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The fiercest fighting continues in the center of the strategic city of Mariupol, on the 28th day of the war in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government says about 100,000 civilians have been stranded there without food, water or heating. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said that despite the difficulties, 7026 inhabitants of Mariupol were rescued on Tuesday. The Ukrainian military claims Russian troops are “demoralized” and Russian officials are now trying to recruit former soldiers to join their war effort. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov has refused to rule out the use of nuclear weapons. In an interview with CNN, Peskov said this could happen if the country faces an existential threat
22:15 President Biden arrives in Brussels, expected to start talks with NATO
US President Joe Biden has arrived in Brussels, where he will attend several urgent summits on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Air Force One landed at Brussels airport at 21:03 local time after a nearly seven-hour flight from Washington. The next day, President Biden is expected to start intensive talks with NATO, the G7 and the European Union.
20:58 The Russian journalist was killed in Kiev, she was filming the destruction in Podolsk
A Russian journalist reporting from the Ukrainian capital Kiev was killed this Wednesday. Journalist Oksana Baulina was filming the devastation after Russian troops bombed Kiev’s Podolsk district. Baulina was killed along with a civilian, while two others were injured, according to Insider. She previously worked for Alexei Navalny Anti-Corruption Foundation and had to leave Russia because of her work with imprisoned opposition activist.
20:31 US: Russian troops are committing war crimes, not sparing people
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has announced that the US government has concluded that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. “We have seen numerous reports of indiscriminate attacks targeting civilians as well as other atrocities,” he said in a statement Wednesday. He added that Russian forces had destroyed Ukrainian infrastructure without sparing either schools or hospitals.
18:33 Putin suffers another defeat, senior Russian commander from Ukraine is killed
Another Russian commander was killed by Ukrainian forces this Wednesday. The Times writes that Colonel Alexei Sharov was killed while fighting with Ukrainian soldiers who are resisting Russian occupation in the besieged coastal city of Mariupol. He was the commander of the Zhukov Brigade 810th Guard Order, an elite branch of the Russian Navy based in Sevastopol. Sharov is the 5th colonel to be killed by Ukrainian forces.
19:26 The Ukrainians retake another city, the Russians try to create a corridor to the east
After Makariv, the Ukrainians were able to retake the city of Irpin. The mayor of Kiev said that after fierce fighting, the city was now back in their control. “Makariv and Irpin are still under Ukrainian control. Russian forces will never approach Kiev, we would rather die than surrender to the invaders, we are ready to defend our city. Kiev is already fortified, we are ready to protect every building, every street of our city. “Large-scale fighting is currently taking place near Brovary in the west of the capital,” he said.
17:29 Putin wants “unfriendly” countries to pay for gas in rubles
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 23 that his country would demand that “unfriendly” countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles, from now on. Putin said during a meeting with government officials that “a number of Western countries have taken illegal decisions on the so-called freezing of Russian assets, effectively limiting the credibility of their currencies, undermining confidence in these currencies.”
17:05 Biden, new sanctions on Russia: We will “cement” the defense of Eastern Europe
US President Joe Biden meets with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week as part of Western efforts to prevent Russia’s war against Ukraine from escalating into an even greater catastrophe. Biden fears that Russia could use chemical or nuclear weapons as its occupation is not proceeding as Moscow predicted and has faced major logistical problems and fierce Ukrainian resistance. Humanitarian challenges are growing, too.
16:56 Problems in the heart, Putin’s ally “disappears”. What happened to the Russian minister!
Vladimir Putin’s crisis is further exacerbated by recent reports that his close ally, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, has not appeared in public for days, allegedly due to heart problems. Old television footage of him, according to Russian opposition media, was broadcast on television. Shoigu last reacted on March 18, saying that he and Putin had discussed what they consider a special operation in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the news that his 31-year-old daughter Ksenia was seen posing in the colors of Ukrainian flag, yellow and blue. At the start of the Russian offensive in the neighboring country, Shoigu was much more present, but sources from the minister’s close circle claim that he has health problems.
16:49 Four NATO groups will be deployed in Eastern Europe
NATO leaders have agreed to deploy four new battle groups in Eastern Europe, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO would increase its existence by doubling the number of existing combat groups, but without getting involved in the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his speech to the Japanese parliament mentioned the dangers of Russian attacks on nuclear power plants that his country was facing, raising concerns about Chernobyl. Earlier this month, Russian troops entered the Chernobyl zone and cordoned off the perimeter of the nuclear power plant.
