Classes cut short by air raid sirens have become a routine part of school life for many Ukrainian youngsters in the three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, a new UN report published on Friday details There have been a staggering 1,614 recorded attacks on Ukrainian schools up to the end of last year says the report from the UN human rights office OHCHR – part of a legacy of death Children’s educational attainment level has plummeted during the unrelenting hostilities “diminishing their future educational path and ability to realize their full potential in employment and beyond.” children living in the four regions annexed by Russia in breach of international law are “especially vulnerable” following the imposition of a Russian school curriculum “Military-patriotic training is prioritised and children are exposed to war propaganda,” Liz Throssell of the Office for Human Rights told journalists in Geneva on Friday “Children are also completely restricted from accessing education in the Ukrainian language and have been imposed with Russian citizenship,” she continued The horrifying impact on Ukraine’s youngest extends way beyond the classroom a verified 669 children were killed and 1,833 injured since February 2022 with the actual numbers likely much higher With hundreds of thousands of internally displaced and close to two million children living outside the country as refugees High Commissioner Volker Türk said “their rights have been undermined in every aspect of life OHCHR confirms that at least 200 children have been transferred to Russia or within occupied territory in eastern Ukraine – “acts that may constitute war crimes,” Ms the full scale of these incidents cannot be properly evaluated “It is clear that Ukrainian children have endured a wide range of drastic wartime experiences, all with serious impacts - some as refugees in Europe, others as direct victims, under continued threat of bombardment, and many subject to the coercive laws and policies of the Russian authorities in occupied areas,” UN human rights chief Türk said acknowledging and addressing violations are essential to ensure a future where all Ukrainian children can reclaim their rights free from the enduring consequences of war and occupation,” he added Attacks across Ukraine on Friday reportedly left 21 civilians dead and scores injured making it one of the deadliest days this year the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said in a statement issued on Saturday night.  The President of the General Assembly on Thursday renewed his call for a just lasting and comprehensive peace between Ukraine and Russia in line with the UN Charter and the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce." MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7 MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8 Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations the regional military administration reported "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5 Far-right Euroskeptic candidate George Simion head of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan placed second with 20.99% of the vote and the candidate from the ruling coalition "It requires the continuation of contacts between Moscow and Washington which have been launched and are now ongoing," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said set to operate within the Council of Europe will focus on Russia's political and military leaders up to 20 Russian soldiers were killed and their equipment destroyed The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests "We are ready to deepen our contribution to the training of the Ukrainian military," Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on May 5 by Elsa CourtThe aftermath of a Russian attack on Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast in the morning of July 19 (Oleh Syniehubov / Telegram)An early morning Russian attack on a residential building in Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast injured nine people Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on July 19 Chuhuiv which had a population of around 30,000 in 2022 is situated around 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of the city of Kharkiv The attack took place at around 4 a.m. local time, when Russian forces "hit a residential building in the central part of the city twice," Syniehubov said Among the nine people injured was a 14-year-old boy Seven of those who were injured were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds Elsa Court is the audience development manager at the Kyiv Independence She previously worked as a news editor at the Kyiv Independent and was previously an intern at the Kyiv Post She has a Master’s in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from Utrecht University The East Hub team of the Shelter Cluster conducted monitoring missions with Shelter Cluster partners on the 26th and 27th of November The purpose of these monitoring missions was to conduct the cluster’s core functions of monitoring and evaluation particularly focusing on meeting the needs of solid fuel of affected households The Shelter Cluster team would like to thank R2P and UNHCR for their participation in the monitoring mission 4 households that received briquettes from R2P and 3 households that were provided with firewood for heating in the winter period from Caritas Kharkiv were visited Meetings were also organized with local administrations to establish joint coordination of humanitarian assistance in particular as part of ongoing winterization activities and identification of other urgent needs This was reported on Facebook by Oleh Syniehubov Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration (RMA) In the village of Tsyrkuny (Tsyrkuny community) The town of Chuhuiv was also shelled late the previous evening with strikes hitting the roofs of garage buildings at an auto