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Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto the doorstep of NATO’s members in Central and Eastern Europe

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 518th day.

Fighters from the group are training Belarusian troops near the border with Nato member Poland

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko reportedly remarked – suppposedly in a joking tone – during a recent meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg that Wagner mercenaries are eager to move into Poland.

Attacks also reported in other northern and central regions of Ukraine, Kyiv says

A monitoring group says thousands of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since the group’s short-lived rebellion

Drones damage buildings in Moscow city centre; Russia attacks Odesa again, destroying a grain depot and injuring four port employees

The UN's Paris-based heritage agency Unesco has condemned Russia's "brazen" attack on Odesa, which hit several sites in the port city's World Heritage centre, killing at least two people.

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 516th day.

A Ukrainian defence source has reportedly confirmed Kyiv's involvement in a drone attack on Moscow early Monday morning, calling the incident a “special operation” by Ukraine's military intelligence. Russia said 17 Ukrainian drones also attacked Crimea on Monday, and that neither attack resulted in casualties. Read our live blog for…

Another 19 wounded in overnight attack on the southern Ukrainian port city, governor says