Topic: Ukraine Russia crisis

Ukraine’s president has signed a decree temporarily lifting the requirement for entry visas for any foreigner willing to join Ukraine’s International Defense Legion and fight on Ukraine’s side against invading Russian troops.

Dozens of people were killed in rocket strikes by Russian forces on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Monday morning, Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said. 

Ukraine’s health ministry said 352 civilians, including 14 children, have been killed since the beginning of Russia’s invasion.

FIFA has ordered Russia to play matches without its flag and anthem at neutral venues, warning the country could be excluded from competitions if the situation in Ukraine does not improve.

Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy said Kyiv has agreed to send a delegation for talks with Russian officials on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border.

Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Hanna Malyar has claimed that approximately 4,300 Russian troops have been killed in fighting so far.