News: Much of Ukraine remained without heat or power after the most devastating Russian air strikes on its energy grid so far, and in Kyiv residents were warned to brace for further attacks.
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Ukrainian President addresses UN meet on Russian attacks
News: Addressing the UN Security Council via videolink, Ukraine President Zelenskyy accused Russia of “crimes against humanity” after a new missile attack caused blackouts across Ukraine.
US senators urge Biden to reconsider selling Ukraine ‘lethal’ drones
News: A bipartisan group of 16 United States senators has asked the Biden administration to carefully reconsider Ukraine’s request for lethal Gray Eagle drones to fight Russia.
Ukraine detains man accused of freeing Kherson inmates
News: Ukrainian investigators have detained a prison official in the recently liberated city of Kherson suspected of committing treason by releasing inmates before the Russian army’s retreat.
Zelenskyy visits liberated Kherson, says probe reveals over 400 Russian war crimes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that investigators had uncovered more than 400 Russian war crimes and found the bodies of both servicemen and civilians in areas of Kherson.
Russia begins troop withdrawal from Kherson
Russia has ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine in a further blow to its campaign amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive, according to official sources.
India abstains from another resolution involving Ukraine
India has abstained on yet another resolution involving Ukraine, this time a motion sponsored by Russia at the UNSC that the US and Ukraine are carrying out “military biological activities”.
Ukraine’s Indian embassy asks its citizens to leave war-torn country
The Indian embassy in Ukraine issued a fresh advisory for all Indian citizens in Ukraine to immediately leave Ukraine.
Russian forces under ‘tense situation’ in Kherson
Russian forces in Kherson, Ukraine have been driven back by 20-30 km (13-20 miles) in the last few weeks and are at risk of being pinned against the western bank of the 2,200-kilometre-long.
11 dead, 15 hurt as two open fire at Russian military ground
Two gunmen opened fire at a Russian military training ground near Ukraine, killing at least 11 people and wounding 15 others, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defence.