"479 Days Later: Updates on the Ongoing Russia-Ukraine War"

The Ukrainian offensive is pushing back Russian forces towards the coastal cities of Berdiansk and Mariupol, where British Challenger tanks are ready to join the battle. Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, but the US said there was no indication of their use against Ukraine. African leaders urged Russia and Ukraine to negotiate and de-escalate the conflict, while the UN atomic energy agency inspected the state of Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine. The US announced $205m in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, and NATO launched a new centre to protect undersea pipelines and cables after the unsolved Nord Stream attack.