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While Ukrainian citizens rush to defend its cities from Russian invaders, the country's Vice Prime Minister makes an unusual call-to-arms, pleading with ...

It's time to get involved in the cyber defence of our country." "To prepare big attacks, it takes time. The country's power grid was hacked in 2015 and 2016. The ABC has been unable to verify the authenticity of the leak. He said offensive cyber activities against targets in Russia were unlikely to change the ground war for Ukraine at this point. The IT ARMY of Ukraine also asked subscribers to mass report Russian YouTube channels "that openly lie about the war in Ukraine" for terms of service violations. He asked for tech specialists to respond to his call with a resume and told the ABC, in written correspondence, many have answered the call — some based outside of Ukraine. Russian state and patriotic hackers are among some of the most notorious perpetrators of computer intrusions in the world. Since launching at the weekend, one public Telegram channel, the IT ARMY of Ukraine Telegram channel, has grown to more 265,000 subscribers — it is unlikely every account in the group is genuine. "It is fascinating how cleverly and adroitly Ukraine has mobilised these cyber groups and weaponised them against the Russians, who are meant to be the world-leaders in this area." While crowdsourcing cyber operations have been linked to conflicts in the past, the size and public nature of this campaign are largely unprecedented. "In the past, we've had much smaller rudimentary groups doing this, and they tended to be associated with one of the conflict groups," said Australian strategic analyst Alan Dupont.

Full coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, from The Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Biden didn’t elaborate on the Justice Department's task force and department spokespeople did not immediately provide details. \n\nThe Justice Department is expected to step up its efforts to investigate whether assets of some oligarchs could be linked to illicit activity, which would allow the U.S. government to perform seizures. The Justice Department is assembling a task force "to go after the crimes of Russian oligarchs," President Biden said Tuesday during his State of the Union address.\n\n"We are joining with our European allies to find and seize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets," Mr. Biden said.

Rockets struck a maternity clinic, a Holocaust memorial site, and near a TV tower in Kyiv on Tuesday, after the Russian military warned of "high-precision" ...

“The Russian stock market has lost 40% of its value and trading remains suspended. “Hospital staff is unsure if the hospital will remain off-limits as a target,” Fadek said. “The ruble has lost 30% of its value,” Biden added. But I will hold the city and its functioning as long as I can," he wrote. It also shows that the Russian forces from Crimea have advanced and established a crossing across the Dnieper River. Today it was transferring the babies and surrogate mother to a safer hospital; tomorrow it's ensuring they receive the supplies they need. He is currently in the US state Georgia, waiting for a chance to see his children. "He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over. Neither do the children. “If the Russian soldiers and their leadership hear me. “The parents do not smile. "You know, you can't really defend yourself by saying 'no, I'm not a dictator.' But what they can do is try to pick apart the argument."

Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers die in attack on military base in Okhtyrka as Russian column approaching Kyiv appears to stall.

The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, said Russia’s attack on Kharkiv was “sickening” and reminiscent of massacres of civilians in Sarajevo in the 1990s. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, described Vladimir Putin’s invasion as a battle between “the rule of law and the rule of the gun”. In an emotional address to the European parliamentZelenskiy reiterated Ukraine’s wish to join the EU, saying the country was “fighting for survival” and to be “equal members of Europe”.

For a comparison, nearly 2,500 American troops were killed in Afghanistan over 20 years of war. For Mr. Putin, the rising death toll could damage any remaining ...

The decision to read those texts, Russia experts and Pentagon officials said, was a not-so-veiled reminder to Mr. Putin of the role Russian mothers have had in bringing attention to military losses that the government tried to keep secret. The website is part of a campaign launched by Ukraine and the West to counter what American officials characterize as Russian disinformation, which includes Russia’s insistence before the invasion that the troops surrounding Ukraine were simply there for military exercises. Information and the battle for public opinion around the world have come to play an outsize part in a war that has come to seem like a David vs. On Monday, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Sergiy Kyslytsya, read out before the General Assembly what he said were the final text messages from a Russian soldier to his mother. On Tuesday, a senior Pentagon official said entire Russian units have laid down their arms without a fight after confronting surprisingly stiff Ukrainian defense. American officials had expected the northeastern city of Kharkiv to fall in a day, for example, but Ukrainian troops there have fought back and regained control despite furious rocket fire. But they cautioned that the figures — based on satellite imagery, communication intercepts, social media and on-the-ground media reports — were estimates. “Given the many reports of over 4,000 Russians killed in action, it is clear that something dramatic is happening,” said Adm. James G. Stavridis, who was NATO’s supreme allied commander before his retirement. The pictures and videos change throughout the day. But one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred. No one can say with certainty just how many Russian troops have died since last Thursday, when they began what is turning into a long march to Kyiv, the capital. But Moscow may be losing that many soldiers daily in Mr. Putin’s latest invasion of Ukraine, American and European officials said.

Missiles hit the the cultural heart of the city, targeting an opera house, concert hall and offices.

But Mayor Igor Kolykhayev said defiantly on Facebook that the city "has been and will stay Ukrainian". You can also get in touch in the following ways: if they run out, we will use our teeth against the enemy that is moving towards Mariupol." "This is terror against Ukraine. There were no military targets in the square - nor are they in those residential districts of Kharkiv which come under rocket artillery fire," he added. Video footage showed a missile hitting the local government building and exploding, causing a massive fireball and blowing out windows of surrounding buildings. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused Russia of "barbaric and indiscriminate practises... There are shortages of food already," Ms Avdeeva added. But at any moment Russia could hit the critical infrastructure facilities. Kharkiv has been bombed heavily for days now and 16 people were killed before Tuesday's attack, Mr Zelensky said. A journalist in the city, Alena Panina, told broadcaster Ukraine 24 that "the city is actually surrounded, there are a lot of Russian soldiers and military equipment on all sides". Freedom Square is the second largest city-centre square in Europe and a landmark of the city. Russian missiles and rockets have hit the cultural heart of Ukraine's second largest city in what officials said was a deadly and "cruel" attack.