At least 21 have died and 112 were injured after a shelling attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, while Russian paratroopers attacked the city overnight, marking a week of the Russian invasion of the country.
Heavy gun battles have ensued between Ukrainian and Russian troops while a military hospital has been attacked in Kharkiv, officials said.
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Alongside, a 40-mile chain of Russia’s armoured military vehicles, tanks and towed artillery is advancing towards Kyiv, stoking fears of a full-blown assault on the capital city.
Fresh blasts and air-raid sirens were heard across the city on Tuesday night, even as Joe Biden drummed up support during his State of the Union address for Ukraine against Vladimir Putin’s military offensive and warned that the Russian leader has “no idea what’s coming”.
Referring to Mr Putin as a “dictator”, Mr Biden said that “when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos”.
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Meanwhile, the Moscow Exchange remained shut for the third consecutive day as Russia faces the heat of global sanctions aimed at sinking the Ruble’s value.
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