Russia has continued its offensive at night across Ukraine and is said to have taken over the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, among other places.
For this story, we compiled three key events last night and early in the morning related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Mariupol besieged, Kherson Russian troops
Russia has continued to invade Ukraine across the country.
Among other things, it was reported at night that, according to the Ukrainian army, air force parachute troops had landed in Kharkov in eastern Ukraine. The army said there are fighting in the city.
The central square in Kharkov was also the target of heavy fire by the Russian army yesterday.
The British broadcaster BBC, meanwhile, reports that Russian troops are said to have taken over the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
A local councilor told the BBC that 200 people had died. According to him, many of the victims are civilians.
Several sources report that the city of Mariupol in southern Ukraine has been besieged by Russian troops, according to The Guardian. The British Department of Defense also said in the past that it believed the city was besieged.
There have been fierce fighting in Mariupol since Russia launched its attack on Ukraine.
On Tuesday night, a Ukrainian spokesman said a Russian cruise missile hit residential buildings in the city of Zhytomyr in northern Ukraine. At least four people died.
President Biden warns Putin: Freedom overcomes tyranny
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ruled by the President of the United States Joe Biden the beginning of the State of the First Nation speech.
According to Biden, freedom will always be defeated by tyranny and the president of Russia Vladimir Putin will pay a high price for the war.
Biden called Putin a dictator and said the United States would seize Russian billionaires’ private planes and luxury yachts.
Biden also promised effective sanctions that would hit the Russian economy.
The Moscow Stock Exchange remains closed even today
Russia’s central bank says the Moscow stock exchange won’t open today.
The stock market has been closed since Monday, as fluctuations in the value of the ruble are feared to lead to panic in the stock market.
However, the central bank said it plans to allow “part of the operation” for the first time this week.
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