- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Ukraine for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Russia’s RIA news agency says several rockets have hit the occupied city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, causing a series of blasts.
- Russia-appointed officials in the Kherson region says the area will start transitioning to the rouble from May 1.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces Washington will begin the process of reopening its embassy in Kyiv “as quickly but also as safely as possible”.
Here are all the latest updates:
Moscow accuses West of inciting Ukrainian attacks on Russia
Western countries are openly calling on Ukraine to attack Russia, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said, adding that the West should take Moscow seriously when it says strikes on Russian territory will lead to a response.
Russia reported a series of blasts in the south of the country and a fire at an ammunition depot on Wednesday, the latest in a spate incidents that a top Ukrainian official described as payback for Moscow’s invasion.
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace earlier said it would be legitimate for Ukrainian forces to target Russian logistics as they attempt to defend their country from an invasion.
Poland says countries paying for Russian gas in roubles should be penalised
The European Union should penalise countries that use roubles to pay for Russian gas, Poland’s climate minister has said,…