repair shop Russian forces also carried out a massive shelling of Kharkiv targeting residential neighborhoods and private properties seven times One woman suffered an acute stress reaction Rescuers extracted a man from the rubble and recovered the body of a 73-year-old woman A total of 24 residential buildings were damaged Russian forces struck Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv three times damaging doors and windows of non-residential commercial premises A 58-year-old man was killed in another strike A road hit caused two cars to catch fire on 30 sq.m Windows and doors of nearby buildings were damaged setting fire to two private houses (no casualties) In the village of Slatyne (Derhachi community) a FAB bomb strike ignited grass over 0.1 hectares injuring a 12-year-old child who suffered an acute stress reaction shelling of Borova (Borova community) ignited a hay barn over 100 sq.m and the roof of another house were partially destroyed In the village of Solonytsivka (Solonytsivka community) damaging a fence and the roof of a private house the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration outlined the main challenge in defending the region While citing and using any materials on the Internet links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421 Due to the shelling of Chuhuiv that occurred on the morning of July 19 head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine including a 14-year-old child," Syniehubov said and an administrative building were damaged According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs the occupiers hit Chuhuiv with Iskander missiles He was taken to the hospital in serious condition," law enforcement officials added Around 4:00 AM on Friday, July 19, the Russians twice struck residential areas in the center of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region. Initially, it was reported that seven people were injured. the occupiers attacked the city’s water supply system in Chuhuiv Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets including the Daily Express You can get in touch with Isabel by emailing i.vanbrugen@newsweek.com or by following her on X @isabelvanbrugen either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Ukraine's armed forces claimed overnight to have recaptured the city of Chuhuiv in the Kharkiv region as part of their ongoing counter-offensive in the area "In the course of hostilities, the city of Chuhuiv was liberated. The occupiers suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in an operational update on Facebook The Ukrainian army also claimed to have killed two high-ranking Russian military commanders: Lt commander of the 61st Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces deputy commander of the 11th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade Ukraine also said it had inflicted heavy losses on Russian forces during the offensive Newsweek wasn't immediately able to independently verify the claims The city of Chuhuiv in eastern Ukraine was among the first places to report damage caused by shelling after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 Two five-storey apartment buildings were destroyed on the first day of Russia's invasion by heavy shelling which left a missile crater some four to five meters wide carved into the ground Ukrainian Olena Kurilo survived when her Chuhuiv apartment was hit by a Russian missile strike The 53-year-old teacher told AFP she had been "very lucky" and that she must have a "guardian angel." under any conditions will I submit to Putin "I only managed to think in that second 'My God Chuguiv (Kharkiv oblast) has been liberated by Ukraine! Slava Ukraini! #StandWithUkraine #RussiaGoHome Chuhuiv is strategically located some 23 miles from Ukraine's second-largest city which been targeted by Russian forces for more than a week Ukraine's military said defense forces continue to conduct "a defense operation in the South Ukrainian defense officials' claims to have retaken Chuhuiv came shortly before Russia announced a third attempt at creating humanitarian corridors in Ukraine following reports that its military had violated previous cease-fires Russia's armed forces continued to hit Ukrainian cities with multiple rocket launchers that also struck residential buildings bomb and artillery strikes on the cities and settlements of Ukraine," Ukraine's General Staff said on Monday morning "The invaders continue to use the airfield network of Belarus to carry out air strikes on Ukraine." Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker 2022 (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies)Satellite images taken after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine show damage to a fuel storage facility and other airport infrastructure at an airfield in Chuhuiv The satellite imagery company has been collecting images of Russian military movements since late 2021 tracking troops as they inched closer to Ukraine The images released Thursday reveal damage to the Chuhuiv airfield in eastern Ukraine An additional satellite image shared Thursday by Planet shows black smoke billowing over Chuhuiv airfield Russian troops launched the attack on Ukraine Thursday President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” as the United Nations Security Council met to discuss how to de-escalate the crisis Explosions and sirens rocked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv as the sun rose. A Ukrainian presidential adviser told The Associated Press that Russian forces launched the attack from the north announcing new sanctions and promising further punishment for Russia in the coming weeks He directed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to order the deployment of 7,000 additional troops to Europe The troops will be sent to Germany to support NATO allies Thousands of American troops have already been moved to Poland