Ukraine war: Russia moves troops close to Kyiv; over 2,000 civilians killed in attacks

In an update to Russia-Ukraine war, more than 2,000 civilians have been reported dead as conflict intensified seven days after start of invasion. Ukraine's emergency service informed that defence forces, women, and children are losing ir lives every hour. 

As per mayor of sourn city of Kherson's statement, Russian military forces have entered city and making ir way into council building. While Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday said that its armed forces have captured Kherson. 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that nuclear weapons would be involved if a third World War were to take place. Lavrov added that Russia, which launched a special military operation against Ukraine on February 24, would face a "real danger" if nuclear weapons were acquired by Kyiv. 

On March 2, Russian Ministry of Defence spokesperson Igor Konashenkov had confirmed that 498 Russian military personnel were killed since invasion of Ukraine and 1,597 were injured, as per Guardian reports. While according to Ukraine’s presidential adviser, about 7,000 Russian troops are killed since February 24. 

Ukraine crisis

On March 3, war between Russia and Ukraine entered seventh day, with a huge convoy of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles on a road to Kyiv, a city of nearly 3 million people and intensified fighting was witnessed in or big cities too. According to  Ukrainian army, re were immediate clashes after Russian airborne troops landed in eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had informed that on Tuesday, a Russian missile strike that appeared to target a TV tower in Ukraine’s capital also hit nearby Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial. While five people were reported dead in an attack by Russian forces. Responding to attack on Babyn Yar Museum, Volodymyr Zelensky said, "History repeating".

Tuesday’s strike was viewed as  latest example of what human rights groups repeatedly described as  'indiscriminate attacks by Russian forces'. Though Moscow assured to target only targeting military infrastructure, missiles and artillery shells have attacked residential areas in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and across Ukraine.

(Im: AP)