putin says but warns Moscow will respond if NATO sets up infrastructure in these countries.
A new NATO guiding blueprint says Russia threatens security, peace and stability in the "Euro-Atlantic area", while it adds that Beijing's closer ties to Moscow go against Western interests.
It is part of a strategic transportation route that extends from Azerbaijan’s Baku to Türkiye’s Kars province, passing through Armenia.
NATO says Moscow’s offensive has sparked a shift in its defence approach and G7 leaders assert they will explore steps to cap Russia's income from oil sales amid the Ukraine conflict — now in its 125th day.
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