The Russian's forces suffered some substantial losses as they entered the city of Sumy.

Russian tanks moving through Buryn in the Sumy region.

A Russian military convoy was ambushed close to Hlukhiv in the Sumy region. Ukrainian soldiers targeted the vehicles with javelin missiles, inflicting some heavy damage.

Destroyed Russian armoured vehicle near Sumy.

USAF FORTE12 Global Hawk UAV looking at Sevastopol and Crimea tonight.

Zelensky issued a new appeal to Ukrainians.

Intense fight between Ukrainian and Russian soldiers in Sumy.

A Russian military transport aircraft is landing at the Bobruisk airfield, in the Republic of Belarus.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Russian Forces lost 30 tanks, 130 armored fighting vehicles, 5 aircraft and 6 helicopters on the first day of the invasion.

Chechen units of the Russian Armed Forces seem to be approaching Mariupol.

"All the defenders of the island of Zmiinyi died, but did not surrender. All of them will be named Heroes of Ukraine.” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Official confirmation that Zmiinyi/Serpent Island has been captured by Russian forces.

President Zelensky reports that at least 137 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in fighting today.

Japan introduces new sanctions against Russia in connection with the situation in Ukraine:

Introduces a ban on the issuance of visas to Russian citizens and freezes the assets of individuals and organizations.

Freezes the assets of financial institution.

Imposes sanctions on exports to Russia of goods that can be used for military purposes.