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Mar 8, 2022, 7 tweets

United Nations calls for safe passage to deliver humanitarian aid to conflict zones in Ukraine.

UN official says civilians should also be allowed to leave areas of active hostilities on a voluntary basis -- in the direction they choose

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IAEA says it has received reports of artillery shells damaging a nuclear research facility in Ukraine's besieged second city Kharkiv.

No increase in radiation levels have been reported at the site

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VIDEO: Aftermath of the Russian military operation in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Kharkiv has endured almost non-stop fire in recent days

VIDEO: No safe corridor, just a plank for those fleeing to Kyiv.

Ukrainians flee south towards Kyiv across a bombed-out bridge as Russian forces continue to bombard the town of Irpin, northwest of the capital

Five reasons why Ukraine has been able to stall Russian advance

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Russia says it plans to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine - with most of the routes leading into Russia or its ally Belarus.

Kyiv insists the move is a publicity stunt as the invading forces are maintaining a devastating shelling campaign

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'Hand-to-hand combat': Street battles rage on Kyiv's edge

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