Stefanishyna said she thinks Ukraine could be an EU member within years, not the decades that some European officials have forecast. — Zelensky said Russian forces were carrying out very heavy air and artillery strikes in the eastern Donbas. Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzianyk said in some battles, for every artillery shell Ukrainian forces fire, the Russian army fires at least six. — Russian forces captured three villages in the Luhansk region, one of two that make up the Donbas, Gov. — Russian forces continued shelling Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, and nearby towns, killing 10 people, including five women in the village of Pryshyb, Gov.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 23, 2022 01:48 UTC