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Russia-Ukraine war latest: Mariupol ‘offered ceasefire’ for surrender; eastern city of Kreminna captured by Russia

Russia says it will offer ceasefire on Wednesday to allow Ukrainian defenders to lay down arms, as the battle for Donbas region begins

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  • UN urged to take lead in securing peace or risk organisation’s future
  • Police scout for pro-Russia collaborators in eastern Ukraine
  • Russia deploys up to 20,000 mercenaries in battle for Ukraine’s Donbas
  • US seeks to seize superyacht believed to be owned by oligarch
  • At a glance: what we know on day 55 of the invasion

The US is reportedly seeking to seize a superyacht suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch that is docked in the Pacific island nation of Fiji.

A restraining order filed on Tuesday by Fiji’s director of public prosecutions and seen by Reuters showed the vessel arrived in Fiji a week ago after leaving Mexico 18 days earlier and crossing the Pacific.