The Russian offensive in Ukraine continues for a 23and daytime. Russian strikes hit a factory in Lviv, a city in the west of the country spared so far.
The city center of Mariupol, a besieged strategic port in the south-east of the country, is the scene of fighting.
Here are the latest developments, minute by minute
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A Canadian Armed Forces veteran who went to Ukraine at the start of the conflict sends a message to his colleagues who might have the same desire as him: not to leave on a whim and to think about the real implications of such a decision .
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The former president of Latvia believes that NATO must intervene militarily in Ukraine.
5:14 am | An oligarch is doing well here
Russia’s richest man has been spared the economic sanctions imposed by the federal government on those close to President Vladimir Putin, even though he has interests in several Canadian companies, including the aircraft manufacturer Sunwing.
Alexei Mordashov sits on a personal fortune of US$29 billion (C$37 billion), according to the magazine’s 2021 list Forbes. He owns a Bombardier jet and yachts, including the Lady Mseized on the Italian coast on Saturday, after the European Union (EU) froze the assets of Kremlin allies.
5:04 | Russian “missiles” destroyed a factory near Lviv airport
Russian “missiles” destroyed a factory in the airport district of Lviv, a large Ukrainian city near the Polish border, on Friday, without causing any casualties, said its mayor, Andriy Sadovy.
4h40 | Fighting in downtown Mariupol
The Russian military and its separatist allies are now fighting in downtown Mariupol, a beleaguered strategic Ukrainian port in the southeast of the country, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
5:45 am | Over two million Ukrainian refugees in Poland
The number of people arriving from Ukraine to Poland to flee the Russian invasion exceeded two million as of 8 a.m. GMT on Friday, Polish border guards said.
5:30 am | Washington denounces “dangerous” remarks by Moscow on possible NATO membership
Washington has denounced the “dangerous” remarks of the Russian ambassador to Bosnia, saying that Moscow would react to a possible accession of Bosnia to NATO, even mentioning the situation in Ukraine.
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Russia now controls large swathes of eastern Ukraine from north to south. The Russian armed forces, which have made no real gains for a week, while suffering significant losses, are relentless against civilian targets.