This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.
Washington and Kyiv slammed allegations by Moscow that Ukraine is planning to use a “dirty bomb” on its own territory, calling them “transparently false” and a “pretext for escalation.”
Ukrainian forces continue to advance on Kherson, which was illegally annexed by Moscow last month. Russian authorities there say 25,000 residents have been evacuated since Tuesday.
Meanwhile, more than 1 million households in Ukraine are without electricity as Russia continues to attack critical energy infrastructure around the country.
Ukraine “has neither ability nor need to use dirty bomb,” senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Nigel Gould-Davies, wrote in a thread on Twitter.
″[Russian Defense Minister] Shoigu’s round of calls with US, UK, France and Turkey, claiming Ukraine planning to use a ‘dirty bomb’ is v worrying. We’ve seen nothing like this intense military diplomacy since war began. Its substance is even more worrying,” Gould-Davies, who formerly served as the UK’s ambassador to Belarus, wrote.
“Of course, Ukraine has neither ability nor need to use dirty bomb. It’s Russia that’s losing. Nor will anyone believe Shoigu anyway – esp [UK Defense Minister] Ben Wallace, who was lied to during his pre-invasion visit to Moscow.
“Shoigu also...
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