Russian President Vladimir Putin has justified the invasion of Ukraine before a packed soccer stadium but coverage of his speech on state television was unexpectedly interrupted by what the Kremlin said was a technical problem with a server.
A Russian air strike has badly damaged a children's hospital in the besieged Ukranian port city of Mariupol, burying patients under rubble and injuring women in labour, Ukraine says.
Russia has declared a partial ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, the Kremlin's defence ministry says.
Several hundred people gathered peacefully on the median strip on Canberra Avenue outside the Russian Embassy in Griffith again today as daily protests continue for a second week.
A group of peaceful protesters rallied outside the office of the European Union delegation in Yarralumla today and called on the EU Ambassador to “cover the sky” over Ukraine.
A candlelight vigil calling for peace in Ukraine and protesting against the AUKUS military alliance will be held in Civic this evening, Friday 4 March, by No War, No AUKUS ACT (NWNAA).
Canberra photographer John Brookes submitted this poignant photograph to Canberra Daily for publication; its colours reminding him of the flag of Ukraine.
