Updated 12:01 a.m. ET, March 6, 2022
- Ukraine's President Zelensky asked US lawmakers Saturday for help in establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine, as Russian President Putin said any countries taking such action would be considered "participants in a military conflict."
- Ukrainian authorities have put plans to evacuate civilians from Mariupol on hold, citing Russian violations of an agreed pause in fire. Russia's Defense Ministry said "offensive operations" have resumed in the area.
- Western intelligence officials expect Russia to increase the pace and strength of strikes on key population centers, including the capital, Kyiv. Such an escalation could lead to many civilian casualties, officials warn.
- At least 1.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion, the UN estimates.
*Chinese state broadcaster censors call for peace at the Paralympics Opening Ceremony
*Russian forces are approaching Ukraine's second-largest nuclear facility, US ambassador to the UN says
*The US flew B-52 bombers over NATO's eastern flank on Friday
*Russia to deploy up to 1,000 mercenaries to Ukraine as official warns Moscow could “bombard cities into submission”
*More than 1.2 million refugees have left Ukraine, United Nations says
*Ukraine officials release new video from inside Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after attack
*Turn down the heat to stop Putin? Europe wrestles with its Russian gas addiction
*Zelensky refutes allegations he has fled Ukraine, says he is still in Kyiv
*Elon Musk declines to block Russian propaganda from Starlink
*Ukrainian athletes dedicate their Paralympics medals "to Ukraine, for peace"
*The cost of supporting Ukraine is rising, as US gas prices surge
*Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant staff say radiation levels look normal
*Ukraine says evacuation corridors are "being prepared for opening" in Mariupol and Volnovakha
*'Take people with you,' pleads official as evacuations from two cities expected to begin
*Rescuers race to evacuate people from Volnovakha
*Russian forces "are bombing critical infrastructure," Ukraine's defense chief says
*Ukraine again criticizes NATO's no-fly zone refusal as Russian forces seize nuclear plants
*Analysis: What is NATO and why hasn't it imposed a no-fly zone in Ukraine?
*Ukrainian authorities postpone civilian evacuations from Mariupol, accusing Russia of breaching agreed pause in hostilities
*UK urges its nationals to consider leaving Russia
*Mariupol officials tell residents to return to shelters, as negotiations with Russia on evacuation corridor continue
*Haas F1 team terminates contracts with Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali
*Hundreds of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine arrive home
*Germany's military says more reservists are reaching out following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
*Russian plane shot down on outskirts of northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, Ukrainian officials say
*Germany registers more than 27,000 refugees from Ukraine
*Spanish clothing retailer Inditex suspends activity at more than 500 stores in Russia
*Ukrainians in Mariupol in "desperate need," according to Doctors Without Borders
*Russia’s largest airline suspends international flights to everywhere except Belarus, according to state media
*Putin says countries imposing no-fly zone would be considered "participants in a military conflict"
*Ukrainian foreign minister praises protests against Russia in some cities
*Kherson has no more armed resistance against Russia forces, mayor tells CNN
*India calls for ceasefire after students in Ukraine plead for evacuation
*Former US vice president calls out Putin "apologists" during Republican retreat
*Exhaustion of "confined" Chernobyl power plant staff poses "danger" to world, says nearby mayor
*"Poland will never recognize territorial changes" in Ukraine brought on by Russian aggression, Polish FM says
*18-month-old boy dies after shelling in Mariupol
*US State Department again urges Americans to not travel to Russia
*Civilian evacuations from Mariupol and Volnovakha will not happen on Saturday, says Red Cross
*On the ground: Ukrainians who endured a week of bombardment near Kyiv flee homes, CNN's Clarissa Ward reports
*Putin says sanctions introduced on Russia are equal to a "declaration of war"
*Waves of Ukrainian refugees walk across border as US secretary of state visits reception center in Poland
*Ukrainian authorities accuse Russians of opening fire on civilian protest
*How the world has changed in the 10 days since Russia's invasion of Ukraine
*Russian government plane headed to US will take Russian diplomats back to their country
*Russia says "offensive operations" have resumed in areas where evacuation corridors were agreed upon
*Israel's prime minister met with Putin in Moscow, official says
*Ukraine's foreign minister says he had "productive discussion" with US secretary of state along Polish border
*Jordan to allow Ukrainians to enter country on "humanitarian grounds"
*US aircraft carrier is in northern Aegean Sea to ensure flight operations if tensions escalate in region
*Ukraine demands new round of sanctions against Russia
*UK calls Russia's proposed pause in fire in Mariupol a likely "attempt to deflect international condemnation"
*Italian police seize villas, houses and yachts worth over $150 million from Russian oligarchs
*Town near Kyiv "almost completely destroyed," according to Ukrainian official
*Shell Oil commits profits from Russian oil purchase to Ukrainian refugees
*President Volodymyr Zelensky urges Ukrainians to keep up resistance
*Mastercard and Visa suspends all transactions and operations in Russia
*British PM Boris Johnson to lay out Ukraine action plan ensuring "Putin must fail"
*Mayor of Ukrainian city Mariupol speaks of dire situation, no power or water, no way to collect the dead
*President Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Elon Musk for Starlink systems for destroyed cities
*US working with Poland on the possibility of providing fighter jets to Ukraine
*Biden speaks with Zelensky about ongoing efforts to "raise costs on Russia for invading Ukraine"
*War in Ukraine will have "severe impact on the global economy," IMF warns
*Ukrainian nuclear officials are in contact with staff at Zaporizhzhia reactor, IAEA says
*Zelensky tells people of Donbas to fight for their rights
*The war in Ukraine is tearing families apart. One woman shares her harrowing journey to safety
*Germany and Israel share "common goal to end war in Ukraine as soon as possible"
*German Embassy in South Africa slams Russia's "de-Nazification" claim
*Ukrainian-Americans scared for family in Ukraine, say people in the country urgently need food and medicine
*Chinese Foreign Minister: "Evolution" of Ukraine situation is "something China does not want to see"
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