RUSSIA-UKRAINE day 11 as it happened: Kremlin 'recruiting Syrian fighters to go to war in Ukraine', Russia has launched around 600 missiles since the start of the invasion, Chief conductor Tugan Sokhiev quits Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre

Ukrainian President Zelensky's wife has plead with media to 'tell the terrible truth' that Putin's troops are killing children 'consciously and cynically'.

Olena Zelenska took to Instagram to say Russians had been killing Ukrainian children since Putin's forces invaded on February 24.

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The Kremlin is recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine, according to US officials that spoke to the Wall Street Journal.

Russian advances have stalled in the face of strong opposition from the Ukrainian military and civilian population alike.

Putin's invasion of Ukraine has started its eleventh day today.

Salma Hayek made a powerful fashion statement as she attended the Balenciaga show during Paris Fashion Week.

The 55-year-old Mexican actress showed her support for Ukraine as she sported the colors of the embattled nation's flag while posing for a photo with Kim Kardashian.

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LVIV, Ukraine - Russian forces stepped up their shelling of Ukrainian cities in the center, north and south of the country 'as darkness fell' on Sunday, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said.

'The latest wave of missile strikes came as darkness fell,' he said on Ukrainian television.

He said the areas that came under heavy shelling include the outskirts of Kyiv, Chernihiv in the north, Mykolaiv in the south, and Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city.

Kharkiv officials said the shelling damaged the television tower and heavy artillery was hitting residential areas.

In Chernihiv officials said all regions of the city were coming under missile attack.

Arestovich described a 'catastrophic' situation in the Kyiv suburbs of Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin, where efforts to evacuate residents on Sunday failed. He said the government was doing all it could to resume evacuations.

Evacuations also failed in Mariupol in the south and Volnovakha in the east because of the shelling.

LVIV, Ukraine - As Russian forces increased their shelling of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the West to strengthen sanctions.

In a video statement Sunday evening, Zelenskyy heaped criticism on Western leaders for not responding to the Russian Defense Ministry's announcement that it would strike Ukraine's military-industrial complex, while telling employees of these defence plants not to go to work.

'I didn't hear even a single world leader react to this,' Zelenskyy said. 'The audacity of the aggressor is a clear signal to the West that the sanctions imposed on Russia are not sufficient.'

VIENNA, Austria - The International Atomic Energy Agency has said Russian forces are tightening their grip on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, Ukraine's largest, that they seized last week.

The director general of the agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said Sunday Ukrainian staff members are now required to seek approval for any operation, even maintenance, from the Russians, and that they have impeded normal communications by switching off some mobile networks and internet at the site.

JERUSALEM - A group of 100 Ukrainian Jewish orphans who were evacuated from the country after Russia invaded have landed in Israel.

The children arrived Sunday a few hours before two flights carrying around 300 other Ukrainian Jewish immigrants landed.

The children were evacuated from the central Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr and brought to Israel by the KKL-JNF organization.

The Jewish Agency for Israel, a quasigovernmental organization that manages immigration affairs, said that it had received 5,500 urgent requests by Ukrainian Jews to move to Israel since Russia attacked on February 24.

BERLIN - The U.N. human rights office says it has confirmed the deaths of 364 civilians in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24.

The Geneva-based office said that another 759 civilians had been injured as of midnight Saturday.

Ukrainian officials have presented far higher numbers.

MEDYKA, Poland - The head of the United Nations' refugee agency says the international Red Cross and the U.N. are negotiating access to the cities in Ukraine most impacted by fighting since Russia invaded Feb. 24.

Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, said Sunday that 'those discussions continue' with hope for success, but didn't name specific cities. He said during a visit to Poland's border with Ukraine that 'these corridors are mainly to bring humanitarian goods basic goods to people that are really in desperate need and also to extract maybe the most vulnerable people.'

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis says he has dispatched two cardinals to Ukraine, a highly unusual move.

