War in Ukraine Developments

Hypersonic weapons

Russia says for a second day in a row it has fired its newest hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, destroying a fuel storage site in Mykolaiv region. Hypersonic missiles travel faster than the speed of sound and can manoeuvre mid-flight, making them hard to track and intercept.

Art school bombed

Ukrainian authorities accuse Russian forces of bombing an art school in the besieged city of Mariupol where some 400 people, including women and children, had been sheltering. They also accuse the forces of deporting around 1,000 residents to Russia and stripping them of their Ukrainian passports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the siege of Mariupol will go down in history as a war crime.

Hospital hit

In the encircled northern city of Chernigiv, the mayor says dozens of civilians have been killed by "indiscriminate artillery shelling", and that a hospital has been hit.

Australia ups ante

Australia bans all exports of alumina and bauxite to Russia while pledging more weapons and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The export ban aims to impact aluminium production in Russia, which relies on Australia for 20 percent of its alumina.

Zelensky to address Israel lawmakers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has emphasised was due to address Israel's parliament. In an international tour via videoconference, Zelensky has spoken to several foreign legislatures since the invasion launched on February 24, including the United States Congress, Britain's House of Commons and Germany's Bundestag.

10 millions displaced

Ten million people -- more than a quarter of the population -- have now fled their homes in Ukraine due to Russia's "devastating" war, the United Nations refugees chief said. Some 90 percent of those who have fled are women and children. Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are eligible for military call-up and cannot leave. UNICEF said more than 1.5 million children are among those who have fled abroad, warning that the risks they face of human trafficking and exploitation are "real, and growing".