As Moscow intensified military aggression, US and Nato officials monitoring the war warned of high civilian casualties in Ukraine, adding that Russia is ready to ‘bombard cities into submission’, a report said. meanwhile, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought urgent European action against Moscow’s advancement and bombardment. As of now, Russia has already captured the port city of Kherson and a 64 km military convoy is stationed outside the capital of Kyiv.
KHERSON CAPTURED BY RUSSIAN FORCES
Ukrainian officials, on Thursday, March 3, confirmed that Russian soldiers had taken over and captured the southern city of Kherson. The city of Kherson fell under Russian control on day 8 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This information was provided on Twitter by the news agency, AFP. Kherson is an important port city situated on the Black Sea. On Thursday, Day 8 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian officials confirmed that the southern port city of Kherson had fallen into Russia’s control. Russian forces are intensifying their assault on key Ukrainian cities.
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KYIV UNDER ATTACK
The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv witnessed overnight shelling and strikes by Russian forces. The city of nearly three million people is under attack; the days to come are likely to see even more explosions and casualties.
Satellite images taken showed a Russian military convoy north of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv that stretches for about 40 miles (64 km), substantially longer than the 17 miles (27 km) reported earlier in the day, a US private company said. Maxar Technologies also said additional ground forces deployments and ground attack helicopter units were seen in southern Belarus, less than 20 miles (32 km) north of the Ukraine border.
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MARIUPOL BLOCKADED
Russia has announced a temporary ceasefire in the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha to allow civilians to leave. The mayor of Mariupol said the city was blocked by Russian forces. As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered the second week, the port city saw some of the fiercest fighting with constant shelling. Mayor Vadym Boichenko said in a video broadcast. “Mariupol remains under fire. Women, children and the elderly are suffering. We are being destroyed as a nation. This is genocide of the Ukrainian people,” the city’s council said in a statement.
FIGHTING IN SUMY
The streets of Sumy witnessed fierce fighting on Saturday morning. Several Indian students are also stranded in the city, even as India is operating evacuation flights to rescue stranded people from the war-hit country.
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HEAVY SHELLING IN KHARKIV
With an eye on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Russian forces continued to bombard Kharkiv, inflicting massive damage, causing power supply and water disruptions. At least 21 people were killed and 112 wounded in shelling in Kharkiv on March 2 as buildings and schools were reduced to shambles after relentless bombardment. Another 34 civilians were killed on Friday night.
RUSSIANS MOVE TOWARDS ODESSA
After capturing the key port city of Kherson, the Russian warships were headed to the third-largest city of Odessa. The US also warned that an attack was imminent on Odessa.
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