[Jimbuna]

The UN has told the BBC that the number of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine has passed two million.

People are fleeing the north-eastern city of Sumy, and Irpin, near Kyiv, after ceasefires were agreed to allow civilians to escape.

However, Ukrainian officials say Russia is shelling an evacuation route from the besieged southern city of Mariupol.

In the past few days, several evacuation plans have collapsed amid continued Russian attacks.

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says Russian troops have not progressed as they hoped and are now "getting more desperate"

Shell says it will immediately stop all spot purchases of Russian crude oil following criticism.

The Russian deputy PM has warned that Moscow could retaliate against European sanctions by cutting off natural gas to the bloc.