KYIV/MOSCOW ¨C Russia on Tuesday faced increasing isolation over its invasion of Ukraine, with fierce resistance on the ground denying President Vladimir Putin decisive early gains despite heavy shelling and a huge military convoy outside the capital, Kyiv.
Ukrainian officials reported a Russian bombardment of Kharkiv, the country¡¯s second largest city, had killed dozens of civilians. It was not possible to independently verify the casualty figures.
¡°Barbaric rocket attacks and MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems) of peaceful cities are evidence that they are no longer able to fight armed Ukrainians,¡± Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Facebook.
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