Ukraine: What happened today, Friday, March 11?

With the invasion now in its 16th day, Russia appeared to be trying to regroup and regain momentum, with expanded bombardment and a tightening of its hold on cities like Mariupol

A man walks with a bicycle in a street damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Russia widened its offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and an industrial city in the east, while the huge armoured column that had been stalled for over a week outside Kyiv was on the move again, spreading out into forests and towns near the capital.

The US and its allies moved to further isolate and sanction Russia.