- Ukraine’s national police chief says criminal proceedings have been opened in connection with the deaths of more than 12,000 civilians during Russia’s invasion.
- Separatist leader warns Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk must “surrender or die” as Moscow’s troops continue to press for total control of the key eastern city.
- Amnesty International accuses Moscow’s troops of war crimes in northeastern Kharkiv, saying hundreds of civilians have been killed there by the indiscriminate bombardment of residential areas.
- An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks Kyiv’s allies to send additional “heavy weaponry”, arguing parity with Russia is needed to “end the war”.
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