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Russian missiles strike Kyiv apartment building, kindergarten, killing 1 person -- Missile strike on Kyiv likely ‘direct response’ to meeting of G7 leaders -- Sanctions push Russia to first foreign default since 1918 -- Ukrainian troops destroy Russian column, 2 command posts with US rocket launchers -- and more

Zelensky says current sanctions against Russia are not enough, after 45 rockets hit Ukraine -- Russian military reportedly kidnaps families of Ukrainian soldiers -- Overnight airstrike on Ukraine from Belarus is Russia’s attempt to draw Belarus into war -- Russia’s shelling damages subcritical nuclear reactor in Kharkiv -- Russia to give Belarus Iskander-M systems which could carry nuclear weapons -- and more

Russian MP threatens London with bombardment -- A real risk of multiple famines this year due to Russia's war in Ukraine -- Russia plans to attack residential areas in Belarus to draw it into war against Ukraine -- NATO, G7 shouldn’t pressure Ukraine into concessions to Russia -- and more

Ukrainian military will have to retreat from Sievierodonetsk -- US-made HIMARS arrive in Ukraine -- Ukraine to begin first trial of Russian soldier accused of rape -- Russia shells villages in Sumy Oblast with phosphorus munitions -- and more

Russian troops kidnap people in Energodar en masse -- Oil refining completely stopped in Ukraine -- Russian collaborator's car blown up in Kherson Oblast -- Russia shells residential areas of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with cluster munitions -- Perception of Putin lowest in 20 years -- and more

Russian forces strike first checkpoint of Azot chemical plant -- Radical reshuffling’ of Russian military command structure may indicate ‘ongoing dysfunction’ -- Ukrainian coastal defense neutralizes Russia's ability for naval control -- Russian forces suffer “significant losses” after Ukrainian strike on Snake Island -- and more

More than 1,500 Ukrainian civilians held in Russian prisons -- Ukrainian troops only control Azot plant in Sievierodonetsk -- Russian forces launch 14 missile strikes on Ukraine’s south in 3 hours -- Up to 500,000 people remain in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast -- More than half of humanitarian corridors have failed to open due to violations by Russia. -- and more

Russia used over 210 types of ammunition banned under international treaties in Ukraine -- Russia forcibly deports 300,000 Ukrainian children -- Russian forces have stolen 15,000 tons of sunflower, 10,000 tons of grain from Luhansk Oblast -- Threat of water contamination at Russian-seized iron ore plant in Zaporizhzhia -- and more

Russia makes ‘marginal gains’ near Sievierodonetsk, stall offensives elsewhere -- Russia pulls all reserves to Luhansk Oblast, massive offensives expected in coming days -- Russia renews attempts to advance south of Izium, Kharkiv Oblast -- Russia distributes newspapers in occupied areas falsely claiming ‘Ukrainian panic’ -- and more

About 10-15 Mariupol residents describe cholera symptoms daily -- Evacuation from Azot chemical plant currently impossible -- Russia continues to launch attacks on Sievierodonetsk, Ukrainian defenses remain strong -- Ukraine needs to demine 270,000 square kilometres of its land -- and more

Russia moves its citizens to occupied territories in Ukraine -- Children born after Feb. 24 in occupied Kherson Oblast will be forced to get Russian citizenship -- Ukrainian intelligence says it has detailed specs of Crimean Bridge linking peninsula with Russia -- Russian forces severely undermanned -- and more

Counteroffensive can end by September if all necessary weapons are provided to Ukraine -- Russia has damaged or destroyed over 380 cultural heritage sites in Ukraine since Feb. 24 -- Police say they prevented terrorist attack on Ukraine’s leadership -- Russian troops shell residential areas of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with Uragan rocket launchers -- and more