Security Council

New evidence of a mass grave in Mariupol to hide thousands of civilian dead has added to international calls for Russia to be held accountable

At least 31 wounded after youths threw stones at gate where officers were stationed

Millions set to suffer as a result of disruption to harvest, planting and global supply chains

Ireland to provide additional €3m to help International Criminal Court investigation

Coveney to press for immediate halt to Russian aggression at UN meeting

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