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22 Mar 2022

UN chief warns Russia Ukraine conflict is “unwinnable”

Nearly a month into this war, fighting continues but with few major new gains on either side.

The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres today described it as “unwinnable”.

Fighting continues in the towns and suburbs around Kyiv, with the capital under curfew until tomorrow morning.

There’s been intense fighting around Mykolaiv as Russia continues its attempts to cut off Ukrainian access to the Black Sea.

In Kherson, Russian troops again fired tear gas to disperse protests against the city’s occupation

And there were heavy Russian strikes on the airport in Kramatorsk.

Warning: This report contains distressing images.