Russian forces continued to bombard airfields and encircle cities across Ukraine, with the heavy shelling rupturing a temporary cease-fire and blocking efforts to evacuate civilians in the besieged port city of Mariupol for a second day.

As the conflict enters its 12th day, Ukraine is set to ask the United Nations’ highest court on Monday to intervene to halt Moscow’s invasion. Ukraine’s suit argues that Russia relied on false claims of genocide in two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed rebels have battled Kyiv for years, in an attempt to justify its invasion. Read more: https://wapo.st/35UhHge. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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