RUSSIA-UKRAINE day 8 as it happened: Nuclear plant is ON FIRE after being attacked by Russian tanks, Putin brands Ukrainians 'extreme gangsters' and 'plans martial law', 33 civilians die in Chernihiv bombing, refugee crisis soars past one million as Mail fund hits £3million
- City-by-city, how Russia is moving across Ukraine: Putin's forces bid to cut Ukraine off from the Black Sea as Kharkiv is 'pounded' by heavy artillery, nine people die in Chernihiv school strike and Mariupol blockade is compared to Siege of Leningrad
- More children's blood on Putin's hands: Father weeps over the body of his son killed by Russian shelling as Zelensky says 'heroic' resistance will stop Kyiv from falling and Ukrainian minister accuses Vladimir of war crimes
- Russian soldier holds two grenades in the air as he walks among Ukrainians demanding they surrender
- Zelensky urged Putin to agree to sit down after Russian President's calls Ukrainians 'extreme gangsters' who use civilians as 'human shields'
- Pictured: The Soviet-era Russian laboratory where Putin's 'bioweapon arsenal of smallpox, anthrax and Ebola is being kept'
- Ministers FINALLY crack down on oligarchs - but is it too late? Uzbekistan-born Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov and ex-Kremlin deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov are latest targets - as Abramovich sells off assets
- Get the latest breaking news and updates from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
PUBLISHED: 18:28 AEDT, 3 March 2022 | UPDATED: 21:02 AEDT, 4 March 2022
Russian forces seized a Ukrainian seaport and besieged another today as they tried to cut off the country from its coastline while Vladimir Putin's invasion continues.
The Russian military said it had control of Kherson, a Black Sea port of 280,000 people, making it the first major city to fall since the invasion began a week ago.
Elsewhere, the Russians pressed their offensive on multiple fronts, but a column of tanks appeared to have been stalled for days outside Kyiv. And the European Union said it had seen signs online that Russia could introduce martial law in the country.
Ukraine said Russia's forces have so far suffered 9,000 casualties in the fighting. Russia said yesterday that nearly 500 troops have been killed and 1,600 wounded.
And Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today warned that World War Three would be 'nuclear', while the Ukrainian city of Odessa was braced for an assault.
But Moscow's isolation deepened as most of the world demanded it withdraw from Ukraine and the UK said it was 'fast-forwarding sanctions' against oligarchs.
Ukraine said more than 2,000 civilians have died, while the United Nations refugee agency revealed that one million people have fled the country since the invasion.
A second round of 'peace talks' aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Europe was expected to take place today, but there were little hopes of a breakthrough.
And an International Criminal Court war crimes investigation has begun after Boris Johnson accused Mr Putin of committing atrocities by bombarding cities.
Meanwhile Ikea became the latest firm to halt operations in Russia as it temporarily shut all stores and factories in the country in a move impacting 15,000 workers.
Here was MailOnline's live blog running through updates on the crisis in Ukraine on Thursday:
Ukraine's Foreign Minister says Russian forces have been 'firing from all sides' on a nuclear power plant in the country's south where buildings have caught on fire.
Dmytro Kuleba urged Putin's forces to cease shelling immediately, warning that a strike on elements controlling the reactor could lead to devastation far worse than what Ukraine saw with Chornobyl in 1986.
Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear plant in all of Europe, and the ninth largest in the world.
'Russian army is firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe,' he said in a tweet. 'Fire has already broke out. If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire, allow firefighters, establish a security zone!'
CCTV images of the nuclear power station in Zaporizhzhia tonight
A fire has been seen at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine after tanks opened fire with heavy weapons at the facility, footage in the early hours of Friday morning showed.
A live feed from the Zaporizhzhia station showed flames at the site in the east of country, having earlier showed tanks firing at buildings - sparking fears of a radiation disaster in the nation currently being invaded by Russian forces.
Dmytro Orlov, the mayor of the nearby town of Energodar, confirmed the blaze in an online post. Read the full story on MailOnline here:
A frigate that became the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy has reportedly been scuttled at a port in the southern city of Mykolaiv which is under attack by Russian forces.
Images appear to show the Krivak III class 'Hetman Sagaidachny' sunk on its port side in the city's harbour. It is not clear how was sunk.
Scuttling is the deliberate destruction of a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull. The tactic is used to get rid of old or abandoned ships or to prevent a ship from being captured by an enemy force.
Russian forces coming from nearby Crimea have advanced towards Mykolaiv as early as February 28 - four days after the invasion began - but were then defeated by Ukrainian forces in a nearby town. Fighting in the area on Ukraine's south coast has remained intense.
The Department of Homeland Security will grant temporary legal status to Ukrainians living in the US. The Temporary Protected Status would be extended for 18 months, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement. In order to be eligible for the protection, individuals would have to have been in the US since at least Tuesday.
The BBC's Russian Service website appears to have been blocked in a possible retaliation for the Moscow-backed RT channel being banned across Europe.
A tweet by BBC Russian says that block tracking services have shown problems with accessing the site in Russia, and monitoring service GlobalCheck saying availability was just 17%.
It comes after the British broadcaster said 'millions' of Russians were turning directly to the website for news - and figures would be 'significantly higher' with social media traffic factored in.
Russian assault ships were advancing toward Odessa from the Black Sea last night, fuelling fears that the Ukrainian port is Vladimir Putin’s next target. The Ukrainian defence ministry warned that invading forces were poised for a possible attack on the country’s third largest city in a move that could open up a corridor to Kyiv from the south. Read the full story on MailOnline here:
Pranksters have installed a fake English Heritage blue plaque on a wall outside billionaire Roman Abramovich's Kensington home. The sign was headed ‘Billionaire Putin crony’. And in reference to the property, a message at the base read: ‘It’s worth £150m but the government won’t seize it’. See the full story here:
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich sensationally confirmed he is putting his beloved Chelsea football club is up for sale amid threats of sanctions in the UK and Europe over his links to Vladimir Putin.
Here, MailOnline looks at his remarkable rise from being born penniless in Saratov to a serious billionaire businessman with interests ranging from steel and mining to sports.
Ukrainian civilians defied Russian troops for a second day running in a bid to protect Europe’s largest nuclear plant. Huge plums of black smoke and fire were seen coming from a makeshift barricade on the main route to the Zaporizhzhia site in eastern Ukraine, as an air raid siren wailed in the background. Read the full story on MailOnline here:
Russia has declined to send observers to upcoming military manoeuvres involving tens of thousands of troops from NATO countries later this month in Norway, the Norwegian military said today. The largest Nato exercise planned for this year, Cold Response 2022 will bring together around 30,000 troops from 27 nations. Read the full story on MailOnline here:
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sanctions on seven more Russian oligarchs, their family members, and Vladimir Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Additionally the administration willl also impose visa restrictions on 19 oligarchs and 47 of their family members and close associates as the White House continues its crackdown on Putin's wealthy inner circle after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Alisher Burhanovich Usmanov, one of the wealthiest men in Russia and a close confident of Putin's, was a top target of the latest round of sanctions. He has also been sanctioned by the UK and EU. Read the full story on MailOnline here:
Russia and Ukraine agreed Thursday to create humanitarian corridors for civilians fleeing intensifying fighting and for aid to be delivered to areas in need. The agreement was the only tangible progress from a second round of talks between Moscow and Kyiv, according to an adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, and it was not immediately clear how they would work. Read the full story on MailOnline here:
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