
17: China announced it will send troops to Russia to participate in joint military exercises alongside the armed forces of India, Belarus and other countries. They met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and visited the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, the site of mass civilian killings during the Russian invasion.Īug. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, were in Ukraine. Ukraine's Parliament extended martial law for three more months.įormer U.N. Later in the week, Russian officials reported attempted drone attacks in Crimea. Ukraine didn't take credit, but military analysts said the incidents are likely part of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russia's Defense Ministry called the blasts acts of sabotage. 16: Explosions rocked Crimea, hitting an ammunition depot, an airfield, a power station and also causing damage to the railway on the Russian-annexed peninsula.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is ready to offer advanced weapons to Russia's partners in Latin America, Asia and Africa.Īug. All five men pleaded not guilty, Russia's Tass news agency reported, and three of them could face the death penalty. update, several more civilians were reported killed and wounded in Ukraine.Ī Russian-backed separatist court in Donetsk charged men from the United Kingdom, Sweden and Croatia with working as mercenaries for Ukraine. 15: United Nations human rights workers documented 5,514 civilians killed and 7,698 injured in Ukraine since the war began in February, but said the actual figure is considerably higher as intense fighting delays reporting and corroboration.

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24.Ī trial for captured Ukrainian fighters is expected to begin in Russian-occupied Mariupol, possibly as soon as Wednesday.Īnd on Thursday, the Cluster Munition Monitor 2022 report will be released, which will include research about cluster munition and land mine usage in the Russia-Ukraine war. Wednesday also marks six months since the start of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb.

Authorities have banned public celebrations in Kyiv and warned against gatherings around the country because of the risk of Russian attacks. Wednesday is Ukraine's Independence Day, marking 31 years since its declaration of independence from Soviet rule. Ukrainians visit an avenue where destroyed Russian military hardware is displayed in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.Īs the week begins, here's a roundup of key developments from the past week and a look ahead.
