Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities

The troops are becoming increasingly violent as the death toll rises

Human rights lawyer, Damelya Aitkhozhina, says that war protesters in Russia want to make it clear that not all Russian society supports this aggression.

“So far Russia has not been sensitive to the critism,”

she tells ticker news.

Russia intensifies its attacks on key Ukrainian cities – with fighting raging for the seventh day in the north, east and south.

Tens of thousands of troops are growing more aggressive.

Russia reports 498 people killed and over 1,500 wounded in the first report of military casualties.

Ukraine President Zelensky reported about 9,000 dead Russians in the first week of war.

The death toll is on the rise in Ukraine, with more than 2000 civilians killed during the Russian invasion so far.

Kindergartens have been destroyed

Ukraine’s emergency service says hundreds of structures including transport facilities, hospitals, kindergartens and homes have been completely destroyed.

Ukraine says it has killed nearly 6,000 Russian troops and captured hundreds more.

Horrific graphic pictures online, have shown burnt-out columns of Russian tanks surrounded by bloody corpses.

Russia’s continued assault on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city of 1.5 million people, has left its centre a wasteland of ruined buildings and debris.

In the southern city of Mariupol, there were fears of mass casualties

In the capital, women are nursing their newborns in crammed underground spaces. In Zhytomyr, a maternity hospital has been struck by shelling as mothers and children took cover in the basement.

Up to 15,000 people are now taking shelter in Kyiv metro stations, according to the official in charge of the city’s subway.

Urges to increase aid, rather than send weapons

World leaders and companies are being urged to increase their aid effort for Ukrainians rather than sending weapons.

The World Health Organisation says the first shipment of medical aid for Ukraine will arrive in Poland tomorrow.

These health supplies will help meet the needs of 150,000 people, aiding that humanitarian corridor for Ukrainians.

Savannah Pocock contributed to this report