Portal:Current events/2022 March 8
March 8, 2022 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Kharkiv
- The Albanian consulate in Kharkiv is destroyed during Russian shelling. No casualties were reported. (Euractiv)
- Battle of Sumy
- The evacuation of civilians from Sumy is expected to start at 10:00 Kyiv time (8:00 UTC). (Ukrayinska Pravda)
- Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled Ukraine in 2014 as a result of the Revolution of Dignity to Russia, urges current President Volodymyr Zelenskyi to stop bloodshed "at whatever cost". (Ukrayinska Pravda)
- Battle of Kharkiv
Business and economy
- Nickel prices soar past the $100,000 per tonne mark for the first time, more than doubling since yesterday. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- New Zealand reports 23,894 COVID-19 cases, a new-single day record. (ABC News Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 eastern Australia floods
- The combined death toll of Queensland and New South Wales has risen to 20 people.[1]