What's the latest news about Ukraine invasion ?
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11:35 03 Mar, 2022
Update of what's been happening in near past about Ukraine invasion
Qazet.az reports that as dawn breaks on the eighth day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, here's an update of what's been happening in near past if you're just joining us:
- Russian forces have seized control of the key southern port city of Kherson, local officials say. It's the first major Ukrainian city to be taken since the invasion began
- In the past few hours, loud explosions have been shaking Kyiv and other cities, with footage showing a huge fireball lighting up the night sky in the capital
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has released a late-night video, praising the courage of citizens in defending their country
- An investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine has been launched by the International Criminal Court in The Hague
- More than one million people have now fled Ukraine since the start of the invasion, the UN says, with the number rising rapidly
- Russia has for the first time admitted taking heavy military casualties during its attack on Ukraine, with 498 troops killed and a further 1,597 injured