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More than 3,000 Russians have crossed one checkpoint into Mongolia since Putin announced the call-up of reservists last Wednesday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would make a "very important" announcement on Ukrainian grain exports after his talks in Sochi with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. "I believe the message to be given at the press conference after our meeting will be very important to the world, especially to the underdeveloped African countries," Erdogan said in opening remarks of his meeting with Putin.
President Putin appears to have the support of everyday Russians but some analysts suggest that his biggest rivals could be those closest to him
The mayor of Kyiv says it's air defence systems have downed several Russian missiles targetting the city this morning with a children's hospital building reportedly hit by fragmentation. There are no reports of casualties or injuries so far. The mayor, Vitali Klicthko has called on people to remain in air shelters, stating that Russian hypersonic missiles have been launched by Moscow. Explosions were heard on the ground in the capital in the last two hours. Air raid sirens were also heard in other cities and in the west of Ukrainee, in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk an eight year old child was killed in a shelling. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kyiv Emmanuelle Chaze reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin offers free grain to six poor African countries at the opening of a summit with leaders from the continent days after withdrawing from the Ukraine grain export deal. Russia last week refused to extend a deal under which Ukrainian grain exports passed through the Black Sea to reach global markets, including Africa, increasing pressure on food prices.