The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Events Update

• Ukraine's MoD says Russia has lost 5,300 soldiers, 29 planes, 29 helicopters and 151 tanks

• Russia's MoD has for the first time acknowledged suffering losses, but refused to say how many

• Russian economy entered freefall as Western sanctions put in place over the weekend took effect, with ruble sliding to its lowest level ever

• Moscow's central bank has more-than doubled the interest rate to 20 per cent

• Russia orders people and companies to sell 80 per cent of their revenue in foreign currencies, forcing them to buy the ruble to help prop it up

• Moscow stock exchange won't open until at least 3pm in an attempt to head off all-out crash

• Zelensky has allowed Ukrainian prisoners to be freed if they join defence forces to 'repay their debt'

• Ukraine president also announced creation of 'international brigade' for foreign volunteers wishing to join military, after 'thousands' applied

• Spain's foreign minister called Putin's order to put nuclear forces on high alert 'one more sign of [his] absolute irrationality'

• Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country should be open to hosting nuclear weapons

• Germany announced a $112million fund to rebuild the country's armed forces, more-than double its current self-defence budget

• EU announced, for the first time in its history, that it will send funds to Ukraine for weapons - including fighter jets