Ukraine: What happened today, Saturday, March 12?

A UK intelligence report suggests Russian forces could launch an offensive on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv within the next few days

Russian army tanks move down a street on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine. Picture: AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka

As the conflict in Ukraine entered its 17th day today, satellite imagery showed a large number of Russian ground forces edging closer to Kyiv.

According to the latest UK Defence Intelligence report, the Russian troops are now about 25km from the Ukrainian capital.