As the death toll rises in Ukraine, war in Europe continues to dominate the front pages.
The Irish Times reports that hundreds of people have fled the besieged port city of Mariupol where city authorities have said 2,500 civilians have been killed by Russian shelling.
Meanwhile, the Irish Examiner reports that 31,000 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the past three days as hospital cases have risen above 1,000.
Tuesday's front page and @ExaminerSport cover page.
ePaper - https://t.co/xxSE5Ket6Y
Subscribe - https://t.co/lSlhYsIH9U pic.twitter.com/PCZY2ULT5z— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) March 15, 2022
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The Russian advance has stalled, according to the Irish Daily Mail, as Russian forces may only be able to sustain another 14 days of fighting at full capacity.
Elsewhere, the Irish Daily Mirror reports that Daniel Kinahan's planned podcast has been scrapped amid concerns over 'legal issues'.
And the Belfast Telegraph leads with the journalist who staged an anti-war protest live on Russian television as politicians open their doors to Ukrainian refugees.
Morning readers! Stay with @beltel for all your breaking news. Here's a look at the front page of the Belfast Telegraph this morning https://t.co/ZFlfbJQwqj pic.twitter.com/oik6mKkPF1
— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) March 15, 2022
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In the UK, the British responses to the war in Eastern Europe are splashed across many of the front pages.
The Financial Times quotes the US as telling allies China has signalled its willingness to provide Russia with military support in Ukraine, with The Guardian reporting nearly 3 million people have fled the war.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 15 March https://t.co/zglWGzGtPL pic.twitter.com/6pbsv6ax7h
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 14, 2022
Guardian front page, Tuesday 15 March 2022: Russia’s deadly raids plunge Ukrainians into ‘nightmare’ pic.twitter.com/Awd0DwZKTM
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 14, 2022
A humanitarian corridor was used successfully for the first time in the war on Monday as invading forces allowed at least 160 cars to leave the southern city of Mariupol, according to The Independent.
Tuesday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “First civilian convoy flees horror of Mariupol” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/apB704aNV0
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 14, 2022
Boris Johnson has told The Daily Telegraph Western leaders had made a “terrible mistake” by letting president Vladimir Putin “get away with” annexing Crimea in 2014 and subsequently becoming “more dependent” on Russian power sources.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'West made terrible mistake with Putin, says PM'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/kxaIdQ03MU— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 14, 2022
The Daily Express and Daily Mirror report three British ex-special forces soldiers are feared to have been killed in Russia’s strike on a Ukrainian base near the Poland border.
Front page: 3 Ex-special forces Brits killed in Ukraine #TomorrowsPapersToday
Read more: https://t.co/MepVONEKqU pic.twitter.com/HqMfSfg3Be— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) March 14, 2022
Tomorrow's front page: 3 Brits killed in missile hell #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/jE8Wz8DBbz pic.twitter.com/DlIEz6XOsM
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 14, 2022
The Daily Mail and i report tens of thousands of Britons signed up to the sponsorship scheme to house Ukrainian refugees in its first few hours, while The Times says the programme’s website immediately crashed after opening. The story is also covered by The Sun.
Tuesday’s Daily MAIL: “44,000 Sign Up To Give A Refugee A Home” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/sy681zkPrv
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 14, 2022
Tuesday's front page: UK families open homes to refugees#TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest from @singharj: https://t.co/XKTMZQdr15 pic.twitter.com/rkLFie8bFa— i newspaper (@theipaper) March 14, 2022
Tuesday’s TIMES: “Rush to take in Ukrainians” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Gw5TS03JFj
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 14, 2022
Tuesday’s SUN: “UKraine” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/s4LqWFnUh2
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 14, 2022
Metro covers protesters breaking into a mansion owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch in west London.
Tuesday’s front page:
YOU’RE PUTIN US UP MATE#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/SDYS24n5IZ— Metro US (@MetroUS) March 14, 2022
And the Daily Star reports an academic’s claim the Turin Shroud is just a tablecloth and not the face of Jesus, with the paper adding “very naughty monks made it as a money-making scam”.
Tomorrow's Daily Star front page: Heavens!https://t.co/YPqdAVs4Qj pic.twitter.com/o3vKYQOoR6
— Daily Star (@dailystar) March 14, 2022
