Five Major Cities Falls as Russians Attacks Continues
Five Major Cities Falls as Russians Attacks Continue
Summary
Russian forces have taken control of Kherson in the south – the first major city to fall
It comes as Russia intensifies its attacks on key cities – with fighting raging in the north, east and south
Four major explosions have lit up the night sky in Kyiv, captured by witnesses on video
Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympics
The United Nations says one million refugees have now fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries
The International Criminal Court opens an investigation into potential war crimes by Russia in Ukraine
Hundreds of people are feared dead in the southern port of Mariupol following hours of sustained shelling
Kherson residents ‘need food and medical aid’
Another Kherson resident tells Today he has opened a volunteer centre to help people with food, water and medicine as the city falls under Russian control.
Speaking on the BBC Today programme, he says food supplies are insufficient and there are many wounded civilians who need to be taken out of the city for treatment.
He says the Russians are “not allowing the Red Cross to bring medicine and ambulances to help people”.
“I have already had this experience in Donetsk in 2014 and I came here to Kherson,” he adds.
“I think in a couple of years we will have a completely different Ukraine and it will be a completely free Ukraine, not under Russia.”
