Reports of survivors in the rubble of bombed Mariupol theatre

 

The latest developments

Here's what you need to know if you're catching up this lunchtime:

• Ukraine has accused Russian forces of bombing a theatre where civilians were sheltering in the besieged southern city of Mariupol.
• Authorities in Ukraine also say at least 107 children have been killed since the start of the invasion
• Some 1.95 million people have fled Ukraine to Poland since the war began, the Polish Border Guard agency said.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Germany for its assistance during an address in Berlin, but told lawmakers their support "came too late to stop war".
• The Kremlin has said Russia's negotiators are putting colossal energy into talks to reach a potential peace deal with Ukraine.
• The Russian state TV journalist who staged an anti-war protest during a live bulletin has told the BBC she "could not remain on the sidelines".
• The UK is to deploy the Sky Sabre missile system in Poland, along with 100 troops, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.

• And Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told the BBC there is "very, very strong evidence" that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "war criminal", after comments made by US President Joe Biden.