Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine
Ukraine claimed a Russian commander was dead — then he appeared in a video.
Adm. Viktor Sokolov is seen in a video released by Moscow's defense ministry, which appears to show him at a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other Russian military leaders.
Ukraine's military said it is "clarifying" information regarding Sokolov, while in an interview with CNN, Kyiv's defense minister would neither confirm nor deny whether the commander was killed in last week's strike.
"He [Sokolov] is in our temporary occupied territories … he should not be there at all.
So, if he’s dead, it’s good news for everybody that we are continuing to de-occupy our territory," Umerov told Amanpour.
Russian drone attacks hit Danube River port infrastructure and injured two truck drivers, causing a ferry crossing point between Romania and Ukraine to suspend operations.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed that US Abrams tanks "will burn" like other weapons and will not alter the situation in the conflict zone.
The Pentagon confirmed that 31 of the modern tanks have arrived in Ukraine, expected to add a powerful ground component to Kyiv's forces.
Norway pledged $92 million for humanitarian funding to Ukraine to help the country make it through another winter of war.
The aid will be provided to local civil society organizations and the most vulnerable people, including children, refugees, and the internally displaced.
Russia is seeking to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council, which accused Moscow's forces of committing war crimes in Ukraine.
The council expelled Russia last year following the full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
Norway pledged $92 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine to cope with winter.
The United Nations estimates more than 17 million people in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian assistance.
Women medics in Ukraine's armed forces will be allowed to travel abroad, clarifying earlier comments that they would need special permission to leave the country.
Ukraine’s military is "clarifying" information about the alleged assassination of Russian commander Viktor Sokolov after Moscow released a video that appears to show him alive and well.
Ukraine's new defense minister neither confirmed nor denied Sokolov had been killed in the strike.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed that US Abrams tanks donated to Ukraine "will burn" like other weapons and will not alter the situation in the conflict zone.
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