Day 501 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Zelensky returned from Turkey with the Commanders of "Azov" and Promises for NATO and a Grain Deal

Day 501 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Zelensky returned from Turkey with the commanders of "Azov" and promises for NATO and grain
• Russia accused Turkey of violating the agreement on the commanders of "Azov"
• General Syrskyi: We are advancing in Bakhmut, in places the Russians are trapped
• Zelensky and Duda - together at a church in Lutsk

Zelensky returned from Turkey with the commanders of "Azov" and promises for NATO and grain

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Kyiv after a visit to Turkey, and surprisingly five commanders from the Azov Regiment were on board the plane. They were among the last defenders of Mariupol, after surrendering to the Russian army at the end of the siege of the Azovstal plant, they were transferred to Turkey, which they could not leave.

In Russia, "Azov" has been declared a terrorist and banned organization, and Denis Prokopenko, Sergey Volinsky, Svyatoslav Palamar, Oleg Khomenko and Denis Shlega (some of them officers from the National Guard of Ukraine) had to stay in Turkey until the end of hostilities, under the personal guarantees of the Turkish president.

The return violates the agreed conditions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He added to RIA "Novosti" that Russia was not informed about the decision and that the violation was from both Kyiv and Ankara.

This is also the end of the tour of the Ukrainian delegation, which started from Bulgaria and passed through the Czech Republic and Slovakia in search of concrete commitments to support Ukraine's future membership in NATO. The topic will be discussed by...