Russia says 1 dead, 27 missing after storied warship sunk by Ukrainians; Second mass grave found near Mariupol, officials say usatoday.com

A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed his troops were victorious in the battle for Mariupol, a Russian military official laid out wider aims in the country’s new phase of the war in eastern Ukraine, saying Russia was seeking full control of the Donbas and southern Ukraine.