Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday Russian armed forces have captured the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, RIA news agency reported.
Earlier, Ukrainian interior ministry advisor Vadym Denysenko said on television on Tuesday that Russian forces had entered Kherson, but Ukraine still controls the city administration building, reports Reuters.
At least 21 killed, 112 wounded in Kharkiv shelling
At least 21 people were killed and 112 wounded in shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in the last 24 hours, regional governor Oleg Synegubov said on Wednesday, a Reuters report says.
The authorities have said Russian missile attacks hit the centre of Ukraine's second-largest city, including residential areas and the regional administration building.
Civilians killed in strike on Zhytomyr
Ukraine says a Russian missile strike overnight has killed at least two people in the city of Zhytomyr, which lies 120km (75 miles) west of Kyiv.
The strike, aimed at an air base in the city, hit nearby residential homes, reports the BBC.
Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs tweeted that at least two people were killed while 16 people were injured. A government official, Anton Gerashchenko, had earlier said on his Telegram account that the death toll was even higher.
"So far, four people have died. Including a child," he said.
Ukraine government accounts on Facebook and Telegraph have shared video which they said was of the explosion's aftermath. Vision showed rescuers scrambling to dig out survivors from the rubble.
Ukraine's foreign ministry has tweeted saying one of the buildings hit was a "maternity home".
