Ukraine Russia War Live: Over 70 Ukrainian troops killed in military base shelling

Ukraine Russia War Live: Over 70 Ukrainian troops killed in military base shelling

Ukraine Russia War Live: Over 70 Ukrainian troops killed in military base shelling

Reuters, AP

Moscow: More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed when Russian troops shelled a military base in the town of Okhtyrka in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Monday, regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyy said on Facebook.

Also, Chechen leader and Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov said two Chechen servicemen had been killed in Ukraine and six wounded.

Meanwhile, a 40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles threatened Ukraine's capital on Tuesday as an intense shelling attack targeted the country's second-largest city. Reuters, AP