Day 65 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russian Strikes on Kyiv during Guterres' visit, Heavy fighting in Donbas

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Rockets hit the Ukrainian capital Kyiv during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the city

US President Biden has asked Congress to provide billion in military, economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

At least 10 people were injured after Russian missiles hit Kyiv last night while UN Secretary-General spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Fires caused by the bombing have been reported. Antonio Guterres criticized the UN Security Council for failing to prevent or end the war in Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky said Guterres had the opportunity to witness "all the war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine." The Ukrainian leader again described Russia's actions in his country as "genocide".

The Secretary-General visited several cities, for which Ukraine accuses Russia of war crimes. Moscow denies the allegations.

In the town of Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv, Guterres spoke to reporters in front of buildings destroyed by strikes and shelling. He called the war in Ukraine "absurd in the 21st century" and called for the rescue of thousands of people in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell wrote on Twitter that he was "shocked and horrified" by Russia's missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. "Russia has once again demonstrated its gross disregard for international law by bombing the city, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is on a visit there after Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov," he added.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's strikes...

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