Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has accused the Russian military of committing war crimes and killing civilians in the Kherson region, which the Ukrainian army largely liberated last week after the withdrawal of Russian troops.

The main thing for Monday, the 264th day of the war in Ukraine, TEXT OF THE LIVE MODE:

A brief summary of recent events:

• Zelensky noted that in the areas of the Kherson region freed from Russian occupation, investigators uncovered more than 400 Russian war crimes and found the bodies of soldiers and civilians. He urged residents of Kherson region to be careful about the presence of Russian mines.
• Communal workers worked to restore critical infrastructure mined by Moscow troops, most houses in Kherson are still without electricity and water.
• Residents held flowers and kissed the Ukrainian military, who were moving to the right bank of the Dnieper.
• Zelenskyi said that the fighting in the Donetsk region in the east of Ukraine “is as intense as in previous days.” The Southern Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that Russian troops continue to “cause destruction by shelling our troops and unoccupied settlements on the right bank of the Dnieper.” “. The defense forces regained control over the village of Makiivka, Luhansk region.
• Russia would have suffered record losses over the past 14 days, according to Ukrainian forces, with more than 9,900 troops withdrawn from combat and numerous types of military equipment destroyed by the Ukrainians.
• VIDEO The place that became a symbol of the “madness” of Russians: What Ukrainians found at the Chornobayivka airfield near Kherson.
• US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States would impose new sanctions against a transnational network of individuals and companies that worked to procure military technology for Russia’s war effort. She spoke on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali.
• Russia urged the G20 on Sunday to stop talking about security and focus on the world’s most pressing socio-economic problems ahead of a summit expected to be dominated by Western criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed the “irresponsibility” of nuclear threats during a summit in Cambodia, suggesting Beijing dislikes nuclear rhetoric from strategic partner Russia, according to a senior US official.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi during a telephone conversation emphasized “further strengthening of cooperation in the political and trade and economic spheres, including in the transport and logistics sphere,” the Kremlin reported on Saturday.
• The famous graffiti artist Banksy presented a work in Borodyanka, Ukraine, which was occupied by Russia until April and was badly damaged by the fighting in the first days of the invasion.
• Vladimir Putin will organize an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council this week, Dmytro Peskov said.
• A video of the shooting of a former prisoner recruited by the “Wagner group” who surrendered as soon as he arrived at the front in Ukraine circulated on social networks. Yevhen Prigozhin admitted that the man was executed.

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• Sunday’s events were broadcast live on HotNews.ro