Russia-Ukraine Conflict : 9 latest updates

March 1, 2022 at 11:35 AM

  • A huge convoy of Russian armour, about 40 miles long, is advancing on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, satellite images show
  • The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor says he wants to investigate Russia for possible war crimes
  • Air raid sirens are once again heard in Kyiv with reports of a Russian strike on the outskirts of the city
  • Up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a Russian artillery strike on the north-eastern city of Okhtyrka
  • Local journalists in Kherson say the regional centre is almost completely surrounded by Russian troops
  • Dozens of civilians were killed earlier on Monday in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, the interior ministry says
  • Negotiators for Kyiv and Moscow have held talks in Belarus in a bid to end the conflict
  • Russia says both sides have agreed to continue talking and will meet again “in the next few days”
  • Before the meeting, Ukraine’s President Zelensky urged Russian troops to lay down their weapons and called for immediate EU membership (BBC)