A rapid Russian offensive captures territory around Lysychansk, leading to the Ukrainian withdrawal from Severodonetsk, with a tough fight still to come.
The Ukrainian parliament ratifies the Istanbul Convention, a landmark treaty against domestic and gendered violence.
Ukraine is granted European Union candidate status, paving the way for future membership. It has been the dream of a generation of Ukrainians, but they have paid a heavy cost for it.
The pro-Ukraine Bulgarian Prime Minister loses a vote of no confidence.
Lithuania blocks off land transit of sanctioned goods to the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad.
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Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, Performed by Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (1951)
