Russian forces pounded cities to the east amid horrific claims of war crimes including shooting and blowing up more innocent civilians.
As Moscow’s troops continued their armoured advance on Kyiv artillery strikes pounded Chernihiv northeast of the capital, killing nine civilians.
Ukraine ’s human rights monitor said Russia used phosphorous bombs in an overnight attack on the town of Popasna in the eastern Luhansk region, calling it a “war crime.”
