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Abducting the future: How Ukrainian parents fight to rescue their children from Russia -- Russia is covering Ukraine with landmines. Clearing them will be extremely difficult -- Germany greenlights joint Rheinmetall-Ukraine venture in Kyiv -- and more

'Good Russians' - Who are they? [podcast] -- Severed pig heads placed at Russian propagandists' homes -- Ukraine's military confirms Wagner fighters return to front -- Ukraine advances in Bakhmut, Melitopol directions -- and more

Another Russian command post reportedly hit in Kherson Oblast -- Large fire reported near Moscow -- Russian missiles contain up to 50 foreign-made parts -- SBU detains priest of Kremlin-linked church over selling arms -- EU Commission names social platform X leading disinformation source -- and more

Overcoming setbacks, NATO-trained brigade breaches Surovikin line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast -- Ukraine's economy grows year-on-year for first time since start of full-scale invasion -- Russian attack on Odesa damages 9 buildings in historic city center -- Russian strike hits kindergarten, residential buildings in Donetsk Oblast -- UN Commission finds evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces -- and more

Ukrainian forces push forward near Melitopol -- Saboteurs hit Russian military targets in Moscow, Kaluga oblasts -- Drone hits FSB building in Russia's Kursk -- Poland prepares transit corridors for Ukrainian grain -- and more

Ukraine has achieved a breakthrough in Verbove -- Is the counteroffensive almost over? [podcast] -- Previously reported mines remain at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- Grain dispute will not disrupt good relations between Poland, Ukraine -- and more