Romania and Germany in support of NATO allies NATO called on Russia to stop military action immediately and withdraw forces from in and around Ukraine calling the attack “an act of aggression against an independent peaceful country.” “We urge Russia in the strongest terms to turn back from the path of violence and aggression it has chosen,” NATO said in a statement “Russia’s leaders must bear full responsibility for the consequences of their actions Russia will pay a very heavy economic and political price.” Latest from Chuhuiv Airbase in Ukraine. Imagery captured on February 21 and today, February 24, 2022. pic.twitter.com/xUwtjRJPIC Plumes of smoke can be seen coming from airport infrastructure at the Chuhuiv airfield (Reuters: Maxar Technologies/Satellite Image ) Link copiedShareShare articleSatellite images taken on Thursday show damage to fuel storage areas and airport infrastructure in the Ukranian city of Chuhuiv Images from space tech company Maxar Technologies show a dark plume of smoke rising from the airfield in Chuhuiv near Kharkiv in the east as well as a lighter plume Fuel storage areas and other airport infrastructure has been damaged at the Chuhuiv airfield in eastern Ukraine Airfield infrastructure was damaged at Chuhuiv (Reuters: Maxar Technologies/Satellite Image) Ukrainian forces are battling Russian invaders on three of its borders after Moscow yesterday unleashed the biggest attack on a European state since World War II Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes Where Russian bombs have landed: Blast zones in Ukraine Soon after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war in a pre-dawn TV appearance explosions began to be heard in Ukraine's capital city This video shows the blast sites in Kyiv and Kharkiv: And this video shows tanks and military vehicles rolling across the Ukraine-Crimea border in the south: The Russian Defence Ministry said it has destroyed 83 Ukrainian military facilities Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 137 people have been killed across Ukraine New images show more Russian military activity in Belarus which neighbours Ukraine but allies itself with Russia These satellite images show military forces now in Brest Military forces pictured near Brest in western Belarus Brest sits near the border with Poland where — as a NATO-backed country — nearly 5,000 US troops have been stationed and where refugees from Ukraine have begun to arrive by road and rail Troops have been pictured at several locations in Russia fresh images captured a new field hospital established within the past 24 hours near Krasnaya Yaruga in Belgorod about 16 kilometres from the Ukrainian border A new field hospital established within the past 24 hours could be seen near Krasnaya Yaruga Other satellite images recorded over the past two months have shown troops armoured vehicles and long-range missile defence systems accumulating at sites dotted around Ukraine's border Ukrainian forces are now bracing for more attacks after the Russian barrage of land and sea-based missiles Already, Ukraine officials said they had lost control of the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant the scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster Find all our coverage of the war on our Ukraine topic page CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) SatNews Maxar is reviewing the company’s latest satellite imagery (February 24 2022) associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and will continue to provide additional updates All imagery is copyright Maxar Technologies Maxar’s initial imagery coverage reveals the following activity… UkraineNew imagery collected in the morning of February 24th reveals damage to fuel storage areas and other airport infrastructure at the Chuhuiv airfield in the eastern Ukrainian city of Chuhuiv (location: 49.836 military forces and more than 50 heavy equipment transporters (HETs) have assembled at the Brestsky training area near Brest (location: 52.019 Additional equipment is positioned at the nearby rail yard Filed Under: Constellation, Imagery, Imaging, Satellites by Nate Ostiller, The Kyiv Independent news deskThe aftermath of a Russian missile strike on the city of Chuhuiv (Governor Oleh Syniehubov/Telegram)A Russian strike in the early morning of March 8 using  S-300 missiles on the city of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast injured at least seven people Chuhuiv is strategically located some 40 kilometers from Ukraine's second-largest city which has been a frequent target by Russian forces Syniehubov previously reported that two were injured in the attack which damaged a nine-story residential building The update said that the estimate of casualties had increased to seven which included a 16-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl Three people were killed by Russian attacks elsewhere in Kharkiv Oblast over the past day Two people were killed in the city of Kupiansk and one person was killed in Vovchansk The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep The current conflict is more than one country fighting to take over another; it is — in the words of one U.S official — a shift in "the world order."Here are some helpful stories to make sense of it all Andriy and Iryna Grycenko (center) mourn the death of their 11-year-old daughter 17 when a Russian S-300 missile obliterated her home in Chuhuiv Ukraine — It was a moment when there was a buzz of excitement across northeastern Ukraine Ukrainian troops had just staged a major counteroffensive The relentless Russian shelling that had pounded Kharkiv for months had finally eased that they should get out of Kharkiv for a few days and spend the weekend at their dacha She had a bike in Chuhuiv that her parents let her ride Andriy and Iryna went out to deliver some food packets to local elderly residents Then three large explosions rocked the city "This is where she was lying," says neighbor Mychailo Kantemyriv lying next to the crater where the house had once stood I didn't do anything bad to them.'" The burly man who says he's the chief of this street chokes back tears as he recalls Nasta in her final moments before she died "Nasta!" and she raced toward their cottage local officials in Ukraine announce grim statistics about the war United Nations human rights workers have verified at least 6,221 civilians killed in the more than seven months of war — hundreds of them children — but say they believe the actual civilian death toll is much higher is adamant that his 11-year-old daughter isn't just a statistic Iryna and Andriy Grycenko (center and right) mourn the death of their 11-year-old daughter A statistic isn't someone you pick up from the loading dock of the morgue back in Kharkiv drizzling rain behind the city's main public hospital The loading dock is a concrete slab that drops off sharply to allow trucks and ambulances to dispense their cargo more easily It could be the loading dock for a commercial kitchen satin-lined coffin holding Nasta's body is carried out Friends of the family carry Nasta's body down from the loading dock and slide the coffin into the back of a waiting white cargo van NPR translator Polina Lytvynova notes that the scene there was incredibly hard to watch And she says listening to a mother sobbing over her daughter's body was even harder "She said: 'I don't want to live without you Who will meet me when I come home from work?'" The white van carries Nasta's coffin to a complex of simple Soviet-era apartment blocks The Grycenkos' apartment is on the fourth floor her open casket is placed on the walkway leading up to the apartment building Neighbors place bouquets of flowers on her coffin A girl who appears to be about Nasta's age Mourners at the funeral of 11-year-old Anastasiya Grycenko in Karhkiv on Sept One of the Grycenkos' downstairs neighbors who says she's known Nasta since she was born Ovcharenko has a flat two floors below the Grycenkos and says people in the neighborhood have been crying for days over Nasta's death But she says it's been the worst for Nasta's mother "Her mother wanted to jump from the balcony," Ovcharenko says Nasta's parents both work for a clothing manufacturing company with its apple trees and a vegetable garden unassuming house before it was obliterated The same barrage of Russian missiles that killed Nasta also blew up several large fuel tanks Sitting on benches in the playground outside their apartment block Nasta's parents recount how she had always wanted a dog her 23-year-old brother found a white Labrador for her that she loved She also liked to sing and to watch patriotic videos on YouTube of Ukrainian soldiers she showed me videos," Iryna says of her daughter They're having so much fun.' She really believed that they would protect her." Iryna stares into the distance as she talks about her daughter is about 30 miles south of the Russian border The city is predominantly Russian speaking cultural and social ties to Russia before the war Iryna and Andriy go back and forth between speaking Russian and Ukrainian as they talk about their daughter being killed by a Russian missile I believe that not all people in Russia are so cruel and horrible like Russian soldiers," Iryna says She pauses as if she's pondering all of the Russians Nasta's funeral takes place under a chilling rain at a sprawling graveyard named Cemetery 18 in Kharkiv a funeral is also taking place for a soldier in a section of the cemetery adorned with yellow-and-blue Ukrainian flags The coffin of 11-year-old Anastasiya Grycenko is lowered into her grave as mourners look on at her funeral in Kharkiv on Sept After the nails are pounded into Nasta's pink coffin and she's lowered into the ground "Tell the world what the Russians did to my daughter," he says Her sister eases her into a car as they leave Iryna says she's still trying to accept the fact that there's a person in Russia who pushed the button that launched the missile that killed her daughter "I don't wish them death," Iryna says slowly "Because I never wish anyone dead." She seems to be trying to picture the killer in her mind "To suffer like we suffer and to feel all our pain "Because losing a child is the worst pain in the world." Mourners place flowers and stuffed animals on the grave of 11-year-old Anastasiya Grycenko at her funeral in Kharkiv on Sept Polina Lytvynova contributed to this story including Mykolaiv Airbase and the Chuhuiv Airbase.  Planet says it provides daily satellite data that helps businesses and journalists understand the physical world and take action Russian troops were reported to have attacked Ukrainian security forces with artillery and small arms The photos shared by Planet Labs show before and after images of Ukraine's damaged airbases captured on February 21 and February 24 Images show dark fumes of smoke billowing from Chuhuiv Airbase, situated outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine, which was reportedly struck by Russian missiles, per Sky News.  White smoke was also seen rising from Mykolaiv Airbase located in southern Ukraine, as pictured above. According to its website Mykolaiv Airbase is a small airport housing three runways with other airfields nearby.   Shortly after publishing the photos, Planet Labs said in a tweet: "Sad to see the tragic and deteriorating events in Ukraine We have and will continue to provide imagery from the region to our partners and the media to expose the situation as events unfold Our thoughts are with the people of 🇺🇦."  Maxar took images of Russian military vehicles in four locations We have a bird's-eye view of the newly launched war Satellites orbiting Earth are capturing a detailed view of Russia's invasion into Ukraine.  As the conflict continues, satellite images reveal the aftermath of the first attacks of this invasion.  