Putin signs law to incorporate four partially occupied Ukrainian regions into Russia

Ukraine advances further in Kherson. Russia's President Vladimir Putin signs legislation regarding annexation of about 18 per cent of Ukrainian territory. And Ukraine launches its bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with other countries.

The ceremony of signing agreements on joining the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in the Grand Kremlin Palace.