Energy giant Shell has announced it will halt all purchases of Russian oil and gas and close other operations in the country, joining dozens of other companies in severing ties with Moscow over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines has warned that sanctions and setbacks on the battlefield are unlikely to prompt Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course in Ukraine, and could even spur him to ratchet up his offensive.
Ukrainian intelligence says a top Russian military officer has been killed in fighting near the city of Kharkiv and has released what it says are intercepted phone calls that appear to partly corroborate the death.
Historic scenes of the Ukrainian capital fortified with sandbags, anti-tank obstacles, and armed volunteers as a Russian advance appears to stall to the north of Kyiv.
For many, International Women's Day has been overshadowed this year by Russia's war on Ukraine, which has killed thousands of people and displaced more than 2 million. RFE/RL has gathered the voices of several women whose lives have been upended by terror, destruction, and death.