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Firefighters work on the scene of a strike in Kharkiv, after Russia launched around 10 missiles at the northeastern Ukrainian city on Sunday, injuring 41 people, including five children, according to the head of the region's military administration. The attack targeted civilian infrastructure and damaged a post office, shops, a sports complex, a shopping centre and several vehicles, Oleg Synegubov has said. IMAGES
NATO allies have begun the promised transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to bolster defenses against Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces. "As we speak, the transfer of F-16 jets is underway, coming form Denmark, coming from the Netherlands," Blinken says at a NATO 75th anniversary summit in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hold a minute of silence at a joint press conference in Warsaw for the victims of Monday's deadly barrage of Russian strikes. They also sign a bilateral security deal, ahead of Zelensky's trip to the NATO summit in Washington. IMAGES
People scramble to douse a fire and clear rubble at Kyiv's Okhmatdyt children's hospital after it was hit in a rare daytime Russian barrage on cities across Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that there were an unknown number of people trapped under the rubble of the hospital and it was not immediately clear how many had been killed. IMAGES
Smoke rises from damaged buildings in Kyiv after Russia launched dozens of missiles in a rare day-time barrage targeting several Ukrainian cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.