Residents have started to return, businesses have been reopening, and grassroots reconstruction efforts have begun in areas that had been damaged by shelling.
Ukraine's deputy defense minister said the Kyiv region was "liberated" from Russian forces. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of the war's global impact.
A Ukrainian presidential adviser said troops are gaining ground around the capital, but "heavy battles" lie ahead in the southern and eastern parts of the country. DW has the latest.