Russia-Ukraine war news LIVE: Ukrainian Army says it killed over 1,000 Russian troops

Russia-Ukraine war updates: The body of a serviceman is coated in snow next to a destroyed Russian military multiple rocket launcher vehicle on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine war news LIVE updates Fenruary 26: Hundreds and thousands have reportedly been killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While Ukraine claimed that its army killed over 1,000 Russian troops, the Russian Ministry of Defence said its troops have knocked out 211 military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine crisis deepened as Russian missiles pounded Kyiv following a declaration of war by Russia's Vladimir Putin this week. In a late-night message, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, "We're all here defending our independence, our country, and it will stay this way." Meanwhile, the US government joined European countries in slapping sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Amid the chaos, Russia vetoed a UN resolution deploring "aggression" in Ukraine even as UN chief Antonio Guterres said Russian soldiers "need to return to their barracks". Stay with Indiatoday.in for LIVE updates

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