Mariupol

Day 688 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

The award-winning film "20 Days in Mariupol" made its premiere in Ukraine on June 3, seen for the first time by some of the Ukrainian medics and first responders who were chronicled in the documentary about how Russian forces bombed and blasted their way into the southeastern port city last year.

Air defenses repelled an attack by drones near the town of Dzhankoy in Crimea on Monday evening, the Russian Investigative Committee, the body in charge of the most important investigations, said. "The target of all the downed drones was civilian infrastructure," the committee added.

In the forests near the city of Zaporizhzhia, training of three new regiments of special Ukrainian units of Azov is underway, although it is believed that those units were destroyed in Mariupol.

New shelling, more bodies of tortured civilians, Jolie in Lviv. Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Russian attack destroyed the runway at Odessa airport

Mariupol is barely holding on, Russia is testing a ballistic missile, Wimbledon has divided the world. Here are the highlights of events in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Mariupol may fall in "hours"

Mariupol called Shoigu the capital of the nationalist "Azov", the city itself was liberated, but the militants remain in Azovstal, it is emphasized in the announcement of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
He said that during the meeting in the Kremlin. According to Shoigu, Mariupol is the capital of nationalist Azov.

"We are addressing all soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries - with the cynical attitude of the Kyiv authorities, an unenviable fate awaits you. Do not question your destiny, but make the only right decision to cease fire and surrender now, wherever you might be, at every place your patrons made you fight for the idea of Nazism", the Russian Ministry said.

The corridor from Mariupol to Zaporozhye is being reopened, which should be monitored by the representatives of the International Red Cross and the UNHCR.
Russian Ministry of Defense claims that two Mi-8 helicopters were shot down in an attempt to evacuate the officers of the Azov unit from Mariupol.

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv dawned in complete silence after a long and sleepless night. Intense fighting broke out and dozens of explosions erupted in the city in the dark hours of street clashes, including near government buildings.