Russia invades Ukraine — live updates from Suspilne

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Russia invades Ukraine — live updates from Suspilne
. Ukrainian troops inspect the site following a Russian airstrike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda

Early on the morning of February 24th, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on state television that Russia will carry out a 'special military operation' in eastern Ukraine.

Moscow claims the 'operation' is aimed at 'denazification and demilitarization' of Ukrainian territory at the request of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk 'people's republics', and is based on the right to self-defence. Russia also says that it does not attack the civilian population.

But, the fact is, Russian armed forces have killed innocent people, including children and the elderly. Russia deliberately targets civilian infrastructure and falsely claims that it is Ukraine's army that puts people's lives at risk.

Suspilne, the largest independent news media outlet in Ukraine, and a number of English-speaking volunteers launch this live updates page to let the world know what is really happening on the ground. Tune in for hourly news bulletins from all Ukrainian regions.

Fires in Chernobyl, Kharkiv, Zelensky's interview with Russian journalists. The war. Key events on March 27

Russia once again launched rocket attacks on Ukraine on the evening of March 27. Two humanitarian corridors worked today; more than a thousand people have been evacuated from the danger zones. Suspilne gathered the main news of the thirty-second day of the war.

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Ukrainian soldier near a damaged building in Stoyanka, Kyiv region, March 27, 2022. Photo credit: Vadim Ghirda/ АР

Shelling continues in Kharkiv

A woman, man and 3-year-old child died by shelling in the Izium district, between the villages of Shevelivka and Husarivka. Also in the Izium district, the Russian military fired artillery shells at the village of Oskil, killing seven people including a 7-year-old boy, reports the Regional Prosecutor's Office. Five people were injured.

Earlier it was reported that heavy battles are ongoing near Izium, the south is controlled by the Ukrainian army, the north is occupied by the Russians. Head of the Regional Military Administration Oleh Synyehubov said that the invaders are trying to reach Donbas through Izium to "cut off the Joint Forces Operation line".

Fires in Chernobyl

More than 10,000 hectares of forests in the Chernobyl NPP exclusion zone are burning because of the fights. 31 fires were reported so far, causing increased levels of radioactive air pollution. This was reported by the Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova, and the information was confirmed in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is impossible to attend to the fires as the exclusion zone is occupied by Russian troops.

Slavutych

Slavutych Mayor Yuriy Fomichev said in his video address on March 27 that as of 15:00, Russian invaders have left the city. A big anti-Russia rally was held in the city the day before, the mayor was captured and then released. He claimed that there were no weapons in the city, so the Russian troops agreed to leave. However, he later reported that Russians remain in the city and check people for weapons.

Slavutych has been blocked by Russians for several weeks. The humanitarian situation is difficult, and no official humanitarian corridor has been established. A humanitarian aid base will operate in Slavutych on March 27 according to Slavutych City Council.

The International Committee of the Red Cross and kidnapping of Ukrainians

The scandal around ICRC broke out after a meeting between its president Peter Maurer and the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Serhiy Lavrov. Maurer then stated that he would like to improve ICRC logistics in Russia.

According to the data available to the Ukrainian government, about 40,000 Ukrainians were forcibly moved to Russia. Russian troops prevent Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories from leaving through humanitarian corridors to Ukraine. The Committee of International Red Cross is facilitating daily agreements between Ukraine and Russia for evacuation corridors, Iryna Vereshchuk told Suspilne. According to the information received by Ukraine, ICRC plans to open an office in Rostov-on-Don.

Ukraine received British Starstreak MPADS

The UK has transferred a batch of Starstreak man-portable air defence systems to Ukraine. This was reported by the Centre for Counteraction to Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine with reference to the UK Defence Minister Ben Wallace. Initial operational training has been completed, and the first Starstreak systems are currently being deployed for combat use.

Starstreak is a British man-portable anti-aircraft missile system designed to hit low-flying helicopters and aircraft. The complex uses the world's fastest short-range surface-to-air missiles and can hit air targets at an altitude of up to 5 km. A Starstreak rocket can speed up to 4,200 km per hour.

The LPR no longer wants a referendum on joining Russia

In the morning of March 27, Leonid Pasichnyk, the self-proclaimed head of the LPR, the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, announced a referendum on joining Russia. Ukraine and several international partners stated that this referendum would have no legal force. In the evening of the same day, Pasichnyk claimed that the LPR was not preparing for the referendum.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky gave the first big interview to Russian journalists after the beginning of the war.

Russian regulator Roskomnadzor immediately stated that Russian media must not publish the interview. Zelensky spoke about his vision of victory and said that Ukraine will ensure the safety of Russian businessmen should they support Ukrainian Forces.

More than 40 international companies continue to fully operate in Russia

42 large international companies have ignored calls for withdrawal or reducing operations in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. Acer, Alibaba, Asus, Auchan-Retail, Huawei, Lenovo, Metro, Turkish Airlines, Xiaomi and others are among them. The full list is available here. We remind that Ukraine calls for boycotting these companies.

Peace talks

The next round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will be held in Turkey on March 28-30. For some time, negotiations were held remotely. Both Ukrainian and Russian sides have confirmed the meeting in Turkey.

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Russian troops continue the militarization of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. It increases the risk of damage to the shelter structure installed above the station's fourth power unit after the 1986 explosion. According to the General Staff of Ukraine, in the city of Chernobyl, the Russian army deployed a temporary command post of the Eastern District. Dozens of tons of ammunition are transported there every day on the road through the city of Pripyat and a few hundred meters from the isolation facilities of the nuclear power plant.

Furthermore, over 30 fires have been recorded in the forests around the nuclear power plant. More than 10,000 hectares of forests are burning due to the fighting, which causes an increased level of radioactive air pollution, said the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmyla Denisova.

On the night of March 27, a rocket from the Russian Grad MRLS pierced the roof and concrete floors of the school in Kharkiv. Then, there were people inside the school, the residents of the nearby houses came to the shelter for the night. No one was injured. During the day, teachers and residents of the neighborhood cleared the debris.

A Ukraine — Russia negotiating group member, MP David Arahamiya, said their next meeting would be held offline in Turkey on March 28-30.

The self-proclaimed "Luhansk People's Republic" is currently not preparing for a referendum on joining Russia, said Leonid Pasichnyk, the "leader" of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic. Earlier, he said that a referendum could soon be held in the occupied territories. Later on, the State Duma of the Russian Federation explained that now it's not the right time for this step.

Since the war began, 264 hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities have been damaged; 13 of them have been completely destroyed, Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said. 65 emergency medical teams and cars were also damaged. Six medics died, 18 were seriously injured, and now stay in hospital.

Adviser to the head of the President's Office, Oleksii Arestovych, urged the Ukrainian military and civilians not to humiliate captured Russian servicemen. He noted that there would be many more prisoners as the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in some areas.

On March 26, Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Martsinkov and his team came under Russian militaries' fire near Chernihiv. They delivered humanitarian aid to civilians and soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but did not reach the regional center.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have launched tactical counterattacks in Sumy and Kharkiv regions, and continue to do so in Kyiv and Kherson regions. Adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksii Arestovych said that the situation of Russians and the situation of Ukrainian troops have not changed in the last 24 hours.

One of the settlements in Kryvyi Rih district was shelled by Russian troops with "Tornado-S" volley fire system. The missile was equipped with prohibited cluster munitions - the Office of the General Prosecutor

The Centre of Disinformation Resistance under the National Security Council of Ukraine confirms information about Russia's plans to use Ukrainian hryvnia currency in the territories of illegal "people's republics" in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. It was planned to bring a ruble to the occupied territories and make an exchange, but such an operation requires at least 1.5 billion rubles, and Russia has no money. That's why they decided to use hryvnias. According to the Center, the population of temporarily occupied settlements flatly refuses rubles and shows maximum resistance to the occupiers.

Our news at 14:23

In Kherson, people again went to a peaceful rally. They chanted "Kherson is Ukraine!". Russian militaries dispersed a peaceful rally, throwing smoke grenades at people.

A similar rally took place in Kakhovka.

In Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian army counterattacked and liberated one settlement, - said the head of the regional administration.

In the east, while defending Ukraine, Lviv cameraman Yurii Oliynyk was killed, - his colleague and friend Lviv journalist Andriy Drozda reported.

The leader of the so-called "LPR" Pasichnyk announced a "referendum" on joining the Russian Federation.

In the morning of March 27, Russians launched two missiles at Odesa. None of them hit any target - officer of the operational command "South" Vladislav Nazarov.

More than 71,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol, - the mayor said. Evacuation of residents from the blockade

The mayor of Mariupol Vadym Boychenko published an appeal in which he said that the evacuation of Mariupol residents, who were able to reach Berdyansk on their own, has been going on for 15 days.

"This is a big and difficult work, which was impossible without consolidating efforts at all levels. Thanks to everyone who helps save the lives of Mariupol residents. We have already managed to evacuate more than 71 thousand people from this hell, which used to be a wonderful city, the city of Mariupol. It's the merit belongs to all participants of this complex but extremely important process", - Boychenko stressed.

About 40,000 people have been forcibly transported to Russia, - Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. The data is inaccurate, she says. And she advises people to get in touch so that the Ukrainian government can help them through the UN and other international structures.

She added that today the issue is being resolved for Russia to extradite these people: "Because we cannot exchange people with parity, we do not capture their(Russian) civilians."

Firefighters extinguish fire at industrial facility after Russian military attack, Lviv, March 26

As of the morning of March 27, 2022, 139 children were killed and more than 205 injured due to the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. Children in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions were the most affected, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office reports. In the morning of 26 March, the figures were as follows: 136 children's deaths and 199 injuries.

There were 7 attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. Russia lost 8 tanks, 8 armoured vehicles, 3 vehicles and one mortar.

In Popasna, the enemy tried to storm the artillery, but suffered losses and fired mortar shells at its own positions. Head of Luhansk region Military Administration Serhii Haidai reported. 3 multi-storey buildings and 8 private houses were damaged by fire in Severodonetsk, Lysychansk and Rubizhne. The school, the infrastructure of the ambulance station also came under fire. Two people were injured.

The oil depot in Dubno was destroyed as a result of a Russian missile attack on the evening of March 26, there are no casualties, the head of the Rivne regional administration said.

Russia shoots from afar so as not to endanger its planes. This is evidenced by the latest British intelligence released by the British Ministry of Defense.

Russia again used banned phosphorus bombs in Ukraine, the correspondent of BuzzFeed News Christopher Miller reported.

"This is happening now on the front line near Avdiivka, Russian troops are using white phosphorus against Ukrainians. Photo from a Ukrainian lieutenant, taken in real time. He described the situation as "insanity," the journalist wrote.

Biden in Warsaw, the shelling of Lviv, the liberation of Trostyanets’. War, the thirty-first day. Top news

31 days of Ukrainian resistance to the Russian military invasion have passed. Russian troops are suffering losses, hiding the real loss of personnel. Russia is conducting a partial covert mobilization and removing equipment from long-term storage. But it is in extremely unsatisfactory technical condition and dismantled. Instead, the Armed Forces continue to defend their positions and go on the counterattack. Within a day, the city of Trostyanets’ in the Sumy region was liberated, in addition, the Ukrainian military drove the occupiers away from Kyiv for more than 70 kilometers, and in some areas — for 35 kilometers. Suspilne gathered the main events of the day.

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Machine gun under the Ukrainian flag on the front line near Kharkiv, March 26, 2022, photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky

Biden delivered a major speech in Warsaw at the end of a two-day visit to Poland. He called on the world not to be afraid, assured Ukrainians of US support and noted that Putin was doomed to defeat.

