Russian troops take Kherson, war crimes court prosecutor opens Ukraine investigation

Russian forces have taken over the Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials confirmed late Wednesday, the first major urban centre to fall since Moscow invaded a week ago. The announcement came as the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said he would immediately open an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.

• Russian forces have taken over the Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials confirmed late Wednesday, the first major urban centre to fall since Moscow invaded a week ago.
• One million people have fled Ukraine in the week since Russia launched its invasion, the United Nations said, amounting to the swiftest refugee exodus this century.
• The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court confirmed he would immediately open an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine.
• Earlier Wednesday, the UN General Assembly voted to reprimand Russia for the invasion. The resolution was supported by 141 of the assembly's 193 members.
• Russia’s defence ministry said 498 Russian soldiers have died and another 1,597 were wounded in Ukraine since the invasion began last week. Ukrainian military officials put the Russian toll much higher: 7,000 Russian servicemen killed and hundreds taken prisoner.
• The UN human rights office said 227 civilians were killed and 525 others were injured in Ukraine between February 24 to March 1. These are confirmed cases; the real death toll was “considerably higher”.