BBC March 17, 2022

1. The situation on the ground is not changing dramatically and Ukraine could fight Russia to a standstill, Western officials tell journalists
2. Similarly, the Pentagon says the Russian advance is frozen "around the country on multiple lines of axes"
3. Civilians are said to be emerging alive from the ruins of a theatre in Mariupol that, according to Ukrainian authorities, was bombed by Russia
4. Between 1,000 and 1,200 people may have been inside, the city's deputy mayor has told the BBC
   
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