Ukraine: What happened today, Thursday, March 17?

Damaged vehicles sit among debris and in Kharkiv city centre in Ukraine. Picture: AP Photo/Pavel Dorogoy

Authorities are working to rescue hundreds of civilians trapped in the basement of a theatre blasted by Russian air strikes while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Germany of putting its economy before his country’s security

Here are some of today's main points from the 22nd day of violence.