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UN Human Rights Council votes 32-2 in favor of human rights monitor for Ukraine, while Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country's military will not back Russia in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volydymyr Zelenskyy begs Europeans to "wake up" in video message. Russian forces gain ground in bid to cut off Ukraine's sea access. US energy secretary says plant shut down as a precaution.

The Russian military said it had control of Kherson, and local Ukrainian officials confirmed that forces have taken over local government headquarters in the Black Sea port of 280,000, making it the first major city to fall since the invasion began a week ago. 

Primak, 36 managed to make his way by train to Hungary and then boarded a flight to Tel Aviv after initially being denied exit due to his citizenship.

Olga Voytenko is worried of getting hurt or losing her house in the fighting. Sarit and Alex Haiman from Israel have asked the Israeli Foreign Ministry to help them get Voytenko and her two children out of the country.

International companies continue to pull out or curtail operations involving the Kremlin. Norway and Germany provide Ukraine with military aid.

Speaking to Israel Hayom, top official in the Russian opposition party says that within the halls of the Kremlin officials were "depressed and disappointed," and that "ultimately a group will rise that will remove him from power."

Ukrainians working at Western tech companies band together to knock down disinformation websites, encourage Russians to turn against their government, and speed the delivery of medical supplies, as Amazon pledges logistics, cybersecurity support for Ukraine.

British Defense Ministry says Russian forces closing in on Mariupol, a large city on the Azov Sea, while the status of vital Black Sea port in Kherson remains unclear. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describes Russian soldiers as "confused children who have been used."