Ukraine: What happened today, Friday, March 25?

Here are some key things to know about today's events in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

A man enters a car to leave the area of a fire, following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Picture: AP Photo/Felipe Dana

Ukrainian officials say the death toll from a strike on a theatre last week in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol is in the hundreds — the deadliest single attack since Russia’s war started a month ago.

During a nightly video address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukrainians to keep up their resistance to Russia’s invading forces, insisting that his nation is “getting closer to victory” with every day.