Russia's army gave the deadliest blow to Ukraine so far

Russian forces have taken control of a major Ukrainian port and laid siege to another as part of efforts to isolate the country from its coastline. Meanwhile, Russia said on Thursday that it was ready for talks to end the war. The Russo-Ukraine War has forced more than one million people to move outside Ukraine's borders.

The Russian military said it had control Kharson, and local Ukrainian officials confirmed that Russian forces had captured the local government headquarters in the Black Sea port, making it the most occupied since the offensive began a week earlier.

Tanks and other vehicles are also seen standing outside the capital Kyiv. On the outskirts of another strategic port city on the Azov Sea, Mariupol, fighting continued on Thursday. Electricity and phone connections are largely shut, and homes and shopkeepers are facing a shortage of food and water.