Missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital today as Russian forces pressed their advance. Air raid sirens wailed over Kyiv amid unconfirmed reports that a Russian plane had been shot down and crashed into a building.
Meanwhile, countries around the world are up in arms, imposing stricter sanctions against Russia.
In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh about these developments.