Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Saturday for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow and also urged Switzerland to do more to crack down on Russian oligarchs who he said were helping wage war on his country with their money.
Highlights
- Britain says Russia now pursuing strategy of attrition that could exacerbate humanitarian crisis.
- Russia says its hypersonic missiles have destroyed a large underground depot for missiles and aircraft ammunition in the western Ivano-Frankivsk region.
- Ukraine’s defense ministry said in its late Saturday night update that Russian forces continued their offensive in the eastern Donetsk region, but Russian troops were forced to regroup in some areas in Ukraine’s south and additional reserves were deployed there.
- At least 228 people have been killed since Russia’s invasion began on Feb.
- 24, including four children, U.S.
- officials say.