Related: What does the Ukraine invasion mean for US-Russian partnership in space Images captured today by satellites operated by Planet (formerly Planet Labs) a U.S.-based company that operates over 200 Earth-observing satellites show the Mykolaiv Airbase and the Chuhuiv Airbase you can see the Chuhuiv Airbase as it was on Feb The base is located just outside of the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine.  the Chuhuiv Airbase looks quite different.  2022.(Image credit: Planet Labs PBC)The Mikolaiv Airbase in Ukiraine on Feb 2022.(Image credit: Planet Labs PBC)In the image above you can see the Mykolaiv Airbase as it stood a few days ago on Feb followed by what it looks like today.  In today's image,  you can see the main difference being large wafting clouds. According to maps created by the BBC there have been explosions reported within the vicinity of Mykolaiv Planet released these images publicly along with a statement on Twitter about the events unfolding in Ukraine.  Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. 'Falcon' flies on Star Wars Day: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida (photos) 10 must-have 'Star Wars' books and novels coming soon to your galaxy Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A satellite image which appears to show damage to an airfield in eastern Ukraine has been shared by an Earth observation company on the day Russia launched an attack on its neighbour American company Planet, which says it “processes and distributes a global, near-daily stream of satellite data” shared pictures on Twitter of an airfield in Chuhuiv on Thursday afternoon. It says the first image shows an airbase in Chuhuiv in Ukraine on Monday, while a second image showing smoke rising from the ground was taken on Thursday. “Latest from Chuhuiv Airbase in Ukraine. Imagery captured on February 21 and today, February 24, 2022,” Planet tweeted. The company said the images were captured by their fleet of SkySat high-resolution satellites. “Sad to see the tragic and deteriorating events in Ukraine,” Planet tweeted. “We have and will continue to provide imagery from the region to our partners, aid, relief and human rights organizations, and the media to expose the situation as events unfold. “Our thoughts are with the people of (Ukraine).” Sky News has gone through an extensive verification process to corroborate this video using other geolocated videos from the area We believe it shows the aftermath of a missile strike on a Ukrainian air base in Chuhuiv Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player THREE Russian commanders have been killed in recent fighting in Ukraine with Z-marked tanks left abandoned during a stalled siege It comes as Ukrainian forces have recaptured Chuhuiv with defence officials claiming they have inflicted heavy losses on the Russian army Lieutenant General Serhiy Shaptala said his troops had seized Chuhuiv from Russian control Two high-ranking Russian commanders were reportedly killed in the battle the city of Chuhuiv was liberated," the General Staff said on Facebook "The occupiers suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment Commander of the 61st Seperate Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces Deputy Commander of the 11th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces Footage from the scene shows a "Z" marked military vehicle with the Ukrainian flag while chanting can be heard Kakhovka Raion two men can be seen urinating on a Russian "Z" marked tank Commander Konstantin Zizevsky has also died during recent fighting in Ukraine a small city of 30,000 people 22 miles southeast of Ukraine's second city Kharkiv was one of the first taken by the Russians a young boy was killed in the city after heavy shelling struck an apartment block The image of a woman with a heavily-bandaged and bleeding face following the shelling in Chuhuiv became one of the defining images of the conflict so far Despite losing a key city, Russia has issued a list of three key demands on Ukraine to end the war. A Kremlin spokesman called for Ukraine to cease military action, change its constitution to become a neutral country, acknowledge Crimea as Russian territory and recognise the separatist republics of Luhansk and Donetsk. Dmitry Peskov told Reuters that Russia had told Ukraine it was ready to halt its military action "in a moment" if Kyiv met its conditions. And he insisted Russia wasn't seeking any further territorial claims in Ukraine. "We really are finishing the demilitarisation of Ukraine," he said. "We will finish it. But the main thing is that Ukraine ceases its military action. "They should stop their military action and then no one will shoot. They should make amendments to their constitution according to which Ukraine would reject any aims to enter any bloc. "We have also spoken about how they should recognise that Crimea is Russian territory and that they need to recognise that Donetsk and Lugansk are independent states. And that's it. It will stop in a moment." Last month, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Russia's territorial claims in an address to his people ahead of the invasion on February 24. "Both Donbas and Crimea will return to Ukraine," he said. "Exclusively through diplomacy. We do not encroach on what's not ours, but we will not give up our land." It added that 801 injuries have been reported as well although the true figure could be far higher 13 people have been killed in a strike on a bakery in the Ukrainian town of Makariv near Kyiv Kyiv and Kharkiv came under fresh bombardment overnight as murderous Vladimir Putin hammered residential homes ahead of a feared second-wave offensive Missiles rained down after a day of true horror, which saw Russian troops fire on a nuclear reactor site and a mum and her two children killed as they desperately tried to flee during a ceasefire Air raid