The Russian president praised his country’s forces at the rally to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia annexing the Crimea from Ukraine.
The strike against the theatre was part of a furious bombardment of civilian targets in multiple Ukrainian cities over the past day.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow’s demands were becoming ‘more realistic’.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said early on Wednesday that Russia’s demands were becoming ‘more realistic’.
Across the country, thousands of people are thought to have been killed, both civilians and soldiers, in nearly two weeks of fighting.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces continued to pummel cities with rockets, and fierce fighting raged in places.
Some of the evacuation routes would funnel refugees towards Russia or its ally Belarus – unlikely destinations for those fleeing the war.
Russian forces have intensified the shelling of cities in Ukraine, upending attempts to evacuate besieged civilians.
The news dashed hopes of progress in easing, nevertheless ending the war in Ukraine, which is now in its 11 day.
The National Crime Agency said it had obtained two account freezing orders in respect of five accounts held by Graham Bonham-Carter.
Russian forces have now taken control of the Zaporizhzhia plant in the city of Enerhodar.
Ian Umney said he has a ‘tea in hand’ after arriving in the city of Nikopol.
Explosions and gunfire were heard in embattled cities in eastern Ukraine as Russia’s invasion met unexpectedly stiff resistance.
Irish foreign affairs minister Simon C said he hopes the world is seeing the ‘first step’ towards the ending of war.
The alarming step came as street fighting broke out in Ukraine’s second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the south.
