The Russian Defense Ministry says nearly 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including 80 wounded, have surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol since May 16.
The Ukrainian armed forces say they have recaptured another settlement in the Kharkiv region as they fight back in the area.
NATO does not expect significant gains for either side on the Ukraine battlefield in the coming weeks.
"I think we'll be stuck for a while," said a NATO military official with intelligence knowledge.
A Russian soldier accused of killing an unarmed civilian in Ukraine has pleaded guilty to war crimes in a trial in Kyiv, the first of its kind since the invasion began.
Video summary of the war Ukraine - Russia: May 18
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Russia's Defense Ministry says nearly 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including 80 wounded, have surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in | World | CNN