Zelenskyy rejects Russia’s offer of talks in Belarus amid reports of a battle for control of key eastern city
Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv
Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, where street fighting is now taking place.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready for peace talks, but not in Moscow’s preferred venue of Belarus.
More than 200,000 Ukrainians have fled the country since the beginning of Moscow’s assault, the UN says.
Strikes target Ukrainian oil and gas facilities, igniting a depot near the capital, Kyiv.
Western powers impose sweeping sanctions on Moscow, move to supply Ukraine with weapons.
