Russia-Ukraine live updates: Invasion escalates as convoy threatens Kyiv, Kharkiv ‘surrounded`
(Washington Post Europe)

Kharkiv remains under Ukrainian control but is “surrounded” by Russian troops, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov told The Washington Post. In Kyiv, residents are bracing for an all-out assault as the Russian force, under the command of a president whose country has quickly become an international political and economic pariah, is apparently preparing to encircle the capital.