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The United States has "deep concern about the engagement" of the Russian paramilitary force Wagner Group in Sudan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says during a news conference in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Images show houses up in flames in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as artillery fire roars through the area. Bakhmut found itself on the path of Russian troops pushing to take over the Donetsk region, causing many of its residents to flee. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for civilians to leave the frontline region bearing the brunt of the Kremlin's offensive. IMAGES
WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner arrives for a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying in her luggage vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence. IMAGES
Smoke billows on the horizon in the Ukrainian city of Rubizhne where fighting continues. Ukraine authorities say the region is facing "round the clock shelling" as Russian forces focus their assault on the east of the country. IMAGES
A search and rescue operation is underway in Mykolaiv in Ukraine, after Russian forces carried out a large-scale air strike killing dozens of young Ukrainian soldiers at their brigade headquarters. An soldier who gave his name as Yevgen said it was home to about 200 of them and as military spokeswoman has said the final toll is still unknown. IMAGES
The President of the UN Human Rights Council announces that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia will be the subject of an urgent debate in the UN Human Rights Council. Ukraine's request to hold an urgent debate at the council in Geneva was supported by 29 of the council's 47 members, with five voting against, including Russia and China, and 13 abstentions. SOUNDBITE
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