NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg is in Kyiv for his first visit since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While Ukraine is not a member, NATO states have provided crucial support.

    Ukraine has received more Western hardware, including French armored vehicles, US Patriot missile defense systems and another IRIS-T weapon system from Germany – a highly effective system for combatting cruise missiles. 

    The Ukrainian military says its units are standing firm in the fiercely contested eastern city of Bakhmut. Russian losses are several times higher than Ukrainian ones, a Ukraine minister said.

    Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is doing well but is only able to receive “censored” letters in Russian due to the prison rules, his lawyer said.