sirens rang out in the capital Kyiv in the early hours while social media videos showed a number of explosions in the second city Kharkiv shows the moment a high-rise block of flats was blasted in a huge orange flash Another clip records the constant rumble of bombing in the distance And a third was claimed to show a Russian attack jet going down in flames Presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said other areas under bombardment overnight included the outskirts of Kyiv The new raids came hours after National Security Secretary Alexei Danilov warned to the nation expect a fresh onslaught "But the enemy is still dangerous as ready and united as possible." Thousands of people are trapped in besieged Kharkiv which has seen some of the heaviest bombings of the invasion so far snowy streets are paved with glass blown from windows and debris torn from smashed buildings by missiles Russian forces were accused of firing at a facility with a nuclear reactor Mad Vlad's army are said to have fired unguided rockets at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology. Early this morning Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed without evidence that Ukraine's spy agency had mined the institute with explosives It added Ukraine was planning a dangerous "provocation" and hoped to blame Russia for an explosion causing "an ecological catastrophe" The alarming statement raised fears Vladimir Putin was himself planning such horror in order to justify his slaughter of innocents Meanwhile, officials in Kyiv warned Russia had now amassed a big enough force to try to seize the capital And around 30 Tochka-U tactical missile systems have been brought to Belarus from Russia ready for a feared all-out assault Russia has fired 600 missiles and deployed 95 per cent of the servicemen who had gathered on the border ahead of the conflict said: "Russian occupiers gathered sufficient troops near Kyiv and will try to seize the capital in the next few days." 🔵 Read our Russia - Ukraine live blog for the very latest updates Tens of thousands remain trapped in the besieged port city of Mariupol after a "ceasefire" to allow a humanitarian escape route was breached for the second day running Desperate residents were struggling for a fifth day with no water or power after an evacuation was halted by Russian shelling Vadym Boychenko, mayor of the Black Sea port, said: "They’re destroying us.” The UK's Ministry of Defence confirmed that Putin's forces had promised to let people escape - but once again Russian shelling resumed before refugees could leave. at least eight people were killed as merciless troops fired on families fleeing the frontline A mother and her two children - one of whom was an eight-year-old girl - died as they attempted to cross the river Only the father and the family dog survived And the train station in Kyiv was packed with people desperate to escape as explosions rocked the city Everything you need to know about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.. was also crammed as people queued through the night in a bid to make it to Poland Elsewhere, Putin's men have been accused of dropping 500kg bombs on civilians in Chernihiv. Video also showed rocket launchers firing in Peremoha some 40 miles from the capital Thousands continue to flee their homes in Europe’s biggest refugee exodus since World War Two UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said more than 1.5 million people had been driven out since the start of the war — with the number likely to hit four million by July He branded it a “senseless war” and added: “Unless there is an immediate end to the conflict millions more are likely to be forced to flee Ukraine." As the slaughter continues Ukraine claims that Russia has lost 11,000 troops and more than 2,000 army vehicles - although US intelligence says the number of the dead is around 4,500 Putin is believed to have been deeply shocked by the ferocity of the heroic Ukrainians In just a single day on Saturday, he reportedly lost nine aircraft Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff said yesterday the Kremlin had "got itself into a mess" over the invasion Admiral Sir Tony Radakin told the BBC's Sunday Morning programme that morale in the Russian forces was low and that the Kremlin had lost more troops in a week than the UK did in 20 years in Afghanistan "We do know that some of the lead elements of Russian forces have been decimated by the Ukrainian response," he said But he warned aggression will ramp up as Putin struggles with his objectives Russia is being strangled by Western sanctions which Putin raged were almost a "declaration of war" against them Russia has issued a direct threat to Britain saying it "will not forget" support for Ukraine and warning of "tough retaliation" PICTURES of women and children fleeing the horror of Ukraine’s devastated towns and cities have moved Sun readers to tears Many of you want to help the five million caught in the chaos — and now you can by donating to The Sun's Ukraine Fund Give as little as £3 or as much as you can afford and every penny will be donated to the Red Cross on the ground helping women Donate here to help The Sun's fund £3 — text SUN£3£5 — text SUN£5£10 — text SUN£10 Texts cost your chosen donation amount (e.g. £5) +1 standard message (we receive 100%). For full T&Cs visit redcross.org.uk/mobile The Ukraine Crisis Appeal will support people in areas currently affected and those potentially affected in the future by the crisis In the unlikely event that the British Red Cross raise more money than can be reasonably and efficiently spent any surplus funds will be used to help them prepare for and respond to other humanitarian disasters anywhere in the world For more information visit https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/disaster-fund “Among the vehicles: two trucks for transporting humanitarian aid and