Russia-Ukraine war live: Three dead in Kharkiv region after Russian shelling; Chinese delegation meets top Ukraine official

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president, is expected to visit Turkey today for talks with the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

A Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters that Turkey is expected to underscore its continued support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and “it is planned to convey that Turkey is continuing its efforts to end the war as soon as possible on the basis of negotiations.”

The meeting, set to take place this afternoon, will include discussion of a new regulation on the navigational safety of commercial ships between Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reported.

Andriy Yermak, head of Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office, has met with a delegation headed by Li Hui, the Chinese government’s special representative for Eurasian affairs.

Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, said this morning that three people have been killed in the region.

About 18 settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit by Russian artillery and mortar attacks, he wrote in a social media post, adding that a 64-year old woman, a 58-year old man, and a 40 year old woman died.