[EN DIRECT] 52 days of war in Ukraine: here are the latest developments

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Vladimir Putin has been leading his invasion of Ukraine for 52 days now.

Over the past few hours, a military factory has been bombed in Kyiv and Boris Johnson has been banned from entering Russia.

Since February 24, more than 5 million Ukrainians have fled the country of 44 million people.

Here are the latest developments, minute by minute

7:21 | Moscow strikes a new military factory and warns Washington

Russia bombed a new military factory near Kyiv on Saturday, following through on its threat to step up strikes on the Ukrainian capital after it lost the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet in an attack claimed by Ukraine.

7:14 am | Boris Johnson banned from entering Russia

Russia announced on Saturday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several other senior British officials were banned from entering the country, after London imposed sanctions on Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.

7:09 am | New strike against a military factory near Kyiv

Russia bombed a new military factory near Kyiv on Saturday, following through on its threat to step up strikes on the Ukrainian capital after it lost the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet in an attack claimed by Ukraine.

WAR NOTEBOOK | The Moskva, like the Titanic for Putin

“Moskva is a great propaganda victory for Ukraine and a disaster, both moral and military, for Russia.”

– Read Normand Lester’s column