Latest Ukraine updates: Russian strikes destroy Vinnytsia airport

• A second attempt to evacuate an estimated 200,000 people out of Mariupol has come to a halt amid ongoing hostilities.

• Missile strikes have destroyed the international airport in Vinnytsia.

• More than 3,500 people have been detained at anti-war protests in Russia.

• The Red Cross says the situation in Mariupol is extremely “dire”.

• Mastercard, Visa and American Express announce they are suspending operations in Russia.

• Ukraine’s foreign minister tells the US counterpart his country needs fighter jets and air defence systems and says NATO’s refusal to implement a no-fly zone over Ukraine is a “sign of weakness”.

• The IMF warns that the “serious” global economic effects of the war in Ukraine would be “more devastating” if the conflict escalates.
  
  

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Asrar, N., & Marsi, F. (2022, March 7). Latest Ukraine updates: Russian strikes destroy Vinnytsia airport. Russia-Ukraine War News | Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/5/russia-ukraine-nato-support-liveblog