- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an address to the Crimea Platform summit, has promised to do all he can to win back the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia eight years ago, and urged international allies to support the effort.
- A spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the building of metal cages by Russian-backed authorities for Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Mariupol is “humiliating”.
- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an address to the Crimea Platform summit, has promised to do all he can to win back the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia eight years ago, and urged international allies to support the effort.
- A spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the building of metal cages by Russian-backed authorities for Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Mariupol is “humiliating”.
- Russia has carried out artillery and air raids in the Zaporizhia region, Ukraine’s General Staff said. Attacks near the nuclear power plant in the region have led to calls for the area to be demilitarised.
- Ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day on Wednesday, Kyiv has banned public celebrations, citing a threat of more Russian attacks.
This live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, August 23: