Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says diplomatic efforts are under way to save the remaining fighters holed up inside the Azovstal steelworks in the city of Mariupol, as more civilians were evacuated from the bombed-out plant.
Dozens more civilians have been rescued from the tunnels under a besieged steel mill in Mariupol where Ukrainian fighters have been making their last stand to prevent Russia's complete takeover of the strategically important port city.
The Italian government has ordered the seizure of a luxury yacht worth some $700 million that has been linked in the media to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine's shelling has killed and injured its own civilians in the southern region of Kherson, Russia says, after pounding southern and eastern areas with missile strikes, while some civilians evacuated from a steel plant in besieged Mariupol.
Ukraine's ambassador has reiterated calls for Australia to supply further military equipment to the besieged European nation, warning of further Russian threats to the Indo-Pacific region.
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have linked the war in Ukraine with the Anzac spirit, as political leaders paused election campaigning for Anzac Day.
President Xi Jinping says his government supports talks to resolve international disputes, but opposes the use of sanctions, in China's latest attempt to describe an approach to Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine.
Thousands of Russian troops backed by artillery and rocket barrages have begun an offensive in eastern Ukraine as the US and UK led pledges for more arms and money to the government in Kyiv and the United Nations sought a ceasefire.
Ukrainian authorities say missiles have struck the western city of Lviv, killing six, and explosions rocked other cities as Russian forces kept up their bombardments after claiming near full control of the southern port of Mariupol.
Pope Francis has urged leaders to hear the people's plea for peace in Ukraine and implicitly criticised Russia for dragging the country into a "cruel and senseless" conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has threatened to withdraw from the ongoing peace talks with Russia if Ukrainian fighters trapped in the port city of Mariupol are killed by the Russian forces besieging the city.
Civilians have fled areas of eastern Ukraine ahead of an anticipated Russian offensive, while Kyiv says it's checking reports that Russian forces used chemical weapons in the besieged port city of Mariupol.
As Russian forces retreat from their offensive on the Ukrainian capital and focus their assault on the east a new grave holding dozens of civilians has been found in Buzova village near Kyiv.
20 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, including two ambulance variants, are headed to Ukraine to aid the Ukrainian government’s response to "Russia’s unrelenting and illegal aggression", the Australian Government announced this morning.
