Live updates: 16 children killed, 45 injured in Ukraine

Ukraine’s president says 16 Ukrainian children have been killed and another 45 have been injured in the Russian invasion

The latest on the Russia-Ukraine war:

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president says 16 Ukrainian children have been killed and another 45 have been injured in the Russian invasion.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message Monday that “every crime, every shelling by the occupiers bring our partners and us even closer.”

He hailed the sanctions that the West slapped on Russia, saying they have brought the Russian currency down. Zelenskyy asked the European Union a special quick path to membership.