Today’s Russia/Ukraine Update

🇺🇦 President Biden on Monday called for evidence to be gathered to put Russian President Vladimir Putin on trial for war crimes over civilian killings documented near Kyiv, but stopped short of calling the actions a genocide.

• Ukrainian officials said the bodies of 410 civilians were removed from the towns surrounding Kyiv after Russian troops withdrew; the Pentagon said it couldn’t confirm local reports, but it couldn’t dispute them either.
• Ukraine’s military reported retaking several villages in the northern Chernihiv region, while the governor of the neighboring Sumy region said Russian forces no longer occupied any settlements there.
• Over 4.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, per UN data, equivalent to 10% of the country’s population.

🌍 Zoom out: Germany and France expelled dozens of Russian diplomats yesterday in response to alleged war crimes committed near Kyiv, while the US is working with Ukraine and other European nations to vote Russia out of the UN Human Rights Council.

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