Primary schoolchildren are being arrested for taking part in anti-war protests in Russia, according to an opposition politician
and other vehicles is continuing its slow advance on Kyiv.
Invading forces have also continued assaults on other towns and cities, including the strategic ports of Odesa and Mariupol in the south.One senior Western intelligence official estimated that more than 5,000 Russian soldiers have been captured or killed. Ukraine gave no overall estimate of troop losses.
The UN human rights office said it has recorded 136 civilian deaths. The real toll is believed to be far higher. The UK Ministry of Defence says it has seen an increase in Russian air and artillery strikes on populated urban areas over the past two days. Many military experts worry that Russia may be shifting tactics. Moscow's strategy in Chechnya and Syria was to use artillery and air bombardments to pulverize cities and crush fighters' resolve.
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