Russia launched two missile attacks on Lviv. At 4:45 p.m. and 7:09 p.m., the Russian Federation fired on an oil depot as well at a defense facility in Lviv from Sevastopol and 5 people were injured. Lviv Mayor Sadovyi said that in this way Russia conveyed greetings to Biden, who was on a visit nearby in Poland.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed three bills to facilitate the stay of refugees from Ukraine.

All out of 10 agreed humanitarian corridors worked on March 26. 5,208 people were evacuated. 331 people traveled from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia by their own vehicles.

Trostyanets’ and Boromlya in the Sumy region were liberated from Russian occupation. Defeated, the Russian army fled Trostyanets’, leaving behind weapons, equipment and ammunition.

The Russian army occupied Slavutych, the mayor said in a video message. He confirmed the deaths of three city residents.

The US State Department is offering up to $10 million for information about four Russian hackers.

The Defense Ministry said that the militants of the Russian private military company "Wagner" were preparing an assassination attempt on President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denis Shmygal.

The government equated bulletproof vests and helmets to humanitarian aid. The Cabinet of Ministers also simplified the import of portable radios, UAVs and quadrocopters, binoculars, optical sights, and thermal imagers.

Boombox leader Andriy Khlyvnyuk said he was wounded in the shelling.

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On March 26 all ten humanitarian corridors worked. All evacuation buses from Mariupol reached Zaporizhia, more than 4,000 people were evacuated, - said Reintegration Minister Vereshchuk.

Russian troops fired two missiles at an oil depot and a plant in Lviv, - the head of Lviv regional administration Kozytsky said. Five people called for medical help, and the fires continue to be extinguished.

Russian troops have launched a missile strike on an oil depot in the city of Dubno in Rivne region, - said the head of the regional administration Koval. Also Ukrainian militaries shot down a Russian drone over Rivne region.

The mayor of Slavutych said that Russian troops had occupied the city, and confirmed the death of three residents after peaceful rallies these days.

Our news at 22:00

Russian army again fired on neutron source research facility in Kharkiv.

It is impossible to estimate the extent of the damage due to hostilities. Bombing or shelling could have severe radiation effects, according to the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate.

A monument on the territory of the memorial complex in Drobytsky Yar near Kharkiv, where Jews were shot during World War II, was destroyed by Russian military shelling. "The Nazis are back. Exactly 80 years later," the museum said.

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In the photo - the memorial complex in memory of the Holocaust victims "Drobytsky Yar" near Kharkiv, March 2022. Меморіальний комплекс "Дробицьки яр" під Харковом, березень 2022 року. Фото: t.me/tipichnoe_xtz

The town of Trostyanets in the Sumy region has been liberated from Russian occupation, the Kholodny Yar brigade said.

Remains of military equipment after the fighting in Trostyanets.

According to intelligence data, the Russian army is actively using the transport network of Belarus. The number of air transportation of military cargo from the territory of the Russian Federation is growing. For the most part, the enemy uses An-124 transport aircraft to launch missiles of various types and ammunition.

The US President Biden delivered a speech in Warsaw on Russia's war against Ukraine. "Putin is to blame for everything, period!" said Biden.

The main thing he said:

  • Ukraine is at the forefront of the struggle for freedom and democracy. The United States supports Ukraine.
  • The war against Ukraine is already a deep strategic failure of Russia.
  • The Russian economy was one of the largest, but will soon not even be among the top twenty economies in the world.
  • US troops are in Europe not to come into conflict with Russian forces, but to protect NATO allies.
  • Putin can and should end the war. And Europe must stop its gas dependence on Russia.

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Three powerful explosions took place near Lviv — the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration Maksym Kozytskyi.

Russian troops have attacked Kyiv region with heavy artillery: at least five houses have been destroyed, and there are civilian casualties, including one child, Andriy Nebytov, chief of the Kyiv Oblast National Police.

In Chernihiv region, near the village of Vyshneve, the Ukrainian military destroyed Russian equipment and an ammunition depot — the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian troops did not give up to storm Kyiv, "it was simply postponed", said Interior Minister Vadym Denysenko, an adviser to the head of the Interior Ministry. "They do not have the strength now, but they are pulling everything they have to the Belarusian border. And from another point of view, they throw everything at Mariupol and Izyum as 2 key points for gaining control over Donbas.”

Russia has struck the Point-U missile in Lysychans’k, in Severodonetsk, Luhansk region — the head of the Luhansk regional state administration Sergii Gaidai. Several houses are on fire. Due to the shelling, the mine where the workers are currently underground was de-energized.

As a result of the Russian invasion, 45% of Ukrainians have become worried about food shortages, and one in five in the country is forced to overcome hunger, for example, by reducing the number of meals or reducing adult rations for children, according to the UN.

In Russia, after 12 Rosguard officers refused to go to war with Ukraine, it became known about similar incidents in other places - Novgorod, Omsk, Stavropol, as well as in the temporarily occupied Crimea, said Pavlo Chikov, head of the Agora International Human Rights Group.

Ukrainian intelligence reports that the commander of the 13th Panzer Regiment of the 4th Panzer Division of the Russian Federation shot himself. They found that out of 10 “disconserved” tanks in this division, only one is in a more or less operational condition, some do not even have engines.

Our news at 13:26

In the morning of March 26 in Slavutych town of Kyiv region, where Russian troops entered, people gathered for a pro-Ukrainian rally in the city's central square. Russians began using tear gas, throwing light-noise grenades into the crowd and shooting. It was reported that a person was killed and some others were injured. The regional military administration of Kyiv region does not confirm the information about the victim.

It was reported that Russian occupiers seized the city hospital. Mayor Yuri Fomichev was kidnapped by Russian servicemen, but was released later.

Residents of Slavutych at a rally. Photo by Slavutych City Council.

Slavutych has been surrounded by the enemy since the first days of the Russian invasion. Yesterday, March 25, battles for the city continued.

Well-known Ukrainian artist, the leader of the Boombox music band Andriy Khlyvnyuk, who went to defend Ukraine, came under mortar fire and was wounded in the face.

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The leader of the Boombox music band Andriy Khlyvnyuk was wounded in the face. Photo from the singer's Instagram. Фото: Instagram Андрія Хливнюка

Ukrainian FM radio channels have stopped working in Kherson. Residents of the city report that currently only Russian radio channels are broadcasting in this range.

In Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are launching a counteroffensive, several settlements have already been liberated, and fighting is ongoing, - said the head of the regional administration Oleh Synehubov.

Russian militaries shelled a train moving to Kyiv. One person was injured by broken window glass.

Cars, evacuation buses and ambulances with injured children transporting people from Berdiansk are in a big traffic jam on the way to Zaporizhzhia. According to the head of Donetsk regional administration Pavlo Kyrylenko, Russian militaries have been checking those who cross their checkpoint for a long time and creating obstacles for the rapid movement of the convoy.

Video of the head of Donetsk RMA Pavlo Kyrylenko

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Militants of Russia's private military company "Wagner" were preparing to assassinate President Zelensky and Prime Minister Shmygal, - said Markiyan Lubkivskyi, an adviser to Ukraine's Defense Minister. According to him, Ukrainian intelligence tracked down the militants, eliminating them several times on their territory.

As of 6 a.m. in the directions of Donetsk and Luhansk, the Ukrainian army repulsed attacks and destroyed 8 tanks, 17 units of armored vehicles and 11 units of automobile vehicles, shot down 3 planes and 3 UAVs of Russians. The losses among the Russian militaries are about 170 people, - the General Staff reported.

On the occupied territories, Russians have deployed all units of the Rosguard from the Crimea, which will be used to suppress the resistance of residents of Kherson, Henichesk, Berdiansk and some areas of Mariupol.

Russian militias shelled a humanitarian corridor accompanied by journalists in Chernihiv region. The military correspondent of the 1+1 channel Andrii Tsaplienko was wounded in the shelling. The correspondent is currently in hospital.

Russian militaries shelled a military unit in Zhytomyr. Immediately after the rocket strike, two fire adjusters were detained who aimed the shelling, - Mayor Serhii Sukhomlyn said.

Ukraine has received military assistance from Germany in the form of 1,500 Strela anti-aircraft missile systems, 100 MG3 machine guns and 8 million pistols. The country also sent humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Joe Biden arrives in Poland, Yevhen Lavrenchuk is released, Tiffany's exits Russia. The war, day 30. Top News

March 25 is the thirtieth day of Ukraine's resistance to the Russian invasion. Russian troops keep attempting to advance into Kyiv and other large cities along the front line, so far unsuccessfully. Russian military losses exceeded 16,000. Russian political leadership began to look for those responsible for the failure of the offensive on Kyiv, says the National Security and Defence Council. Suspilne gathers the key events of the day.

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Smoke rises over Kyiv after a Russian bombing, March 25, 2022. Photo credit: AP Photo / Vadym Hirda

US President Joe Biden met with President of Poland Andrzej Duda in Rzeszów. Together with representatives of international humanitarian organisations, the two leaders discussed aid to Ukraine. Then Biden shared a pizza with the Polish military.

18 humanitarian corridors were established in Ukraine during the week. A total of 37,606 people were evacuated from the besieged cities. 7,331 Ukrainians managed to evacuate on March 25.

Spotify has left the Russian market. Jewellery retailer Tiffany & co suspended purchases of all rough diamonds from Russia, as well as diamonds of Russian origin, regardless of where they were cut and polished.

Russian troops launched a missile attack on Vinnytsia, says the General Staff. In total, Russian troops fired six cruise missiles, some of them were shot down by air defence.

300 people were killed in the Mariupol Drama Theatre by bombing on March 16.

Russian army losses in Ukraine exceeded 16,000 personnel.

Russian singer Yuliia Chicherina was informed about the suspicion of encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and violation of the state flag of Ukraine. The artist arrived in the Zaporizhzhia region to support Russian troops. Together with the invaders, she removed the Ukrainian flag from the roof of the Enerhodar City Hall building.

1,035 Ukrainian civilians have died, and 1,650 have been injured since the beginning of Russia's invasion on February 24 according to the report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Office.

The National Security and Defence Council reported that Russian Federation is ready to launch chemical attacks. According to the intelligence, Russian officers fighting in Ukraine have been receiving injections of Pralidoxime (an antidote to organophosphorus compounds) since March 17. On March 20, the command staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation received ampoules with atropine (an antidote for chemical poisoning).

Ukrainian director Yevhen Lavrenchuk, who was illegally detained in Naples in December 2021 at Russia's request, was released. Lavrenchuk has been under house arrest since the end of January.

Our news at 22:04

The Russian leadership is looking for those responsible for failure to take Kyiv, says Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Oleksiy Danilov. According to the Ukrainian intelligence, there is now a quarrel in the military and political leadership of the Russian Federation. "Everyone is trying to prove that it's not their fault that Kyiv wasn't taken over in 4 days as they promised to their Fuhrer," said Danilov.

Russian military blocked the distribution of humanitarian aid in Melitopol, reported Mayor Ivan Fedorov. According to him, this was ordered by Halyna Danylchenko, the self-proclaimed head of the invaders' administration.

Russian troops launched a missile attack on Vinnytsia, says the General Staff. They fired six rockets. Some were shot down by the air defence. The rest have hit several buildings, causing significant destruction to the infrastructure.

Ukrainian President has awarded a driver of a Kherson ambulance Volodymyr Kovalchuk with a posthumous medal. On 26 February, the Russian military shot and blew up an ambulance transporting a wounded man near Kherson. The driver and the patient have burned alive.

Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station, seized by the Russian military in the first days of the invasion, is under the control of Ukrhydroenergo (the main hydropower company in Ukraine).

In the Luhansk region, Russian troops have been shelling civilian cities with artillery and aviation non-stop for several days. Rescuers cannot attend to fires and must work under constant shelling.

