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- Ukraine’s defence minister, Rustem Umerov, says, ‘Russia is still many times ahead,’ as he calls for more artillery shells.
- Russia has pummeled towns and villages in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region days after launching a surprise ground offensive across the border that has forced thousands of people to evacuate.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week to meet his “dear friend” President Xi Jinping as he seeks to win greater support from Beijing for his war effort in Ukraine and for Russia’s isolated economy.
- During a visit to Kyiv, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says military aid for Ukraine is “now on its way” and will “make a real difference”.
- A senior Russian defence official has been arrested on bribery charges, according to investigators, in the second such action within the Defence Ministry in weeks.