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More than 7.1 million people are estimated to be displaced inside Ukraine, posing a challenge that will loom long after the war. Most are from the east, as Moscow’s forces train their artillery on Donetsk Province.

The decline of Yandex, the Russian version of Google, is emblematic of the economic and cultural troubles spawned by the invasion.

Ukraine’s military said Russian forces were restoring transport infrastructure in Luhansk Province, ahead of a possible push into Donetsk.

On another day of scorched-earth artillery barrages in the east, a team of Ukrainian medics did their best to stabilize and assure the survivors, with the din of war all around.

Moscow’s victory in Luhansk was based on overwhelming firepower and mile-by-mile advances. But as Russia turns its focus farther inside Ukraine, it is unclear how long its forces can sustain the taxing assault.

Next to the Houses of Parliament, the tower that houses the enormous bell has been undergoing renovation since 2017.

A slew of international agencies are joining Ukrainian prosecutors to look into accusations of war crimes. It may be the biggest effort ever to hold war criminals to account.

Many of the fighters for Ukraine’s western territorial defense units were assigned benign tasks away from the fighting when they first joined. Then they were called to the front to fight.

Strikes on a residential tower and a recreational center southwest of Odesa killed at least 19 civilians and injured dozens. Legal experts said that the W.N.B.A. star’s trial on drug charges in Russia was all but certain to end in conviction.

Western leaders departed the meeting with new commitments to a united front against Russian aggression, but they face the challenge of persuading their own people that it is worth the cost.