LIVE WAR UKRAINE. Visa and Mastercard suspend services in Russia – Ukrainian army shoots down Russian warplanes with Western weapons

Russian forces have taken control of a major military base near the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, Russia’s defense ministry said. Meanwhile, Russian forces are gaining alarmingly fast ground east of Kiev. US intelligence agencies expect another attack on the capital before Monday. Follow all the latest developments in our live blog.

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