Ukraine war: everything we know on day 19 of the Russian invasion | Ukraine

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Russia’s defense ministry has admitted responsibility for a missile attack on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, a military base, near the Polish border on Sunday.

The death toll from the attack rose to 35 people. British prime minister Boris Johnson called Russia’s actions barbaric and said it was a test of all of humanity. US secretary of state Antony Blinken condemned the attack, saying the brutality must stop.

Ukraine president Zelenskiy again urged Nato to implement a no-fly zone. “If you don’t close our sky, it is only a matter of time before Russian rockets fall on your territory, on Nato territory,” he said.

Russia has asked China for military equipment since the start of the invasion, the Financial Times reported. The request has sparked fear in the White House that Beijing may aid Russia and sad the West’s efforts in Ukraine. China’s US embassy spokesperson said they hadn’t heard about that request and that “the current situation in Ukraine is indeed disconcerting”.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan is due to meet China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Rome on Monday. Ahead of the meeting, Sullivan warned that Beijing will “absolutely” face consequences if it helps Moscow evade sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.

Sullivan also said Russia would pay a “severe price” for a chemical weapon attack.

Instagram was reportedly down in Russia after its owner Meta Platforms said last week it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as “Death to the Russian invaders”. An email message from the communications regulator told people to move their photos and videos from Instagram before it was shut down, state and encouraged them to switch to Russia’s own “competitive internet platforms”.

The chief executive of controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI said the Ukraine defense ministry had started to use its services, according to Reuters. The ministry was given free access to Clearview AI – a controversial facial recognition software that scrapes images from social media and other platforms – to use during the war.

Talks between Russia and Ukraine are due to resume via video link on Monday. The confirmation of the next round of talks come after both sides said they were making headway at the negotiations aimed at ending more than two weeks of fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian armies.

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