France fears that Russia will begin to crack down on civilians in Ukraine with increasing determination.
We compiled for this story the three most important events of the previous evening and last night in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
1. Zelenskyi: Russia deliberately struck civilians in Kharkov
Russia deliberately strikes at civilian targets with artillery and rocket fire in Russia, said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in his post published at night.
– It was about the deliberate destruction of people. The Russians knew who they were shooting, said the president, who called the attack a clear war crime.
The mayor of the city of Kharkov spoke about numerous civilian casualties in the city. The mayor said, among other things, two adults and three children burned alive in their car, which was hit.
According to President Zelensky, a state that commits crimes against civilians cannot be a member of the UN Security Council.
A spokesman for the French presidential palace, meanwhile, said at night To CNN (switch to another service) France is concerned that Russia will begin to crack down on civilians in Ukraine with increasing determination.
2. Russia is accused of using the dreaded thermobaric bomb
The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine told reporters at Washington time at night that Russia had used a thermobaric bomb on Monday during its war in Ukraine. The information cannot be verified.
The destructive power of a thermobaric bomb is based on its effect on pressure and heat. The guns spray a cloud of fuel into the air at high pressure, which is then ignited. This creates a huge fireball and a really strong pressure wave that makes an extremely devastating imprint.
Russia used a thermobaric bomb in the Chechen war in 1999, according to the human rights organization Human Rights Watch.
3. The military column heading to Kiev is already 65 kilometers long
The situation in Kiev is getting worse by the day. The Russian military column heading for the capital has already stretched to almost 65 kilometers, says the US space technology company Maxar.
In addition, satellite images reveal, according to Maxar, that more ground troops and helicopters have been deployed in Belarus. The new troops and helicopter units are just over 30 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border.
Some of the driveways used by the Russians are so clogged with military vehicles that traffic congestion has arisen in various areas, says Maxar.