As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continued with heavy attacks on Kharkiv and Mariupol on Tuesday, diplomats at the UN's Human Rights Council let their actions show Russia what they thought.
This blog is now closed. For Wednesday's coverage go here.
Key events
- Ukraine condemns 'barbaric' Russian attack on Kyiv TV tower
- Walk out during Russian Foreign Minister's speech
- Video of Kharkiv missile attack
- Busloads of Ukrainians making their way to safety in Poland
- Russian army reaches Kherson
- What we're expecting to see in Kyiv and Kharkiv today
- Australia to provide $70 million to NATO for weapons for Ukraine
- Americans, Canadians answer Ukraine call for foreign fighters
- Zelenskyy orders temporarily lift for visas for foreigners wishing to join fight for Ukraine against Russia
- Ukraine's ambassador to US says Russia used a vacuum bomb on Monday
- White House against taking part in no-fly zone for Russia in Ukraine
- UN General Assembly set to isolate Russia over Ukraine invasion
- US expels 12 Russian UN diplomats over security concerns
- ICC prosecutor to proceed with investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine
Live updates
By Paul Johnson
Thanks for joining us
Good morning all - thanks for staying with our live coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine around the clock.
I am closing this blog now but we will be back in the next hour with a new one for a new day.
Until then stay safe.
By Paul Johnson
Ukrainian intelligence fears false flag incident in Belarus
The intelligence arm of the Ukrainian defence ministry said on Tuesday that Russia was preparing a provocation to justify the entry of Belarussian troops into the conflict.
In a post on social media, it said it had data showing there were about 300 Belarussian tanks in Belarus near the border with Ukraine.
Reporting by Reuters
By Paul Johnson
Zelenskyy says second missile hit Holocaust memorial site
By Paul Johnson
'Crimes mounting by the hour': Blinken
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday that Russian "crimes" in Ukraine are mounting by the hour, with strikes hitting hospitals, schools and residential buildings with civilians.
Moscow faced increasing isolation on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin showed no sign of stopping an invasion of Ukraine, where fierce fighting and Russian bombardment have killed dozens and sparked a refugee crisis.
"Russian strikes are hitting schools, hospitals, and residential building," Mr Blinken said in a video message to the Geneva forum.
"Reports of Russia's human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law mount by the hour."
By Paul Johnson
Ukraine condemns 'barbaric' Russian attack on Kyiv TV tower
Russian forces have attacked a television tower in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, potentially disrupting its signal, Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said on social media on Tuesday.
Two missiles were fired in total with unconfirmed reports suggesting the second missed the TV tower and hit a Holocaust memorial.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned the attack, which emergency officials said killed 5 people near the memorial site that commemorates the victims of Babyn Yar, one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust.
"Russian troops fired on the TV tower, near the Memorial complex #BabynYar," it said on Twitter.
"Russian criminals do not stop at anything in their barbarism. Russia = barbarian."
Work will be done to restore any lost signal, the local 1+1 television channel said.
By Paul Johnson
Zelenskyy continues to push for EU admission for Ukraine
By Paul Johnson
Ukraine says 8 killed by Russian air strike in Kharkiv
Ukraine said Tuesday eight people were killed in a Russian air strike on a residential building in the eastern city of Kharkiv, where an administrative building was earlier destroyed by Russian missiles.
"As a result of an air strike... eight people were killed and six injured in Kharkiv," Ukraine's emergency service said, adding that two people had been recovered alive from debris by rescue workers.
AFP
By Paul Johnson
First it was sport now musicians are boycotting Russia
British singers Louis Tomlinson and Yungblud as well as the band Franz Ferdinand have cancelled upcoming performances in Russia in light of the Russia-Ukraine war, following in the footsteps of other music acts to do so.
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand said they were pulling Russian gigs scheduled for the summer, adding "the only reason for this is the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian state."
"We love Russia. This great country has inspired our band through its art and literature and since we first played there seventeen years ago, we have built a rich and deep relationship with our Russian fans," the band said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched what he called "a special military operation" last Thursday.
"We have spoken to many of our friends in Russia via social media and have encountered unanimous opposition to this violence and solidarity with our Ukrainian friends," the band said.
"We know you see the madness of your country's leadership. We know you do not want war. We do not want war."
Tomlinson, a former member of boy band One Direction, said late on Monday that he was cancelling tour shows in Moscow and Kyiv.
"The safety of my fans is my priority and my thoughts go out to the people of Ukraine and all those suffering from this needless war," he wrote on Twitter.
Announcing he had cancelled his Russia shows, Yungblud said he was "heartbroken" to do so over Moscow's assault on its neighbour, the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.
Other acts to pull Russian gigs in the last few days include U.S. rock bands Green Day and Health and indie pop trio AJR.
By Nicholas McElroy
Conductor in Germany fired because of his support of Putin
Valery Gergiev has been fired as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic because of his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and for not rejecting the invasion of Ukraine, the German city's mayor said Tuesday.
Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter announced the decision after Mr Gergiev didn't respond to Mr Reiter's demand that the 68-year-old Russian conductor change course.
"I had expected him to rethink and revise his very positive assessment of the Russian leader," Mr Reiter said.
"After this didn't occur, the only option is the immediate severance of ties."
Mr Gergiev has been Munich's chief conductor since the 2015-16 season.
The Rotterdam Philharmonic in the Netherlands also cut ties with Mr Gergiev, saying "an unbridgeable divide" between the orchestra and conductor on the issue of the Russian invasion became clear after speaking with him.
By Nicholas McElroy
Prince Charles labels Russia's invasion of Ukraine 'brutal aggression'
Prince Charles has called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a "brutal aggression," and expressed his solidarity with Ukrainians resisting the attack.
