The head of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine says that thousands more civilians have been killed in the country since the war began than the world body’s official toll of 3,381.

The Finnish Parliament’s defence committee recommends joining NATO ahead of an official decision on membership due in the coming days.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for the European Union to roll out a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, including an oil embargo.