The pontiff said Sunday that 'the Holy See is willing to do everything to put itself in service for peace.' The papal almsgiver, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, has been dispatched with aid, along with Cardinal Michael Czerny, who is head of the papal office that deals with migration, charity, justice and peace.

NEW YORK - Two of the so-called Big Four accounting firms are pulling out of Russia over its war in Ukraine.

KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers both said Sunday they would end their relationships with their Russia-based member firms.

SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk said it was 'critical' to restart nuclear power plants that were dormant to strengthen international security.

He said: 'Hopefully, it is now extremely obvious that Europe should restart dormant nuclear power stations and increase power output of existing ones.

'This is critical to national and international security.'

He added: 'Nuclear is vastly better for global warming than burning hydrocarbons for energy'

Hacking group Anonymous said it successfully hacked Russian streaming services Wink and Ivi and live TV channels Russia 24, Channel One and Moscow 24 and broadcast war footage on them.

A block of text appeared on Russian TV that said: 'We are ordinary citizens of Russia. We oppose the war on the territory of Ukraine.

'Russia and the Russians against the war! This war was waged by Putin's criminal, authoritarian regime on behalf of ordinary Russian citizens. Russians, oppose the genocide in Ukraine.'

Nikki Haley, a veteran and former United Nations ambassador, slammed President Joe Biden's leadership in the Ukraine conflict on Sunday.

In an interview with FOX News' Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures, Haley said the United States never should have trusted Russia or Putin.

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a mass exodus of civilians scrambling to escape what is the first major armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War.

The United Nations reported that more than 1.5 million refugees have crossed from Ukraine into neighbouring countries in just the past eleven days amid bitter urban fighting and Russian bombing campaigns against major cities.

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Ukraine will ask the United Nations' top court on Monday to issue an emergency ruling requiring Russia to stop its invasion, arguing that Moscow's justification for the attack is based on a faulty interpretation of genocide law.

Although the court's rulings are binding and countries generally follow them, it has no direct means of enforcing them.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia's 'special military action' is needed 'to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide' - meaning those whose first or only language is Russian - in eastern Ukraine.

Concerns have been raised by some charities that aid shipments for Ukraine are being delayed from leaving the UK due to customs red tape.

The post-Brexit rules for moving donations into the European Union are confusing and unclear, aid workers have said.

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The Archbishop of York has hailed the generosity of Mail readers as our Ukraine Appeal soared past £4million last night.

It was helped by investment firm Abrdn, which pledged £25,000 on top of the £100,000 it has already given to Unicef's campaign.

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They came to the cathedral high on a hill seeking succour, and to light candles for peace. 

Not all were as devout as the elderly ladies who arrived first, filing into St George's through a side door and wiping snow from their best coats while chatting to Father Paul.

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Eight Russian aircraft have been destroyed in just 24 hours – including one flown by a pilot who Ukraine claim was feted by Putin for his sorties over Syria.

The remarkable tally, in such a short period of time, offers further evidence of Russia’s military campaign going badly wrong.

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Motorists could face even higher petrol prices after the US pushed for a total ban on Russian oil imports last night, experts have warned.

Washington is in 'active talks' with European allies about targeting Russia's energy industry in the next round of sanctions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced.

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The UN's nuclear watchdog expressed grave concerns last night over the dire conditions of hostage workers forced to run the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants under Russian control.

It is feared terrified staff who were captured along with the plants when they were stormed by Vladimir Putin's forces are being overworked in unsafe environments with limited food rations.

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Russian forces are 'decimated', a top UK general has said.

When the first volley of shots punched holes in our windscreen, we thought we might have stumbled upon a roadblock manned by jumpy Ukrainian conscripts.

We slumped down in our seats and shouted in English, 'Media . . . Journalists!' Our interpreter shouted the same in Ukrainian and Russian.

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Valentyna Pushych did not run away. In fact she was killed this weekend as she deliberately headed towards the place of greatest danger.

