Europe

Citing its expertise in post-war construction, the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine has reached out to the Israel Builders Association asking for assistance in the effort to rehabilitate Ukrainian infrastructure once the fighting ends.

NATO secretary-general says alliance is ready to support Ukraine in the war against Russia for years. Russian ministry says it used a diesel submarine in the Black Sea to strike Ukrainian military targets with Kalibr cruise missiles. Witnessing "an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain" in Kyiv, UN Chief Guterres condemns Moscow for attacks on civilians. Sweden's prime minister rejects referendum on possible NATO membership.

"We had a big responsibility to save this culture," says Myroslava Vertiuk, deputy head of Ukraine's Ivan Honchar Museum.

Recent attacks in Transnistria, the small, pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova on the Ukrainian border, could be used as a pretext to invade Ukraine from the West, officials fear.

The measures are part of US efforts to isolate and punish Russia for its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, as well as to help Kyiv recover from a war that has reduced cities to rubble and forced more than 5 million people to flee abroad.

Two out of three rockets fired by Ukraine at occupied Kherson intercepted by Russian troops. Switzerland implements further EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus. At UN, Amal Clooney pushes for Ukraine war crimes justice.

Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, EU says it is determined not to let history repeat itself: "Our relentless collective efforts to combat antisemitism and to preserve the memory of the Holocaust, our resolve to stand up for peace, tolerance, and universal human rights will not cease nor falter," EU says.

Russia continues to pound Mariupol steel plant despite Putin saying no need to storm site thanks to 'victory' in city, For the second day in a row, explosions rock the separatist region of Trans-Dniester in neighboring Moldova, knocking out two powerful radio antennas close to the Ukrainian border.

Two months into the devastating war, Western arms have helped Ukraine stall Russia’s invasion, but the country's leaders have said they need more support fast.