Topic: Russia Ukraine crisis

Musicians in Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv have performed an emotional concert in a metro station, which is being used as a makeshift shelter.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s military has delivered “powerful blows” against Russian forces leading to “significant losses”.

The US has imposed a new wave of sanctions on Russia, targeting dozens of defence companies and hundreds of members of Russia’s parliament as Washington ramps up pressure on Moscow.

Swiss food giant Nestle is pulling its popular brands, like KitKat and Nesquik, out of Russia.

Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations who spoke to reporters in New York earlier, had a “stark message” for Russia, according to a UN statement.

Ukraine’s president has said the city of Mariupol has been razed to the ground in weeks of Russian bombardment.