Ukraine: What happened today, Saturday, April 2?

Ukrainian troops have moved to retake territory north of the country’s capital amid fears that Russian forces might have set booby-traps before leaving.

Ukrainian soldiers approach a trench that had been used by Russian soldiers as they retake an area on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. Picture: AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

Ukrainian forces were advancing on Saturday into areas north of Kyiv as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused departing Russian soldiers of leaving behind mines.

A Red Cross convoy was heading to Mariupol, set to try again to evacuate civilians from the besieged port.