Ukrainian and Russian forces battle for control of Sievierodonestk, central to Moscow’s efforts to capture the Donbas. Russia expresses support for a UN plan for a safe corridor at sea to allow Ukraine to resume grain shipments.
"We have already lost too many people to simply cede our territory. We have to achieve a full de-occupation of our entire territory," says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Early reports say several injured, driver arrested. Authorities unclear whether incident was a terrorist attack or an accident.
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, who has served as a rabbi in Moscow for the last 33 years, is also president of the Conference of European Rabbis.
Israel has limited its support for Ukraine to humanitarian aid and was the only country operating a field hospital inside the country earlier in the year.
Street fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops raged in Sievierodonetsk as Moscow's forces push to conquer Ukraine's eastern Donbas. Russia warns US media in Moscow they risk losing accreditation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin lashes out at Western deliveries of weapons to Ukraine, saying they aim to prolong the war. Spain reportedly plans to supply anti-aircraft missiles and up to 40 Leopard 2 A4 battle tanks to Ukraine.
In the current war, electronic warfare has become a furious theater of contention. Ukraine has scored some successes in countering Russia’s electronic warfare, while its own capability is hard to assess.
"We’ve received reports of women and girls being raped, some publicly, and children taken away into Russia and put up for adoption," US Undersecretary of State Uzra Zeya tells the UN Security Council.
Lavrov: Supply of advanced rocket systems risks dragging third country into conflict. US also reportedly poised to sell armed drones to Ukraine. Russia tightens its grip on Sievierodonetsk, solidifying a shift in battlefield momentum.