The mayor of Kherson, a major port city in southern Ukraine, has been captured by Russian forces, the mayor said. The mayor of Kherson, Igor Kolikhayev, said Russian forces had forced a curfew on the city council building.
In addition, the Russian military has continued its offensive in the capital, Kyiv, and other major cities, including Kharkiv. Ukraine says about 2,000 people have been killed since Russia launched its offensive on February 24.
At the UN General Assembly, 145 votes were cast in favor of the demand to stop the invasion of Russia, while five votes were cast against it. Twenty-five members were neutral.
The US State Department has condemned Russia’s crackdown on the media. The Kremlin (Russia) is engaged in an attack on media freedom and truth, and Moscow’s efforts to suppress the truth are intensifying, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.
