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Mar 8 • 8 tweets • 4 min read

#BREAKING Russia announces humanitarian ceasefire for Wednesday morning, according to agencies

#BREAKING Poland "ready" to hand its Mig-29 jets to US, official says

#BREAKING First civilians evacuated from Ukraine's Sumy arrive at destination, says presidency

#BREAKING Starbucks says it will temporarily close its cafes in Russia

#BREAKING US expresses "surprise" over Poland offer to give jets for Ukraine war

#BREAKING US says Russia' s Nord Stream 2 pipeline "dead"

#BREAKING US believes Poland offer of jets for Ukraine not "tenable," says Pentagon

#UPDATE The United States led a Western assault on Moscow's economic lifeline, banning imports of Russian oil as civilians fled besieged Ukrainian cities in a desperate evacuation push blighted by Russian shelling u.afp.com/wPWa

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#UPDATE At least nine people, including two children, have died in an air strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, some 350 kilometres east of Kiev, rescue services say.

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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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#BREAKING Russia shuns Ukraine conflict hearing at top UN court: judge

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Russia's war in Ukraine: Latest developments.

- US gives a "green light" for Poland to supply Kyiv with fighter jets
- KPMG and PwC announce an end to operations in Russia
- After Visa, Mastercard exit, Russian banks say will use China's UnionPay system

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VIDEO: Destruction in Ukraine's heavily-bombarded Kharkiv.

Damaged apartment blocks, university buildings and destroyed Russian convoys are seen in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where it has endured almost non-stop bombardments by the Russian forces in recent days