Letters Reveal Forced Labor of Central Asians in Russian Prisons for War Efforts

Russia continues its intense aerial attacks on Ukraine, killing at least six people in Odesa and Donetsk. Ukraine's counteroffensive to reclaim territory occupied by Russian forces is under way, with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg predicting increased military assistance to Kyiv when they meet next month. The Ukrainian military said that seven settlements had been liberated in the southern and eastern regions of the country, and further advances had been made in Bakhmut amid heavy fighting. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow had "no constraints" to prevent it from destroying Western undersea communications cables.