A Ukrainian military paramedic, she was shot dead by Russian forces as she tried to evacuate the injured from a front line on the edge of this city.

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Home Secretary Priti Patel has put pressure on Interpol to boot Russia from the policing system.

It came as the Russian invasion of Ukraine is poised to enter its eleventh day.

TikTok has suspended new content and live streaming abilities on its platform in Russia in response to the country's new controversial 'fake news' law, which threatens imprisonment for sharing what authorities consider to be false information.

The announcement made Sunday stated that while 'TikTok is an outlet for creativity and entertainment that can provide a source of relief and human connection during a time of war when people are facing immense tragedy and isolation,' the company said they had 'no choice' but to suspend the services.

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Devastating images have laid bare the barbarity and horror of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine as families across the country continue to flee the intense bombardment by Kremlin forces.

Horrifying images show the grieving parents of an 18-month-old boy weeping over their son's dead body after the toddler was killed by Russian shelling after the southern city of Mariupol came under attack by forces yesterday.

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When Russia invaded her home country of Ukraine, Maria decided she had to get there and help defend it - even if it meant leaving her fiancé behind in Chicago days after getting married.

Maria and her fiancé, David, married Saturday before about 20 people in the backyard of an Oak Park home - the venue offered last minute after Maria asked for advice in a neighborhood Facebook group.  

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Netflix has stopped streaming shows in Russia because of Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Netflix was one of the major media corporations to pause all projects and acquisitions in Russia in the last few days because of the ongoing 'humanitarian crisis' in Ukraine.

'Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia,' a spokesperson for the streaming giant said.

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio was forced to defend himself from criticism on Sunday after sharing an image of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a Zoom call despite being asked not to for security reasons.

Rubio told CNN's State of the Union that around 300 people were on the call, and claimed its details had already been well-publicized and so his photo was 'no security risk.'

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A Hampshire couple have set off in their motorhome with 'literally a tonne of sweets' to offer assistance to people fleeing Ukraine.

Laura Rice, 62, and her husband Ken, 65, from Andover, set off in Molly the motorhome on Saturday with the intention of reaching the border between Ukraine and Poland.

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Vladimir Putin's Olympic gold-winning gymnast mistress is allegedly hiding with their four young children in a private chalet in Switzerland.

Alina Kabaeva, 38, who was once called 'Russia's most flexible woman', supposedly has four children with the 69-year-old Russian tyrant.

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Priti Patel has said the UK is 'doing everything possible' to speed up efforts to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees amid fury that only fifty have been approved so far. 

Under the Ukraine Family Scheme, 'around 50' visas were given the green light as of 10am on Sunday. 

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Ukraine's government has a contingency plan in place if President Volodymyr Zelensky is killed during the Russian invasion, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed on Sunday.

Zelensky survived three assassination attempts by Russian-backed groups just this week, the Times reported on Friday.

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The UK Government is set to pump an extra £74million into Ukraine to support the country's ‘indomitable people’ through the humanitarian crisis being faced on the ground.

Boris Johnson is due to begin a week of what Downing Street called ‘focused engagement’ with world leaders on Monday, as he tries to get his global counterparts to back his six-point plan to tackle Russian President Vladimir Putin.

It comes as the UK has allocated a further £74million to the Ukrainian government's budget.

Footage has emerged of the moment an alleged Russian jet was shot down over Ukraine's second city Kharkiv earlier today.

Oleg Synegubov, the regional governor of Kharkiv, claimed that the Russian Su-25 fighter was destroyed by Kharkiv's Air Defence Forces, which was later confirmed by the Kyiv Independent.

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Tik Tok has announced it will stop Russian content and livestreaming after the Kremlin introduced 'fake news' laws with possible jail sentences of 15 years.

The company said: 'In light of Russia's new "fake news" law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service in Russia while we review the safety implications of this law. Our in-app messaging service will not be affected.'

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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukrainians in a televised speech that their determination and unity will expel Russian forces pressing their assault on Ukraine for a tenth day.

