Ukrainian strikes targeting the city have intensified in recent days, the Kremlin says Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has lashed out at Kiev after authorities in Donetsk reported that indiscriminate strikes on the city by Ukrainian forces had left five civilians dead and almost 40 injured on Monday.

The Russian currency has continued to strengthen against the dollar and the euro in spite of sanctions The ruble soared on the Moscow Exchange on Tuesday, setting new highs against the dollar and the euro. The rally comes as Russia’s central bank has restored its key interest rate to pre-war levels.

The world’s 500 richest people have lost a cumulative $1.4 trillion since the beginning of the year, according to Bloomberg’s ‘Billionaires Index’. According to their calculations, the globe’s most wealthy became poorer by $206 billion on Monday alone.