Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky had previously said HIMARS are changing the course of the war in their favor.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also said he believes the war between Russia and Ukraine will end "in the near future."
Ukraine says at least 350 Russian soldiers were killed Wednesday.
The recording of the intercepted phone call was released Wednesday by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Apart from shell shortages, the Russian army may also face problems with the effectiveness of artillery barrels, says a report.
Andrii Nebytov, Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Kyiv, said that as per intelligence, the missing children were forcibly deported to Belarus.
The Russian army suffered its biggest losses in the Donetsk and Kurakhiv directions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The hunger riot began Tuesday when aid distribution at Meadow Park, Mariupol was suspended due to the large number of people.
Gorbachev adopted the principles of glasnost and perestroika, and unlikely friendship with President Ronald Reagan helped end the Cold War.
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said that Putin failed to meet any "strategic objectives" in the war.
At least one Russian soldier died in the explosion that occurred near the city of Kherson.
Ukraine-owned nuclear operator Energoatom advised people living in potentially dangerous areas to take iodine prophylaxis and limit their time in open areas.
The Russian army struck civilian areas in Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Sumy.
Experts are alarmed at the large volumes of carbon dioxide and soot being let out into the atmosphere by the Russian plant.
The Russian army reportedly suffered the biggest loss when Ukrainian "Neptune" missiles struck and sank the missile cruiser "Moskva" in April.
Ukraine reported at least eight air raid sirens Wednesday.
The Russian army was forced to pull back from its positions in Krasnohorivka, Pervomaiske and Nevelske.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky added that Russia's actions in the war indicates they are not prepared to enter a dialogue.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said an estimated 200 Russian soldiers were killed in Monday's counteroffensive.
The FSB said the Ukrainian intelligence service planned the murder and hired an assassin to kill Darya Dugina.
The Russian military reportedly purchased 45,000 body bags in February in preparation for deaths among Ukrainians in the war.
Darya Dugina died in a car explosion in Moscow Oblast around 9 p.m. local time Saturday.