Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Léonie Chao-Fong, Kevin Rawlinson, Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)    Turkey clears way for Helsinki to join alliance Zelenskiy says past year has been most horrific in their entire lives for residents of Kyiv regionRussia Ukraine war at a glanceVolodymyr Zelenskiy has marked the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha with a message on his official Telegram

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)    This blog is now closed you can read more on this story hereDymtro Kuleba Ukraine s foreign minister has tweeted to criticise the fact that Russia will take over chairing the UN security council on April He writes Russian UN security council presidency on April is a bad joke Russia has

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)    This live blog has now closed you can read more of our Russia Ukraine war coverage hereGlobal commodities trader Cargill has told Russia s agriculture ministry that it will stop exporting Russian grain from the start of the next exporting season which begins on July the ministry said on

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier)    This live blog has now closed you can read more of our coverage of the Russia Ukraine war hereSuspilne Ukraine s state broadcaster reports on its official Telegram channel that this morning the border village of Chernatske in Sumy oblast has been struck It writes Twenty hits were recorded

Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam and Royce Kurmelovs    Berlin says Moscow s announcement is another attempt at nuclear intimidation What we know on day of the invasionRussia plans to complete coastal infrastructure needed to host nuclear submarines in the Pacific Ocean Tass news agency reported on Monday The nuclear submarines will be capable of

Danya Hajjaji (now) and Jane Clinton (earlier)    Senior US administration official says there are no signs Moscow intends to use its nuclear weaponsWhat we know on day of the invasionUkrainian refugees are increasingly being targeted for sexual exploitation with an increase in interest in pornography claiming to feature refugees from the war

Maya Yang, Nadeem Badshah, Tom Ambrose and Adam Fulton    Russia s president says deal struck to station weapons on ally s territory according to Tass news agencyWhat we know on day of the invasionMore than former criminals have been pardoned after finishing their contracts to fight in Russia s Wagner mercenary group against Ukraine the

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)    This blog is now closed You can see the latest developments at a glance below What we know on day of the invasionThe UK Ministry of Defence has issued its daily intelligence briefing on Ukraine in which it suggests Russia has been training troops in Belarus for both practical and political

Kevin Rawlinson (now); Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)    This liveblog has now closed you can read more of our coverage hereAny attempt to arrest President Vladimir Putin after the international criminal court ICC issued a warrant for the Kremlin chief would amount to a declaration of war against Russia his ally Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday

Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan    Sweden says membership of Nato is best way to safeguard security Anthony Blinken warns reaction to war in Ukraine has impact in Asia This live blog is now closedRussia Ukraine war at a glanceSuspilne Ukraine s state broadcaster reports from Zaporizhzhia During the past day March the

Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam and Natasha May    Russian president condemns UK proposal during second day of Xi Jinping state visit This live blog is closedWhat we know on day of the invasionPutin and Xi prepare for second day of talks in MoscowMy colleagues Helen Davidson and Justin McCurry have this report for you ahead of the Chinese and

Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam and Natasha May    Antony Blinken says China proposals could be stalling tactic to help Russian troops in Ukraine as Xi Jinping meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow This live blog is closedWhat we know on day of the invasionAssociated Press reports that European Union ministers will meet today to try to finalise a

Nadeem Badshah (now); Emily Dugan, Alexandra Topping and Adam Fulton (earlier)    Russian president flew in by helicopter and then drove a car in several districts of the city site of one of the war s bloodiest battlesWhat we know on day of the Russia Ukraine warThe Financial Times Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon has tweeted that according to the Kremlin Putin visited the

Danya Hajjaji and (earlier) Harry Taylor, Tom Ambrose and Adam Fulton    Russia seized Crimea in eight years before launching its full scale invasion of Ukraine This blog is now closedUkraine has released details of overnight drone attacks by Russia Some hit the relatively peaceful region of Lviv in the west of Ukraine Dnipro was also targeted as was Kyiv

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)    Russian president accused of unlawful deportation of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation What we know on day of the invasionThe state owned Russian news agency RIA is reporting that Russia s defence secretary Sergei Shoigu has presented state awards to the

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)    War crimes in Ukraine include wilful killings systematic torture and deportation of children says UN report Polish president says handover to come within daysRussia Ukraine war at a glanceSuspilne correspondents are reporting that explosions have been heard in Kherson this morning Oleh

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)    US secretary of state Antony Blinken says collision of Russian fighter jet with US drone was reckless and unsafe action What we know on day of the invasionThanks for following along that s it from me Helen Sullivan for today My colleague Martin Belam will take you through the rest of the

Helen Sullivan (now) with Maanvi Singh ,Joanna Walters, Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier)    This blog is now closed You can read our full report of the drone incident here Russian fighter jet collides with US drone causing it to crash into Black SeaPartisan group Atesh claims to have killed the deputy head of the military administration of Nova Kakhovka just after midnight on Monday In

Geneva Abdul (now); Martin Belam and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier)    This live blog is now closed For all the latest at a glance see our summary below What we know on day of the invasionReuters has a quick snap to say that sources have told the news agency that China s Xi Jinping recently handed an unprecedented third term in office plans to visit Moscow as

Nadeem Badshah (now) and Caroline Davies (earlier)    Both sides claim hundreds of enemy troops killed in past hours Follow all the latest developmentsThe Turkish defence minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday that he believed the deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported via the Black Sea will be extended from its March deadline The