A wave of Russian missiles struck Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine, resulting in dozens of injuries and at least four fatalities.
In a surprising turn of events, the chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, will travel to Belarus and avoid facing charges after calling off his troops' advance on Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of Ukraine's Zaporizhia and Kherson regions under presidential decrees issued late Thursday on the eve of Kremlin's completion of annexation.
Ukraine said on Monday its forces had gained even more ground in the past 24 hours, retaking an area seven times the size of Kyiv this month, as Russia responded by attacking some recaptured areas.
A Russian governor has accused Ukraine of bombing a fuel storage facility in western Russia with helicopters and starting a massive fire in Kyiv's first reported airstrike on Russian soil.