Recapture of Makariv helps block Russian troops from surrounding capital; more mercenaries arrive in country; some 9,861 Russian soldiers reported dead since invasion

Zelensky says he'll demand immediate withdrawal of Russia's forces; urges European Union to admit his country to bloc, Russian soldiers to lay down arms

Advocacy groups from France, Russia, and Syria accuse Wagner Group fighters over torture of a Syrian detainee, but powerfully-connected Russian firm unlikely to face convictions