Russia takes control of Kherson - Here s what is happening in Ukraine s other major cities - Kherson, an important port on the Black Sea, with a population of 280,000 is the first major city to fall since the Russian invasion began last week.
DNA Explainer: What is Russia s strategy after a week of Ukraine s invasion? WATCH VIDEO - Russian forces moved north and west from Crimea, south and southwest from Russia and south from Belarus. Major cities are surrounded by Russian army.
Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration, said the administration building in the centre of Kharkiv came under heavy Russian shelling Tuesday along with residential buildings.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a video statement described the Russian shelling in Kharkiv as a war crime. Zelenskyy said defending the city of Kyiv is of top priority for Ukraine.