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As NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asks allies for more Patriot air defence systems. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki visit a Kyiv hospitals where wounded Ukrainian soldiers are being treated. Volodymyr Zelensky is also seen giving medals and decorations to the combatants and the hospital staff. IMAGES
Residents of Kherson celebrate Russia's retreat from the city by drinking champagne and getting Ukrainian flags signed by soldiers. "We waited a lot for the Armed Forces of Ukraine", says a woman, raising a glass to the liberation of the city. IMAGES
On a visit to Kyiv, new French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna lays flowers with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in front of Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, to commemorate Ukrainian soldiers who have died in combat since Russia's offensive in the Donbas in 2014. IMAGES
Ukrainian soldiers man trenches near Avdiivka, southeastern Ukraine, as top US and Russian officials kick off a day of crucial talks on soaring tensions over Ukraine and security demands from Moscow, with few signs either side was ready for a compromise. IMAGES