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In his nightly address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that the UN and the Red Cross "must react" and "protect the lives of hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war." This call follows the shelling of a prison in the separatist-controlled east that had claimed more than 50 lives. (COMPLETES VIDI32FP46V_EN)
An airstrike on the port city of Hodeida has wiped out internet services across Yemen.
Yemen's spiralling health crisis has forced organisations treating war-wounded to shift their focus to diseases "nobody should die of", the International Committee of the Red Cross says.
The International Committee of the Red Cross head held a press conference in Sanaa on Sunday, at the second day of his three-day visit to assess the "dire humanitarian situation" in the country.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says "it is a horrible reminder of the darkest times of our history, what's happening there to deport children" as she announces she will help organise a conference on securing the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the ongoing conflict during a summit in Brussels. SOUNDBITE