Russia Ukraine update

#Russia abducted 200,000 children: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that 200,000 children are among the Ukrainians who were forcibly taken to Russia and dispersed in the vast country.

#The Luhansk regional governor says civilians are taking refuge under a chemical factory in Severodonetsk as Russian forces make steady gains on the key eastern city.

#Officials say a Russian missile hit the railway lines in the western region of Lviv, a key conduit for western arms supplies and other supplies.

#U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on Thursday.

#Slovakian will send eight Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine.

#OPEC+ is working to compensate for lower Russian oil production: Reuters
#Russian forces make steady gains in Severodonetsk: UK

#Drug manufacturer Novartis takes over operations in Ukraine.