five cargo and passenger vehicles,” the statement said Municipal enterprises of the Kupiansk, Izium, and Chuhuiv districts received the vehicles As reported, Ukrainian soldiers holding defense in the Kharkiv Oblast received ten quad bikes. Subscribe to news from Kharkiv, UkraineMost important stories from the frontline region Google Facebook Or Register from Google Register from Facebook Or Website materials are permitted only with an active link to “GWARA MEDIA,” not lower than the third paragraph The use of digital platform content is allowed with textual attribution Content for documentary films and integrated products is permitted The site was modernized with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy in 2023 ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Chuhuiv is a small town an hour’s drive from Kharkiv Now there are about five thousand left – the majority of the population was evacuated to safer places Despite the fact that the bombardment of Chuhuiv is no longer as active as in the first weeks of the war Russian shells are still killing people there – the last time it happened on Easter Zaborona journalist Polina Vernyhor spoke with local MP Dmytro Drobot about the war Russian equipment in the town and volunteering “I felt so surreal and I just couldn’t believe it had happened. But I still heard explosions on the outskirts of the town. My wife woke up – she was seven months pregnant. I called my colleague Dmytro Bulakh We agreed to follow the instructions we spoke about earlier we took two suitcases and got in the car,” says Drobot Support Zaborona on Patreon so we can produce even more interesting stories We produce high-quality, unbiased journalism on socially important topics and aim to deliver reliable and transparent information to our readers. Subscribe to Zaborona to get access to high-quality and vivid stories, investigations, explainers, and opinions. You can support us on a monthly basis, as an annual subscription, or as a one-time donation. Choose how you prefer to support Zaborona so the editorial team can continue to produce content for you. UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to "kill every b*****d" who has shot civilians as he warned the West will be next if the world doesn't stop "the beast" Vladimir Putin. His fighting talk comes as harrowing images have been emerging throughout the campaign showing innocent victims of the war - including a family dead by the roadside in Irpin, near Kyiv. The 44-year-old former comedian - who has obtained hero status for his stalwart wartime leadership - warned the world that Putin won't stop with Ukraine. And it comes as the war rolls on with civilians baring the the brunt of the bloodshed as they come under indiscriminate shelling and rocket fire. Russia continues its slow, grinding and costly advance towards Kyiv - losing 11,000 troops so far, according to the Ukrainians - amid ongoing peace talks. Western nations have condemned the war and slapped on more sanctions, but have stopped short of sending in troops or imposing a no-fly zone. Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for a no-fly zone - but it is feared such a measure could draw the West into a hot war with Russia. And the president warned that Putin will not stop with Ukraine. He said: "We will come first. You will come second. Because the more this beast will eat, he wants more, more, and more." And in what was both a brazen taunt to Russia and a show of solidarity to his people he returned to Kyiv's presidential palace and I am not afraid of anyone," he said The president has been hunkering down in a bunker as he stays in Ukraine despite US offers to evacuate him as he dodges Russia's death squads Speaking in a televised address last night Zelenskyy spoke about the harrowing pictures which have shocked the world It showed a family who had been blown up by the Russians as they tried to flee surrounded by their luggage There will be no quiet place on this Earth for you Right on the road… when they were just trying to get out of town How many such families have died in Ukraine "We will punish everyone who committed atrocities in this war Which gave the order and pressed 'start' "There will be no quiet place on this Earth for you It came hours before unconfirmed reports of air raids in the Sumy region - with at least one child said to have been wounded UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace this morning warned that Putin's forces are "getting more desperate" and "we are seeing the Russians just double down on brutality" as the war entered day 13 He said the 40-mile column which has been for over a week lingering near Kyiv is "pretty much stuck And Mr Wallace insisted that Russia can still win the war against Russia if Ukrainians manage to "break" their army which is why we see huge amounts of indiscriminate shelling," he said if they carry on doing what they're doing can wear down the Russian armed forces to an extent of either stalemate or victory "It's perfectly possible Ukrainians can do that if they're equipped well enough." with Ukrainian negotiating team saying there were small positives - but they had rejected Putin's ultimatums Unrepentant despot Putin issued a list of three key demands on Ukraine to end the war The Kremlin called for Ukraine to cease military action change its constitution to become a neutral country acknowledge Crimea as Russian territory and recognise the separatist republics of Luhansk and Donetsk Dmitry Peskov said that Russia had told Ukraine it was ready to halt its military action "in a moment" if Kyiv met its conditions And he insisted his country wasn't seeking any further territorial claims in Ukraine after laying waste to cities across Ukraine and killing hundreds Mr Zelenskyy dismissed Russia's territorial claims in an address to his people ahead of the invasion on February 24 Russia's demands come despite Putin's