Bodies of tortured civilians found in Sumy Oblast.

The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek speaks with Bill Browder, investor and longtime sanctions advocate, about why Western sanctions have so far failed to change Russian President Vladimir Putin’s behavior.

Six Russians and four Belarusians will be allowed to compete at the upcoming Games in Milan. It will be the first time the Russian flag has flown at the Paralympics since 2014.

Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 126 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.

The alleged raid was described by Zaluzhnyi as "an act of intimidation," according to AP.

Investigators and bomb disposal experts continue to work at the scene, the report read.

"We agreed to continue and move forward," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"We will significantly step up efforts to counter all forms of his facilitation of the killing of Ukrainians. We will work with our partners so that this has a global effect," Zelensky said.

The number includes 740 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

"Discussions focused on practical issues and the mechanics of possible solutions," Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said.

The attack on the Metafrax Chemicals plant in Perm Krai was carried out overnight between Feb. 16-17 by deep strike specialists from the SBU's Alpha unit.