- Wagner group boss says its forces have begun leaving Bakhmut (theguardian.com)
- Ukrainian forces ‘conducting raids’ across Dnieper River (theguardian.com)Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Comes With Immense Stakes for Future of the War (nytimes.com)
- Ukraine war: Leak shows Western special forces on the ground (bbc.com)
- Defiant Putin Visits Mariupol, a City Razed by Russian Forces… (nytimes.com)… as more Russian stuff suddenly catches fire; plus car bomb may have killed head of Russian torture center (dailykos.com)
- Rules for Pentagon Use of Proxy Forces Shed Light on a Shadowy War Power (nytimes.com)
- Sudanese army launches airstrikes on rival force’s base near capital (theguardian.com)UN food agency suspends Sudan operations after staff killed (bbc.com)
- Israeli forces raid al-Aqsa Mosque; at least 12 injured as tensions rise (washingtonpost.com)
- Ukrainian defenders oust Russian forces from some positions in Bakhmut (reuters.com)
- Massive Georgia resin plant blaze forces evacuation, stay-at-home orders for city of Brunswick and St. Simons Island resort (nydailynews.com)
- Rightwing groups join forces to woo election officials in Republican states (theguardian.com)