Russia Ukraine war highlights

#Mighty explosions jolt Kiev

At least one person claimed to have been injured when powerful explosions hit Kiev after weeks of calm.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that the main church of Sviatohirsk Lavra, one of the holiest Orthodox Christian sites in the country, burned to the ground following a Russian attack.

According to him, street fighting continues in the city of Severodonetsk, where the situation remains ‘’extremely difficult’’.

#Germany is facing an annual €5 billion coup because of Russian sanctions, the German newspaper reports.