Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know

Updated March 5 2022 - 7:06am, first published 7:02am
Frequent shelling has been heard from the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Frequent shelling has been heard from the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

* Russian forces seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine in heavy fighting but a huge blaze on the site was put out. Russia's troops also bombarded Ukraine's capital Kyiv and laid siege to several other cities.

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