Heavy fighting continued in eastern Ukraine as Russian forces targeted more civilian and energy infrastructure in Donetsk and Luhansk. About 300,000 people remain without power in the Odesa region
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More confirmation that Russia has withdrawn its troops from the Ukrainian town of Lyman, a key strategic hub - just a day after Mr Putin announced the illegal annexation of the region. A famous Russian rapper has committed suicide due to Russia’s invasion
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Vladimir Putin is expected to declare that four Ukrainian regions are joining Russia. The Kremlin says Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson voted to join Russia in recent referendums. But Ukraine and the West have dismissed the votes as a sham.
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A second day of so-called referendums on joining the Russian Federation is being held in four Ukrainian regions partially occupied by Moscow -- votes dismissed as a sham by Ukraine, the West, and the United Nations because they are illegal under international law.
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Ukrainians have reported armed soldiers going door-to-door in occupied parts of the country to collect votes for self-styled "referendums" on joining Russia. A UN panel of experts said it found evidence of war crimes committed during Russia's invasion, including cases of rape and torture of children
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Four areas of Ukraine under Moscow's control have announced plans for urgent so-called referendums on joining Russia, which would pave the way for Russian annexation. Meanwhile, tragedy strikes the OSCE’s former Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine in two continents.
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The death toll from a Russian rocket attack in Odesa rises as concerns grow over the war in Ukraine grinding on indefinitely as Moscow shows no sign of backing down
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Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from Severodonetsk, according to the top regional official.
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The war in Ukraine seems to be entering a grey zone as the West ponders what to do next. Meanwhile, as predicted, the Kremlin ramps up its threats to neighboring countries.
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As Russia appears to consolidate its control over the whole of Luhansk Oblast, President Zelensky says he urgently needs “tent times” the weaponry and manpower in order to advance. More evidence of forced mass deportations of Ukrainians to Russia.
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It’s the 101st day of the war in Ukraine. Concerns growing of Kremlin efforts to Russify areas under occupation as western allies discuss ways to get Ukrainian grain to market.
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As fighting continues to rage in the Donbas region, Ukraine is making significant gains in the hunt for the Russian perpetrators of war crimes. The EU comes together towards a sixth package of sanctions - even though their effectiveness as a deterrent remains questionable.
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More horror stories of Russian war crimes as Ukraine makes its case on the world stage for more robust western support.
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More evidence of Ukrainian grain being stolen by Russia as President Zelensky calls for a tighter sanctions regime for Moscow.
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As pressure grows on Ukraine from western partners to trade land for peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky says negotiations are the only way to end the war.
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Russian forces have been making notable gains in the Donbas region as concern grows over the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers held by Russian-backed combatants in Donetsk. More normality returns to Kharkiv.
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Several dozen people are feared dead after a missile strike on a school shelter in Luhansk. Most regions of Ukraine were under sir raid sirens alerts as of Sunday morning amid heightened fears of Russian missile attacks
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Missile strikes hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv as Moscow appears to be attempting to disrupt the flow of weaponry to the Ukrainian frontlines. Reports of Russian President Putin making a formal declaration of war
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One the most important weekend on the church calendar the war in Ukraine enters Day 58.
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It’s the 57th day of war in Ukraine as well as Good Friday in the Julian calendar
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