UN condemns Russian invasion
'Stalingrad of the twenty first century'
Navy, civilian casualty figures
Ukraine president slams 'terror marketing campaign'
A lot of the world have lined up towards Moscow within the United Nations to demand it withdraw from Ukraine, as invading Russian forces renewed their bombardment of the nation's second-biggest metropolis, menaced its capital and besieged its strategic ports.
Russia reported its navy casualties for the primary time because the invasion started final week, saying almost 500 of its troops had been killed and virtually 1600 wounded. Ukraine insisted Russia's losses had been far greater however didn't instantly disclose its personal.
Envoys from Ukraine and Russia are anticipated to fulfill on Thursday in Belarus for a second spherical of talks geared toward ending the preventing. However there seemed to be little frequent floor between the 2 sides.
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The UN Basic Meeting voted to demand that Russia cease its offensive and instantly withdraw all troops, with world powers and tiny island states alike condemning Moscow. The vote was 141 to five, with 35 abstentions.
Meeting resolutions aren't legally binding however can have affect as a mirrored image of worldwide opinion.
The vote got here after the 193-member meeting convened its first emergency session since 1997. International locations that spoke up for Russia included Belarus, Cuba, North Korea and Syria.
In the meantime, Russia pounded Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest metropolis with about 1.5 million folks, with one other spherical of aerial assaults that shattered buildings and lit up the skyline with balls of fireplace.
At the least 21 folks had been killed and 112 injured over the previous day, mentioned Oleg Sinehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional administration.
Provides from Australia is headed for Ukraine, with the primary aircraft load of navy gear and medical provides leaving a Melbourne RAAF base.
It comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison introduced Australia would be a part of the EU in sending arms and support to assist Ukraine resist Russia's invasion.
Mr Morrison was attributable to maintain talks together with his Polish counterpart in a single day from his COVID-19 isolation.
A number of Russian planes had been shot down over Kharkiv, in response to Oleksiy Arestovich, a high adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"Kharkiv right now is the Stalingrad of the twenty first century," Arestovich mentioned, invoking what is taken into account some of the heroic moments in Russian historical past, the five-month defence of town from the Nazis throughout World Struggle II.
From his basement bunker, Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov informed the BBC: "Town is united and we will stand quick."
Russian assaults, many with missiles, blew the roof off Kharkiv's five-storey regional police constructing and set the highest flooring on hearth, and in addition hit the intelligence headquarters and a college constructing, in response to officers and movies and photographs launched by Ukraine's State Emergency Service.
Officers mentioned residential buildings had been additionally hit, however gave no particulars.
Ukraine discovered itself below risk on different fronts as properly: An enormous, 64-km lengthy column of Russian tanks and different navy automobiles stood outdoors Kyiv, the capital, and Russian invaders pressed their assault on the strategic port cities of Kherson and Mariupol.
Seven days into Russia's invasion, a refugee disaster unfolded on the European continent, with the UN saying that greater than 870,000 folks have fled Ukraine and that the quantity may quickly hit a million.
The State Emergency Service reported that greater than 2,000 civilians have been killed, however that might not be independently verified.
A spokesman for the Russian Defence Ministry, Main Basic Igor Konashenkov, gave his aspect's navy casualty figures, disputing as "disinformation" stories of a lot greater losses. Ukraine's chief claimed virtually 6000 Russian troopers have been killed.
Seven days into the warfare, roughly 874,000 folks have fled Ukraine and the UN refugee company warned the quantity may cross the a million mark quickly.
The general demise toll was not clear, however Ukraine's State Emergency Service mentioned greater than 2,000 civilians have died. It was not possible to confirm that declare.
Numerous others have taken shelter underground, as Russia continued its bombardment.
One other assault got here Wednesday on Kharkiv, a metropolis with a inhabitants of about 1.5 million, and a strike reportedly hit a hospital within the nation's north.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's objectives should not clear, however the West has warned he could also be searching for to topple the federal government and set up a Kremlin-friendly regime.
Mr Zelenskyy has decried Russia's assaults on civilian targets as a blatant terror marketing campaign, whereas US President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that if the Russian chief did not "pay a value" for the invasion, the aggression would not cease with one nation.
Russia ramped up its rhetoric, with Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov reminding the world concerning the nation's huge nuclear arsenal. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, he mentioned: "A 3rd world warfare can be nuclear, and devastating," in response to Russian information websites.
Within the northern metropolis of Chernihiv, two cruise missiles hit a hospital, in response to the Ukrainian UNIAN information company, which quoted the well being administration chief, Serhiy Pivovar, as saying authorities had been working to find out the casualty toll.
In besieged Mariupol, not less than one teenager died and two extra had been wounded by obvious Russian shelling.
The boys' households informed The Related Press the assault got here whereas they had been taking part in soccer close to a faculty.
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko mentioned the assaults there had been relentless.
"We can't even take the wounded from the streets, from homes and residences right now, because the shelling doesn't cease," he was quoted by the Interfax information company as saying.
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On the far edges of Kyiv, volunteer fighters properly into their 60s manned a checkpoint to dam the Russian advance.