Britain's BBC said on Friday it would temporarily suspend the work of all its journalists and support staff in Russia following the introduction of a new law that could jail anyone found to be intentionally spreading "fake" news.

The United States and its allies heavily criticized Russia on Friday at the United Nations over its shelling and seizure overnight in Ukraine of Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, and some demanded that Moscow not let such an attack happen again.

A fire at Europe’s biggest nuclear power station at Zaporizhzhia is put out after Ukraine accuses Russia of “nuclear terror” in shelling the plant. Russian troops later take the reactors, which generate 40 percent of Ukraine’s electricity, after firefighters say they were prevented them from reaching the blaze for hours.

Russian lawmakers yesterday moved to impose harsh jail terms for publishing “fake news” about the army, which a senior lawmaker said will apply to foreigners too, as Moscow moves to muffle dissent over its invasion of Ukraine.

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg yesterday said the alliance would not impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine after calls from Kyiv to help stop Russia’s bombardments.

Ukraine accused the Kremlin of “nuclear terror” and the West expressed horror yesterday, after Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was attacked and taken over by invading Russian forces.

Efforts are under way to evacuate the 28 rescued crewmen through Romania, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen.

Images of cluster bombs and artillery strikes on Ukrainian cities this week have prompted the world’s top war crimes prosecutor to launch an investigation, with the support of dozens of nations opposed to Russia’s invasion.

India today said it has evacuated one Bangladeshi national from war-ravaged Ukraine.

Ukraine and Russia will face off Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a hearing on emergency measures sought by Kyiv to order Moscow to suspend military operations, with Russia's legal team weakened by the resignation of a key lawyer.

NATO allies rejected Ukraine's demand for no-fly zones on Friday, saying they were increasing support but that stepping in directly would lead to a broader, even more brutal European war so far limited to Russia's assault on its neighbour.

The endless stream of people walking in line, heading to the borders to escape Russia's war on Ukraine, has marked a horrific déjà vu for some in the exodus. They had already fled other wars, conflicts that devastated their own countries, including Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan.

Senior US Senator Lindsey Graham called for "somebody in Russia" to assassinate President Vladimir Putin after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in a televised interview Thursday evening.

Nearly 1,000 Indians are still stranded in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Sumy, which are among the worst-hit areas during the ongoing Russian invasion.

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today said efforts are underway to relocate 28 crew members of the abandoned Bangladeshi ship "Banglar Samriddhi" to Romania from war-ravaged Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin urged Russia's neighbours on Friday not to escalate tensions, eight days after Moscow sent its forces into Ukraine.

The government fears problems in financial transactions involving Russian projects in Bangladesh if Russia faces more sanctions.

“I'm relieved. I feel safe. Entered the banker. Don’t worry,” Additional Captain of state-owned vessel Banglar Samriddhi, Mansurul Amin Khan (38), said last night to his sister Sabina Khan Maitree, teacher of Tala Government College.

NATO will defend all its allies and territory against a Russian attack, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, as he arrived for a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers in Brussels.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that the Belarusian armed forces were not taking part and would not take part in Russia's military operation in Ukraine.