In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian Forces have destroyed a Russian device, that 'muted' telecom, electronics, Ukrainian air defence systems, and drones. About 50 Russian personnel servicing the device were killed as well. 17 more Russian soldiers were taken prisoner.

A Kharkiv sight, the Taras Shevchenko monument, is fortified against shelling.

Taras Shevchenko monument, March 25.

Photo credit: Serhii Prokopenko/Facebook

National Security and Defence Council receives increasing evidence that Russia is planning to use chemical weapons like sarin (toxic nerve agent) against the cities they can't take over. For example, the Russian military is administering antidotes to their personnel.

Our news at 19:00

On March 24, 70 Russian servicemen who are located in Melitopol, raised a rebellion: they refused to execute orders and participate in military actions against the defenders of Zaporizhzhia, - the spokesman of Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration reported.

However, shelling in Zaporizhzhia continues: artillery strikes were drawn in the city of Guliaypole. And in Polohy Russian militaries resorts to discrediting the Ukrainian army, reporting "shelling from Ukrainian defenders".

In Kharkiv the largest market in Europe "Barabashovo" is burning for the second time due to shelling.

The widespread fire was avoided. As of 13.30, the fire was localized.

The city of Korosten in Zhytomyr region is preparing for a possible military assault from Belarus, - informed the mayor. According to him, all people, who wanted to leave the city, have left it. Next week over 100 women with children will be evacuated to the French city of Bourges, which is a twin town of Korosten. Korosten has already suffered from air raids by the Russian Federation. The city is located in the north of Zhytomyr region, where shelling doesn't stop.

In Chornobaivka, the Armed Forces eliminated another Russian general. This information was confirmed by the Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office Oleksii Arestovych.

The SBU has exposed 7 agents of special services of the Russian Federation and Belarus during the war . They collected and provided Russians with the military information, - the SBU spokesman Andrii Dekhtiarenko reported on the broadcast of Rada channel.

Turkish President Erdogan stated that Ukraine and Russia are "close to consensus on four of the six points of the negotiation process, in particular regarding the adoption of Russian as an official.

The minister of Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has denied the statement and reminded that Ukraine insists on ceasefire, safety guarantees and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

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In Chernihiv, an average of 40-45 people are buried daily. The waiting for a funeral is a week-long, the mayor of Chernihiv Vladyslav Atroshenko informs. The deceased are buried in old, closed cemeteries because the active one is in the war zone - it is impossible to get there.

In the Volyn direction, the enemy did not take decisive action. The probability of involving the Belarusian armed forces in the aggression against Ukraine is estimated to be high, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

More than 70% of Ukrainians consider Ukrainian their mother tongue. In 2012, it was 57%. The share of Ukrainian citizens who consider Russian their native language has decreased from 42% to 20% in 10 years. This is the data of a poll conducted by the Rating group. In addition, the poll showed that 83% of citizens are in favor of Ukrainian being the only state language in Ukraine. Sociologists stressed that this opinion dominates in all macro-regions, age, and language groups.

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According to eyewitnesses, the bombing of the Mariupol Drama Theater on March 16 killed 300 people, - the city council reports.

Former First Deputy Chief of the National Police of Ukraine Vyacheslav Abroskin offered himself to Russian occupation forces in exchange for an opportunity to release children from besieged Mariupol.

Consequences of the shelling of the oil depot in Kyiv region. The shelling happened last night. There was a fire that lasted until this morning.

Video: Andrii Stasiuk / Suspilne.

In Kharkiv Russian troops shelled a city clinic where a humanitarian aid center was located. Four people were killed and injured, - Kharkiv Region police reported.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 1,035 civilians have been killed and another 1,650 wounded. The latest UN data. Most people died from explosive weapons: heavy artillery, multiple rocket launchers, missiles and air strikes.

The losses of the Russian army in Ukraine exceeded 16,000 personnel - the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The residents of Novotroitske in Kherson region went to a rally with Ukrainian flags. They are holding posters "Novotroitske is Ukraine, not the People's Republic of Kherson", "Occupiers, get out from Ukraine!".

Photo: Suspilne Kherson.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has assigned the status of a "hero city" to Bucha, Okhtyrka, Irpin and Mykolayiv.

Key battles this night took place in Kyiv region, said the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko. The Ukrainian army destroyed 12 tanks of the Russian Federation, several aircraft and more than 10 units of Russian armored equipment. At the same time, the human losses of the troops of the Russian Federation during the day are at least three hundred people.

The Russian military, which escaped during the counterattack of the Ukrainian military, is wanted in the Kyiv forests, the head of the Kyiv territorial defense Petro Kuzyk said. Near Kyiv, Russian troops moved, 40 Russian troops were destroyed, and there is captured Russian equipment.

This morning, the Russians let a humanitarian convoy to Melitopol. Approximately 350 people will be able to evacuate on the way back, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.

In Kharkiv region, Russian troops have lost half of their personnel, although they are trying to conduct offensive actions near the city of Izyum, the Chief of Staff reports.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 135 children have died. Most often in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Chernihiv regions. 184 children were injured, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.

For the first time in 30 years, France has deployed three nuclear submarines simultaneously, reinforcing one submarine that patrols all the time.

Support for Ukraine at the NATO summit, exchange of prisoners, cancellation of External independent evaluation. The 29th day of the war. Top news

March 24 marked exactly one month since Russia attacked Ukraine at 4:40 a.m. During this month, the lives of Ukrainians have changed radically — about 10 million people have become IDPs, almost half of Ukrainian families have split due to the war, thousands of people and more than a hundred of children died. Unprecedented economic sanctions have been imposed for Russian invasion , which will inevitably lead to the country's default. However, Putin, as President Zelensky said, is not seeking peace, but continues to threaten the world, even with nuclear weapons. The war in Ukraine was the topic of an extraordinary NATO summit, Suspilne gathered the main events of the day.

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Human rights activists are protesting against the war in Ukraine near the Embassy of the Russian Federation a month after the start of the Russian assault on March 24, 2022 in The Hague, the Netherlands. Photo: Pierre Chroma / Getty Images

Following the Alliance's extraordinary summit in Brussels, Jens Stoltenberg will be NATO Secretary General for another year. NATO leaders called on Putin to withdraw his troops from Ukraine, and Joe Biden warned that if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, the response will be proportionate.

By order of President Volodymyr Zelensky, the first full-fledged exchange of prisoners of war took place. As a result, 19 sailors from the rescue boat, which had been directed to the Zmiyiny island, were released from captivity.

The Verkhovna Rada passed Bill №7132, which provides for the cancellation of the External Independent Assessment in 2022 (replacing it with another model of admission to universities), state final certification and a single professional entrance test.

The United States in coordination with the European Union and the G7 has imposed sanctions on more than 400 members of Russia's elite, including members of Russia's State Duma and Russia's defense companies. In addition, Canada imposed sanctions on 160 members of the Federation Council, which facilitated the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. The UK has also imposed new sanctions against Russia and Belarus.

The losses of the Russian army during the month of the war in Ukraine are approaching 16 thousand. But Russia is trying to turn the war into a protracted phase.

All seven humanitarian corridors announced on March 24 worked. 3,343 people were evacuated.

Ukraine mirrored Belarus' expulsion of 12 diplomats. The staff of the Belarusian embassy in Ukraine has been reduced to five.

The international hacking group Anonymous has hacked the Central Bank of Russia, as well as the websites of companies that have not left the Russian market yet due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The British government has eased sanctions on London's "Chelsea" which has been under sanctions because of its owner — Russian businessman Roman Abramovich. Due to restrictions, the team could not sell tickets for their matches, make transfers and continue to operate club shops. However, the government has renewed the club's license and allowed the sale of tickets.

The creators of Fortnite have raised more than $ 50 million in aid for Ukraine.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A month of the war in photos

A month ago, on February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the entire Ukrainian territory. Suspilne collected one photo from each day to show Ukraine suffering from the war.

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Russian tank is shelling an apartment building in Mariupol. March 11, 2022. Photo credit: AP / Yevhen Maloletka. Російські війська обстрілюють житловий будинок у Маріуполі, 11 березня 2022 рік. Фото: АР/Євген Малолєтка

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A humanitarian aid station in Kharkiv, where people were standing, was shelled from "Uragan" rocket system with cassette elements carrying hundreds of fragments, - sappers told Suspilne at the scene. Rockets fell on private houses nearby, reporters saw smoke in the yards. At least six people were killed and 15 were injured.

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Kharkiv, shelling of humanitarian aid point by the Russian Federation. Many wounded and dead. March 24. Photo: Suspilne / Vyacheslav Mavrichev. Харків, обстріл РФ пункту видачі гумдопомоги. 24 березня. Фото: Суспільне/Вячеслав Мавричев

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Kharkiv, shelling of humanitarian aid point by the Russian Federation. Many wounded and dead. March 24. Photo: Suspilne / Vyacheslav Mavrichev. Харків, обстріл РФ пункту видачі гумдопомоги. 24 березня. Фото: Суспільне/Вячеслав Мавричев

The Russian occupiers shelled the Memorial of Glory which was built on the graves of the liberators of Ukraine from Nazism, - Kharkiv City Council reported.

In addition, a Russian helicopter opened friendly fire near Kharkiv. As a result a huge number of personnel and military vehicles of the occupying forces were eliminated in Mala Rohan, - the head of the regional administration said.

Russian militaries continue shelling Luhansk region: on March 24, 5 civilians were killed, 8 were wounded, also houses, a cinema and a school were damaged - the head of the regional administration Serhii Haidai.

Smog, which has been observed in Kyiv for several days, is related to fires in the region, which occur due to hostilities, - explained the State Emergency Service.

In Kharkiv air defenses shot down a fighter and a drone. In Odesa region, the air defense shot down a missile launched by the Russian army towards the city. Russian troops also tried to shell the coast of Odesa from naval artillery, but all the shells fell into the sea.

Hennadii Matsehora, the mayor of Kupyansk city in Kharkiv region, who is suspected of treason due to his cooperation with occupants after invasion, announced the detention of his daughter by SBU officers in Ivano-Frankivsk region and asked Zelensky to save his daughter. "If you think that I, as the mayor of the city, committed a misdemeanor and being unarmed resisted the armed army on my own, then judge me. But help save my daughter."

At the moment the front is almost frozen. The General Staff and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine report that the Russian army does not have the resources to continue the assault. The only areas where Russia continues to focus its efforts are Izyum in Kharkiv region, Marinka and Mariupol in Donetsk region.

According to preliminary data, the advanced command post of the Russian 49th Army in the south was destroyed and a large landing ship carrying approximately 400 Marines, 20 tanks and 45 armored personnel carriers suddenly exploded in the port of Berdiansk. Another ship was damaged. According to the information of Ukrainian Navy, both of these ships were commanded by Ukrainians, who betrayed their country and joined Russia in 2014.

Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia region is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe: the city is running out of food, medicines, cash and fuel at gas stations. The humanitarian aid was sent to the city today, but it was deliberately hold by Russian militaries at the checkpoint for 8 hours. If it arrives in Melitopol at night, the goods are likely to be looted by Russian militaries, - Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.

According to him, people are constantly kidnapped, blackmailed and intimidated in the city. There was an attempt to start teaching at schools in Russian, but the education department refused.

In Kharkiv six people were killed and 15 others were injured in a shelling of a humanitarian aid station located at a post office, - the head of the regional administration said.

The Russian militaries continues to detain people in Kherson region. In the village of Stara Zburyivka, Russian militaries captured the village headman, a doctor and several other people, - the head of the community said.

Mariupol is under siege and under constant shelling. At the time of the blockade, there were between 350,000 and 400,000 people in the city. Russian militaries send residents of Mariupol to filtration camps, where they are moved to various remote regions of Russia.

Video: Mariupol City Council

In the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region, at least 30 people may be under the rubble of one of the buildings. Dismantling the blockagesIt is impossible - there are no special equipment and shelling continues.

Reintegration Minister Vereshchuk announced the "first full-fledged exchange of prisoners of war" - 10 Ukrainian servicemen were exchanged for 10 Russian ones.

Vereshchuk also said that 19 Ukrainian civilian sailors from the "Sapphire" ship are returning, who had been captured by Russian troops while trying to pick up Ukrainian servicemen from Zmiyiny Island. In exchange 11 civilian Russian sailors will be released.

Russia has committed 148 crimes against journalists and the media during the month of war in Ukraine. Five journalists were killed in the line of duty, seven were injured and one went missing. At least six Russian hostages have been reported. The Russian military shelled 10 TV towers. At least 70 regional media outlets were forced to shut down due to threats from the Russian occupiers, seizure of newsrooms, and the inability to work under temporary occupation. This is the data of the Institute of Mass Media.

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Russian militaries are forcibly deporting thousands of Mariupol residents to Russia, - Mariupol City Council reported.

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A woman covers herself with a blanket near a damaged fire truck after the shelling in Mariupol on March 10, 2022. Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka / AP. Жінка вкривається ковдрою біля пошкодженої пожежної машини після обстрілу в Маріуполі, 10 березня 2022 року. Фото: Evgeniy Maloletka / АР

In occupied Dokuchaevsk in Donetsk region, the Russian Federation has set up a filtration camp to transport people from the occupied territories. FSB officers "work" on the people. After passing filtration camps, people are taken to Russia to economically depressed regions.

Chernihiv was shelled all night by artillery and bombed by Russian aircrafts, - said the head of the regional administration Vyacheslav Chaus. As a result of shelling 2 people were killed, 1 was injured.

On the night of March 24, the Russian army fired at the center of Kharkiv with "Caliber" missiles from the Black Sea Fleet ships. In addition, the Memorial to the Victims of Totalitarianism, where Poles are buried, was shelled in Kharkiv. The damage was discovered in the afternoon of March 23.

Kherson, city council. Restored state flag.

19,000 people have returned to Ukraine across the western border in the past 24 hours. Most of them are Ukrainians, the vast majority of whom are men who have returned to defend the country. In total, about 386,000 people have returned to Ukraine since February 24. Reported the State Border Guard Service.

Destructions in Kyiv since the beginning of the war: 87 houses, 10 private estates, 12 schools and 6 kindergartens were damaged. The data provided by Kyiv City Administration.

The Russian occupiers see the siege of Kyiv as an opportunity to ensure themselves a "rich" life. It is evidenced by almost all the conversations of the occupiers, who are currently in Kyiv region, and which are regularly intercepted by the SBU.

Since the beginning of the war, 128 children have died in Ukraine, and nearly two hundred more have been injured in shelling of peaceful cities by Russian troops. This is updated data for the month of the war, but not accurate, because it is impossible to determine the exact number of casualties due to hostilities.

200,000 people do not have access to water throughout Donetsk region - the UN press service.

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On February 24, Russia declared war on Ukraine. For a month now, Russian troops have been shelling Ukrainian cities, destroying entire residential areas, and shooting at civilians. President Putin believed that his army in Ukraine would be greeted with flowers. Instead, it was met with total resistance of the population. In Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Kherson, Mariupol or Mykolayiv region, Ukrainians do not give up and do not retreat.

We have gone through a difficult month, however, it is a month of our heroic confrontation!

In the Russian-occupied port of Berdiansk, a large landing ship "Orsk" of the occupants' Black Sea Fleet was destroyed, - the Ukrainian Navy said.

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The city Berdiansk, Ukraine. Бердянськ ВМС ЗСУ

At night Luhansk region was shelled with rockets and probably phosphorus bombs. Four people died, including two children. Six more people were injured, - said the head of Luhansk regional administration Serhii Haidai.

Since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have launched more than 1,200 missiles, - the US Department of Defense. The Pentagon believes that Russia has the vast majority of surface-to-air missiles and cruise missiles.

According to the Pentagon spokesman, despite the fact that Russian militaries have spent a large number of missiles prepared for action in Ukraine, "they still have a lot left."

During the day, Russia lost 7 planes, 1 UAV, 1 helicopter and 2 cruise missiles, according to the General Staff. Russian aviation continues to take active action and strikes from the air, - said the General Staff. During last 24 hours, more than 250 aircraft departures were recorded, which is 60 more than on March 22. The main targets of Russian aviation remain military and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions.

Yesterday forest fires were burning in Chornobyl zone, today most of them have already been extinguished, - said the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko. The fires in Kyiv raised cesium levels slightly, but the environment ministry said there was no danger to residents. The data is still unknown today .

Ukrainian Forces encircled Russian troops near Kyiv, Kremlin is selling gas for rubles. The war. Key news from March 23

Russian troops shelled Kyiv. Shelling in Chernihiv caused an ammonia leak. Ukraine hopes to return the Ukrainian personnel captured at Zmiinyi island. Russia will sell gas for roubles from now on. Sergei Shoigu's disappearance. Zelensky appealed to France. Suspilne sums up March 23, the twenty-eighth day of the war.

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A woman looks through a window destroyed by shelling. Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 March 2022. Photo credit: Rodrigo Abd / АР

Russian troops are encircled near Kyiv

A parking lot was shelled in Kyiv on the evening of March 23, leaving a man killed. Earlier the Russian military shelled shopping malls and residential areas in the Svyatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Kyiv. Four people were injured. At the same time, Ukrainian forces encircled Irpin, Bucha and Hostomel hereby surrounding Russian troops. Police have resumed work in Irpin.

Oksana Baulina, the correspondent of the Russian The Insider media, was killed by shelling in Kyiv. She filmed the destruction of the Podilsky district and came under rocket fire. Another civilian was killed with her, two accompanying people were injured and hospitalised, reported the media.

Shelling has caused an ammonia leak in Chernihiv

Russian military shelled a food enterprise. Some ammonia has leaked, but its concentration is within the acceptable range, the head of Regional Military Administration Vyacheslav Chaus told Suspilne. Suspilne-Chernihiv reminds safety rules in case of ammonia leakage.

Evacuation and exchange of prisoners.

Ukraine hopes to return the Ukrainian military prisoners captured on the Zmiinyi island, exchanging them for Russian sailors soon, said the Minister of Reintegration Iryna Vereshchuk.

Some humanitarian corridors functioned today but not all. 4,554 people were evacuated. No corridor was established in Slavutych. The mayor of the city urged people not to try to leave. The city has been surrounded by Russian troops since the beginning of the war.

Russia lost more than 15,000 troops

Russian military losses reached approximately 15,600 personnel. According to NATO, Russia has lost up to 40,000 soldiers in the war with Ukraine. It is estimated that from 7,000 to 15,000 personnel were killed, and the total losses, including wounded, missing and prisoners, mount to up to 40,000.

Meanwhile, Russian journalists noted that the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu disappeared from public space, he was last seen on March 11. Journalists have not seen him for 12 days. The head of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, has not attended any public events after March 11 either.

Zelensky addressed France

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the French parliament on March 23. Among other things, he encouraged France to support Ukraine's application to join the European Union, not to sponsor Russian aggression and to introduce new sanctions against Russia. "We need more support. If freedom intends not to lose, it must be well-armed: tanks, anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft weapons, we need all this. You can help us, the world should support us with sanctions against the aggressor, a new sanctions package every week. French companies should leave the Russian market. Renault, Auchan, Leroy Merlin, and others. They must stop sponsoring Russia's war machine. Sponsoring murders of children and women. Sponsoring rapes, robberies and looting by the Russian army," said Zelensky.

Russia started an "economic" war against EU

Putin ordered to only accept Russian roubles from "unfriendly" countries, i.e. US and EU, as a payment for the natural gas. Russia's decision to only accept rubles is an attempt to strengthen the currency and declare economic war on the EU, said the head of the President's Office Andrii Yermak. At the same time, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that a significant reduction of Russian gas imports is likely to have a positive impact on the entire European Union in the long term.

More than half of Ukrainians lost their jobs due to the war

53% of Ukrainians who had a job before the war are unemployed today. The economy has significantly deteriorated by 52% as well. 22% of Ukrainians continue working as usual during the war. 1% is working remotely or partially, only 2% have found a new job.

Also, according to the Rating's survey, 44% of Ukrainians are temporarily separated from their families due to the war.

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Russian militaries have almost destroyed Mariupol. All civilians in the city must be evacuated, - said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. "Every day we try to evacuate 3-4 thousand people who go on foot," - she said. People walk 10-20 kilometers to reach the buses.

The city has no infrastructure, no water, no heat, no communication and no food. There are doctors left in the city who help people. There are also volunteers who reach civilians. But the Red Cross and the UN do not have access to Mariupol. Every day organizations ask for a humanitarian corridor.

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Ukraine, Mariupol. Russian militaries have almost destroyed the city. March 2022. Наслідки обстрілу російськими окупантами лікарні у Маріуполі, фото: поліція Донеччини

According to the deputy commander of the Azov Regiment, Russian bombs fall in Mariupol every ten minutes. In addition to tanks and artillery, the city is shelled by Russian landing ships.

For eight days more than 35,500 internally displaced persons arrived in Zaporizhzhia from Mariupol.

Ukraine received 50 ambulances from international partners. Ambulances will be transferred to the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces so that doctors can safely and quickly evacuate the wounded from the combat zone and provide them aid.

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Ukraine received 50 ambulances from international partners. Фото: МОЗ України

Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, Russian troops have shelled 58 ambulances and killed six medics.

In the evening of March 23, the Russians shelled one of the food companies in Chernihiv from the artillery. There was a leak of ammonia, but its concentration is within acceptable limits, - the head of the regional administration Vyacheslav Chaus reported. No one was killed or injured in the shelling. Fire and rescue work continues.

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The Insider journalist Oksana Baulina was killed in shelling in Kyiv while performing an editorial task, the newspaper reports. She was filming the destruction after the Russian troops fired on the Podilsk district of the capital and came under new missile fire, the newspaper writes.

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The Insider journalist Oksana Baulina. Фото: Facebook Oksana Baulina

The Russian military fired on the parking lot of a shopping center in Kyiv's Podilskyi district. One person died and two were hospitalized, Mayor Klitschko said.

On March 23, Russian troops fired on the railway infrastructure in Ocheretyn in the Donetsk region, said Ukrzaliznytsia chairman Alexander Kashymin. There are no casualties.

Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko has left the city and is in constant contact with the authorities and the military to organize a humanitarian corridor for civilians, which is currently blocked by Russian troops.

The casualties among civilians from February 24, 2022, when Russia started the war against Ukraine, to 24:00 on March 22, 2022 amounted to 2571 civilians (in the sum of the day before - 2510), including 977 dead (953), according to the Supreme Commissioner. UN Human Rights on Wednesday.

Since the shelling of the Kharkiv regional administration on March 1, the bodies of 24 victims have been removed from the rubble. Disassembly of the debris continues. Yevhen Vasylenko, a spokesman for the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Kharkiv Region, told Public about this on March 23. On the first day, rescuers reported seven dead, later 10 victims. There is no final information, as the work is ongoing.

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The Kharkiv regional administration after the shelling of on March 1, 2022. Павло Дорогой

1,143 buildings in Kharkiv have been destroyed by Russian army since the invasion of Ukraine, 998 of them were residential, - Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on March 23. According to him, public utilities and volunteers are restoring everything that can be restored.

In Kharkiv, firefighters rescued a rabbit, which was left in an apartment. It was found during the firefighting that broke out in the central part of the city. Firefighters sheltered the animal and named it Lucky. Now the rabbit will live in the fire department.

