As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, Russian forces continue to advance on Ukrainian cities as the people of Ukraine offer significant resistance.
President Joe Biden, in coordination with a number of NATO nations and other allies, have implemented a comprehensive package of devastating sanctions on Russia for its invasion, which sent Russian currency plummeting and isolated the Kremlin from the rest of the world’s economy.
Overall death tolls in the conflict are unclear, with both Russia and Ukraine claiming different figures that cannot be independently verified. The United Nations on Saturday said it has confirmed the deaths of 351 civilians in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, with another 707 civilians injured between Feb. 24 and midnight Friday.
Zelenskyy, citing attacks on civilians, has blasted Moscow’s actions as “frank, undisguised terror” and accused Russia of committing war crimes. Zelenskyy has also ramped up calls for the U.S. and NATO to set up a no-fly zone over Ukraine, which many fear would escalate the confict with Russia.
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