WATCH | It could take years to make Ukraine an EU member: Ukraine gets recommendation as EU membership candidate Duration 3:52 The European Union's executive arm has recommended making Ukraine a candidate for EU membership. Political and military support for Ukraine from Western countries has been key to its surprising success in the face of larger and better-equipped Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said Moscow's troops kept up relentless attacks on both Slovyansk and Severodonetsk, two key cities that have been the focus of recent fighting. The military claimed Ukrainian forces pushed Russian fighters out of the village of Bohorodychne, north of Slovyansk. Russian forces have destroyed all three bridges leading out of the city, but Haidai said it still had not been fully blocked off.

Source: CBC News June 17, 2022 23:07 UTC