He said: 'We will not give up to any enemy.'

A huge banner was unfurled in front of the National Gallery in central London which warned Britain: 'When the last Ukrainian soldier falls, Putin will come for you ladies and gents.'

Another banner that had the appearance of being soaked in blood simply read 'Stop Putin', while others held signs comparing the warring president to Adolf Hitler and branding him a 'monster'.

President Zelensky has said an airport in Vinnytsia was destroyed with eight Russian rockets.

Footage showed huge explosions and fireballs rising from the airbase.

American Express has suspended business in Russia and Belarus because of the war in Ukraine.

The company said: 'In light of Russia’s ongoing, unjustified attack on the people of Ukraine, American Express is suspending all operations in Russia.

'As a result, globally issued American Express cards will no longer work at merchants or ATMs in Russia.

'Additionally, cards issued locally in Russia by Russian banks will no longer work outside of the country on the American Express global network.

'We are also terminating all business operations in Belarus.'

Foreign affairs leaders are foiling Ukraine's desire to develop a no-fly zone over the country in the midst of Russian invasion with Senator Marco Rubio claiming the move would lead to World War III.

'A no-fly zone has become a catchphrase,' the Florida Republican senator told ABC's This Week host George Stephanopoulos.

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Russia's Defense Ministry has warned countries including NATO member Romania against hosting Kiev's military aircraft, saying they could end up being involved in an armed conflict.

Defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a video briefing that some Ukrainian combat planes had redeployed to Romania and other Ukraine neighbours he did not identify.

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Boris Johnson has reaffirmed the UK is 'here for the long haul' when it comes to the war in Ukraine.

The PM also praised British sanctions for leading to economic catastrophe in Russia.

He said: 'Putin must fail. His war of aggression is something that is bringing devastation to a wholly innocent country.'

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that a second ceasefire attempt in Ukraine has again not been upheld.

In an intelligence update posted on Twitter on Sunday afternoon, the MoD said: 'For the second day in a row, a ceasefire agreement to enable the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol failed. The ceasefire was scheduled between 10am and 9pm local time, but the agreement was violated within hours of its planned implementation.'

The update said that Russian artillery strikes on the port city 'have likely remained at the high level seen in recent days'.

Air raid sirens have sounded in Kyiv warning of a possible Russian strike.

Devastating images and videos today have laid bare the horror of Vladimir Putin’s lawless invasion of Ukraine, as Russian troops unleash heavy gunfire and missiles on local residents.

Heartbreaking footage, taken in Irpin, located on the outskirts of the besieged capital city Kyiv, confirmed that Russian forces are attacking heavily populated civilian areas where men, women and children are leaving the country as the Russian tyrant continues denying bombing Ukrainian cities.

Four fathers of young children have told how they will protect their country from the Russians – or die trying - as they underwent training in Ukraine's newly formed Dads Army.

IT entrepreneurs Slavik, Volodymyr, Andriy and property developer Volodymyr all enjoyed comfortable lives running their businesses in the culturally rich city of Lviv until a few weeks ago.

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Albania has become the latest country to rename the street its Russian embassy is on to something pro-Ukraine.

The capital city of Tirana renamed the street to 'Free Ukraine'.

It comes just two days after authorities in Latvia’s capital of Riga agreed to rename the road the Russian embassy is on to 'Heroes of Ukraine street'.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has insisted the UK is 'doing everything possible' to speed up efforts to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees as it was revealed only around 50 have been approved so far.

The Home Office said 'around 50' visas had been given the green light under the Ukraine Family Scheme as of 10am on Sunday.

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Ukrainian mounts moving armored Russian vehicle to wave the blue and yellow flag

A British businessman has driven his battered Citroen van 1,300 miles across Europe to rescue his Ukrainian wife.

Steve Lucas, 65, dashed through five countries after his wife Anastasia, 51, called to say her fifth floor apartment in the capital Kyiv was 'shaking all the time' from Russian bomb and missile attacks.

