Ukraine: What happened today, Wednesday March 2?

A blaze at a Kharkiv University faculty building caused by a Russian missile strike just after 8.10am local time today. Picture: State Emergency Service of Ukraine/PA Wire

More than 2,000 civilians have died in Ukraine since the invasion began, emergency services have said.

The invasion has sent more than 870,000 people fleeing over Ukraine's borders and retaliatory sanctions have shaken the world economy, with surging oil prices exacerbating fears of inflation.