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Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region kills 7 people, including newborn baby

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Seven people – including a 23-day-old baby girl – were killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Sunday, the country's Internal Affairs Ministry said.

Russia says it shot down 20 drones over Crimea after a spate of attacks on Moscow

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Drone attacks have increased in recent weeks both on Moscow and on Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 — a move that most of the world considered illegal.

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus amid tensions

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

For two years, Poland has contended with migrants arriving at the border from Belarus and trying to enter the country illegally. Anxieties were further heightened last week when two Belarusian military helicopters briefly entered Polish air space.

Russia launches its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years

By Jim Heintz, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there.

Biden asks Congress for more than $13 billion to support Ukraine and $12 billion for disaster fund

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

It's another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a counteroffensive against the Kremlin's deeply entrenched forces.

Ukraine orders mandatory evacuation of nearly 12,000 residents on eastern front line

By Illia Novikov, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

The local military administration described Thursday's evacuation order as mandatory but said people could stay if they signed a document stating they would do so at their own risk.

Russia says it intercepted drones headed for Moscow, continues shelling eastern Ukraine

By Illia Novikov, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

Firing drones at Moscow after more than 17 months of war has little apparent military value for Ukraine, but the strategy has served to unsettle Russians and bring home to them the conflict's consequences.

Explosion at Moscow area factory adds to Russian unease as new drone attacks are blamed on Ukraine

By Daria Litvinova, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

The explosion produced a tall plume of black smoke added to Russian jitters over nighttime drone attacks on Moscow.

Russia accused of targeting rescue workers with 'double tap' missile strike

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Russia has since the start of the war aimed artillery and missiles at the exact same spot it struck around 30 minutes earlier, often hitting emergency workers who had deployed at the scene.

Two Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing 5 people and wounding 31

By Hanna Arhirova, Jim Heintz, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an online statement accused Russia of trying to leave "only broken and scorched stones" in eastern Ukraine.