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In Melitopol, Kherson region, Russian forces broke into the house belonging to Ria-Melitopol website journalist Svitlana Zalizetska and kidnapped her 75-year-old father. Meanwhile, Deputy Oleksandr Ponomaryov went missing in Berdyansk.

Enerhodar residents overthrew and burned the flagpole with the Russian flag, hung by the invaders the day before, reported NAEK "Energoatom".

Chernihiv may become the next Mariupol, says the presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych. Russian forces are attacking residential quarters. There is no water, electricity, or gas supply in the city and practically no central heating. Chernihiv is holding the defence, and humanitarian corridors, as well as military supply routes, are functioning in the city. The bombing of the Desna road bridge in Chernihiv was also an attempt to prepare Russian assault on the city.

Besieged Mariupol. Video by Mariupol City Council.

Russian military constantly shells Mariupol from artillery, aviation, and ships. There are no water, gas, heating, electricity, communication, food, or medicines in the city. Between 350,000 and 400,000 residents were in Mariupol when the siege started.

44% of Ukrainians had to temporarily part with their families due to the war. The largest number is in the east of the country (54%), decreasing to the west (39%). 72% of respondents are constantly communicating with their relatives, 48% stay in touch with their friends. These are the results of a nationwide survey by the sociological group "Rating".

In Mariupol, a Russian airstrike has destroyed Arkhyp Kuindzhi Art Museum. No Kuindzhi's original works were on display at the time of the bombing, however, paintings of other famous Ukrainian artists, such as Aivazovsky, Glushchenko, and Yablonska, were in the museum.

Ukrainian sniper has eliminated the commander of the 810th brigade of the Marine Corps of the Russian Army. The Russian commander was liquidated near Mariupol.

In the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military shot down 6 Russian aircraft, 1 helicopter, 5 drones, and 5 cruise missiles. In total, 105 Russian aircraft were destroyed according to the presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych. He added that in the past day, Russian aviation has not taken any action outside of Joint Forces Operation and Mariupol zones, where the air defence system is less effective due to military losses.

Kharkiv resident plays the cello among the destroyed buildings in the city centre. March 2022.

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The Local Sigma TV channel operator Viktor Diedov was killed in Mariupol during Russian shelling, reported the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. His house came under a mortar fire on March 11. "Unfortunately, Victor could not be buried, because his house burned down in 4 days after being hit by another missile," reads the message.

Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel, all near Kyiv, are encircled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Several villages remain under constant shelling, and at least 6 villages are occupied and approaching a humanitarian catastrophe, Bucha City Council reported. Meanwhile, Ukrainian police are resuming work in Irpin, a city near Kyiv. Law enforcement officers will start clearing territory from saboteurs and help residents who remain in the city.

The consequences of the morning shelling of Kyiv city centre. Civilian houses, apartment buildings, and a shopping mall were shelled. Four people were injured.

Russian military used prohibited phosphorus munitions in the north-western outskirts of Kyiv. The estimated affected area covers Hostomel and Irpin, said Mayor of Irpin Oleksandr Markushyn.

In Kherson, the Russian military arrested the director of the regional music and drama theatre, Oleksandr Knyha.

Another body was retrieved from the rubble of the Kharkiv Regional Administration. It belongs to volunteer Valeriia Yutina, a graduate of the Academy of Culture. Russian aviation bombed the building in the city centre and Freedom Square on March 1. The destruction is so extensive that the rescuers have not yet completely cleared the rubble.

In Melitopol, occupied by Russian forces and their self-proclaimed city administration, the invaders seize local businesses and extort money, said Mayor Ivan Fedorov. About 80,000 people remain in the city. The supply of food, medicines, and fuel is troubled. There are known issues with cash withdrawals.

Russia is trying to draw Belarus into the war against Ukraine. According to Ukrainian intelligence, Belarusians are offered 1,000-1,500 USD a month and preferential tuition in Russian universities for performing "special tasks". At the same time, Belarusians themselves have a low motivation to fight in Ukraine.

121 children died in Ukraine since the beggining of the Russian aggression. 167 children were injured. Children in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions suffered the most. As of yesterday's morning, 155 children were injured, and 117 died.

In Chernihiv on the night of March 23, the Russian occupiers dropped aircraft bombs on a road bridge across the Desna, which connected the city with Kyiv. The impact demolished one of the bridge's spans. The bridge's destruction will not prevent the city from receiving humanitarian aid.

The Russian military shelled a shopping mall and residential areas in Kyiv. No information about the dead was reported. Four people are injured.

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In Rubizhne, Luhansk region, a Russian shell hit an apartment block. Rescuers uncovered three dead on the spot, two of them children. The head of Regional Administration, Serhii Haidai, reported.

Satellite images show that Russia withdrew most of its helicopters from the strategic airport in Chornobayivka in southern Ukraine, writes The New York Times. Probably, this happened due to the constant successful attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on these positions of the Russian military.

A family with a one-month-old child was in one of the apartments during the shelling of the Vynohradar district in Kyiv on March 19. Little Viktoria managed to survive and not get injured because her mom covered her with her own body. The mother has multiple deep wounds to her face and head. Both of them are in the capital's hospital now.

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Little Viktoria managed to survive and not get injured because her mom covered her with her own body. Фото: Суспільне

During the previous day, the Armed Forces hit more than 17 air targets: 6 planes, 5 UAVs, 1 helicopter, and 5 cruise missiles. The General Staff notes the high activity of enemy aviation and missile strikes in recent days.

In Berdyansk, the Russian military abducted businessman and MP Oleksandr Ponomarev. In protest, local businesses stopped their operation.

In Lysychansk, Luhansk region, a Russian plane targeted the Lysychansk oil refinery owned by the Russian company Rosneft and set it on fire. The head of Regional Administration, Serhii Haidai, reported.

In the Sumy region, a large-scale fire broke out in Trostyanets, where street fighting with Russian troops continues. The head of the Regional Administration reported. He also urged residents to remain in shelters because of artillery shelling.

According to the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management, the Russian military looted and destroyed the latest analytical laboratory in the city of Chornobyl in the Kyiv region worth 6 million euros. It had equipment that had no analogs in Europe. The laboratory had highly active samples of radionuclides.

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Ukrainian air defence units shot down four Russian aircraft and a Tochka-U missile in Donbas. Also, Ukrainian troops repelled 7 attacks in the region, destroyed 7 tanks, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 6 artillery systems, 2 drones, 7 vehicles and 100 Russian personnel, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

5,926 people were able to leave Mariupol for Zaporizhzhia by personal transport today, said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. In total, 211,000 people were evacuated during the war, including 32,000 from Mariupol.

Russian rockets destroyed a vegetable storehouse and a sausage factory unit near Kyiv. Inflicted losses total to more than 600 million UAH according to Yevhen Kolomiets, managing partner of the company that owned the warehouses.

Russian troops attacked a military infrastructure in the Rivne region three times, reports the head of the Regional Military Administration Vitalii Koval. Yesterday, Russia bombed a military training area in the region twice. In response, the Ukrainian military shot down one drone and one Russian missile.

As a result of shelling of Lozova in Kharkiv region, one person was killed and 8 civilians were injured. About 20 houses in the private sector were destroyed, the Lozova City Council said.

The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian military plane over Mariupol, the press service of the Mariupol City Council reported. This is the hundredth Russian plane shot down by the Ukrainian army.

Meanwhile, the losses of the Russian army in Ukraine in 26 days are greater than in 10 years of war in Afghanistan (according to official data), according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Russia launched missile strikes in Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region. As a result of the shelling, the Pavlograd-2 railway station was destroyed. Destroyed railway line and tracks. 15 freight cars derailed. One person died. Traffic through the station is suspended indefinitely.

The chairman of the Okhtyrka district council from the "Sluga Narodu” (in Ukrainian “Servant of the People") Serhiy Kirichko has been released from captivity by the Russian occupiers, the party chairman said. He was kept in the basement for a week.

In Kyiv, two houses and a truck were involved in the shelling. One person was killed and three others were injured, according to the military administration of the capital.

On March 22, 144 people were evacuated by train from Luhansk region. 40 people were taken out of Rubizhne.

Women and children are being forcibly deported to the territory of the Russian Federation from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. There are no exact data on the number of deported persons, but the Prosecutor General's Office is investigating the fact of illegal deportation of at least 2,389 children from Donbass to Russia. Meanwhile, Russian propaganda claims 206,000 migrants from Donbass.

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Russian military released journalist Victoria Roshchina from captivity. She is now on the territory controlled by Ukraine and is heading to Zaporizhzhia, Hromadske reported. To free herself, the journalist was pressured by Russian forces to record a video denying her claims to the Russian army and saying that they saved her life.

Photographer Maks Levin disappeared on the front line around the Ukrainian capital. He was last online from Vyshgorod district on March 13.

Russian ships shelled the coastline of the Odesa region, said the officer of the operational command "South" Vladyslav Nazarov. According to him, there were no military targets within the shelling range.

Mariupol was destroyed even more with two aerial bombs Russian forces dropped on the city today. "They want to level Mariupol with the ground and turn it into dead scorched earth," said the Mariupol City Council, citing the Azov regiment.

Lozova in the Kharkiv region, an evacuation destination for people from cities and villages of the region, was shelled today. Russian forces have made four strikes at Lozova's industrial enterprises. There is no information about casualties yet, says the City Council.

A humanitarian catastrophe is approaching Kherson due to the Russian siege: there is a critical lack of food and medicines in the city. It will especially affect newborns who lack baby food and hygiene products, as well as seriously ill people. This is stated on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs page. For twenty-seven days, Russian troops keep attempting to take control of the Kherson region, despite the strong resistance of the residents.

Video by Suspilne. Russian military dispersing a peaceful rally in Kherson with tear gas grenades today.

The eighth strike of Ukrainian forces at the Chornobai airfield in Chornobayivka near Kherson, where Russian troops are trying to base their equipment. Ukrainian Forces destroy Russian equipment and personnel in Chornobayivka almost every day. This prompted lots of jokes and memes about the Russian military and the location, such as "Groundhog Day in Chornobayivka" or "To see Chornobayivka and die".

American company Maxar Technologies has released new satellite images of the destruction caused by Russian troops in Irpin, Mariupol, and Chernihiv. In Irpin, Kyiv region, two fires are visible next to administrative buildings and residential development.

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The fires in Irpin caused by Russian shelling, March 21. Credit: Maxar Technologies. Пожежі в Ірпені, спричинені російьскими обстрілами, 21 березня. Джерело: Maxar Technologies

The photos of Mariupol show Russian military equipment and positions of Russian artillery. Fires are going on in the city.

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The photos of Mariupol show Russian military equipment and positions of Russian artillery. Fires are going on in the city. Maxar Technologies

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Fires in Mariupol, Credit: Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies

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Fires in Chernihiv, Credit: Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies

Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov appealed to the residents of the territories temporarily occupied by Russia to surrender to Ukrainian forces, promising that their lives would not be threatened on the Ukrainian side. The Minister promised that Ukraine would take into account effective remorse.

More than half of residents left Chernihiv. Mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko reported that approximately 130,000 people remain in Chernihiv out of 285,000 who were living there before the war. A lot of ill and disabled people remain in the city.

In Kherson, people went out to a peaceful rally again. The Russian military used tear gas to disperse them. When the smoke cleared, some of them returned to the square.

During the night Russians attacked a seaport in Mykolaiv and seriously damaged its infrastructure, reported the Seaports Administration. No casualties have been reported so far.

In a field around Kryvyi Rih, a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group exploded on a mine barrier planted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said a representative of the Kryvyi Rih territorial defence brigade.

