As Friday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:
People walk near a destroyed tank and damaged buildings in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, on Friday.A top Russian military commander saidin the east, to"secure a land corridor to Crimea." The statement by Maj. Gen. Rustam Minnekayev, reported by Russian state-run media, marked the most explicit expression yet of long-term aims, though it was unclear if Minnekayev was spelling out official policy.
— 2,345 killed and 2,919 injured."Our work to date has detailed a horror story of violations perpetrated against civilians," said U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. This includes the"unlawful killing, including by summary execution, of some 50 civilians" in Bucha, outside Kyiv."We know the actual numbers are going to be much higher as the horrors inflicted in areas of intense fighting, such as Mariupol, come to light," Bachelet said.
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