![]() Ukraine's richest man Rinat Akhmetov says he will hand over his entire media empire, including 10 television channels, to the government.National security advisor Jake Sullivan said the information supported views that Moscow was facing challenges sustaining its weaponry after significant losses in Ukraine. The White House says Iran is planning to supply hundreds of drones with combat weapon capabilities to Russia for use in Ukraine.Vilnius has restricted the transit of goods sanctioned by the European Union (EU) into the Russian region sandwiched between NATO members Lithuania and Poland, infuriating Moscow. ![]() Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko are discussing possible joint measures against neighboring Lithuania over what Moscow calls a trade blockade on the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.On a visit to Kyiv, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the Ukraine conflict "may last longer than we all hoped or expected," but that did not mean acting passively, promising his hosts more long-range artillery and an aid package worth $201 million.At least nine people have been rescued so far, with more than 65 percent of the rubble, weighing around 170 tonnes, cleared by Monday evening. The death toll from a weekend shelling of an apartment building in the Donetsk town of Chasiv Yar has risen to 33.Kyiv said the operation was aimed at destroying an ammunition depot there. Ukrainian forces have killed at least six people in the Russian held town of Nova Kakhovka in the southern Kherson region.Governments, markets and companies are worried the shutdown might be extended because of the conflict. Europe's dependence on Russian energy continues to preoccupy its leaders as the largest pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany was shut down for 10 days of annual maintenance.The bombardment is seen as a precursor to Moscow sending ground troops deeper into Donetsk province in a bid to seize the two main cities still under Ukrainian control, and ultimately, the whole of the wider Donbas region. However, Kyiv expects a renewed Russian assault after widespread shelling by Russian forces killed more than 30 people in just three days. ![]() However, a Russian-installed official said seven were dead and around 60 wounded, but added many more were still trapped under the rubble.
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