What happened in Week 17 of Russia’s attack on Ukraine: Severodonetsk cut off

Russian forces tightened their grip on the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk and nearly claimed the entire Luhansk region, while Ukraine established export routes for grain through Poland and Romania to try to avoid a world food crisis. Here’s a recap of the war in Ukraine from June 11 to June 17.


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00:00 — Recap of Week 17
00:30 — Russia destroys all bridges near Severodonetsk, cutting off escape routes
01:36 — Amnesty International accuses Russia of war crimes in Kharkiv
02:10 — UN refugee agency says war pushes number of displaced people globally over 100 million
02:36 — Ukraine gets recommendation as EU membership candidate
03:08 — Ukrainian grain shipments route around Russian blockades at ports as UN warns of food crisis

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