193 enterprises from eastern and central Ukraine volunteered to move to the Lviv region due to the war, 13 of them have already moved. These are agro-industrial complex, light and chemical industry enterprises, reported the regional administration.

Russian NTV channel posted a video of the captive volunteer Yulia Payevska (Tyra). In the video, she asks to find a solution to evacuate all civilians from Mariupol. The volunteer and her driver were abducted by the Russians on March 16. She was treating wounded civilians in Mariupol.

Dmytro Muratov, editor-in-chief of the Russian Novaya Gazeta, is auctioning off his Nobel Peace Medal to collect aid for Ukrainian refugees.

As of March 22, 2022, 117 children have been killed, and 155 children have been injured since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, according to Ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine repulsed 13 attacks in a day, carried out a counterattack in the Mykolayiv direction, and drove Russian troops away from Makariv in the Kyiv region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. The Russian army temporarily holds a land corridor to the occupied Crimea and blocks access to the Sea of ​​Azov.

In the Okhtyrka area in the Sumy region, about 300 Russian soldiers refused to carry out an order to conduct hostilities and left the locality, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

In Kramatorsk, Russian troops used phosphorous munitions prohibited by international law. The video was published by the first deputy chief of the Kyiv Patrol Police, Oleksii Biloshytskyi.

The mayor of Boryspil, Kyiv region, Volodymyr Borysenko, urged the civilian population to leave to make the work of the Armed Forces of Ukraine easier. According to him, fighting is already ongoing around the city.

In the Luhansk region, the shelling of the Russian military destroyed 25 buildings - houses, a hospital, a school, food warehouse, garages, infrastructure, said the head of the regional administration, Serhii Haidai.

In Ukraine, at least 3,780 residential buildings were damaged by shellings and bombings of the Russian Federation; 651 houses were completely destroyed, according to the State Emergency Service.

In early March, 7-year-old Amelia sang in a bomb shelter where she was hiding from Russian shelling. Now, the little girl from Kyiv sang the National Anthem of Ukraine at a charity concert in Poland to help raise money for Ukraine.

According to Antonov state enterprise, 700 million to 1 billion dollars are needed to build a new Mriya aircraft. The unique Ukrainian AN-225 Mriya, the world's largest and most potent transport aircraft, was bombed at the Hostomel airport in the afternoon of February 24 - the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Antonov's spokeswoman, Mriya was under repair and supposed to fly abroad that day. But she didn't make it because the sky was closed. "We could not take the plane to the sky because we could lose 20 lives; this is the plane's crew. Our workers tried to cover the Mriya under bullets, but they did not manage to hide the plane," she said.

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Pentagon proposes to provide Ukraine with long-range anti-air defence systems according to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.

Seven of eight green corridors for civilian evacuation and humanitarian aid agreed for March 21 were operational. 8,057 people were evacuated in the past 24 hours, says Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

In Trostyanets, Sumy region, Russian military stole the last available ambulance car, reported the head of the Regional Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytsky. A&E is left without transport, doctors can’t reach any patients. Zhyvytsky added that the Russian military continues to loot the city for the third week.

Fighting on the outskirts of Izium, Kharkiv region: Ukrainian Forces broke up a Russian convoy, which abandoned more than 20 units of useful equipment according to the Izium City Hall.

In Donbas, Russian army lost about 30 pieces of equipment and 300 people in one day, reports the General Staff.

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During the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol, Russian militaries continued shelling civilian vehicles, including families with children. Thus, in the village of Malynivka, Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian military fired from automatic weapons at two cars moving along the humanitarian corridor. Two children and four adults were injured, - the spokesman of Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration Colonel Ivan Arefiev said.

Employees of the Melitopol Information Department and Mykhailo Kumok, the owner of the MID holding, who were kidnapped, are safe, - Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.

Beryslav Mayor and local activist have been held captive by the Russian militaries in Kherson region for three days. Their location is unknown.

In Kherson Russian militaries shot at people who went to a peaceful rally. Eyewitnesses reported the use of light grenade by Russian troops. There are wounded.

During 25 days of the war in Ukraine, Russian troops shelled 135 hospitals, 9 of them were completely destroyed and cannot be rebuilt. 43 ambulances came under fire, 6 paramedics were killed and 16 were seriously injured, - the head of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko reported.

Doctors and ambulance drivers who were transporting food along the humanitarian corridor to Vovchansk were captured by the Russian militaries, but were released today.

Due to the Russian military aggression, the seaports of Mariupol, Berdiansk and Skadovsk are temporarily closed, - the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine reported.

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In Kharkiv, a former Nazi concentration camp prisoner Borys Romanchenko was killed in shelling. The shell hit his apartment. "He lived in that apartment for more than 30 years, recently he lived alone. I offered him to leave, but he refused. He couldn't walk and hear well, but didn't agree to leave," — said his granddaughter Julia.

Mobile units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Chuhuiv shot down a fighter of the Russian enemy — the head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Sinehubov. "Also in the morning on the territory, which is temporarily controlled by the occupiers, in Kharkiv district a mobile group of special operations forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down two Russian Orlan drones," — he added.

Anonymous hackers called on international network companies to leave Russia. "We give you 48 hours to think and leave Russia, otherwise you will come under our sights," — said the group in the statement.

Russia has illegally transferred 2,389 Ukrainian children to its territory — the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: "They were in the temporarily occupied districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Suck kind of act is a gross violation of international law, in particular the violation of international humanitarian law ".

Zhytomyr Region was shelled from Grad multiple rocket launcher systems for the first time. Three servicemen and one civilian were killed, said Vitalii Bunechko, head of the Regional Administration

As a result of Russian military aggression against Ukraine, more than 3 million Ukrainians have fled abroad. Up to 12 million more have left their cities and became internally displaced people, said Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the Presidential Office.

The accident at the Sumykhimprom chemical plant, where ammonia leak happened at night, was eliminated - the press service of the chemical plant.

Consequences of the Russian missile attack on the Retroville shopping mall in Kyiv.

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Consequences of the Russian missile attack on the Retroville shopping mall in Kyiv. March 21, Author: Yelyzaveta Servatynska, Suspilne.

The Russians hit the Retroville shopping mall in Kyiv. March 21, Author: Yelyzaveta Servatynska, Suspilne.

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The Russians hit the Retroville shopping mall in Kyiv. 21 March, Author: Yelyzaveta Servatynska, Suspilne. Єлизавета Серватинська, Суспільне

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The missile strike on the shopping mall in Kyiv killed eight people. Єлизавета Серватинська, Суспільне

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The missile strike on the shopping mall in Kyiv killed eight people. Єлизавета Серватинська, Суспільне

The blast wave also damaged six neighboring houses. Now, three of them are unfit for life. Two schools and two kindergartens were also damaged.

Drivers and a doctor of the humanitarian convoy, detained by the Russian military on their way to the city of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region yesterday, have returned.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Army has lost more than 15,000 personnel and 1,535 tanks.

As of March 21, 8 humanitarian corridors in Donetsk, Kyiv, and Luhansk regions have been agreed upon - Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

The Russian army fired two missiles at a military training facility in the Rivne region. The head of the regional administration, Vitalii Koval, reported. He added that a special commission is working on the spot. Details will be announced later.

At night in Sumy, due to shelling by Russian troops, ammonia leaked from the Sumy Chemical Plant. The 50 tons tank with ammonia was damaged. The affected area is about 2.5 km. In three hours, the leak was localized. Rescuers and workers of the plant are working to bring the ammonia cloud down. According to preliminary information, there are no victims.

Mariupol City Council refused to side with Russia. "They gave us time to draft an answer by the morning. But why wait for so long if the answer is clear already. Screw you! You won't get Mariupol," Mariupol mayor's adviser Petro Andryushchenko wrote.

Late in the evening on March 20, as a result of the shelling of the Sviatoshyn district in Kyiv, 8 people were killed and another was injured, according to preliminary data. The shelling of the shopping mall led to a fire of 1,500 square meters. It took firefighters more than three hours to put out the fire.

Terror and looting spread on lands captured by the Russian military. The Russian military brings back home appliances, cars, other valuables, and products, according to the General Staff. Forced mobilization in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions continues.

Ukrainian mathematician from Donetsk Kostyantyn Olmezov committed suicide in Russia. The lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov reported. Olmezov tried to leave Russia after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The FSB detained the mathematician fabricating an administrative protocol against him. The mathematician published a death note, writing that he killed himself because he could not bear the horror of what was happening.

In Belarus, partisans are stopping Russian trains, damaging Russian equipment, and handing out leaflets to prevent Belarusian troops from invading Ukraine, opposition leader Franak Vyachorka said.

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Several explosions were heard in Kyiv near one of the shopping centers, rescuers are working on the spot. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said that at least one person had been killed.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation addressed an official letter to Ukraine. It contains an eight-page ultimatum: by 5:00 on March 21, the Ukrainian militaries have to lay down their arms and leave Mariupol. Only after that the evacuation of civilians will take place. Ukraine did not agree to this. "We can't talk about surrendering weapons. Instead of spending time on 8 pages of letters, just open a humanitarian corridor," — said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. About 350,000 civilians remain in Mariupol, which is almost completely destroyed by Russia.

Switzerland has agreed to mediate the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, — Swiss President Ignacio Cassis. He also called for the immediate opening of humanitarian corridors in Ukraine. In addition, the President of Switzerland said that he plans to visit the Polish-Ukrainian border on March 21.

Russia's crimes in Ukraine are being investigated by six countries — Prosecutor General Irina Venedyktova: "Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden. We are working closely with them to speed up the exchange of information and evidence." According to the International Criminal Code, the prosecutor's office of a state can investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity around the world.

In the directions of Donetsk and Luhansk, Ukrainian troops have repulsed seven attacks of the Russian Federation and destroyed 12 tanks, 9 infantry combat vehicles, 3 cars, and about 170 servicemen. Air Defense units shot down 1 Su-34 and 1 helicopter — the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

There is a covert mobilization in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas, and Russia has agreed to send Libyan "volunteers" to Ukraine to fight on the side of Russia — the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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March 20 marks the 25th day of Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression. According to the General Staff, Russian troops have lost assault potential, however, in Kuban, Primorsky Krai, Yaroslavl region and the Urals Federal District of Russia a covert mobilization was announced to make up the losses of personnel. In addition, Moscow agreed on involving of Libyan "volunteers". The transfer of military mercenaries is likely to be carried out at the expense of the private military company "Liga" (formerly "Wagner", whose mercenaries fought in Syria). Suspilne gathered the main news of the day.

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Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to extend martial law for 30 days from March 26. Thus, the martial law in Ukraine is extended from 5.30 a.m. on March 26 for a period of 30 days.

President Zelensky gave a long interview to CNN. In particular, he said he was ready to negotiate with Putin to prevent the third world war. At the same time, he excluded any concessions to Russia concerning territorial integrity of Ukraine. In particular, this applies to the Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk regions. President Zelensky also spoke online at the Knesset. He called on Israelis to help Ukraine and quoted Golda Meir: "We want to live. Our neighbors want to see us dead. This does not leave much space for compromise."

The war in Ukraine took the lives of at least 902 civilians and another 1,459 people are wounded, — the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports. The majority of civilian deaths or injuries were caused by the use of explosive devices with a large area of ​​damage, including heavy artillery shelling and multiple rocket launchers, as well as missiles and air strikes.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decision of the National Security Council suspending the activities of 11 political parties during the war, including the "Opozytsiyna Platforma — Za Zhyttia". This faction is the second largest in the Verkhovna Rada. Among the reasons for the decision are: the propaganda of war, calls for a change in the constitutional order, the threat of violation of sovereignty, collaborationism.

For the first time since the beginning of the war, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant managed to carry out a partial rotation of personnel. In total, 64 workers were evacuated from the station and 46 volunteers will replace them and will serve the station.

