Russia's defence ministry says its troops have now captured the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson.

If the city has fallen, it would make it the largest in Ukraine to be captured by Russian forces so far.

Overnight we reported that Russian troops had been seen on the city's streets and that its mayor said Kherson's train station and port had been captured.

Here are the updates:

The Ukraine military says Russian paratroopers have landed in its besieged second-largest city Kharkiv

Meanwhile, Russia's defence ministry says its troops have now captured the southern city of Kherson

But there has been little movement by a 40 mile-long convoy of Russian armoured vehicles north of Kyiv

On Monday five people died after Russia attacked a TV tower in the capital, Ukrainian officials say

US President Joe Biden says in a speech to Congress that Vladimir Putin underestimated the West's response to the war

"Putin’s war was premeditated and unprovoked," he says, adding that Nato is ready and the world is united in its response

Stock market trading on the Moscow Exchange will be suspended for a third day, says Russia's central bank

Source; BBC

BDST: 1400 HRS, MAR 02, 2022
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