This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, March 14.

  • The White House says a Russian fighter jet has downed a US military drone over the Black Sea. Moscow has denied responsibility.
  • One person was killed and seven wounded when a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the city of Kramatorsk, Ukrainian officials say.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his top military command agree to continue to defend the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
  • Moscow does not recognise the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, the Kremlin said, after reports suggested the court was seeking arrest warrants for Russians connected with the war.