8.38 -
Fights are underway in the center of the besieged city of Mariupol, in eastern Ukraine: the Russian Defense Ministry says.
8.11
- The evacuation of civilians from the Kiev region continues.
This was reported by the State Emergency Service, according to reports from the BBC, which publishes the photos released by rescuers on tonight's operations.
Over a thousand Ukrainians were transported out of the region overnight by buses and cars, Emergency Service officials said, stating that these people are now in a "safe place".
7.59 -
"At the moment there are no victims" in the attack on the Lviv international airport area.
This was stated by the mayor of the city Andriy Sadovyi on his Telegram channel.
The mayor of Lviv explained that the missile attack hit an aircraft repair factory, whose activity, however, had been suspended.
6.08
- You hear three loud explosions in the area of the civilian airport of Lviv.
The news is not yet confirmed by official sources, but the first videos of the attack are already circulating on Telegram and Twitter.
The explosions were anticipated by anti-aircraft sirens, which were triggered around 6am local time.
5.58
- The sirens sound again in Lviv.
A long anti-aircraft alarm went off for a few minutes.
This was confirmed by the correspondent from ANSA.
The sirens began to sound at 6 am local time, accompanied by the widespread rumor - from the loudspeakers in the city - that asked citizens to run to the shelters.
Many, in the center of Lviv, have come down from their apartments to go and take shelter in one of the numerous 'shelters' scattered around the city.
2.37
- A large-scale fire broke out in a large market in Kharkiv after Russian missiles hit new targets in the Ukrainian city.
The Guardian reports it online.
There are currently no victims reported.
The market had been closed since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
The eastern Ukrainian city continues to be hit with heavy shelling and artillery fire.
2.36
- Vladimir Putin could resort to the nuclear threat if the war in Ukraine drags on.
It is the latest assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency (Dia), the Pentagon's intelligence agency.
"As this war and its aftermath slowly diminish Russia's conventional strength," Moscow "will likely increasingly rely on its nuclear deterrent to project force onto its domestic and overseas audiences," explained Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, head of Dia , ina parliamentary hearing, Bloomberg reports.
