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Tens of thousands of troops from NATO and its European allies are gearing up for a series of military exercises that the United Kingdom is calling one of the "largest shared deployments since the Cold War."
What's happening in Ukraine on Friday: A leading Ukrainian political analyst says Russia's missile strike on Kyiv signalled its intention to keep fighting despite international efforts to mediate an end to the hostilities.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated to Kharkiv from the nearby village of Ruska Lozava that had been under Russian occupation for more than a month.
By The Associated Press
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov appears to have dismissed the need for the United Nations to help secure humanitarian corridors out of Ukraine's besieged cities, striking a tough line a day after the U.N. chief toured war-wracked Kyiv with that very aim.