Russia-Ukraine war: Air raid alert in Kiev, 70 Ukraine soldiers killed
Kiev, March 1: The Russia-Ukraine conflict has entered its sixth day with an air raid alert sounded in the capital city of Kiev on Tuesday. Meanwhile, as many as 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery hit the military base in Okhtyrka.
Alert has also been sounded in Uman, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia and residents are advised to go to the nearest shelter.
'More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv,' informed the head of the region on Telegram.
Dmytro Zhyvytskyy also shared photographs of the charred shell of a four-story building and rescuers searching rubble. Many Russian soldiers and some local residents were also killed during the combat on Sunday, he stated in a later Facebook post.
Meanwhile, Canada will back Ukraine in its fight against Russian invasion by supplying anti-tank weapons and upgraded ammunition said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.
Canada will also ban imports of Russian crude oil.
Meanwhile, hours-long ceasefire talks ended inconclusively on Monday, after which Russia shelled the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on the sixth day. Despite mounting global pressure that pressed war crimes probes opened against Moscow, sanctions smashing its economy and FIFA banning it from the World Cup, the Russian side has extended its offensive on Tuesday.
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Russia continued to assault residential areas after their first talks since the war began failed to produce a breakthrough Monday, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a global ban on Russian planes and ships.
The European Union has added prominent Kremlin-linked oligarchs and Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman to its sanctions blacklist as part of its newest round of punishment for the invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, over 350 civilians, including 14 children, have been killed during the invasion and more than half a million people have fled the country, according to Ukrainian officials.
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