Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky made a request to the UK that Western leaders fear could risk an all-out war with nuclear-armed Russia. Follow our live coverage.
Russian forces have reportedly launched hundreds of missiles and artillery attacks on residential areas of Chernihiv and Mykolaiv, with Ukrainian forces also defending the port city of Odesa from invading ships.
Echoing our own wartime legend, Mr Zelensky said: “We will not give up, and we will not lose. We will fight to the end. The speech received a rare standing ovation from the UK parliament, with Mr Johnson saying his words “moved the hearts of everybody in this House”. The company has about 130 locations in Russia and Ukraine, with CEO Kevin Johnson saying Starbucks would provide support to its nearly 2000 employees who live in Russia during the shut down.
Civilian evacuations took place on Tuesday morning, in particular from the town of Sumy, where two convoys left during the day.But attempted evacuations from the port town of Mariupol have failed on several occasions in recent days, with both Kyiv and Moscow blaming the other side for the failures. McDonald’s on Tuesday became the latest on the growing list of US multinational companies to suspend activities in Russia, joining Apple, Levi’s and others – but some have chosen to stay in the country despite the risks to their reputation.