The invasion
On day six of the invasion, Russian attacks continued to focus on major cities, which Kiev said were being shelled with rockets.
A
huge military convoy is moving towards the capital
.
According to US intelligence, Russia has fired 400 missiles at Ukraine so far.
A TOS-1 rocket launcher with warheads for vacuum bombs has been sighted
near the Russian city of Belgorod on the border with Ukraine
.
According to the UN, more than 100 civilians have been killed and more than 300 injured.
Five people were killed in an attack on the Kyiv TV tower.
Developments in Ukraine
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians volunteer to fight.
Kyiv has offered Russian soldiers impunity and money if they surrender.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually attended a special session of the European Parliament as a guest of honor on Tuesday and received a standing ovation.
Kyiv hopes China will mediate to reach a ceasefire, Beijing said after a phone call between the foreign ministers of China and Ukraine.
Moscow's steps
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Ukraine of threatening international security.
The government in Kyiv wants its own nuclear weapons, Lavrov said in a video before the Permanent Disarmament Conference in Geneva.
Lavrov demanded that American nuclear weapons be withdrawn from the territory of NATO partners.
reactions from the West
In Germany,
a general obligation to serve is being discussed.
Former Chancellor Schröder (SPD) loses his employees in Berlin.
The EU reacts with unprecedented speed and decides on the toughest sanctions.
Von der Leyen announced 500 million euros in humanitarian aid.
In New York, the United Nations meets for an emergency meeting.
Washington plans more billions in aid for Ukraine.
The administration is asking Congress for a $6.4 billion package.
Further developments
Hungary does not
want to allow arms deliveries from other countries to Ukraine on its territory.
Turkey closes the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to warships.