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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says he is waiting to see how Russia's withdrawal from Kherson plays out, but if confirmed, it would be "another victory for Ukraine". The comment was made after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. SOUNDBITE
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes military officers on Red Square at the start of the military parade marking the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. IMAGES
Fire rages and smoke billows into the air after Russian shelling on the town of Novi Petrivtsi north of Kyiv. IMAGES
"We also regret the order to deploy Russian troops into eastern Ukraine, reportedly on a peacekeeping mission," says United Nations Under-Secretary-General Under-Secretary-General for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo. "These developments follow the decision to order a mass evacuation of civilian residents of Donetsk and Lugansk into the Russian Federation. We are concerned by the escalating shelling across the contact line." SOUNDBITE
Planes with Russian troops take off from Almaty on Saturday. Their withdrawal comes after President Vladimir Putin said their mission to quell protests that turned into unprecedented violence in the Central Asian country has ended. IMAGES
Russian-led troops that were sent to help restore order after peaceful protests over an energy price hike gave way to violence and looting, leaving dozens dead in the country's largest city, Almaty, take part in a ceremony as they prepare to leave Kazakhstan. IMAGES