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Manchester City and Manchester United joined forces on Sunday afternoon to deliver a message of solidarity to those affected by the war in Ukraine.

City players emerged ahead of the Manchester derby at the Etihad wearing t-shirts carrying the Ukrainian flag with a message reading 'no war', while their cross-town rivals donned black t-shirts displaying the same statement.

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A leader of a rebel military group in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), blamed for brutal war crimes and shooting Ukrainian POWs since its formation in 2014, was shot dead in battle.

Russian warlord Vladimir Zhoga, who headed the Neo-Nazi 'Sparta Battalion', was killed in Volnovakha, Ukraine, following the eleventh day of Russia's invasion as Putin's troops fail to make big wins.

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Novak Djokovic has offered retired Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky his support and financial help following Russia's invasion.

Kyiv-born Stakhovsky, 36, lives in Hungary but has returned to Ukraine to join the army and is currently waiting for the chance to defend his country against Russian soldiers.

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Discussions about a multi-national ban on Russian oil are gaining traction on Sunday as its autocrat leader Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine stretches into its eleventh day.

Kyiv's ambassador to the United States urged President Joe Biden to halt Russian oil imports in an interview on Fox News Sunday, the day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a similar plea during a video meeting with members of the US Congress.

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AFP: BREAKING: Bolshoi music director Tugan Sokhiev quits

AP: 'I don’t want to be a citizen of that country.' A group of Russian citizens living in Serbia protested against the war in Ukraine, with one man burning his Russian passport during the demonstration in Belgrade.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko visits blockpost near Kyiv, Ukraine

A former Labour trade minister who is chairman of a sanctioned Russian oligarch’s firm should ‘step down from his role’, a leading MP has said. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

REUTERS: Russian bank VTB prepares to pull out of Europe, FT reports

Scores of lifestyle and concierge firms catering for oligarchs and wealthy property clients are facing a crime blitz, experts have warned. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

LBC: The former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove speaks to LBC about the war in Ukraine.

SKY NEWS: Home Secretary Priti Patel says over 10,000 people have applied for the UK's Ukraine Family Scheme since it was launched on Friday, adding that staff are being 'surged' to 'speed things up'.

WATCH: Video shows 'Russian fighter jet being shot down over Kharkiv', Ukraine

REUTERS: Ukraine envoy to U.S. calls Russia 'terrorist state,' urges tougher sanctions

Demonstrators denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'delusional lunatic' and a 'bully' as thousands of people gathered on the streets of central London today to demand an end to his invasion of Ukraine. Read full story on MailOnline here: 

REUTERS: From bombarded basement, Mariupol mayor tries to help besieged residents flee Ukraine

A young Ukrainian recruiter was shot and killed in her car by suspected Russian forces as she was on her way back from delivering food to a local dog shelter outside of Kyiv. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

AFP: Vladimir Putin tells France's Emmanuel Macron Russia not seeking to attack Ukraine nuclear plants

REUTERS: U.S., Europeans discussing banning Russian oil imports, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says

The SAS is planning a 'high-risk rescue' of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky with 70 elite British soldiers and 150 US Navy Seals in training for an 11th hour late night mission, but only if he requests it. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

Moment fearless protester jumps on top of a moving armored Russian vehicle and waves the Ukrainian flag to cheers from a crowd in Kherson. 

