10th Day of Russia Ukraine War Latest Updates 5 March

Columns of Russian mechanized forces moving north of Kyiv. Russia intensifies operation. Russian forces encounter stiff resistance.

● Ceasefire was observed from 0700 GMT on 5 March to open human corridors in Mariupol and Volnovakha. According to Ukrainian officials, evacuation efforts had to be halted because Russians violated ceasefire by resuming shelling.

● Death toll at Chernihiv reaches 47.

● UN says confirmed civilian death toll in Ukraine is 351, while 707 are injured from 24 February till 4 March.

● Ukraine says there is no immediate threat to Odessa.

● Belarus President says Belarusian military is not part of operations in Ukraine.

● President Vladimir Putin says that no-fly-zone will be considered as declaration of war. "Any movement in this direction will be considered by us as participation in an armed conflict by that country," said Putin.

● According to The Guardian, President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's statehood will be threatened if its leaders continued to resist his military invasion.

● Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says by ruling out a no-fly-zone, NATO has given the "green light for further bombing of Ukraine."

● UN refugee agency says the number of Ukrainian refugees has reached 1.5 million.

● Russian state gas company Gazprom is shipping natural gas to Europe via Ukraine in the same volume of 109.5 million cubic meter stre per day as per 4 March, said Ukraine's pipeline operator company.

● Euro dips to $1.10 first time since 2020.

● European stocks plunge more than 3%.

● Microsoft suspends sales of its products to Russia.

● Russia blocks BBC and VOA.

● Russia introduces 15 years imprisonment for spreading false information about military.