Morning brief: Russian forces kill fleeing civilians while closing in on Kyiv, and all the latest news

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion at 9am. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion at 9am. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

A resident passes by cars burnt in the Russian shellfire as he flees from his hometown on the road towards Kyiv, in the town of Irpin. (AP)

Ukraine war: Mariupol reels as Russian forces close in on capital Kyiv, kill fleeing civilians

Mariupol, the Ukrainian port city, continued to endure one of the Russian war’s worst strikes with the latter’s forces shelling its downtown as residents hid in an iconic mosque and elsewhere to avoid the explosions. Read more…

Flames continue to rage at Kolkata tannery after 12 hours of firefighting

The fire continues to rage at a tannery cum godown in the Tangra area of Kolkata even after 12 hours of firefighting operations, reported news agency ANI quoting a senior official of the fire department. Read more…

2 women stabbed to death for objecting to relative’s harassment

The mother and aunt of a 12-year-old girl differently abled girl were stabbed to death, while another relative was injured in Bihar’s Gaya for allegedly protesting a sexual harassment attempt, police said on Saturday. Read more…

Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo etched his name in the history of competitive football with a stunning hat-trick in the Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur at the Old Trafford on Saturday. Ronaldo, with his first two goals of the game, became the leading goal scorer in the history of the sport, surpassing football great Josef Bican. Read more…

The Kashmir Files' Vivek Agnihotri, Pallavi Joshi meet PM Narendra Modi, producer thanks him for 'noble words'

Director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, his actor-wife Pallavi Joshi, and producer Abhishek Agarwal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Their film The Kashmir Files released in theatres on Friday. Abishek mentioned that PM Modi had appreciative words for the movie. Read more…