 | Ukrainian forces bombard Dnieper River crossing; Kherson a fortress“President Putin thinks that these attacks will somehow break the will of Ukrainian people. Instead, he is only deepening their resolve to defend their country,” Blinken told reporters on Friday. |
 | Ukrainian forces retake Russian-held territory near KharkivMeanwhile, tensions continued to simmer around Europe's largest nuclear power plant where Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of threatening a nuclear disaster by shelling near the facility. |
