Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb

A woman measures a window in a building after bombing in Kyiv on Monday before covering it with plastic sheets

Ukrainian forces said they retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital and their attack on the embattled southern port of Mariupol raged unabated.

Explosions and bursts of gunfire shook Kyiv, and black smoke rose from a spot in the north. Intensified artillery fire could be heard from the northwest, where Russia has sought to encircle and capture several suburban areas of the capital, a crucial target.

Two girls from Ukraine in Berlin on Monday where classes are being held for refugees by two volunteers who raised funds for them. Pics/AP

Residents sheltered at home or underground in a 35-hour curfew imposed by authorities up to Wednesday morning.

Russian forces also carried on with their siege of Mariupol after the southern port city's defenders refused to surrender, with fleeing civilians describing relentless bombardments and corpses lying in the streets. Kremlin's ground offensive in other parts of the country advanced slowly or not at all, knocked back by lethal hit-and-run attacks by the Ukrainians.

Workers set anti-Russian placards by printing house Zovnishnya Reklama (Outdoor advertising) in Lviv on Monday. Pic/AFP

Early Tuesday, Ukrainian troops forced Russian forces out of the Kyiv suburb of Makariv after a fierce battle, Ukraine's Defense Ministry said. The regained territory allowed Ukrainian forces to retake control of a key highway and block Russian troops from surrounding Kyiv from the northwest. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Ukrainian television late Monday that he would be prepared to consider waiving any NATO bid by Ukraine - a key Russian demand - in exchange for a cease-fire, withdrawal of Russian troops and a guarantee of Ukraine's security. He also suggested Kyiv would be open to future discussions on the status of Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014. He also repeated his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Unless he meets Putin, it is impossible to understand whether Russia even wants to stop the war, Zelensky said.

3.53
million people have left Ukraine as per UNHCR

$430mn
Russian assets frozen by The Netherlands

Boris Romanchenko. Pic/AFP

Survivor of Nazi camps killed in Ukraine

Germany's parliament on Tuesday paid tribute to Boris Romanchenko, who survived several Nazi concentration camps during World War II but was killed last week during an attack in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. He was 96. The Buchenwald concentration camp memorial said on Monday that Romanchenko, was killed on Friday.

Kremlin rejects Biden's warning

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected U.S. President Joe Biden's warning that Russia may be planning a cyberattack against the United States. Asked about Biden's comments, Peskov said Tuesday that "The Russian Federation, unlike many Western countries including the United States, does not engage in banditry on the state level."

Japan protests Russian halt to talks

Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with it and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril islands because of Japanese sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The nations have not formally ended World War Two hostilities because of their standoff over the islands, seized by the Soviet Union.

Russian Nobel winner to sell medal

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov says he wants to auction off his 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees.

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