Thousands of residents poured into to the streets of Kherson, Ukraine, on Saturday and protested against Russian troops and demonstrated incredible bravery and defiance in the face of an invading army. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

Despite initial fears of a quick Ukrainian capitulation, Ukraine has inflicted heavy losses on Russian invaders, managing to take 750 pieces of advanced military equipment off of the battlefield. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

REUTERS: More than 3,500 people were detained across Russia on Sunday for protesting against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to data provided by the interior ministry

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is ready for direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin to secure peace, according to his officials, while Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a ceasefire. Read the full story on MailOnline here:

Vladimir Putin's missiles 'completely destroy' Vinnytsia airport - as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky repeats urgent plea for the West to impose 'no fly zone'. Read the full story on MailOnline here:

BUSINESS INSIDER: Israel 'confirmed' as official mediator between Russia and Ukraine

Moment civilian corridor in Ukraine is hit by massive blast as Vladimir Putin's assault continues into its eleventh day 

The head of the Catholic Church led this Sunday's Angelus prayer at the Vatican with the Russian invasion of Ukraine as his point of focus, making calls to stop the war and to allow humanitarian corridors to keep people safe. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

AFP: Map of Europe showing the influx of Ukrainian refugees into European countries, as of March 6, according to the UNHCR

Donald Trump suggested the United States military disguise its aircraft as Chinese property and then use those planes to 'bomb the s*** out of Russia' in order to foment a war. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

REUTERS: Vladimir Putin says Ukraine responsible for March 3 power plant incident - Kremlin

The French Interior Minister has accused the UK of 'lacking humanity' and has urged the Home Secretary to do more to help refugees stuck in Calais after it was revealed 150 Ukrainians were turned away by British officials. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Reports in China say the tech giant Huwei, which has several offices in the UK, has been helping Vladimir Putin’s efforts to stabilise Russia’s internet network after it came under attack from hacker groups across the globe. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

Ukraine-Russia: Ukrainians do not retreat, do not give up, says Volodymyr Zelensky in speech

AFP: Washington has seen 'very credible reports' that Russia has committed war crimes during its invasion of Ukraine, particularly in attacking civilians, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday

REUTERS: From chef to IT expert, Ukrainian men take crash course in fighting

AFP: French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday held new telephone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Elysee said

More than 1,700 people in cities across Russia have been detained while taking part in anti-war protests against the country's invasion of Ukraine, a monitor said, more than a week after the assault began. Read the full story on MailOnline here:

Russian forces are firing rockets at a physics institute in the city of Kharkiv that contains nuclear material and a reactor which could lead to a 'large-scale ecological disaster' if hit, according to Ukraine's national security service. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, 31, says they are desperately working to get her home after she was detained on arrival at Moscow airport three weeks ago for allegedly having a vape pen filled with hash oil. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

Russian pilots have been filmed saying they were 'following orders' after their aircraft was shot down over Ukraine. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett flew in for a secret meeting with Vladimir Putin and later phoned Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the war in Ukraine as he coordinates crisis efforts with the US, France, and Germany. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

SKY NEWS: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says missiles have struck and completely destroyed Vinnytsia regional airport, and urges NATO to close the airspace and make a no-fly zone.

REUTERS: More than 200 children evacuated from an orphanage in Ukraine's conflict zone arrived in the western city of Lviv after a 24-hour train journey with their carers

Video shared online shows a loved-up couple, said to be called Lesya and Valeriy, who are with Ukraine's territorial defense, celebrating their nuptials near Kyiv. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Boris Johnson speaks Ukrainian: PM calls Russian invasion 'abomination'

REUTERS: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky tells Russians to protest invasion before it's too late

REUTERS: Russia, Ukraine blame each other as Mariupol evacuation fails again

Chelsea fan Dominic Raab led criticism of the clubs supporters today over a vocal show of support for its outgoing Russian owner Roman Abramovich.

A section of the west London side's fans at Burnley's Turf Moor ground yesterday hijacked a minute's applause for the victims of the Ukraine conflict to chant his name. Read the full story at MailOnline here:

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has survived three assassination attempts this week 

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett has spoken to Zelensky three times in the past 24 hours, an Israeli official said, after visiting Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday. 