The United States has discussed with Turkey the possibility of transferring Russian C-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine to help protect it from Russian missile and air strikes. Officially, the Turkish authorities have not yet commented on the negotiations on the supply of Russian missile defense systems.

Four of the seven humanitarian corridors worked today. 7,295 people in total were evacuated during the day. According to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, the delivery of aid to the village of Mala Rohan (Kharkiv region) was disrupted. The connection with the humanitarian aid convoy for the city of Vovchansk (Kharkiv region) also disappeared: communication with 6 people was lost — 5 drivers and 1 doctor.

The Ministry of Health in in Ukraine has banned the use of 39 medicines which are manufactured in Belarus or have their applicants registered an office in Belarus. In particular, Acyclovir-Belmed, Neurotropin and Riboxin of Belarusian production were banned. The full list of banned drugs is available at the link.

In Kyiv region, civilians were banned from visiting forests. The ban will last at least until the end of the martial law regime. The ban applies to both pedestrian visits and entry into the forests of Kyiv region (except for transit routes) of vehicles and other self-propelled vehicles.

The Queen has released a YouTube concert from Kharkiv to raise money to help Ukraine, game development studio Epic will donate its proceeds from the new season of Fortnite to affected Ukrainians, and David Beckham shared his Instagram page, which has 71.4 million subscribers, with the doctor who manages perinatal center in Kharkiv for 1 day.

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The personnel of Chornobyl nuclear power plant was managed to be partially rotated and some people were evacuated for the first time since the beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine. The staff was at work for about 600 hours, they were replaced by 46 volunteers working at the station, - Chornobyl NPP.

In Chernihiv, a shell hit a car, which delivered water to citizens. According to preliminary information, two people were killed and several others were injured.

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This car delivered water to Chernihiv residents. Ukraine, Chernihiv, March 20, 2022. Фото: Суспільне Чернігів

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Ukraine, Chernihiv, March 20, 2022. Фото: Суспільне Чернігів

This area of ​​the city is constantly under fire.

Russian troops are turning the occupied and besieged settlements of Ukraine into concentration camps, where civilians are starving, - says Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denysova. "Depriving civilians of food and medicine is a torture, a direct violation of the Geneva Convention,", - she said.

About a third of the territories of the nature reserve fund of Ukraine are under threat of destruction. Ukrainian nature reserves are in a zone of humanitarian crisis, due to shelling and blockade of territories by Russian army it is impossible to deliver food for animals and birds, - said the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denysova.

In Kharkiv, for last 10 days more than a thousand Kharkiv residents have joined cleaning up rubbles, rubbish and repairing houses damaged by shelling and bombing.

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Citizens clean Kharkiv after shellings, March 2022. Photo: Kharkiv City Council. t.me/citykharkivua

Citizens clean Kharkiv after shellings, March 2022. Photo: Kharkiv City Council.

Work without days off, under fire, in a shelter. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham showed 71 million subscribers the work of the Kharkiv Perinatal Center - he shared his Instagram account with the center's director Iryna Kondratova for one day.

Artillery of the 81st separate airmobile brigade of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed Russian military equipment.

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In Kharkiv region, in Izyum district, where fierce fightings are taking place, Ukrainian artillery destroyed more than 15 units of vehicles. Ізюмський лісгосп, березень 2022 року. Фото: скрін з відео/dshv.mil.gov.ua

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Several thousand citizens gathered in a peaceful protest against the Russian military occupation of Kherson. They chant: "Go home, while you're still alive!", "Kherson is Ukraine!".

March 20, 2022, Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region. People went to the rally demanding the release of the deputy mayor abducted by the Russian military.

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March 20, 2022, Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region. People went to the rally demanding the release of the deputy mayor abducted by the Russian military. Енергодар, березень 2022 року. Люди вийшли на мирний мітинг, щоб висловити протест проти викрадення посадовця міської ради.Фото: telegram-канал Дмитра Орлова

On March 18, the Russian Armed Forces soldiers threw a grenade at civilians on a Trostyanets street. The blast killed two men, the Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office reports.

Russian military released journalist Oleh Baturin from Kakhovka; he was held captive for eight days. "Virtually no food. Some days almost without water. No understanding of where I am. But they clearly knew why. They wanted to break, to trample me down," Oleh wrote on his sister's Facebook page.

In Berdyansk, about 200-250 people went on a peaceful protest against the Russian occupation. The Russian military began to beat and detain them, Hromadske reports with reference to locals.

In the Sviatoshyn district of Kyiv, at about 2 p.m., shell fragments hit a residential building and started a fire. So far, rescuers have eliminated it and managed to evacuate six people. Information about the injured is being clarified.

Mariupol situational update. Direct speech by Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk regional administration: "Bombings, airstrikes, urban warfare, gunfights in the city. There are victims in cases where people were taken out of shelters. The Russians are no longer looking for a reason to target civilians."

Queen has released a 2008 concert in Kharkiv on YouTube to raise money to help Ukraine. At that time, the concert on Freedom Square, dedicated to the fight against AIDS, gathered more than 350 thousand people - another 10 million watched the live show on TV.

The first two images show Freedom Square in Kharkiv during the Queen concert in September 2008. The third demonstrates the same area after the Russian airstrike on March 1, 2022.

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93% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine will be able to repel Russia's attack, according to a poll by the "Rating" group. At the same time, almost half of respondents hope that this will happen in the coming weeks.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports that the threat of an attack from the territory of Belarus in the Volyn direction is high, but assures that it's ready for it.

The combat losses of Russian army from February 24 to March 20 are approximately 14.7 thousand personnel.

"Azovstal" Metallurgical Plant in Mariupol has not been closed forever and will be rebuilt after returning to the city. This was announced by the director of Azovstal Enver Tskitishvili. He noted that the company was shut down according to the rules and does not pose a danger to the environment. Previously the plant was completely shut down only in 1941.

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View of smog-covered Mariupol; "Azovstal" Metallurgical Plant, October 16, 2012 Photo: UNIAN. Вид на затягнений смогом Маріуполь; меткомбінат "Азовсталь", 16 жовтня 2012 р. Фото: УНІАН

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Mariupol after shelling and bombing by the Russian army, March 2022. Маріуполь, Донеччина, березень 2022, фото: Маріупольська міська рада

Russian militaries in Sumy Region shot at a car with a family delivering bread to a local community, - the head of the regional administration said. Those old people were local entrepreneurs. The woman was seriously injured, the man died.

Today it became known that on March 11 the Russian troops shot a retirement home of the Luhansk region close from the tank, 56 people were killed. This was announced by the head of the regional administration Serhii Haidai. 15 people survived, they were taken to the temporarily occupied Svatov. It is currently impossible to reach the place of the tragedy.

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The retirement home before the war. Photo: Serhii Haidai. Кремінна, вокзал. Фото: Telegram/Сергій Гайдай

Today seven humanitarian corridors have been agreed in Ukraine to evacuate the population and deliver goods to the civilians. Corridors should work in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.

"The one and only, united Ukraine!", "Ukraine is above all!" - A peaceful rally is held on the streets of Kakhovka, which is temporarily captured by Russian troops.

Video: Snizhana Shestakova / Facebook

Russian troops dropped bombs on an art school in Mariupol, where about 400 people were hiding, - Mariupol City Council reports. The building is destroyed, people remain under the wreckages. There is no information about any victims at the moment.

During the war, 115 children were killed and more than 140 were injured, - the Attorney General's Office reported.

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Evacuation in Irpin, March 7, 2022. Efrem Lukatsky / АР. Евакуація в Ірпені, 7 березня 2022 року. Фото: Efrem Lukatsky / АР

About a third of inhabitants left Mykolaiv after Russian intervention in Ukraine, - the mayor Senkevich reported.

71 children from a specialized orphanage were evacuated from Sumy, - the head of Sumy regional administration Dmytro Zhyvytsky said. Some of them remain under the supervision of specialists from the Heart Institute of Ukraine.

A new wave of mobilization has been announced in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region, - the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported. The age limit for mobilization has been raised to 65 years.

On March 19, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liquidated two high-ranking Russian commanders: the deputy head of the Black Sea Fleet and the deputy head of the engineering troops of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation, - an adviser to the Minister of Interior Affairs Denysenko said.

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Serviceman of the Territorial Defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces holds NLAW anti-tank weapon in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2022 Photo: Efrem Lukatsky / АР. Військовослужбовець територіальної оборони ЗСУ тримає протитанкову зброю NLAW у Києві, Україна, 9 березня 2022 року, фото: Єфрем Лукацький / AP Photo

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Russian military equipment is approaching the Belarusian border, and Belarusian diplomats have left Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs calls this a "disturbing signal", but they say that Ukraine is ready to defend itself in case of a new invasion.

Russian troops forcefully moved several thousand people from Mariupol to Russia, reports the city hall. "The invaders illegally moved people from the Livoberezhny District and the vault in the sports club building, where thousands of people (mostly women and children) were hiding from constant bombing," the report said. It is known that captured Mariupol residents were taken to filtration camps, where they had their phones and documents checked. After that, some of the Mariupol residents were transferred to remote cities of Russia, the fate of others remains unknown.

Eight out of ten humanitarian corridors successfully worked on March 19, says Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. 6,623 people were evacuated.

During the day of March 19, the Ukrainian military shot down three Russian helicopters. Russian forces have significantly reduced the presence in the sky, says the Air Force Command of Ukraine.

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Evacuation. From Bucha to Bilohorodka in Kyiv region a convoy of 7 buses arrived — Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko.

About 190,000 people have already been evacuated through humanitarian corridors — Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

21 rescuers died since the beginning of hostilities — the State Emergency Service.

Since the beginning of the war, 228 people died in Kyiv, including 4 children. 912 people were injured — the City Hall.

Russian army shelled the western part of Chernihiv. A fuel and oil warehouse, a plastic products factory and in warehouses are on fire. And due to shelling in residential buildings, 10 buildings caught fire — Chernihiv Regional State Administration.

In the evening in Kharkiv, the Russian Federation bombed several districts again, a man and a 9-year-old child were killed — the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Sinehubov.

Russian troops fired from "Grad" volley fire systems at Novi Petrivtsi in Kyiv region. Gas station was damaged. The fire was extinguished. There are no victims - the police of Kiev region. Mezhyhirya National Park, the former residence of Viktor Yanukovych, is located in Novi Petrivtsi.

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Russian militaries did not pass 14 trucks with humanitarian goods (food, baby food, medicines) into Kherson region and did not allow unload them, - said the head of the regional administration Hennadii Lahuta

Russia fired a missile at one of the military units in Ivano-Frankivsk region. No one was killed or injured. The attack was probably carried out at the night between the 17th-18th March.

The spokesman of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Yurii Ihnat reported.

In Kyiv region, Russian troops are changing their tactics to defending one, they continue chaotic shelling, - the head of Kyiv regional administration Oleksandr Pavliuk said. At the same time, the Armed Forces are monitoring the situation and striking at Russia's positions.

Consequences of the shelling of Makarov village in Kyiv region. 7 people were killed and 5 were injured.

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Consequences of the shelling of Makarov village in Kyiv region. 7 people were killed and 5 were injured. Photo provided by the police of Kyiv region. Фото поліції Київщини.

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Consequences of the shelling of Makarov village in Kyiv region. 7 people were killed and 5 were injured. Photo provided by the police of Kyiv region. Фото поліції Київщини.

Photo provided by the police of Kyiv region.

In Rubizhne, Luhansk region, two dead children and a woman were pulled out from the ruins of a house that collapsed due to shelling by Russian troops, and another child was rescued.

At the moment, there are officially 562 Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine, - Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

The sports ski base in Chernihiv was destroyed by Russian shelling. It was actively used during the Ukrainian biathlon championships.

