The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol tells The Associated Press that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the southeastern city since the Russian invasion in February.

American President Joe Biden today held a virtual meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the US and India would continue their close consultation on how to manage and stabilise the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukraine said yesterday it was seeking another round of European Union sanctions against Moscow and more military aid from its allies as it braces for a major Russian offensive in the east of the country.

Ukraine is ready for a tough battle with Russian forces amassing in the east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered fresh financial and military support during a surprise visit.

Ukraine is ready for a tough battle with Russian forces amassing in the east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday, a day after a missile attack in the east that officials said killed more than 50 civilians trying to evacuate.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday that Russian forces appeared to have committed war crimes by targeting civilians in Ukraine, but she said lawyers must investigate the alleged incidents.

A rocket attack on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed dozens yesterday, as civilians raced to leave the Donbas region in the crosshairs of the Russian army.

The European Union has imposed sanctions on two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia’s economy, businessmen and oligarchs in retaliation for the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to two EU officials.

At least 39 people were killed and 87 wounded on Friday when two rockets hit a railway station in eastern Ukraine packed with evacuees, Ukrainian authorities said, as the region braced for a major Russian offensive.

Pink Floyd today released their first new song in almost 30 years to support war-torn Ukrainians.

Bangladesh has abstained from voting on a resolution to suspend Russia's membership of the UN Human Rights Council in the wake of human rights violations by Russia's military operation in Ukraine.

Ukraine yesterday urged its residents in the east of the country to take their “last chance” to flee mounting Russian attacks, after devastation around the capital Kyiv shocked the world.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday said that Kyiv had presented Moscow with a draft peace deal that contained “unacceptable” elements, but that Russia would nonetheless continue talks and press to secure its own requirements.

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" by invading Russian troops in Ukraine.

The Russian Embassy in Dhaka today said that although they appreciated the gesture of Bangladeshi citizens who wanted to volunteer in the Russian military operation in Ukraine, there is no need for it.

The United States targeted Russian banks and elites with a new package of sanctions on Wednesday, including banning Americans from investing in Russia, in response to what President Joe Biden condemned as Russian "atrocities" in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged the United Nations to “act immediately” or “dissolve yourself altogether” during a blistering address in which he showed a harrowing video of dead bodies -- including children -- he said were victims of Russian atrocities.

Russia appears to have abandoned for now the initial aim in its invasion of Ukraine of seizing Kyiv and ousting the Ukrainian government, but is still pressing attacks in the east and south.

India’s foreign minister said yesterday he was “deeply disturbed” by civilian deaths in the Ukrainian city of Bucha but stopped short of blaming Russia, calling for an independent probe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the United Nations on Tuesday to act and reform its system which gives Security Council permanent member Russia a veto, saying everything must be done to ensure the international body works effectively.