Ukraine war: 65-km-long Russian convoy nears Kyiv as shelling intensifies

Satellite tv for pc pictures present a convoy of Russian armoured autos, tanks, artillery and help autos north of Ukraine's capital stretching for 65 kilometres.

It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian troops have intensified shelling of Ukraine, calling it an effort to "put strain" on his authorities into making concessions throughout talks which have been held on Monday.

See our weblog under for all of Tuesday's updates:

06:32

The important thing issues to know on Tuesday

  • Talks between negotiators from Ukraine and Russia on the Belarusian border ended with either side pledging to satisfy once more. The delegation from Kyiv referred to as for a direct ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces. Expectations for progress are low.
  • Ukraine's President Zelenskyy utilized to affix the EU in a symbolic transfer, shortly after calling for "quick" membership. Brussels has hinted at variations of opinion inside the bloc.
  • FIFA has banned Russia from the World Cup in Qatar. A joint assertion from the world soccer physique and Europe's UEFA mentioned Russia nationwide and membership groups can be banned "till additional discover" in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
  • The Russian ruble plunged 30% in opposition to the US greenback earlier than recovering barely. It got here after Western nations moved to dam some Russian banks from the SWIFT worldwide fee system and to limit Russia's use of its large overseas foreign money reserves. 
09:55

Zelenskyy to talk to MEPs at 12:30

The European parliament will talk about the occasions unfolding in Ukraine at 12:30, the establishment's president, Roberta Metsola, mentioned.
MEPs will hear from the Ukrainian President in addition to the president of the Ukrainian Parliament.
European Council chief Charles Michel, European Fee head Ursula von der Leyen and the bloc's prime diplomat, Josep Borrell, can even deal with lawmakers. 
09:50
09:47

Energy in Mariupol reduce off after Russian shelling: Governor

Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the Donetsk Oblast area, mentioned that in Mariupol "attributable to enemy shelling, the facility line was interrupted, town with out electrical energy."
He added that the small metropolis of Volnovakha, about mid-way between Mariupol and Donetsk, "is nearly destroyed".
09:21

Western sanctions will 'trigger the collapse of the Russian financial system': French minister

France's Financial system Minister Bruno Le Maire defended western sanctions in opposition to Russia as "frighteningly efficient".
"We're going to wage a complete financial and monetary battle on Russia," he informed France Information radio on Tuesday morning. 
"We're seeing the results: the ruble has collapsed by 30%, Russian overseas change reserves are melting like snow within the solar and Vladimir Putin's well-known battle chest is already diminished to nearly nothing. We see the market collapse, we additionally see inflation improve.
We'll see Russian queues in search of money within the financial institution after which the central financial institution has had no selection however to boost rates of interest by 10-20%, which signifies that firms won't be able to borrow, besides at very excessive charges to speculate and develop the financial system," he added.
"We are going to trigger the collapse of the Russian financial system," he additionally mentioned.
EU finance ministers will convene on Wednesday to debate additional sanctions proposals from the European Fee and "be certain that these sanctions are correctly carried out," Le Maire mentioned. 
08:57

'Russian advance on Kyiv has made little progress': UK

Britain's Defence Ministry mentioned in its newest intelligence replace on Tuesday morning that "the Russian advance on Kyiv has made little progress over the previous 24 hours in all probability because of persevering with logistical difficulties."
"Russia has failed to achieve management of the airspace over Ukraine prompting a shift to nighttime operations in an try to scale back their losses," it added.
08:52

Ukrainian cyber police name on VPN providers to 'cease cooperating' with Russia

The Rada, Ukraine's parliament, mentioned that the nation's cyber police has contacted 30 worldwide VPN providers urging them to "cease cooperating" with Russia.
They are saying the providers "are being utilized by the occupier for anonymisation on the web and dissemination of misinformation and unlawful actions in opposition to the inhabitants of Ukraine."
"As of yesterday, we've got already acquired a response from the worldwide firm Keepsolid, which has determined to cease cooperating with customers who're in Russia," they added.
08:38

Two Chechen troopers killed: Regional chief

Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic, introduced on Telegram that "there are already losses among the many natives of the Chechen Republic."
He mentioned two have died and 6 have been injured.
08:07

Ukrainian official launch footage of alleged Russian shelling on Kharkiv

The Centre for Strategic Communications and Data Safety launched a video on Twitter they are saying present the Kharkiv regional administration being shelled by a Russian missile.
07:51

Ukrainian emergency providers launch pictures from Kharkiv

The emergency providers mentioned they have been referred to as out 44 occasions on Monday following an "alarm" sign.

Kharkiv is Ukraine's second-biggest metropolis, with a inhabitants of about 1.5 million.  Authorities mentioned at the very least seven folks had been killed and dozens injured attributable to Russian shelling. 

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