14:00 The Guardian: Serbia, “Putin’s Trojan horse” in the Balkans
Peace in the Balkans is again in jeopardy, says the Guardian, and that European Union governments, according to the well-known British daily, should oppose the Serbian executive before it is too late. In an article analysis of the situation in Europe, Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbia is described as “Putin’s Trojan horse”.
13:49 Pentagon: Ukraine is defending itself very cleverly
US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby told reporters at a recent news conference that Ukraine had defended parts of the country “very cleverly, very skillfully, very creatively.” Kirby said Ukrainian forces had planned a counterattack and were now “moving in that direction.”
13:50 Berlin proposes Marshall Plan for Ukraine: We will rebuild it!
Germany is allocating funds for a “Marshall Plan” to help rebuild Ukraine after the end of the war, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced during his presentation of the national budget for 2022. Lindner also announced that the government will soon present a additional budget to calculate measures taken in response to the war, including economic assistance and steps to facilitate price increases especially for basic products and services. Europe was devastated by World War II, and in 1947 was on the brink of starvation.
Moscow has lost “its offensive potential” and is being forced to call in reinforcements from “deep areas of Russia” amid withdrawal from major battles and major desertions, Ukrainian officials say. In the latest update of the information, the Ukrainian army says that the Moscow forces have been repulsed by Makariv, a strategically important suburb of Kiev, and thanks to the heroic actions of its defenders, the Ukrainian flag is now flying over this city.
12:25 “They are spies”, Poland expels 45 Russian diplomats / Moscow warns of revenge
The Polish intelligence service has asked the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw to expel dozens of Russian diplomats, some of whom claim to work for Moscow’s secret services but disguise themselves as diplomats.
11:45 Peskov Declaration on Nuclear War, US Increases Uranium Production!
Amid Russia’s nuclear threat, the United States is proposing to resume domestic uranium production. Russia enriches more uranium than any other country in the world, says the Wall Street Journal. The situation created after its occupation of Ukraine, has exposed the fragility of the global supply of nuclear fuel, which is controlled by a small number of people.
Friends of Vladimir Putin’s partner Alina Kabaeva have asked her to go to Moscow to persuade the Russian president to end the war in Ukraine. Earlier this month PageSix reported that the Russian president is suspected of hiding his girlfriend and their children in the neutral European country. Kabaeva, the Olympic gold medalist, reportedly has four children, two boys and a twin girl with the 69-year-old, though the two have never officially confirmed it.
10:52 German Chancellor: Russia is failing, Putin’s offensive has stalled
Russian forces are failing to advance the occupation of Ukraine despite the constant bombing of cities and towns, says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The war, says Scholz, is not only destroying Ukraine, “but also the future of Russia.” Warning Moscow of further sanctions, he says: “We are constantly tightening sanctions, but [masat] they should not harm European states more than the Russian leadership.
10:38 The apartment block in Rubizhne is bombed, two children are killed
Three people, two of them children, have been killed in a Russian attack on an apartment block in the eastern city of Rubizhne, says the head of the military authority in Luhansk.
09:30 A ceasefire is declared in Luhansk
The governor of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine said an agreement had been reached on a local ceasefire to evacuate civilians stranded by the fighting. Governor Serhiy Gaidai told the Telegram that the ceasefire would take effect at nine o’clock in the morning local time.
08:57 War in Ukraine / Agreement reached on nine humanitarian corridors
The agreement to try to evacuate stranded civilians in Ukrainian cities through nine humanitarian corridors was reached this Wednesday, said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Signaling that no agreement had been reached with Russia to establish a safe corridor from the center of Mariupol, she said people wishing to leave the besieged port city would find transport to the nearby Berdyansk area.
08:37 How the 27-year-old teacher survived the bombing of the Mariupol theater
Last Wednesday, a Russian bomb hit a theater in the port city of Mariupol. Hundreds of civilians, mostly women and children, were inside the building near the coast, hiding. Maria Rodionova, a 27-year-old teacher, had been living in the theater for 10 days after fleeing her ninth-floor apartment with her two dogs. That morning she had taken some fish waste from a kitchen in the field to feed her dogs, but later realized they had not drunk water. So around 10:00, she tied her dogs to her luggage and headed towards the main entrance where a water queue was being formed. A man came from behind and pushed him hard against a wall, protecting him with his body.
08:20 “Hell on earth!” Mariupol, the Ukrainian city filled with dead bodies and destroyed buildings
Mariupol has been the target of constant attacks by Russian forces due to its strategic position along Ukraine’s southern border. The city has been bombed for weeks now. A Human Rights Watch report released Monday described the city as “a frozen landscape of hell filled with dead bodies and destroyed buildings.” Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said about a quarter of the population, or 100,000 people, were still trapped in “inhumane conditions.”
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