One month since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Moscow’s forces have been pushed back around Kyiv and are taking defensive positions northwest of the capital, a US official said

Meanwhile, video has emerged from the eastern city of Izyum, showing widespread destruction and bodies in the street.

Here are the latest developments:

• Western powers meet: World leaders are in Brussels for an extraordinary NATO summit as they seek to align their responses to Russia’s brutal invasion. A European Council and G7 meeting will also take place Thursday. Multiple sources have told CNN a significant amount of time will be spent discussing how the alliance should respond if Russian President Vladimir Putin uses chemical or biological weapons against Ukrainian citizens. President Joe Biden will unveil new sanctions on Russian political figures and oligarchs, while the UK is set to announce a “major new military support package” for Ukraine.

• Journalist killed: Oksana Baulina, who worked for independent news site The Insider, was killed in shelling in Kyiv, the outlet said. The Russian reporter is the fifth journalist killed in Ukraine this month, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists and press freedom activists.

• Call for worldwide demonstrations: President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for global protests in support of Ukraine. Zelensky urged the world to unite against Russia’s invasion, saying, “the war of Russia is not only the war against Ukraine, its meaning is much wider.” 

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• Ukraine’s gains: A senior US defense official said Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian invaders back on the front lines east of Kyiv. Russian forces are about 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Kyiv’s city center to the east, an increase of between 25 and 35 kilometers (15 to 22 miles) compared to the same location a day earlier, the official said. To the northwest, the Russians are “digging in, and they are establishing defensive positions,” the official said.

• Bodies on the street: Videos have emerged from the eastern city of Izyum, which has been cut off from nearly all communications since intense battles broke out there last week. They show widespread destruction, charred and bombed-out buildings, and bodies left lying in the streets. Separately, video from the northern city of Chernihiv shows “complete carnage,” with bombed-out buildings, houses on fire, and cemeteries so full they cannot handle all the dead, the city’s mayor said.

• War crimes: The US government formally declared that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken cited “credible reports” of the deliberate targeting of civilians and indiscriminate attacks, including the destruction of apartment buildings, schools and hospitals. A top Russian diplomat denied that Russia was committing war crimes in Ukraine.