The civilian death toll is rising in Ukraine after a blast struck an evacuation crossing point in a Kyiv suburb as more people try to flee the Russian invasion
Two mortar or artillery shells hit the checkpoint in the suburb of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said. Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn said eight civilians have been killed across the district, and social media video showed extensive destruction.Blinken says US has seen reports of Russian abuses in Ukraine that 'would constitute a war crime'International media filming at the checkpoint reported that a shell landed as a stream of civilians was coming through.
'This war is for all the world': Zelensky says war is over democracy and freedom 04:35But there are fears such a move could be seen as an escalation, with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning on Saturday he would consider countries imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine as"participants in a military conflict." Zelensky has repeatedly asked NATO and Western officials to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, but both say they oppose such a move.
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