Ukraine's air defense intercepted six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles that Russia fired across the country early Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said, in a demonstration of its growing capability to defend against Russia's arsenal of aerial weapons.
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The Council of Europe, the main institution governing human rights on the continent, begins a summit in Iceland on Tuesday, with discussions among the heads of state to include what steps they can take to support Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner private military group, rejected a Washington Post report that he had offered to share with Ukraine the positioning of Russian Army troops around Bakhmut in exchange for a withdrawal of Kyiv's forces from the area.