Russian forces escalated their bombardment of Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, including in Kharkiv and Mariupol. But diplomatic activity is quickening, as well.
seat of government, missiles and artillery slammed into high-rise apartment towers in Kyiv on Wednesday, setting buildings ablaze and leaving smoke hanging over the capital and its suburbs.
The leaping flames and thick smoke that have engulfed Kyiv apartment towers in recent days pointed to a possible new stage in the war, puncturing a sense of calm that had returned to the capital after Russia's initial advance. A Russian airstrike slammed into the town of Markhalivka southwest of the capital and destroyed residential apartments, authorities said. The extent of the damage remained unclear.
Powerful explosions meanwhile thundered in the region around Kherson, a strategic Black Sea port, and near a train station in the southeastern energy-production hub of Zaporizhzhia.
Overall, more than 3 million refugees have fled Ukraine, the U.N. said — Europe's largest refugee crisis since WWII.State Department spokesperson Ned Price says nearly 14,000 Russians have been detained for anti-war protests. Voices from within the country may be harder to hear as President Putin adds more restrictions on internet, social media sites and news agencies.
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