Your Evening Briefing: One Million Flee Ukraine

The second week of war in Ukraine has pushed tensions higher as Russian forces stand accused of shelling Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Ukraine’s nuclear regulator said its last check before it halted monitoring showed normal radiation levels. Attacking Ukraine could hurt Russia’s economy as much as its 1998 default, JPMorgan Chase said.

Russia’s parliament passed harsh laws that would impose prison terms for people charged with spreading “fake news” about the military or calling for sanctions against the country. The BBC said it’s suspending the work of its journalists there for now. Facebook and Twitter were blocked in Russia by the country’s communications regulator. Some Ukrainians in nearby nations are heading home to fight. Meanwhile, more than one million people have fled Ukraine into neighboring countries since Russia’s invasion began. Follow the latest developments on the war.