A 'humanitarian corridor' in the Black Sea has been announced to free stranded cargo ships, a new test of Russia's de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned last month's agreement to allow Kyiv to export grain

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is using Ukraine as a weapons testing ground

The Ukrainian army used US-made ATACMS missiles for the first time since the start of the war against Russia; they were employed during an attack on Russian territory

Drone attacks were launched in several regions of Russia, with targets including a munitions factory, while the Ukrainian port city of Odesa suffered widespread damage from Russian attacks

A military team could be sent to Ukraine from South Korea to monitor Russia's planned deployment of North Korean frontline troops