AFP: Erdogan talks with Putin, calls for an 'urgent general ceasefire': official

AFP: Pope deplores 'rivers of blood' in Ukraine, demands humanitarian corridors

The deputy minister of defence for Belarus has submitted his resignation and claimed he cannot support the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read the full story at MailOnline here:

BBC World News is taken OFF AIR in Russia – two days after Putin approved law that could lock up journalists for 15 years for spreading ‘fake information’. Read the full story on MailOnline here: 

A Ukrainian sailor who tried to sink a Russian military supplier's £5million superyacht following the invasion is pictured joining up to fight against Vladimir Putin's forces. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

SKY NEWS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk - resulting in Ukraine being set to receive more Starlink internet terminals next week.

A London black cab driver has become an essential part in Ukraine’s humanitarian effort, evacuating vulnerable refugees to safety. Read the full story at MailOnline: 

The Kremlin is 'preparing' to pound Odessa and 'choke' off its lifeline as a ceasefire is called for the besieged city of Mariupol - amid fears Putin could blast the escape route of refugees with airstrikes for a second time. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

The US is working with Poland in order to orchestrate a deal that would allow Polish fighter jets to be flown by pilots from the Ukrainian Air Force in order to combat Russia's air superiority. Read the full story at MailOnline here:

REUTERS: Ukraine health centres have been attacked, WHO chief says, while others are being investigated

A student from Nigeria has recounted his four-day, 590-mile journey trying to escape war-torn Ukraine after he and hundreds of others were told they could not pass through the border by 'racist' guards. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Boris Johnson is facing political pressure on all sides to reexamine the UK's military spending levels as one of his former ministers led Tory demands for an increase in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

REUTERS: Ukraine exodus is fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since WW2 - UNHCR chief

REUTERS: Russian banks rush to switch to Chinese card system

REUTERS: Ukrainians fleeing fighting arrive in Poland in record numbers

With Russian artillery pounding the Ukraine city of Severodonetsk, two teachers, with the help of two other colleagues, rescued all 76 children from an orphanage in the dead of night. Read the incredible story on MailOnline here: 

More than 1.5million refugees have now fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries since Vladimir Putin invaded, United Nations figures have shown. Read the full story at MailOnline here:

REUTERS: France urges Britain to do more to help Ukraine refugees in Calais

AFP: Breaking - Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian forces preparing to bombard Ukraine port city Odessa

AFP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States is "working actively" on a deal with Poland to supply Ukraine with jets

REUTERS: Japan may take more action vs Russia, could impact energy sector

SKY NEWS: President of Moldova says the country will 'continue to help people fleeing from Ukraine' and they are requesting 'international financial assistance' to help the refugees finding sanctuary in Moldova.

Keir Starmer appeared to row back from his demands for Boris Johnson to resign over Partygate today as he called for UK political 'unity' over the invasion of Ukraine. Read the full story at MailOnline here:

AFP: Passengers arrive in the Finnish capital of Helsinki on the Allegro express train from St Petersburg. Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, large numbers of Russians are reported to be looking to leave the country

The superyacht Dilbar, owned by oligarch Alisher Usmanov, has two helipads, berths for more than 130 people and a 25-metre swimming pool that itself can accommodate another superyacht. It comes as Putin-linked Russian billionaires are seeking safe ports for their vessels to avoid them getting caught up in the West's sanctions regime. 

REUTERS: Albania renames street in capital Tirana as Free Ukraine

SKY NEWS: UK defence budget could be increased in wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

REUTERS: Turkey's Erdogan holds phone call with Putin

A second attempt to evacuate the besieged city of Mariupol has been announced with 400,000 civilians allowed to flee amid fears Vladimir Putin will shatter the agreement with shelling again. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

REUTERS: Israel's Bennett, returned from Moscow, speaks again to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy

A bizarre pro-Kremlin cartoon depicts Russian propaganda and shows 'the real reason' Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

A Ukrainian peace negotiator Denis Kireev has been shot dead ahead of the latest round of talks to end the war amid claims he was a Russian spy.  Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

REUTERS: UK intelligence says Russia targeting populated areas in Ukraine

PA: A priest who threw red paint over the Russian embassy in Dublin has urged people in Ireland to continue to protest against the war in Ukraine.

