Russia’s foreign minister warned the west that ‘World War 3 will be nuclear and destructive’
Monitoring Desk
Kyiv
The cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv continue to hold out the Russian invading forces but are facing heavy shelling every night – Vladimir Putin’s troops have been accused of bombing civilians
Roughly 2000 Ukraine civilians have been killed in the six days of war with Russia so far.
Russia’s grip on cities such as Kharkiv and Kyiv continues to tighten although both remain under Ukraine control despite intense shelling.
President Volodymyr Zelensky says current estimates are that 6,000 Russian troops have been killed during the invasion although the Kremlin has steadfastly refused to release such figures.
The city of Kherson is surrounded by Russian troops with the Kremlin saying it has seized control.
And Kremlin foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned the west that ‘World War 3 will be nuclear and destructive’ in an apparent effort to deter any planned interventions.
Thus far Western leaders have expressed reluctance to implement a no-fly zone over Ukraine over fears of escalating the conflict into a full-scale global war with Russia.
The UK Ministry of Defence says “the number of civilians displaced and forced to flee Putin’s invasion has reportedly passed 660,000”
Russian paratroopers landed in Kharkiv in an effort to take the besieged eastern Ukrainian city, according to Ukraine’s military
US president Joe Biden used his State of the Union address to announce the closure of US airspace to Russian planes.
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A Ukrainian cameraman has been named as one of the five people who died during a Russian missile strike on a TV tower in Kyiv on Tuesday.
He is understood to be the first journalist killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in the early hours of last Thursday, February 24.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk confirmed that her former colleague Yevhenii Sakun had been killed in a tweet this afternoon.
Posting a picture of his Press badge, she said: “The first person I know died in this war. My former colleague, TV cameraman Yevhenii Sakun, was killed yesterday as a result of Russian missile strike on Kyiv’s Babyn Yar, along with 4 other people.
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Courtesy: Mirror, London
