Ukraine: what we know on day six of Russia’s invasion

 

Ukraine: what we know on day six of Russia’s invasion

 

Rocket attacks on the city of Kharkiv have left several civilians dead, as the ICC launches an investigation into possible war crimes

 

Virginia Harrison

Tue 1 Mar 2022 01.43 GMT

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/01/ukraine-what-we-know-day-six-russia-invasion

 

• Russian forces have launched rocket attacks that killed “dozens” of civilians in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv, and began a renewed assault on the capital Kyiv.
• At least nine people have been killed, including three children, and 37 wounded in one day after the shelling in the Kharkiv, the city’s mayor said.
• The international criminal court’s prosecutor has announced that he will launch an investigation into possible war crimes or crimes against humanity in Ukraine.
• Satellite images taken on Monday show a Russian military convoy north-west of Kyiv that stretches for about 40 miles (64 km), Reuters reports.
• Russia used a vacuum bomb on Monday in its invasion of Ukraine, according to Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the US.
• The United States has promised more sanctions against Russia and more weapons for Ukraine’s military, according to Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba.
• The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported at least 406 civilian casualties, including at least 102 dead.
• Canada will supply upgraded ammunition and anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, prime minister Justin Trudeau said.
• The Ukrainian president has called for a no-fly zone for Russian missiles, planes and helicopters following the attack on Kharkiv.
• Volodymyr Zelenskiy also signed an official request for Ukraine to join the EU. A senior EU official said leaders may discuss the possibility of Ukrainian membership at an informal summit in March.
• Ukraine has opened its border to foreigners willing to fight. Ukraine’s president has issued a decree temporarily lifting requirements for entry visas.
• Fifa and Uefa have suspended Russia’s national and club teams from all international competitions until further notice.
• The US will expel 12 members of Russia’s UN mission, accusing them of having “abused their privileges” by engaging in espionage that is harmful to national security.
• High-level talks between Ukraine and Russia that took place on the border with Belarus on Monday morning ended without a breakthrough. Both sides agreed to keep the negotiations going and a second round of talks could take place in the coming days.