Amid the carnage and chaos, it is difficult to track the death toll data, let alone obtain a true picture of the individual people among the 2,000 Ukrainians said to have been killed in this war and the unknown number government officials fear 'are still under fire and debris'. These stories of just ten victims offer a tragic snapshot of the humanity destroyed by Vladimir Putin's barbarity. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Ukraine flags placed 'on every corner' of strategic city of Odesa as it braces for Russian assault

A desperate Vladimir Putin is trying to 'conceal fuel trucks as regular support vehicles' as Ukrainian forces continue to hammer his beleaguered support lines - while the Russian President has also stepped up attacks on civilians in a 'bid to break morale'. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Boris Johnson 'intervened to help Russian newspaper boss Evgeny Lebedev get a peerage' after MI6 and MI5 warned that putting son of ex-KGB agent in the Lords 'was a security risk'. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Unarmed civilians march towards heavily armed occupying Russian forces in Ukrainian city of Melitopol

AFP: More than 1.5 million refugees flee Ukraine in past 10 days: UN

Thousands of Ukrainians protested against Russian troops in occupied Kherson and demonstrated incredible bravery and defiance in the face of an invading army. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Key battle fronts for Day 11 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

AFP: Turkey had high hopes for a tourism revival in 2022 but within days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainians and Russians cancelled reservations for trips, disastrous for Turkey where tourism represented 10 percent of GDP before the pandemic

Australia's defence minister Peter Dutton has refused to confirm whether his country would defend Taiwan militarily if China were to invade. It comes amid fears the East Asian superpower will be emboldened to attack following Russia's assault on Ukraine. 

Ukraine's President Zelensky says almost 10,000 Russian soldiers have been killed, and most of them are 'very young, almost kids'

Belarusian exiles have formed the first unit of foreign fighters taking up arms for Ukraine following President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for a new international brigade to join their war against Russia. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Ukraine defence ministry vows to continue fighting Russian forces as war enters eleventh day

Two Republican senators were slammed for risking the security of Volodymyr Zelensky after posting photos during a live video call between US lawmakers and the Ukrainian president on Saturday - after the politicians were expressly warned to refrain from sharing information that could jeopardize his safety. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Inside Ukraine: Pianist plays 'What A Wonderful World' at Lviv train station

REUTERS: Ukraine's Mariupol says civilian evacuation under ceasefire will start at midday

Former President Donald Trump slammed his former comrade Vladimir Putin for the growing death toll in Ukraine - calling it a 'massive crime against humanity' - and blasted NATO for its lack of action during a GOP donor event Saturday. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Bridge collapses in Ukraine as locals declare: 'You see why we need the no-fly zone' amid ongoing assault from Vladimir Putin's forces. 

REUTERS: Russia, without evidence, says Ukraine making nuclear 'dirty bomb'

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SKY NEWS: Ukraine invasion: China warns US not to 'add fuel to the flames' as Russia continues attack

Heart-wrenching photos from Ukraine continue to show families being ripped apart and the brutal emotional toll of the Kremlin's invasion as the number of refugees fleeing the war-torn country could hit 1.5 million.

British intelligence services helped to monitor the Russian invasion of Ukraine by tracking the soldiers' use of social networking sites – including the gay dating app Grindr. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

AP: At Ukraine's largest art museum, the race is on to protect national heritage as Russian invasion advances west

Vladimir Putin's army leaders in Ukraine could join him in jail for war crimes if they follow 'illegal orders', Dominic Raab said today - as he warned the conflict could drag on for years. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

Boris Johnson has drawn up a six-point plan to defeat Vladimir Putin as he moves to assume leadership of global efforts to end the horror of war in Ukraine. Read the full story at MailOnline here: 

AP: Fleeing sanctions, Kremlin-aligned oligarchs are seeking safe ports for their superyachts after President Joe Biden warned that the U.S. and its European allies are coming for their behemoth vessels.