More than 2.8 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Ukraine. Thousands of soldiers and civilians are dead.
The Rivne regional government posted on its Facebook page Tuesday that 19 people were killed and nine were injured in the strike on the TV tower in Antopol, a village outside the city of Rivne.
The village is only about 160 kilometers from the border of NATO member Poland and comes as Russia presses its invasion of Ukraine.Loud blasts thundered through Kyiv just before dawn Tuesday as Russian forces escalated their bombardment on the Ukrainian capital. Officials from both countries agreed to more talks, despite the failures of diplomacy so far.
The numbers tell the story of a devastating human toll. More than 2.8 million people have been forced to flee their homes. Thousands of soldiers and civilians are dead. Food and water are running out in besieged Mariupol. On Tuesday a projectile slammed into a 15-story apartment building, and at least one person there died.. “The impact on civilians is reaching terrifying proportions.”
As the offensive edged closer to central Kyiv, the leaders of three European Union countries planned to visit the battered Ukrainian capital in a show of support.
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