Allegations of mobile crematoriums, rape and sexual violence by Russian forces

UN Security Council meeting focuses on the situation of women and children in Ukraine

Barry Andrews says current defence spending is ‘virtually negligent’

Zelenskiy critical of some in the West and says he could not tolerate ‘any indecisiveness’

European Union moves to ban Russian coal imports and introduce further sanctions

Conflict-related sexual violence can constitute a war crime, says Geraldine Byrne Nason

Attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol cut short while Chernihiv faces ‘catastrophe’

American official also warns of growing food security crisis eleswhere due to impact of war

Mainstream opinion leaders see war as a plot instigated by the US to weaken Russia

The facilities were ‘not built to withstand acts of war’, says Ukrainian nuclear physicist

An Associated Press journalist recounts their rescue from Mariupol by Ukrainian soldiers

China’s Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden that conflicts such as Ukraine are in no one’s interests

‘Leaders will reaffirm close partnership’ on St Patrick’s Day, says White House

Irish ambassador says Russians showed ‘reckless disregard for nuclear safety’

‘We are actively funding and supplying equipment to the Ukrainian military’

New York and Nairobi postings also planned, with Department of Foreign Affairs funding

Email on communications policy reminds worker of responsibility to ‘be impartial’

At least 13 civilians killed after factory in Kyiv region hit by air strike – emergency services

Hard questions will have to be asked about neutrality: what does it mean, how does it apply and what are its parameters in a changed world?

Nato decide not to set up no-fly zone over Ukraine after meeting in Brussels