Russia snubs UN court hearing on Ukraine invasion

Ukrainian servicemen help an elderly woman, in the town of Irpin (Andriy Dubchak/AP)

A representative for Kyiv has urged the United Nations’ top court to order Russia to halt its devastating invasion of Ukraine, at a hearing snubbed by Russia amid its ongoing assault on its neighbour.

Ukrainian representative Anton Korynevych told judges at the International Court of Justice: “Russia must be stopped and the court has a role to play in stopping it.”