10 things you need to know today: March 3, 2022

Russia claims control of Ukraine port but Kyiv offensive stalls, the U.N. General Assembly condemns Russian invasion, and more

Damage in Kharkiv
Damage in Kharkiv
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1. Russia claims control of Ukraine port as battles rage in other cities

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office said Wednesday that the country's forces were still fighting around Kherson, despite Russia's claim that it had taken "complete control" of the Black Sea port. Mayor Igor Kolykhaev said Russian soldiers had entered the city, and that he asked them not to shoot civilians. Russian forces continued to hammer Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, with airstrikes, but Russia's offensive against the capital, Kyiv, appeared to have stalled. Russia's Defense Ministry acknowledged extensive casualties for the first time, saying 498 Russian troops had been killed and 1,597 injured. Ukraine said it had killed 5,840 Russian troops. It put the civilian death toll at 2,000.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.