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Plus, the U.N. warned that climate effects could soon overwhelm humanity. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story February 28, 2022 By Matthew Cullen Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Monday. A school destroyed in fighting in Kharkiv, Ukraine, today. Sergey Bobok/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 1. Russia fired rockets at a residential area of Kharkiv , Ukraine's second largest city, just as envoys from Russia and Ukraine sat down for talks. The bombardment of Kharkiv killed at least nine civilians and wounded dozens, according to Ukrainian officials. It was an ominous sign of Russia's escalating use of lethal force on the fifth day of its invasion. Explosions were also heard in Kyiv, the capital, as the talks ended without a resolution ; a Russian official said another meeting would be held in the coming days. People stand in line for an ATM in Moscow. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times 2. Western sanctions shook the fou

Plus Biden's Supreme Court nominee and a new era of comics. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story February 25, 2022 By Remy Tumin Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Friday. A residential building in southern Kyiv was hit by missiles early Friday. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times 1. Ukrainians battled for their capital on the second day of a Russian invasion. Officials warned residents of Kyiv to "prepare Molotov cocktails" as Russian troops advanced on the capital. Ukrainian troops blew up a bridge to slow Russia's advance. Thousands of Ukrainians fled across the border to Poland as a mass exodus gathered pace. Here are the latest updates . As missile strikes hit the capital, President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said he remained in Kyiv, called on Ukrainians to defend their city. "The president is here," he said in a video posted on social media. "Only 72 hours ago, Kyiv was a modern European metropol