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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 8)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
People board an evacuation bus as civilians continue to flee Russian attacks in Irpin, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

As Tuesday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:

Moscow set a new deadline for Ukraine to agree to humanitarian corridors that would route people through Belarus and Russia.

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