"Day 535: Unraveling the Russia-Ukraine War"

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy dismisses heads of regional military recruitment centers over corruption allegations, while Russia strengthens its positions in the town of Kupiansk and fires hypersonic missiles at Ukraine, killing a child. The US imposes new sanctions on four members of Russia's financial elite, and the European Union delivers artillery shells to aid Ukraine. The Ukraine prosecutor general's office reports that 499 children have been killed and 1,097 injured in the conflict. Belarus President Lukashenko expresses willingness to talk to Poland amid rising border tensions. Russian media suggests the Kremlin may close Moscow airports due to drone attacks. Repairs to the Chonhar Bridge will take at least a month, and Russian authorities have taken Ukrainian teenagers to a military education camp. Ukrainian border guards intercept attempts by men to leave the country to avoid conscription. Ukraine's foreign affairs minister assures that any Taurus cruise missiles supplied to Kyiv will be used only within Ukrainian borders.