• The State Department on Wednesday announced it had assessed Russian armed forces were committing war crimes during its invasion of Ukraine by targeting schools, hospitals and other civilian locations
  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned ‘brutal’ attacks by Russian forces on civilian targets
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said thousands of his people had died, including at least 121 children
  • The World Health Organization said it had verified 64 attacks on healthcare facilities, including ambulances 
  • With the Russian advance stalled, fears are growing that a desperate Putin could use chemical weaponsÂ