More than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians killed since invasion, state service says

More than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed as of Wednesday during the invasion of Russia, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.

“More than 2,000 Ukrainians have died, not counting our defenders,” the service’s statement said. “Children, women and our defense forces are losing their lives by the hour,” it added in the statement.

According to the service, some transport infrastructure, homes, hospitals and kindergartens were “destroyed” by Russian forces in the last seven days.

Russia continues with attacks on Ukraine this Wednesday (2) – watch CNN’s special coverage live above. An new round of negotiations between the two countries was confirmed for todayaccording to an adviser to the Ukrainian government.

The first conversation between the delegations after the start of the attacks took place on Monday (28) and lasted five hours, but ended without any progress. On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia must stop bombing Ukrainian cities before talks can take place.

Just on Wednesday, however, the Kharkiv regional police department and the Kharkiv National University were the target of a military attack, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service and images geolocated by the Ukraine. CNN. The Mariupol city council also said the city to the south was under Ukrainian control, but locked in battles with Russian troops.

The Russian Defense Ministry also announced on Wednesday that the armed forces had taken over the city of Kherson. Ukrainian officials countered and said they are still in control of the southern region.

On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden announced the closure of US airspace to Russia – further isolating the country from Vladimir Putin.