The Russian-Israeli billionaire is giving up the control after being targeted by figures and politicians, over his ownership, as he made no mention of the war in his statement; Roman Abramovich also donates millions for Jewish communities and organizations

Yevgeny Kornichuk tells CNN that Ukrainian president believes Israel 'only democratic state that has good relations with both Russia and Ukraine' to be able to hold talks between the fighting states; adds Israel is mulling the proposal

As Russian troops storm the capital, Ukrainian forces take positions across the city to hold off the invasion amid hundreds of casualties; Zelensky says the fate of Ukraine will be decided in Kyiv as he turns down the offer to leave the city

UK's Defense Ministry says Russian forces involved in advance on Ukraine's capital now 30 km from city center, while Lviv's mayor says local forces 'repelled' Russian helicopters; at least 198 Ukrainians, including 3 children, have been killed so far

Explainer: Russia has tried for a long time to link Ukraine to Nazism, particularly those who lead it, including the country's current Jewish president; Putin's remarks go back to 1941 when some Ukrainian welcomed their Nazi occupiers

President Zelensky, his advisors, as well as U.S. officials say Ukraine's forces putting up 'determined resistance' to Russian advancement on Kyiv, which has been pounded by missiles; Biden okays $350M worth of weapons for Ukraine

Despite expressing displeasure over Israel's apparent support of Ukraine, Russian embassy says 'deconfliction mechanism' - which prevents the two countries to clash during Israeli operations in Syria - proven to be useful and will continue to work

Reports say Kremlin ordered to slow down the offensive in anticipation of talks between Moscow and Kyiv, but Ukraine refused to negotiate, which President Zelensky denied; U.S. claims Russians have not made the progress they wanted to make