War in Ukraine Developments

Fierce battles

Ukraine's military says it is fighting "fierce battles" with Russian forces on the edge of the southern city of Mykolaiv, which controls the road to the country's biggest port Odessa in the west. President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Russia is preparing to bombard the historic city near the Romanian and Moldovan borders. Dozens of civilians are being killed in the battle for Chernihiv in the north, with those who remain in the city living in craters or among the ruins.

Airport destroyed

A barrage of Russian missiles destroy Vinnytsia airport in central Ukraine, Zelensky says.

Polish jets deal

The United States says it is working on a deal with Poland to supply Ukraine with fighter jets that its pilots are trained to fly. Zelensky had pleaded with former Warsaw Pact countries in eastern Europe to give Ukraine Russian-made warplanes.

Russia limits food sales

Russian shops are told to limit sales of essential foodstuffs to counter black market speculation as Western sanctions bite.

2,500 held at Russia protests

More than 2,500 people are held across Russia after new protests against the war in Ukraine.

Visa and Mastercard ban

Credit card giants Visa and Mastercard refuse to do business with Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine but Russian banks say they will use China's UnionPay system.

Peace prospects 'not great'

Israel's premier Naftali Bennett says the chances of stopping fighting were "not great", after Kyiv had asked Israel to launch a dialogue with Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold separate telephone talks with Putin.