Yesterday's battles on the outskirts of Kherson, taken from the copter

Yesterday's battles on the outskirts of Kherson, taken from the copter of the Ukrainian security forces.

According to reports from Kherson, this regional centre in southern Ukraine, near Crimea, is completely or almost completely surrounded by Russian troops.

"The city is actually surrounded, there are a lot of Russian soldiers and military equipment on all sides, they set up roadblocks at the exits," journalist Alyona Panina, who is in Kherson, said on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel.

According to her, it is already difficult to bring food to the shops of the city, because the warehouses are located outside the city. The journalist added that there is still electricity, water and heating in Kherson.

Today's updates:

a) Putin told Macron that Russia is open to negotiations with representatives of Ukraine

He also added that a settlement in Ukraine is possible with its demilitarization and denazification, neutral status and recognition of Crimea, the Kremlin reports.

b) Russia and Ukraine have discussed the possibility of holding a second round of talks in the near future, said an adviser to the head of the office of the Ukrainian President Podolia

c) British Ministry of Transport has instructed British ports not to grant access to Russian vessels

d) German Foreign Minister on the possibility of Ukraine's accession to the EU: this cannot be done in a few months

e) Russia is closing the skies for Germany, Spain, Italy, France and 23 other countries in response, the Federal Air Transport Agency said

f) The Russian financial messaging system will be able to replace SWIFT, the Russian financial infrastructure will work smoothly, - Nabiullina