Its one year to the day since Russian forces invaded Ukraine.
The country's intelligence service is being warned to expect increased missile attacks in the coming days to coincide with the anniversary.
More than 8 thousand civilians have died, while as many as 13 thousand have been injured.
According to the UN the true number is likely to be substantially higher.
14 million people have been displaced from their homes.
At least 487 children were killed and 954 injured.
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A fourth arrest's been made by police over the shooting of a senior detective in County Tyrone.
John Caldwell was targeted at a sports centre in Omagh where he'd been coaching children on Wednesday night.
Dissident republican group, the New IRA, is the "primary focus" of the investigation.
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The HSE spent over €1.1bn on agency staff in less than two years.
The bill came to €568m in 2021, and €543m in the first 11 months of last year.
According to freedom of information figures, almost a quarter of the money was spent on nursing staff.
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Nominations for the leadership of the Social Democrats will open at 9 o' clock this morning and close next Wednesday at noon.
Rules underpinning the leadership election were agreed at a meeting of the party’s National Executive last night
If there is a contested election, polls will close at the end of March and voting will be by digital ballot.
If there is only one candidate, that person will be deemed elected when nominations close on Wednesday, March 1.
