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Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.

Ukrainians are assessing the damage after waking up to missile strikes overnight in Odesa.

On Tuesday, Russia celebrates Victory Day, which commemorates the Soviet Union's part in defeating the Nazis in World War II. President Vladimir Putin traditionally attends a military parade in Moscow's Red Square. The day has taken on new symbolism with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Tuesday is also Europe Day — which is supposed to celebrate peace and unity on the continent but is marked for a second year with war in Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to 

On Thursday, Russia's associates governing occupied territories of eastern Ukraine in Donetsk and Luhansk mark the anniversary of self-proclaimed independence from Ukraine, which nobody else recognized until Putin declared recognition of the two regions as “republics” in February 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could be planning to go to Germany the coming weekend, say 

. Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine are winners of 

 to be awarded in Aachen, Germany, on Sunday.

The Eurovision Song Contest finale is on Saturday. It's supposed to take place in the country of the previous winning group — but 

, and organizers instead chose to hold the event in Liverpool, England. It didn't stop Ukrainian champs Kalush Orchestra from 

Delegates from Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations could be meeting this week to discuss extending the deal allowing grain and other farm goods to ship from Black Sea ports.

On Sunday, Turkey has a general election. A popular opposition candidate 

 to align the country closer to the European Union.

 over the Kremlin, alleging a Ukrainian attempt to kill Putin. Ukraine's government denied it. Moscow later 

 of masterminding the alleged attack, which the United States denied.

 over Kyiv using American Patriot defense systems. It was the first known time Ukraine has intercepted this type of missile, which 

 to the country's defenses particularly before P

President Zelenskyy visited Finland and the Netherlands. In Helsinki, he took part in a 

 with leaders of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. In the Netherlands, he met with the Dutch prime minister and visited the Hague, where he 

The president's wife, Olena Zelenska, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal attended the coronation of King Charles III, while President Zelenskyy and other 

 and thanks for the United Kingdom's strong support during the war. In London, Zelenska 

 of the two alongside the U.K.'s Catherine, Princess of Wales: "We stand with Ukraine." Russian leaders were 

More than 1,600 residents were evacuated from around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, a Moscow-installed official in the region said. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency 

 is “increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous” as shelling in the region continues.

The White House estimated more than 20,000 Russian troops were killed and 80,000 were wounded in Ukraine since December, 

, a National Security Council spokesperson. He did not cite a recent estimate for Ukrainian troop losses. NPR couldn't verify casualties for either side. In terms of noncombatants, U.N. human rights workers have been able to 

 since the large-scale invasion over a year ago, but they believe the full toll is considerably higher.

Ukraine says its newly fielded U.S. Patriot system 

A top Ukrainian official on the coming counter-offensive and Russia's future.

attack the Kremlin in a Putin assassination attempt

Russia's war in Ukraine is changing the world: 

See our report on its ripple effects in all corners of the globe.

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