War latest: Pope Francis calls for Easter ceasefire – as it happened

Natalia Titova, 62, shows the remains of her house, which was destroyed by Russian shelling, in Chernihiv. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

5.20am BST

This blog has now closed. You can follow the latest updates on our new blog.

4.12am BST

Officials said a grave with dozens of Ukrainian civilians was found in the village of Buzova near Kyiv this weekend, the latest such discovery as Russian forces retreat from their offensive on the capital and shift their assault to the east.

Buzova is 20 kilometres south-west of Bucha, where dozens of civilians were found dead after Russian forces withdrew at the end of March.

Taras Didych, head of the Dmytrivka community that includes Buzova and several other nearby villages, told Ukrainian television that the bodies were found in a ditch near a petrol station, according to Reuters. The number of dead is yet to be confirmed.

Residents look at destroyed Russian tanks on the outskirts of Buzova. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

A convoy of cars evacuating civilians passes a destroyed Russian tank on the outskirts of Buzova. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

The bodies of civilians exhumed them from a well at the fuel station in Buzova. The head of the village said they were killed by Russian soldiers. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

A Ukrainian mother reacts after the body of her son was discovered in a manhole at a petrol station on the outskirts of Buzova. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images