What's happened in Ukraine so far : 20 March

News 14:00 20 Mar, 2022

Latest about Russia-Ukraine war

What's happened in Ukraine so far : 20 March

It's just past 09:00 local time in Ukraine. Here's a recap of the latest news:

  • Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned Moscow's incessant bombing of Mariupol, the port city encircled by Russian troops in the south-east, calling it "a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come"
  • In the last few minutes, Mariupol officials have said that Russian forces bombed a school sheltering 400 people. Earlier on Saturday officials said that Russian forces were taking thousands of locals from the southern Ukrainian city into Russia against their will. The BBC cannot independently verify their claims
  • These developments come after intense fighting on the streets of Mariupol on Saturday
  • Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russian forces refrained from launching offensives and spent most of Saturday replenishing supplies and repairing damaged equipment, according to claims by the Ukrainian military