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The Ukrainian military said that its troops had entered the small southern village of Robotyne, a sign that Kyiv’s counteroffensive is inching forward in the face of stiff Russian resistance.

Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, has been largely out of public view since his failed mutiny in June. He is seen in an unverified video seeming to recruit for operations in Africa.

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Athens on Monday, the fourth stop in a European tour aimed at securing more support in the war against Russia.

Air defenses intercepted two drones in the area, Russia’s military said. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, which has been increasingly targeting places deep inside Russia.

Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant has triggered a backlash in the region, especially in highly polarized South Korea.

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that its air defenses intercepted the drone, which then fell onto an exhibition center. Around 20 drones have targeted the Moscow region since early July, according to the ministry.

Russia’s defense ministry claimed that its air defenses intercepted a drone in Moscow and that it thwarted a maritime drone attack in the Black Sea. The claims could not be independently verified and there was no comment from Ukraine’s military.

The area around Kupiansk, in northeastern Ukraine, is the only part of the front line where Russia is making noticeable gains.

Violence erupted this week in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, again sowing chaos in a country plagued by instability since the ouster of the dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi more than a decade ago.

A civilian cargo ship appears to have safely sailed out of the country’s waters in the Black Sea, the first to do so since Russia threatened all vessels moving to or from Ukraine.