Queen Elizabeth's eldest son made the remarks during a speech commemorating British MP David Amess who was murdered last year.
He called that an "attack on democracy, on an open society, on freedom itself" and compared it to events in Ukraine.
"We are seeing those same values under attack today in Ukraine in the most unconscionable way. In the stand we take here, we are in solidarity with all those who are resisting brutal aggression," Prince Charles said.
Members of the royal family rarely get involved in political matters, adhering instead to the constitutional norm that they should remain neutral.
On Saturday, Prince William and his wife Kate said on Saturday they stood with the people of Ukraine as they "bravely fight" the invasion by Russia.
In 2014, Charles caused a diplomatic row when his private remarks that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "doing just about the same as Hitler" became public.
Charles made those comments after Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea province, prompting criticism from the Russian foreign ministry who said the comments were "unacceptable, outrageous" and did not reflect well on the future British monarch.
By Nicholas McElroy
NATO boss says no need to change nuclear weapons alert level
NATO's chief says the alliance sees no need to change its nuclear weapons alert level, despite Russia's threats.
NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg spoke following talks on European security with Polish President Andrzej Duda at an air base in Poland where NATO's Polish and US fighter jets are based.
"We will always do what is needed to protect and defend our allies, but we don't think there is any need now to change the alert levels of NATO's nuclear forces," Mr Stoltenberg said.
The Kremlin has raised the specter of nuclear war, reporting on Monday that its land, air and sea nuclear forces were on high alert following President Vladimir Putin's weekend order.
NATO itself has no nuclear weapons, but three of its members, the United States, Britain and France, do.
By Nicholas McElroy
Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges EU: 'Prove that you are with us'
In the wake of the war on Ukraine, sanctions against Russia came swiftly and proved to be one of the biggest shows of global unification.
Steven Hamilton, assistant professor of economics at George Washington University tells The World the EU's purchase and delivery of weapons and other military equipment to Ukraine is an unprecedented move.
By Nick Sas
Walk out during Russian Foreign Minister's speech
Dozens of diplomats from across the world have walked out during a speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the annual UN Human Rights Council session.
Mr Lavrov was introduced to the floor, prompting the diplomats to walk-out en masse
He said he was forced to address the meeting via video because of the "outrageous" measures by the EU to restrict his "freedom of movement".
By Nick Sas
By Nick Sas
Residential buildings targeted in Kherson: Ukraine Parliament
Video has emerged of what appears to be residential buildings being hit by missile attacks in the city of Kherson, in the country's south.
The video, shared by the Ukraine Parliament, reportedly shows a residential building being hit.
It is unclear if there were any injuries or deaths.
By Nick Sas
Ukraine push for EU membership 'difficult'
Despite emotional pleas in the European Parliament today, experts say Ukraine's push to be fast-tracked into the EU will be complicated and "difficult".
The unprecedented move started last night with President Zelenskyy signing the official application for Ukraine to be allowed to join the EU.
But now its candidacy needs to be agreed to by all 27 EU members.
Speaking on ABC News Channel, University of Birmingham International Security Professor Stefan Wolff said EU membership was slightly different to NATO membership, which was at the core of Russian President Vladimir Putin's concerns with Ukraine.
He belived NATO membership was still a very distant prospect for Ukraine.
However, he said EU membership could be more complicated.
"Even when candidates have agreed, they're moving to what traditionally always has been very long negotiations on individual chapters, where Ukraine has aligned its own regulatory and legal frameworks with those of the EU," he said.
"Fast tracking in that sense is going to be very difficult.
"I think the important signal to send now is actually to give you give official candidate status and set the process in motion to get the country eventually join which may still be years ahead even if there is a fast-track process."
By Nick Sas
Zelenskyy addresses European Parliament
The Ukranian President has addressed the European Parliament, urging its members to allow Ukraine the to join the EU
President Zelenskyy received a standing ovation after the speech via video link, where he called on its members to prove that they were Europeans and allow "light [to] win over darkness".
"We are fighting for survival," he said.
"And this is the highest of our motivation. But we are facing also to be equal members of Europe. I believe that today we are showing everybody that's exactly what we are.
"The European Union is going to be stronger with us, that's for sure. Without you, the Ukraine is going to be lonesome. We have proven our strength.
"We have proven that as at a minimum, we are exactly the same as you are. So do prove that you are with us.
"Do prove that you will not let us go.
"Glory be to Ukraine."
By Nick Sas
Update on Kharkiv attack, Indian student killed: BBC
Ukraine's president has echoed the message of the head of Kharkiv, labelling the attacks on the city's second-biggest city as state terrorism committed by Russia and a "war crime".
It comes as the first reports of casualties from the indicent, with the BBC reporting an Indian student was killed in the strike.
Footage of the attack, carried out early on Tuesday morning Ukraine time, has been shared widely online. It shows the Kharkiv Regional State Administration building being hit by a missile and emergency services shifting through the wreckage.
"Evil, armed with rockets, bombs and artillery, must be stopped immediately," Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address to the European Parliament.
"We must show that humanity is able to protect themselves," he said.
Earlier, emergency officials said that about 20 people had been injured in the strike on Kharkiv's administrative building and that six people had been recovered.
Residents were forced to spend much of Monday hiding in basements or underground shelters to escape the Russian bombardment.
By Nick Sas
More than 70 Ukrainian troops killed in military base shelling: Governor
More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed when Russian troops shelled a military base in the town of Okhtyrka in Ukraine's north-east.
According Reuters, its regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyy confirmed the causalities in a Facebook post today.
Okhtyrka is a small town in the country's north-east, about 100km north of the country's second-biggest city Kharkiv.
Kharkiv was shelled by Russian forces earlier today, however there have not yet been reports of casualties.
