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5:36 PM

Mariupol city council: Death toll of civilians rises to 2,187.

Russia bombed Mariupol, a besieged southeastern port city in Donetsk Oblast, at least 22 times in the last 24 hours, according to the city council. About 400,000 residents are stuck in the city, as Russia continues to block evacuation from Mariupol.
4:28 PM

WP: White House briefs TikTok influencers about Russia's war in Ukraine.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki gave key information about Russia's invasion of Ukraine to 30 TikTok stars on March 10, according to the Washington Post. "The White House has been closely watching TikTok’s rise as a dominant news source, leading to its decision to approach a select group of the platform’s most influential names," the publication writes.
3:27 PM

Thousands rally against Russian occupation in Kherson.

Russian troops fired at the crowd with rubber bullets, according to local journalist Kostiantyn Ryzhenko and Ukrainska Pravda. Residents have repeatedly protested against occupation in Kherson, a regional capital in southern Ukraine, ever since Russian forces took control of the city on March 5.
3:10 PM

Russian occupiers kill New York Times contributor in Irpin.

According to Andriy Nebytov, the head of the Kyiv Oblast police, video journalist Brent Renaud was killed on March 13 in Irpin, a satellite city outside of Kyiv that has been a hot spot of Russia's war. Renaud was not on the NYT's assignment in Ukraine. Two other journalists were wounded in Irpin and hospitalized.
11:51 AM

ZN.UA: Russian army imposes curfew, banns protests, arms in occupied cities.

According to the document provided by the ZN.ua news outlet, people in three Ukrainian towns occupied by Russia are banned from taking part in public gatherings, spreading information about Russian army movements, selling and using arms. Those who do not obey will be "strictly punished" by the "military law enforcement," the document reads.
10:44 AM

Mayor of occupied Dniprorudne kidnapped by Russian troops.

Mayor Yevhen Matviiv is the second mayor Russian soldiers kidnapped since the war broke. On March 11, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was abducted. “War crimes are becoming systemic,” said Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Olexandr Starukh.
4:44 AM

Russian forces damage Sviatohirsk Lavra church in Donetsk Oblast.

The popular pilgrimage spot that belongs to Ukrainian Orthodox Church, but that is under the Moscow Patriarchate, was damaged on March 12, when Russian soldiers shelled the city of Sviatohirsk. At the time of attack, around 520 civilians and monks were at the site.
3:56 AM

Air raid alerts go off in almost every region of Ukraine.

Sirens have been activated in the cities of Uman, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Odesa, Volyn, Zaporizhzha, Berezivka, Izmail, Kiliya, Yuzhne, Chernomorsk, Bilyaivka, & Avdiivka, as well as the in Kyiv, Rivne, Chernihiv, Ternopil, Dnipro, Cherkasy and Sumy Oblasts.
3:05 AM

Serbia reverses course, won't increase flights to Russia.

Serbia earlier doubled its flights from Belgrade to Moscow in response to higher demand, but has since reversed the decision after sharp criticism. The country has refused to sanction Russia and has been used to circumvent airspace restrictions to Russian flights.
2:25 AM

Russian troops no longer in Ukraine’s port city of Skadovsk.

According to the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Yakovlev, the situation in Skadovsk is under control and there is electricity, gas and water supply. On March 9, Russian military vehicles entered the city and Russian troops reportedly seized all the computers from the city council.

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