army losing a key city in the war The north-eastern city of Chuhuiv was retaken on Sunday after Ukraine's military inflicted heavy losses on Russia's army A total of 406 Ukrainian civilians including 27 children have died since the conflict began Air-raid sirens rang out in the capital Kyiv in the early hours while social media videos showed a number of explosions in second city Kharkiv Chuhuiv in north east and Nikopol in the south suffer deadly attacks At least 16 civilians have been killed after Russia launched attacks on Ukrainian towns and cities across the country Urban areas were hit by Russian strikes on Saturday Local officials said three people – including a 70-year-old woman – were killed in a pre-dawn rocket strike The deputy head of Kharkiv’s regional police force said the rockets had partly destroyed a two-storey apartment block Locals were seen searching through the rubble for documents while other images showed a huge crater in the ground outside the damaged school two bodies were pulled from rubble after rockets fell on the city of Nikopol on the Dnipro River on Saturday Images showed a hole blown through the top of a building and firefighters clearing masses of rubble following the strike They were the latest in a series of bombardments that Kyiv says have killed dozens of people in recent days seven civilians were killed and 14 wounded in the last 24 hours in attacks on cities Russia’s defence ministry revealed it had ordered military units to step up their operations to prevent strikes on eastern Ukraine and other territories under its control Russia’s military campaign has been focusing on the Donbas which includes the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk But its forces have been attacking other parts of the country in a relentless push to wrestle territory from Ukraine and crush the morale of its leaders The strike on Nikipol came just hours after Russian shelling hit the city of Dnipro At least three are believed to have been killed in this attack officials said one civilian was killed and at least seven more were injured after Russians opened mortar and artillery fire on three towns and villages not far from the Russian border On Thursday, Kalibr cruise missiles launched from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea hit an office building in Vinnytsia, a city southwest of Kyiv. Ukrainian officials said this strike killed at least 23 people, with president Volodymyr Zelensky calling it an “open act of terror”. It was the deadliest strike out of those bombarding cities over the past few days. Russia has repeatedly denied targeting civilian areas, despite mounting evidence that its missiles have hit residential areas across the country. The United Nations estimates thousands of civilians have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Two bodies were pulled from the rubble after the strike on Nikopol govt and politics/armed forces","score":0.80881},{"label":"/law govt and politics/armed forces/army","score":0.67591}],"mantis":[{"label":"law_govt_politics","score":0.80881},{"label":"armed_forces","score":0.80881},{"label":"army","score":0.67591},{"label":"389","score":0.513959}]},"sentiment":"veryNegative"},"article":{"title":"Ukraine war: At least 16 civilians killed as Russia steps up onslaught on cities","description":"Chuhuiv in north east and Nikopol in the south suffer deadly attacks Ukrainian troops have taken back control of the city(Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Ukrainian forces have taken back control of the city of Chuhuiv The General Staff claimed the city was 'liberated' after Vladimir Putin's troops invaded the city and two high-ranking Russian commanders were killed in battle as the two nations fought for control Chuhuiv is located just 23 miles southeast of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city which came under siege not long after the capital city of Kyiv was attacked The Ukrainian army posted: "The occupiers suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment." The army also confirmed that members of the Russian Armed Forces Commander of the 61st Separate Marine Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Safronov and Deputy Commander of the 11th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Denis Glebov A picture of the woman's bloodied face wrapped in bandages has become one of the most iconic images of the war This comes after Russian troops reportedly fired rockets at a nearby research facility the Institute of Physics and Technology in Kharkiv which contains a nuclear reactor and materials and risks causing substantial harm if damaged Ukraine said that the attack posed a risk of 'large-scale ecological disaster' claiming that the troops were firing from Grad rocket launchers which do not have the capacity for precise targeting This comes amid reports that the war is going badly for Russia(Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)The reports from Chuhuiv come following claims from one of the UK's top admirals that Putin's invasion has been 'failing under pressure' Speaking to the BBC about the war Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said: "I think we've seen a Russian invasion that is not going well "I think we're also seeing remarkable resistance by Ukraine, both its armed forces and its people and we're seeing the unity of the whole globe coming together, applying pressure to Russia Two Russian leaders were killed(Image: AFP via Getty Images)‌To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. "Russia is suffering, Russia is an isolated power. It is less powerful than it was ten days ago. Some of the lead elements of Russian forces have been decimated by the Ukrainian response. "You've also seen basic failures in terms of maintenance and their kit failing. Russia hasn't operated at this scale since the Second World War and it is incredibly complex and difficult."