Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy demands tough global response for "Russian war crimes"
The war in Ukraine is now well into its sixth week, and taking on a new dimension with growing evidence of human rights atrocities by Russian troops as they retreated from the Kyiv region and other parts of the north.
Despite Moscow's blanket denials, horrific discoveries of civilian murders and other barbaric acts are coming to light.
As Vladimir Putin's forces concentrate their offensive on eastern Ukraine, NATO and the EU have promised Kyiv more weapons, and Western nations are tightening sanctions against Moscow.
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The British Ministry of Defence says that Russian naval forces have been firing cruise missiles into Ukrain, targeting the Donbas region cities of Mariupol and Mykolaiv.
The latest assessment, published on Saturday morning, also says Russia "continues to hit Ukrainian non-combatants, such as those killed in yesterday's rocket strike on Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine."
The MoD says Russian air activity is expected to increase in the south and east of Ukraine as Russian forces concentrate their efforts on combat in the Donbas area.
A senior American defense official says the Pentagon has determined that some of the Russian combat units that retreated from the Kyiv area in recent days are so heavily damaged and depleted that their combat utility is in question.
The official described these units as “for all intents and purposes eradicated,” with only a small number of functioning troops and weapons remaining. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal US military assessments, did not say how many units sustained such extensive damage.
The official said some combat units
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