RUSSIA-UKRAINE LIVE: One million refugees have already fled Ukraine, Kherson becomes Russia’s first major victory as two Ukrainian ports are besieged by forces of Vladimir Putin, who now faces a war crimes investigation
Vladimir PutinRussian forces besieged two strategic Ukrainian ports today, making Kherson the first major city in Ukraine to fall to the Russians.
The capital, Kyiv, was also under attack today as the city of Odessa prepared for an attack after Putin’s warships were spotted leaving Crimea.
Russia reported its military casualties for the first time since the invasion last week, saying nearly 500 of its soldiers had been killed and 1,600 wounded.
Ukraine has reported that more than 2,000 civilians have died so far The united nations The Refugee Agency has revealed that one million people have fled the country since the invasion.
Moscow’s isolation, meanwhile, deepened as much of the world opposed it at the United Nations to demand its withdrawal from Ukraine, and sanctions were tightened.
A second round of “peace talks” aimed at ending the fighting in Eastern Europe was expected today, but hopes of a breakthrough were slim.
And the International Criminal Court’s investigation into war crimes began after Boris Johnson accused Putin of committing atrocities by bombing cities.
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