Over 1 million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, according to the U.N. refugee agency, a massive exodus that is set to become Europe’s worst humanitarian crisis this century.
. That figure is already on par with the number of refugees who were displaced from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan in 2015.
Moscow’s troops laid siege to key urban areas Wednesday, advancing on the strategically important port city of Kherson — where Russian state media said the country’s forces had taken control, butwere adamant that the battle continues. Russian troops were in the streets and had forced their way into the city council building, according to the mayor, however, “the flag above us is Ukrainian,” he wrote on Facebook.
Meanwhile, the International Paralympic Committee on Thursday reversed an earlier decision that would have allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the Beijing Games set to begin Friday. IPC President Andrew Parsons said that while the organization believes sports and politics should not mix, it has come under pressure from an “overwhelming number of members.”Russia’s Defense Ministry said 498 service members have died and more than 1,500 have been wounded in the fighting.
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday opened an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine, the intergovernmental organization’s prosecutor said in a statement.
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