The latest developments in Ukraine: 17 March 

The latest developments in Ukraine

If you're just joining us, or want a round-up, here are the latest developments in Ukraine, Qazet.az reports.

• In the besieged city of Mariupol, buses carrying around 300 refugees have arrived across the border in Russia's Rostov region, according to Russian media. Yesterday, Russian missile strikes hit a theatre in the city where over 1,000 people were thought to be sheltering, according to the city's deputy mayor
• Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky accused Russia of purposely targeting the theatre.
• In the capital Kyiv, one person has died and three others are injured after an apartment building was hit by the remains of a downed missile. Rescue workers are searching for people who may be trapped under the rubble, says Ukraine's State Emergency Services
• In Chernihiv, 13 people waiting in a queue for bread were reportedly killed by Russian shelling
• On the diplomatic front, relations between the US and Russia plummeted further after US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal". 
• Before the comment was made, Zelensky spoke to the US Congress in a virtual address in which he called for more Western support
• The US pledged an additional $1bn in weapons to Ukraine - including tactical drones, rocket and grenade launchers, rifles, machine guns, body armour, and ammunition
• Analysis from military experts including the UK defence ministry says the Russian invasion has "stalled on all fronts"