Here are some of the Ukraine and Russia stories we covered earlier on Wednesday:
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Russian energy giant Gazprom halts Nord Stream 1 gas flows to Germany
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Hungary signs deal with Gazprom for 5.8bn cubic metres of natural gas
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EU foreign ministers agree to scrap Russia visa deal but stop short of full tourist ban
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Train to Victory: Ukraine honours rail heroes who helped evacuate millions to safety
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Baltic Sea neighbours plan wind power increase to lessen Russian gas dependency
And here are the latest developments about the war you need to know:
Kherson offensive: Ukraine claims successes, while Russia says operation has ‘failed’
Ukrainian forces have had “successes” in three areas of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson, a Ukrainian regional official said on Wednesday, two days after Kyiv announced the start of a southern counter-offensive to retake territory.
Yuriy Sobolevskyi, the deputy head of Kherson’s regional council, told Ukraine’s national …