The fifth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine saw dozens killed, talks held in Belarus and more sanctions on people with apparent ties to Vladimir Putin.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine said Russia has carried out 56 rocket strikes on Ukraine since the Russian invasion started on Thursday.
Today dozens of people were killed and hundreds were wounded after rocket strikes were carried out on Kharkiv.
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Satellites also captured a huge convoy of Russian vehicles at the southeast of Ivankiv, north west of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Here's all the latest updates from the fifth day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Dozens killed in missile strikes on Kharkiv
Ukrainian officials said dozens of people have been killed in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's second biggest city, Kharkiv.
Videos verified by BBC News showed rockets landing in the city in a 'cluster munition strike' on a dense urban area.
Thick black smoke could also been seen billowing from a destroyed shopping centre in the city of Chernihiv, in the north of Ukraine.
Russia has previously denied targeting residential areas.
Russia and Ukraine held talks in Belarus
Negotiators from Kyiv and Moscow have held talks in Belarus in a bid to end the conflict, but failed to yield a breakthrough.
Mykhailo Podolyak, an aide to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who took part in the negotiations, said the delegations would return to their respective capitals for consultations.
He said: "The talks are difficult . . . The Russians unfortunately still have an extremely biased view of the destructive processes they have unleashed."
Vladimir Medinsky, the head of Russia’s delegation, said: “The most important thing is that we agreed to continue negotiating.”
Russia says both sides agreed to continue discussions and will meet again "in the next few days".
Everton-linked Alisher Usmanov sanctioned by EU over ties to Vladimir Putin
Alisher Usmanov has been named by the EU as one of a number of oligarchs sanctioned for apparent ties to Vladimir Putin.
The Uzbekistan-born billionaire has links to Everton, with his company USM Holdings providing a number of Blues sponsorship agreements.
After Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, sanctions continue to be placed on the country, with those closely tied to President Putin being the latest to be targeted by measures.
The sanctions include an asset freeze and a prohibition from making funds available to the listed individuals and entities - as well as a travel ban to prevent them from entering or transiting through EU territory.
Shell joins BP in selling Russian assets
Shell will exit its joint ventures with Russian state energy firm Gazprom, a day after BP said it would offload its 20% stake in Kremlin-owned oil firm Rosneft, as British businesses scrambled to distance themselves from Vladimir Putin.
The oil company said it would “exit its joint ventures with Gazprom and related entities”, which are worth about $3bn.
The planned sales include its 27.5% stake in the Sakhalin-II liquefied natural gas facility, its 50% stake in the Salym Petroleum Development and the Gydan energy venture.
Shell will also end its involvement in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, in which it holds a 10% stake worth $1bn.
Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams
Russian football clubs and national teams have been suspended from all competitions by Fifa and Uefa after the country's invasion of Ukraine.
The world and European football governing bodies said they would be banned "until further notice".
It means the Russian men's team will not play their World Cup play-off matches next month and the women's team have been banned from this summer's Euro 2022 competition.
Spartak Moscow have also been kicked out of the Europa League
More than half a million refugees flee Ukraine
More than half a million people have fled Ukraine since Russia began its invasion four days ago.
Some walked many miles through the night while others fled by train, car or bus, forming lines kilometres long at border crossings with neighbouring countries: Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.
Those arriving were primarily women, children and the elderly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prohibited men of military age from 18 to 60 from leaving.
Facebook and Instagram to restrict access to Russian media organisations in EU
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has said it will restrict access to Russian news organisations RT and Sputnik News across the European Union.
Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister and now president for global affairs at Meta Platforms, said the company had received requests from a number of governments and the EU to take further steps against disinformation.
Earlier, the UK's broadcast regulator Ofcom said it had launched 15 investigations into the impartiality of news programmes shown by RT.
Ukraine says it will give amnesty and cash to Russian soldiers who lay down their weapons
Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov has appealed directly to Russian soldiers, urging them to surrender.
He said that if they voluntarily laid down their weapons, they would receive full amnesty and monetary compensation.
"Those of you who do not want to become a murderer and die can save yourselves," he said in a post on social media.
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