Summary of events in Ukraine so far

Good evening, its past 2 p.m in Ukraine and here is a summary of events so far.

 Qazet.az reports:

• Two people were killed and another five wounded after Russian troops shelled the southern region of Kherson, the governor Yaroslav Yanushevich said, adding that Russian forces hit a maternity ward, a cafe and an apartment building on Saturday.

• Ukraine has attacked the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, with pro-Moscow authorities saying a missile attack killed two people and wounded 10, while the exiled mayor said scores of “invaders” were killed.

• The UK’s foreign secretary James Cleverly has said that there needed to be “accountability” for Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine.

• A neo-Nazi paramilitary group linked to the Kremlin has asked its members to submit intelligence on border and military activity in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, raising concerns over whether far-right Russian groups are planning an attack on Nato countries.

• Russia is ramping up production of ‘most powerful’ weapons, says Russia’s ex-president Dmitry Medvedev.

• The UK’s foreign secretary James Cleverly has said he has not seen anything coming from Russia to suggest Putin is keen to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

• The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has said Vladimir Putin is determined to conquer parts of Ukraine and shows no restraint in his brutality.

• Russian forces have “destroyed” the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said