Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Mosque Housing 80 Civilians Bombed, Mayor "Kidnapped"

German Ex-Chancellor Speaks To Putin In A Bid To End Ukraine War: Report

Some 13,000 Ukrainians evacuated from cities on Saturday, deputy PM says

Satellite Pics Show Fires, Severe Damage To Residential Buildings In Ukraine's Mariupol

Ukraine accuses Russia of fake referendum plot

Humanitarian situation in some Ukraine cities 'catastrophic': Russian military

Russian Forces Kill Seven Civilians In Evacuation Envoy, Says Ukraine

Ukraine: seven civilians dead after Russia fired at evacuation convoy

Ready To Take Diplomatic Steps Ukraine Will Find Helpful: US
The United States is willing to take diplomatic steps that the Ukrainian government would find helpful, a State Department spokesperson said on Saturday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the West should be more involved in negotiations to end the war.

"If there are diplomatic steps that we can take that the Ukrainian Government believes would be helpful, we're prepared to take them", the spokesperson said.

"We are working to put the Ukrainians in the strongest possible negotiating position, including by increasing pressure on Russia by imposing severe costs and by providing security assistance to help Ukrainians defend themselves."

Russia-Ukraine War: "Army's Abuses Must Seize": France's Macron, German Chancellor Urge Putin
France and Germany urged Russia's Vladimir Putin Saturday to end the deadly days-long siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the French presidency said after three-way talks.

Around 1,300 Ukrainian Troops Killed Since Russia invasion: President Zelensky

"Around 1,300" Ukrainian troops have been killed since Russia invaded its pro-Western neighbour, the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday as Moscow's forces closed in on the capital Kyiv.

Zelensky made the disclosure at a media briefing, the first time Kyiv had given such a toll since the beginning of fighting. On March 2 Russia said it had lost nearly 500 soldiers, but has not updated the figure since.

Russia-Ukraine War: "Informed Them Real State Of Affairs": Russia On Germany, France Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday slammed what he said was the "flagrant violation" of international humanitarian law by Ukraine's forces as he held phone talks with the leaders of France and Germany, the Kremlin said.

Russia-Ukraine War: Russia Engineers Inspect Seized Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Russian engineers have arrived to measure radiation at a Ukrainian nuclear plant, the seizure of which during Moscow's invasion of the country sparked international alarm, officials said.

Russia occupied Zaporizhzhia, Europe's biggest atomic power plant, after its forces attacked it on March 4.

Its reactors appeared undamaged after the assault despite a fire that broke out there after tanks bombarded it.

Officials from Russia's nuclear firm Rosatom arrived at the site on Friday, the Ukrainian nuclear agency Energoatom said in a message on Telegram.

The Russians told Ukrainian personnel they were there "to evaluate the radiation level" and "help to repair the plant" which was hit by shells, Energoatom said.

Russia Ukraine War: Germany's Deutsche Bank Shuts Down Its Operations In Russia Over Ukraine
Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank said Friday it was following other international companies in shutting down its operations in Russia in protest of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Ukraine Crisis: In Ukraine Ghost City, Florist Stays Open To 'Cheer People Up'
Most business owners have shut up shop and fled Ukraine's Mikolaiv, but florist Angela Kalisnik continues to sell tulips and roses just a short drive away from the frontline.

France's Macron, German Chancellor Scurry Off To Fresh Talks With Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were holding new talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine on Saturday, the Elysee palace said.

The three leaders had already had spoken by telephone on Thursday when both Macron and Scholz had "demanded an immediate ceasefire by Russia."

Hospitals Shelled In Ukraine's Mykolaiv "Without Military" Motive: Report

Hospitals came under fire overnight in the port city of Mykolaiv in the south of Ukraine, including a cancer treatment centre and an eye clinic, an AFP reporter said Saturday.

The windows were blown out of the cancer treatment centre, where patients were undergoing chemotherapy and the doors damaged.

"They shot at the civilian areas, without any military objective," said the hospital's head, Dmytro Lagochev.

Ukraine War: Russian Rockets Destroy Airbase Near Ukraine Capital, Says Mayor
Russian rocket attacks destroyed a Ukrainian airbase near the town of Vasylkiv in the Kyiv region on Saturday morning, Interfax Ukraine quoted the local mayor as saying.

Russia Warns Sanctions Could Cause International Space Station To Crash
Russia has warned that thesanctions could cause the International Space Station to crash,news agency AFP reported quoting an official.

Russia-Ukraine War: Israel Not Pushing Ukraine To Yield To Russian Demands, Ukraine Adviser Says
A top Ukrainian adviser on Saturday pushed back against suggestions Israel tried to nudge Ukraine into caving to Russian demands during talks.

Israel has been engaged in diplomatic efforts to try to end the war in Ukraine. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.