Officials say 20 Iranian-made drones and two cruise missiles shot down; some injuries caused by falling debris

Ukrainian president says military alliance providing fodder for Russia to 'continue its terror' by backing Kyiv but not moving forward with making it a member

Mercenary chief reportedly went to Moscow with his commanders to explain his version of events, as Russian president provided his own analysis

Two Russian media outlets and German data scientist use review of inheritance records and mortality data to arrive at figure far higher than the 6,000 acknowledged by Moscow

In interview, Michael Brodsky notes 'abnormal situation' given Kyiv 'often turns to Israel with various requests'

Organization says victims will include those who are not yet even born; Amnesty International urges Washington to reconsider; groups worry munition will also hamper aid access

Ukrainian president visits Black Sea land mass where defenders famously defied a Russian warship at the beginning of the invasion; Turkey's Erdogan backs Ukraine joining NATO

Washington says Kyiv vowed to use weapons carefully; US to send version with reduced 'dud rate,' meaning fewer smaller bomblets fail to explode, later cause unintended deaths

Caricature in The Independent this week is 'an insult to Ukraine and its people,' says chair of local Jewish group

The campers will spend four weeks at Ramah Sports Academy in California as the Maccabi athletic organization seeks ways to help the bombarded Jewish community