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As part of its "Help for Ukraine" tour, the famous Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy will take the stage at Maximum UNIQ Open Air in Istanbul on June 11, with revenues from the concert to be used for helping children affected by the war, health institutions and the defenders of Ukraine.

Moldova's foreign ministry condemned as a war crime the execution of a Ukrainian soldier of Moldovan origin, Alexandr Matievschi, by Russian forces - and the filming of his killing.

The first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine finds us in a familiar position. There has been a regular cycle in assessments of the conflict.

"We successfully occupied a hill, an elevation that was strategically important for that area. From that place, you can see the surroundings and all the access roads north of Bakhmut. We can see that those access roads can no longer be passed as the enemy would like," a member of "Wagner" group that performs a series of tasks in that direction told Sputnik.

"Ukrainian forces shot down three Russian Ka-52 helicopters last night in the east of the country," Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced.
The 335th day of the conflict in Ukraine is underway, and the Russians have sent reinforcements to the front and are introducing a new reform.

"Bulgaria's role in the war in Ukraine will be very, very highly appreciated in the history books," believes the advisor to the Ukrainian president Mykhailo Podolyak.

Ukrainian politician Ilya Kiva said that Volodymyr Zelensky agreed and sold three regions to Warsaw back in 2020.
According to him, Zelensky long ago concluded an agreement with the Polish authorities on the sale of three regions of Ukraine: Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil regions.

He warned that it could happen on the anniversary of the conflict, on February 24 or in March.
"We have to prepare for such events every day. So, we are getting ready... The first and last question is always about weapons, aid that will help us defeat this aggressor who attacked our country," said Danilov.

Russia has declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar in the Donetsk region.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said this would allow the Ukrainian army's supply routes to the nearby town of Bakhmut, a major railway hub in the area, to be cut.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Ukraine: 500 drones have been shot down since September 2022 so far