Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba pleads with Western nations for heavy weapons, saying it is the one area in which Russia has a clear advantage.

Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, but the war has prevented their export, endangering the world food supply.

In his nightly address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky strongly rebuffs those in the West who suggest his country cede control of areas occupied by Russian troops for the sake of reaching a peace agreement.

Mariupol was relentlessly pounded during a nearly three-month siege that ended last week after some 2,500 Ukrainian fighters abandoned a steel plant where they had made their stand.

The Group of Seven leading economies have agreed to provide $19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to ensure its finances do not hinder its ability to defend itself from Russia’s invasion