The hammering of Russian forces in various regions of Ukraine continues for the 22nd day, focusing on Kiev, which remains under siege.
Russian forces bombed a theatre yesterday where civilians were sheltering[/B] in the city of Mariupol, which is under constant siege. Kiev and Moscow blamed each other for the attack, with the Russian Ministry of Defense announcing that "no Russian airstrikes against ground targets in Mariupol took place". On the other hand, Ukraine's foreign minister instead blamed Russia for the attack.
At the same time, a group of ten people were executed yesterday in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv as they queued for bread, according to media reports, with Russia's MFA denying involvement in the massacre.
According to Kiev mayor Vitaly Klitschko, Russian shells hit several private homes in the Pdilsky district, while a gas pipeline was also reportedly hit and damaged.
In addition, a high-rise residential building was hit yesterday morning in the Ukrainian capital, resulting in the injury of two people, while the bodies of five people, including three children, were recovered during searches of residential buildings damaged by shelling in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv.
Meanwhile, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Russia to halt its invasion, saying it had seen no evidence to support the Kremlin's justification for the war.
While in a televised speech to ministers, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the blow to the economy from Western sanctions but insisted that Russia can take the hit, while arguing that Russia was ready to discuss neutrality status for Ukraine, three weeks after the start of a war that killed thousands of people and forced millions of Ukrainians to flee their homes.
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