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Russian naval war games continue in the Black Sea near Crimea where relations with Ukraine are worsening, with Kiev's U.N. envoy calling for Security Council meeting to help ease hostilities. Mana Rabiee reports.
Sweden joining NATO shows Russian President Vladimir Putin "failed" in his Ukrainian war strategy of weakening the alliance, its chief Jens Stoltenberg says. The Kremlin's invasion not only prompted formerly non-aligned nations Sweden and Finland to come under NATO's defence umbrella, but now "Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever before," Stoltenberg adds. SOUNDBITE
Images show the aftermath of a Russian attack on the Darnytskyi district of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that according to medics, seven people were injured in that district. Ukrainian military authorities said Russia launched cruise missile attacks on Kyiv overnight. The falling debris from shot-down missiles resulted in seven people injured and damage to buildings. IMAGES
A Russian missile struck a residential building in the central city of Dnipro on Friday injuring at least nine people, Ukraine's interior minister said. Video shows smoke billowing from the top floors of a residential building that had been badly damaged. IMAGES ++ COMPLETES WITH VIDI_33Q97L6 ++
"Wherever we've seen Wagner operate in the past, we've seen death and destruction follow in their wake," says US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller. During his press briefing, he tells reporters that the United States "will continue to take actions to hold either Wagner or their successor accountable." SOUNDBITE
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