Russian forces encircle Kyiv; 1,500 civilians killed in Mariupol

Burning apartment buildings on Zelinskovo Street in western Mariupol, Ukraine on March 12. AFP/ Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies

Here are the latest developments in Russia's war in Ukraine:

Russia encircling Kyiv

Russian forces advance ever closer to the capital from the north, west and northeast. Russian strikes also destroy an airport in the town of Vasylkiv, south of the city. Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak says Kyiv is already effectively "under siege" as the army and volunteers prepare to defend the city, street by street.

'Humanitarian catastrophe' in Mariupol