Ukrainian government ombudsman Lyudmyla Denysova says more than 210 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and more than 1,100 wounded in Russia’s invasion.
“With unseen cruelty, the enemy is destroying residential buildings, hospitals, kindergartens and schools, taking away the right to live from the sons and daughters of Ukrainian land, including children,” she said in a social media post.
Denysova gave examples of some of the civilian deaths, including a child killed in the shelling of a hospital in Kyiv, and a woman killed after a missile hit a residential building in Kharkiv.
She called for Russia to be “punished severely for these crimes”.
“Ukraine is noting down all these facts and will pass them on to the military tribunal in The Hague,” she said.
What’s the latest from Kyiv?
As Russian troops enter Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, attacks are also continuing around Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.
Images shared online showed flames and plumes of smoke after Russian missile strikes hit near the city overnight.
One strike set an oil terminal ablaze in the town of Vasylkiv, south-west of the capital.
“The enemy wants to destroy everything,” said the town’s mayor, Natalia Balasinovich.
Authorities in Kyiv have ordered citizens to stay indoors until Monday morning as Russian forces close in on the city.
All those venturing out “will be considered members of sabotage groups of the enemy”, they warned.
Thousands of people have been sleeping in bomb shelters and metro stations, while others have taken guns distributed by authorities to help defend the city.
