Away from Ukraine itself, Easter peace marches have taken place across Germany, calling on the government not to produce weapons for Ukraine and to instead pursue peace with Russia.

Germany broke with precedent set at the end of World War Two by supplying military assistance, including Leopard 2 tanks, to Ukraine.

Ukraine has invited the prime minister of India to visit Kyiv.

Its deputy foreign minister said Narendra Modi should be more involved in resolving the war, during a visit to New Delhi.

The more the world knows about Russian aggression the faster the aggressor will lose, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in his nightly address.

The Ukrainian leader said when it came to international support, it was nice to end this week with "good results for the country", amid expanding ties with the world and movement towards NATO membership.

The West must continue to support Ukraine in its war with Russia or else it risks losing "our coming generation's security", Estonia's foreign minister Urmas Reinsalu has said.

In an interview with the Kyiv Independent, Mr Reinsalu said holding back on weapons for Ukraine would be the same as "co-signing a decision for Ukraine to lose on the ground".

Secret documents disclosing efforts by US, the UK and other NATO allies to build up Ukraine's forces ahead of a new offensive against Russian troops appear to have been leaked online.

The US defence department is investigating who is responsible for the potentially damaging leak, which comprised screenshots of classified military documents posted on Twitter and Telegram.

Maria Lvova-Belova, who is being sought for war crimes for deporting children from Ukraine, told a UN meeting they were taken for their safety and Moscow is coordinating with international organisations to return them to their families.

The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a briefing, following the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in Brussels, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

In particular, the head of Ukrainian diplomacy raised the issue of delivering the F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine at some bilateral meetings in Brussels.

The line of active hostilities in Ukraine now is more than 1,200 kilometers long.

The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an online meeting with members of the U.S. National Association of Governors, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.