- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv will send a delegation of officials for talks “without preconditions” with Moscow at the Ukraine-Belarus border.
- The European Union approves the closure of its airspace to Russian aircraft as well as further sanctions, including the exclusion of some Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert.
- Kharkiv governor says Ukrainian troops have full control of the country’s second-largest city after street fighting with Russian forces.
- Kyiv’s mayor says the city is encircled, making evacuations impossible.
- More than 360,000 people have fled Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s assault, the UN says.
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