# liveblog - Friday 18 March, 2022
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Mar 18th 2022, 3:59 PM
Russian forces have struck an area around Lviv airport in western Ukraine, the city's mayor has said. Work is underway to find civilians sheltering in a Mariupol theatre following a bomb attack. Simon Coveney is in Poland today to discuss the war in Ukraine.
# liveblog - Wednesday 16 March, 2022
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Mar 16th 2022, 9:32 PM
Russian forces bombed a theatre in Mariupol where civilians were sheltering, Ukrainian officials said. The UN’s International Court of Justice ordered Russia to stop its invasion. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a no-fly zone in an address to the US congress.
# liveblog - Tuesday 15 March, 2022
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A Fox News cameraman, who was an Irish citizen, was killed while working near Kyiv. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine should accept that it will not become a member of NATO. The Polish, Czech and Slovenian prime ministers travelled to Kyiv to meet the Ukrainian President.
# liveblog - Monday 14 March, 2022
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Mar 14th 2022, 9:45 PM
One person has been killed and 12 others injured after an air strike on a residential building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Diplomats are due to resume talks tomorrow after a "technical pause" in negotiations this afternoon. Zelenskyy has warned NATO that its member states could soon be attacked by Russian forces.
# liveblog - Sunday 13 March, 2022
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# liveblog - Saturday 12 March, 2022
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that around 1,300 of his troops had been killed since Russia's invasion began. Poland's transport minister said that any help Ireland can offer to help refugees would be happily accepted. A two-hour phone call was held between Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron, and Olaf Scholz in which Putin was asked to release the mayor of Melitopol, who was kidnapped by Russian forces.
# liveblog - Tuesday 8 March, 2022
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Mar 8th 2022, 8:30 PM
Fears persist around Russia's offer of humanitarian corridors. Ukraine military claims Russian general Vitaly Gerasimov was killed in fighting near Kharkiv. 2 million people have fled Ukraine so far.
# liveblog - Monday 7 March, 2022
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Mar 7th 2022, 8:56 PM
A Kremlin offer to open escape routes for civilians trapped by the fighting is rejected by Kyiv because several lead to Russia or its ally Belarus. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian troops of "murder, deliberate murder" in an address. Russian and Ukrainian delegations will meet for a third round of peace talks at 2pm.
# liveblog - Sunday 6 March, 2022
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# liveblog - Friday 4 March, 2022
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Europe's largest nuclear power plant was shelled by Russian forces overnight, causing it to catch fire. Zelenskyy has warned it will be the “end for Europe” if an explosion occurs due to Russian forces shelling the plant. Russia media watchdog has said it is limiting access to some international news organisations.
# liveblog - Thursday 3 March, 2022
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Mar 3rd 2022, 6:38 PM
More than one million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, the UN's refugee agency has said. After a call between Presidents Macron and Putin, French officials have said they believe "the worst is to come". The EU has agreed to give status to Ukrainian refugees to live, work and study in EU countries.
# liveblog - Wednesday 2 March, 2022
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Mar 2nd 2022, 5:40 PM
Russian airborne troops have landed in Ukraine's second city, sparking immediate and "ongoing" fighting. Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "dictator" in his keynote annual State of the Union address. Biden also announced that Russian aircraft will be banned from US airspace.
# liveblog - Tuesday 1 March, 2022
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Mar 1st 2022, 8:40 PM
A Russian military convoy 65km-long massed on the outskirts of Kyiv this morning. More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed after Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka. Ukraine's President Volodymer Zelenskyy urges MEPs to 'prove that you are with us' in a remote addresses to European Parliament.
# liveblog - Monday 28 February, 2022
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Feb 28th 2022, 10:55 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the next 24 hours will be “a crucial period” for his country. Ukraine met with Russia at the country's border with Belarus, with further talks possible. The UN held a rare emergency special session of the General Assembly today, as financial sanctions posed on Russia started to bite.
# liveblog - Sunday 27 February, 2022
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Feb 27th 2022, 6:55 PM
The EU confirmed it will send weapons to Ukraine, close its airspace to Russian planes and ban Russian state-owned media. Ukraine has agreed to hold talks with Russia at the country's border with Belarus. Putin has ordered his defence chiefs to put the country’s nuclear “deterrence forces” on high alert.
# liveblog - Saturday 26 February, 2022
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Feb 26th 2022, 6:00 PM
After street fighting in Kyiv overnight Ukraine's president has vowed 'we will not lay down our arms' Nato leaders have agreed to bolster their eastern forces as the EU and US announce further sanctions Here at home, Russia's ambassador to Ireland says he can 'leave any time' as his expulsion is not ruled out by govt
# liveblog - Friday 25 February, 2022
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Feb 25th 2022, 10:00 PM
Ukraine military vehicles have entered Kyiv to defend the city. The country's government says it has handed out 18,000 assault rifles to volunteers.
# liveblog - Thursday 24 February, 2022
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Feb 24th 2022, 10:00 PM
Ukraine’s Health Minister says 57 people have been killed, and 169 more were wounded EU leaders gathered for an emergency summit and agreed to punish Russia with "severe" sanctions Russian police have detained more than 1,700 people at anti-war protests across dozens of cities
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# liveblog - Wednesday 8 December, 2021
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Dec 8th 2021, 8:25 AM
Storm Barra is making its way across the north west, leaving thousands without power. Schools in 12 counties are to remain closed today - Dublin was added to the list late last night. Local authorities in counties with no Status Orange warnings have begun clearing trees from the roads.
# liveblog - Tuesday 7 December, 2021
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Dec 7th 2021, 9:35 PM
Schools will be closed again tomorrow in 11 counties Some 38,000 homes and businesses around the country remain without power A status red warning is in place in Co Clare
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# liveblog - Saturday 13 November, 2021
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