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Ukraine's Zelenskiy defiant as Russian forces, despite setbacks, regroup near Kyiv

The governor of the Kharkiv region said a psychiatric hospital had been hit, and the mayor said about 50 schools have been destroyed.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine was at a "strategic turning point" in the war as Russian forces bombarded cities across the country and appeared to be regrouping for a possible assault on Kyiv, with satellite images showing them firing artillery as they closed in on the capital.

Italian authorities have seized a superyacht owned by a Russian billionaire placed on an EU sanctions list following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

The United States has sanctioned several board members at Novikombank and ABR Management, including Vice Governor of St. Petersburg Vladimir Nikolaevich Knyaginin, over Russia’s war against Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. 

A senior Russian official warned on March 12 that Moscow could target Western shipments of military equipment to Ukraine.

Igor Zhdanov, the Minister of Youth and sports in Ukraine (2014-2019), a public and political figure, Maidan commandant during the Revolution of Dignity, member of the Maidan Council, candidate of political sciences, ATO volunteer, analyst of the NGO "Open Policy Foundation"

The United States imposed sanctions against two Russian individuals and three entities over their support for North Korea's missile program. 

Russia has unleashed an invasion of Ukraine after months of massing troops near its borders. The military action, ordered by Russian President Vladimi

France, Britain, and Germany warned Russia on March 12 that its demands to have its trade guaranteed with Iran risked the collapse of an almost-completed nuclear deal.