Here are the key updates on the 752nd day of the ongoing war:
– Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy condemned a Russian missile attack on Odesa, resulting in 21 deaths and 75 injuries. He promised a strong response to what he called a “vile” strike on the city, which has been under constant attack.
– Evacuations have begun in the Sumy region due to intense shelling near the Russian border. Ukrainian drones struck Russian oil refineries in retaliation.
– Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to punish Ukraine for alleged shelling on Russian election day, which struck civilian targets.
– Ukraine’s UN ambassador called elections in Russian-occupied regions “illegitimate”, with evidence of systematic torture of Ukrainian prisoners by Russia.
– The G7 warned Iran against providing ballistic missiles to Russia and discussed ways to support Ukraine in Berlin meetings.