On #TheUpdate this Wednesday, the Russian military says that they used long-range missiles to destroy a depot in the western Lviv region of Ukraine where ammunition for NATO-supplied weapons was being stored. Those strikes came as the fighting raged on today for the city of Sievierodonetsk in the eastern Donbas area, the key focus of Russia's offensive in recent weeks. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

Locally, Mayor Eric Adams is going to endorse Governor Kathy Hochul in the governor's race.

The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but cannot be considered a person being illegally confined to the Bronx Zoo. It's officially the end of an era as Microsoft has officially sent Internet Explorer into retirement.

And it was being billed as every man's dream. A four-day orgy extravaganza that promised kinky customers "unlimited sex without a condom" happened recently near Las Vegas. 💦😈

On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, Sievierodonetsk, the main focus of the war in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks, is not yet blocked off by Russian troops even though they control about 80% of the city and have destroyed all three bridges leading out of the city, according to an official. The governor of the Luhansk region said that Ukrainian forces are still able to evacuate their wounded and communicate with their military. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

Locally, a jury has convicted a man of murder in connection to a 2019 store robbery that led to the death of NYPD detective Brian Simonsen, hit by crossfire from other officers' guns. In Lake George, police say a man and an 8-year-old boy were killed when a speeding motorcyclist crashed into several pedestrians.

In Yellowstone National Park, officials are assessing the damage caused by a deluge if floodwaters that forced the evacuation of parts of the iconic national park just as the summer tourism season was ramping up. Meanwhile, more than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors if possible as a heat wave settles over states stretching through parts if the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, and east to the Carolinas.

And she's setting the bar high. Wining and dining will be a must for any man interested in dating a TikToker temptress, known only as Hannah, who's going viral after announcing her "network" dating scheme, in which she'll have a revolving door of men treat her and a group of friends to free drinks and dinners all through the summer. 🍷🍽️👫

On #TheUpdate this Monday, day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland if its neighbor. With the conflict now in it's fourth month, it's a high-staked campaign that could dictate the course of the entire war. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

Locally, Broadway has its groove back as the 75th annual Tony Awards were held. It came the same night as "A Strange Loop", an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown.

Roddy Ricch was arriving to perform at the Governors Ball music festival at Citi Field Saturday night, when police say that a private security firm operating a checkpoint noticed a firearm in the vehicle he was riding in. Now he's been arrested on gun charges.

In Washington, a federal trial is scheduled e begin today for a father and son from Delaware charged with storming the U.S Capitol together.

And experts have shared their top non-tozic tips for getting rid of rats, including a cheap fix sitting in your kitchen. 🐀🚫

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

On #TheUpdate this Friday, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds into its fourth month, officials in Kyiv have expressed fears that the specter of "war fatigue" could erode the West's resolve to help the country push back Moscow's aggression. The U.S and it's allies have given billions of dollars in weaponry to Ukraine. 🇺🇲🇺🇦🇷🇺

Locally, Connecticut police say that two men from New York led them on a chase along Interstate 95 in a rental truck loaded with stolen cooking oil and hit another car and injured a woman along the way. New York City will end its school mask mandate for children aged 2-4 on Monday, citing the subsiding threat of COVID-19 infections. We're going to take a closer look at the two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power. And a Dollar Tree worker has pointed out a "mentally draining" customer request- but admitted they should have spotted the warning signs before accepting the job. 😯

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, Russian forces pounded an eastern Ukrainian city and the two sides waged pitched street battles that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said could determine the fate of the critical Donbas region. Russia claimed that it struck a training facility far from the front lines. 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Locally, Former President Donald Trump, his namesake son and his daughter Ivanka have agreed to answer questions under oath next month in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into his business practices. That's unless their lawyers persuade the state's highest court to step in.

A New York Republican running to represent a congressional district that includes suburbs of Buffalo, New York, shared and deleted a conspiracy-laden Facebook post suggesting a racist mass shooting in Buffalo and other mass killings were part of a plot to take away people's guns. In Washington, members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are holding their first prime-time hearing to share what they have uncovered about then-President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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On Tuesday's edition of #TheUpdate, Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appearing on the cusp of retreat. But the regional governor insists that they are still fighting "for every centimeter" of the city. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

Locally, the two democrats challenging Governor Hochul's big to keep her job criticized her past backing from the NRA, and the deal she reached to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer money on a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills.

Albany City Court had to be closed for fumigation after hundreds of cockroaches were released during an altercation that broke out at an arraignment.

It's the inflation you're not supposed to see. From toilet paper to yogurt to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It's dubbed "shrinkflation," and it's accelerating worldwide.

And everything you do is a reflection of who you are as a person. Well, it turns out that the way you eat can also reveal your true self. 👄🍴

On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, Russia claims it has occupied large swaths if eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weeks long barrage and the recent deployment of more troops. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Moscow's forces have control of 97% of the Luhansk region. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

Locally, New Yorkers under the age of 21 will be prohibited from buying semi-automatic profiles under a new law signed by Governor Hochul. Facing a critical need to fill casino and hotel jobs the Oneida Indian Nation said that it will make 50 new apartments in central New York available for hourly workers at below-market rents.

Some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy after surgery. That's according to two new studies exploring shorter, gentler cancer care. And in the world of ever changing trends, it can be hard to keep up with what's what. The latest fad taker TikTok is an exercise regimen dubbed "the hot girl walk." 📱

On #TheUpdate this Monday, Russia has taken aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine by launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated from abroad. Vladimir Putin warned that any Western deliveries of longer-range rocket systems would prompt Moscow to hit "objects that we haven't yet struck." 🇺🇦🇷🇺

Locally, a number of factors, including warming ocean temperatures, are contributing to an expected proliferation if sharks along the New York coastline this summer. A New York City restaurant patron has pleaded not guilty to killing a delivery worker after months of theatening the eatery because of a quarrel over a condiment. When tragedies like school shootings happen, journalists quickly follow, putting communities in the world's spotlight in their worst possible moment. Experts say there are things journalists can do to make the situation less burdensome on the communities, or add to the pain. And a former McDonald's employee has revealed what happens when you don't properly cook their world famous nuggets- and it's pretty gross. Despite that, he said he'd still eat them. 🍗🍔