Ukraine-Russia crisis Day 9 Live: What you need to know right now

As the Russia-Ukraine war entered its ninth day, Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia facility in Ukraine, was on fire after a Russian attack, the mayor of a nearby town said. Firefighters could not battle the blaze because they were being fired upon by Russian troops, according to the Ukrainian atomic energy ministry. 

Russia and Ukraine agreed on the need for humanitarian corridors and a possible ceasefire around them for fleeing civilians, their first sign of agreement on any issue since the war began eight days ago.

* No sign of radiation leak

Essential equipment at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was unaffected after the fire, with no change in radiation levels, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

* 'Europeans, please wake up' - Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said Russian tanks had shot at the reactor plants, though there was no evidence cited that they had been hit. "Europeans, please wake up. Tell your politicians – Russian troops are shooting at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine," he said in a video message.

*Stop fighting around nuclear plant - Biden

U.S. President Biden and British Prime Minister Johnson spoke separately with Zelenskiy about the fire. The White House said Biden urged Russia to "cease its military activities in the area and allow firefighters and emergency responders to access the site."

*One million refugees

More than 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in just seven days, the United Nations said. 

*‘According to plan,’ Putin says "I want to say that the special military operation is proceeding strictly in line with the timetable. According to plan. All the tasks that have been set are being successfully resolved," he said on television. 

*France's Macron tells Putin: ‘You are lying to yourself’ - French official "There was nothing in what President Putin said that could reassure us" in a phone call he made to French President Macron, said a French presidential adviser. He said Putin reiterated that he was seeking the "de-nazification of Ukraine" and Macron said: "You are lying to yourself." 

*Nike, IKEA close Russian stores as sanctions biteThe United States and Britain announced sanctions on more Russian oligarchs, and more Western companies including Nike and IKEA closed operations in Russia. 

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*INSIGHT: A battle to prove war crimesPast cases at the International Criminal Court in The Hague suggest that - despite mounting civilian casualties in Ukraine - it will be a long and difficult process to prove violations of international humanitarian law and to prosecute any suspects successfully. 

*MARKETS: Stocks slide as oil surge rattles inflation fears Oil prices soared again as the Ukraine war sparked a run on commodities that raised fears of "stagflation" and stocks on Wall Street and in Europe fell as investors hoped central banks will be prudent as they move to tighten monetary policy.