Russia resumed its assault on Ukrainian cities on the seventh day of its invasion of its neighbor
on the regional police and intelligence headquarters, and a university building across the street, according to the Ukrainian emergency service and government officials. Explosions also happened in a central square near other government buildings, including the city council's.Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said an advance of Russian troops on Kharkiv was stopped, so Russia shelled the northeastern city with rockets and airstrikes in response.
Russia's 40-mile-long convoy of tanks and other vehicles remained outside of the capital, Kyiv, which continues to be struck by shelling.Zelenskyy’s office reported a powerful explosion Wednesday night between the Southern Railway station and the Ibis hotel in Kyiv. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is located near that area.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said more than 2,000 civilians have died, though it was impossible to verify the claim. The U.N. human rights office said it had recorded the deaths of 136 civilians, including 13 children, in Ukraine since the Feb. 24 start of the invasion. Leading Russian bank Sberbank said Wednesday that it was pulling out of European markets amid tightening Western sanctions. The bank said its subsidiaries in Europe were facing an “abnormal outflow of funds and a threat to the safety of employees and branches,” according to Russian news agencies.
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