Out of Office: Companies rush to cut ties as Russia accused of war crime in Kharkiv strike

Ukraine reported at least 10 deaths in Kharkiv, its second-largest city, after a Russian missile hit an administrative building. Volodymyr Zelensky, the country’s president, accused Moscow of an “unforgiveable war crime” and called on international adjudicators to investigate the country. His comments came as a 60km military convoy made up of Russian soldiers advanced on Kyiv.

Simon Coveney, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, said Irish families may be asked to open up their homes as part of the country’s plan to accommodate up to 20,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine. Coveney said talks were ongoing at a European level to decide whether staff or diplomats at Russian embassies should be expelled. “Those discussions are actually taking place as we speak now and we may be in a position later on to make decisions on that,” he said.