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The sports ski base in Chernihiv was destroyed by Russian shelling. It was actively used during the Ukrainian biathlon championships. Photo: Biathlon Federation of Ukraine. Biathlon.com.ua

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The sports ski base in Chernihiv was destroyed by Russian shelling. It was actively used during the Ukrainian biathlon championships. Photo: Biathlon Federation of Ukraine. Biathlon.com.ua

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On March 19, 471 Mariupol residents, including children, traveled in five buses from Berdyansk to Zaporizhzhia. Now, psychologists and social workers are with these people.

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Evacuated Mariupol residents arrive in Zaporizhzhia, photo by Mariupol City Council. Фото: Анатолій Куртєв

In Mariupol, the Ukrainian military destroyed Russian ammunition depots. According to preliminary data, the soldiers of the Azov Regiment destroyed one tank, two armored personnel carriers, and trucks.

Nine people were killed in two missile strikes on the suburbs of Zaporizhzhia on March 18. The Regional Administration provided the data.

In Chernihiv, on March 18, the Russian military fired on dormitories. 11 people were injured.

A sabotage and reconnaissance group was detected on the 15th floor of a residential building in Kharkiv. Antennas and other radio equipment were found in the apartment. The Security Service of Ukraine officials are already investigating the details.

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Russia has mined roads from the Bosphorus to Odessa and said those were Ukrainian mines. This was stated by the head of the project "Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies" Andrii Klymenko.

He also noted that mines drifting in a stormy sea cannot be counted.

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced the humanitarian corridors to be opened on March 19:

from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia. A convoy of buses moved to transfer Mariupol residents from Berdiansk to Zaporizhzhia;

from Bervytsia and Bohdanivka to Brovary in Kyiv region;

from Bucha to Bilohorodka, from Borodianka to Bila Tserkva in Kyiv region;

from Lysychansk, Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Popasna to Bakhmut.

It is also planned to deliver 14 humanitarian aid trucks to Kherson.

Despite the constant bombing and shelling, public utilities are operating in Kharkiv. Garbage is being taken out in the city, damaged water and heat supply networks are being repaired. "We'd rather die standing up than live on our knees," - said an utility worker who is cleaning up the city under fire with his colleagues.

The video was shot on March 18

Last night in Kharkiv was relatively calm, - the regional administration said. During the day Russians made 29 strikes - artillery, mortar strikes, shelling from multiple rocket launchers.

Russian troops have damaged nearly 500 schools in Ukraine, and 69 of them have been completely destroyed, - said a chairman of the Verkhovna Rada's education committee Serhii Babak.

Since the beginning of the war, 112 children have been killed and more than 140 wounded in Ukraine. Mostly in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.

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Russian militaries attacked soldiers with a missile in Mykolaiv on March 18. The rescue operation is still ongoing. Official data is being clarified, said the head of the regional administration Vitalii Kim.

Fighting for Azovstal is going on in Mariupol. Russian troops have destroyed the metallurgical plant by shelling. "We have lost this economic giant, one of the largest factories in Europe is actually being destroyed," - said an adviser to the Minister of Interior Affairs.

In Luhansk region, a silence regime was agreed from 9:00 to evacuate people from Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Popasna, Lysychansk and Novozolotarivka - the head of the regional administration.

Fume in Kyiv. The IQAir service assesses the state of the air as "unhealthy".

The adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Denysenko declared: "This smoke is from a landfill which burns down near New Petrivtsi."

The fire situation in Chornobyl zone is normal.

Near Kherson, at the airfield of Chornobayivka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the advanced command post of the 8th Army of the Southern District of the Russian Federation.

This is the fifth time that the Ukrainian military has destroyed enemy vehicles and manpower at the Chornobayivka airfield.

Trostyanets. Russian vehicles destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. March 18, 2022

More than 180,000 people have been rescued during the entire period of humanitarian corridors, said President Volodymyr Zelensky. During one day on March 18, 9,000 people were taken out of surrounded Mariupol. The President stressed that Russian troops are currently blocking the supply of humanitarian goods to the city.

"They have a clear order: to do absolutely everything to make the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukrainian cities as an "argument" for Ukrainians to cooperate with the occupiers. This is a war crime. They will be responsible for this. 100%»

As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, almost 10 million people have been displaced, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Among them, 6.5 million are internally displaced persons and more than 3 million people have gone abroad. The organization noted that almost a quarter of Ukraine's population, which numbered about 44 million before the war, had been forced to flee their homes.

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Migrants in Drohobych, Ukraine, March 9, 2022. Переселенці у Дрогобичі, 09.03.2022 / Фото: УНІАН

"Ukrenergo" repairmen restored the 750 kV high-voltage line of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, which was damaged by the Russian military. The line ensures stable work of Zaporizhzhia NPP, - the company said.

The Lebanese Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah denies sending its militants to support Russia in the war against Ukraine. This was stated by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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During the day on March 18, the Russian military launched four missile strikes (14 missiles in total) and carried out more than 40 air raids on Ukraine, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian troops have temporarily cut off Ukraine from Azov Sea, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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On March 18, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck 12 air targets of the Russian Federation: 2 planes, 3 helicopters, 3 unmanned aerial vehicles, 4 cruise missiles — the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Maxar has published new satellite images of the destruction of Mariupol by Russian troops: “They show more damage caused by the chaotic Russian bombing. Massive wreckages of civilian buildings destroyed by explosions are clearly visible. The cloud obscured the image of the ruined drama theater. The third image shows the line of evacuating cars.

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On March 18, 9,145 people were evacuated through humanitarian corridors — Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. Almost five thousand people moved from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia, 1,124 of them are children. More than 4,000 civilians were evacuated from Sumy Region.

Russian troops that stay in villages near Mykolayiv are holding civilians hostage and "mute" mobile communications and the Internet — Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has launched 1,080 missiles on the territory of Ukraine — the Pentagon.

Shelling of residential buildings, customs benefits and world celebrities' poems. The 23th day of war: the main news

March 18 — Ukrainian people have being resisting the Russian military invasion for 23 days . The Ukrainian Armed Forces pushed the Russian occupiers away from the right Dnieper bank of Kyiv to a distance of up to 70 kilometers, which makes it impossible to conduct fire, except rocket one. The General Staff said that the refusal of Russian servicemen to take part in hostilities had become more frequent. Suspilne gathered the main events of the day.

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Ukrainian serviceman talks to a woman walking with a dog, Kharkiv, March 18, 2022, photo: Andrii Marienko / AP

In Kyiv, a neighbourhood in Podilsky district was shelled. The remains of the downed rocket fell on a residential building, damaged five more, as well as a kindergarten and a school, and a five-story apartment building caught fire. Emergencies rescued 12 people and evacuated 98 residents. Four people were injured and one died. Since the beginning of the war, 222 people have died in Kyiv, including 60 civilians and four children.

Russian troops have launched six cruise missiles from a submarine in the Black Sea. Several of them hit the area of ​​the aircraft repair plant. The area near the Lviv airport was also shelled. Two missiles were intercepted. No one was killed and one was injured.

The court allowed to arrest Medvedchuk. People's Deputy, the head of the political council of the "Opozytsiyna Platforma Za Zhyttia" political party, Putin's crony Viktor Medvedchuk is suspected of treason and promotion of a terrorist organization. His spokesman Oleh Babanin told Suspilne that he did not take part in a meeting, did not contact Medvedchuk and his position was exclusively pro-Ukrainian.

Hromadske journalist Victoria Roshchina was probably detained by the Russian FSB in temporarily occupied Berdyansk. Currently, nothing is known about her location. For two days, the publishing house did her best to release the journalist in a private manner, but failed. Roshchina made videos and wrote articles from hotspots in eastern and southern Ukraine, including Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts.

Nine humanitarian corridors were announced for March 18, but seven of them were operational. 9,145 people were evacuated, most of them were taken from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia — 4,972 people, including 1,124 children. Due to the violation of the regime of silence, the work on the delivery of humanitarian aid to the cities of Balakliia and Izyum were disrupted again.

In Ukraine, sets of social products will be distributed for free to people who are surrounded or living on the front line. Local military administrations will apply for the number of products for each of these cities. Ukrzaliznytsia will purchase products and, together with the Humanitarian Headquarters, deliver them to the regions. The products will be delivered to the temporarily occupied settlements through international humanitarian organizations.

US President Joe Biden and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping spoke for two hours via video conference about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. After the talks, the parties issued various statements: the White House said that Biden had informed China about the position of the United States and its allies and described the consequences that would occur if China provided material support to Russia. And Chinese side said that Biden expressed readiness to communicate with China to prevent escalation of the situation.

The Polish government has introduced the "Anti-Putin Shield" program, which provides "de-Russification" of the economy. It provides the abandonment of Russian oil and gas, the fight against inflation, the preservation of jobs, support for companies that have worked in the Russian market so far, and so on. In addition, Russian and Belarusian diplomats were forbidden to enter the European Parliament buildings in Strasbourg, Brussels and Luxembourg.

Steven Spielberg donated $1 million to humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, Oleh Skrypkana wrote a song for the Ukrainian army, and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi read a poem by U2 frontman Bono about Ukraine.

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Russian army fired shelled a civilian facility in the village of Natalivka, Zaporizhzhia region. A firefighter was killed and five others were injured, — the State Emergency Service. Today in this region, Russians fired at the military training ground, one of the factories and the adjacent quarry using BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launchers. A fire broke out on the territory of the plant. Firefighters, who went out to put extinguish the fire, were shelled by Russian militaries.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have returned control of more than 30 settlements near Kyiv, — Volodymyr Zelensky. In some areas, Russian troops were pushed back 70 km from the capital.

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It’s impossible to talk about the relieving of Mariupol at the moment — an adviser to the head of President’s Office Oleksii Arestovich: “Other units are 100-120-150 kilometers away from Mariupol defending positions there. They can't move more than 120 kilometres through the bare steppe under air raids from Crimea and Rostov region". Arestovich noted that there is no military solution for Mariupol at the moment, so diplomatic mechanisms will be used for relieving of Mariupol.

Russian soldiers are not particularly motivated for the war in Ukraine — the head of the US Central Command, General Frank Mackenzie: "In my opinion, they don't seem to be especially motivated or involved in the campaign that they carry out."

In Ukraine, there are already 6.5 million internally displaced persons, and also 3.2 million people moved abroad — UN.

Kharkiv. A man was rescued from the debris of a building that was shelled in the morning, he has no serious injuries. "I was waiting for the rescuers to get me out of there, thank to the rescuers," - said the rescued. A foreign journalist asked the rescued man if he hoped to survive. "Of course," - the man replied.

The staff of the Kharkiv Academic Drama Theater named after Pushkin demands to remove the word "Russian" from the name. The relevant appeal letter was sent by the theater staff to the head of the regional administration. "We have nothing to do with those who are destroying Kharkiv city with "Grads"," - said the staff.

The giant emblem of Ukraine with 1.5 million fresh flowers was created on Sofia Square. After the event, volunteers will present flowers to women.

In Avdiivka, a nine-storey building, a shop and an administrative building were shelled, - said the head of Donetsk regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko. According to preliminary information, two people were killed and three were injured.

Photo of the vehicles destroyed by the 93rd mechanized brigade "Holodny Yar" near Trostyanets. Photo provided by the soldiers of brigade.

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There is no information about any dead people in the shelter under the Drama Theater in Mariupol at the moment.

There is information about one seriously injured person. People continue to be rescued from the logjams of the theater destroyed by Russian troops, - the City Council reports. Up to a thousand people were in the shelter at the time of bombing. Most of them are women, children and old people who hid in the basement from continuous shelling by the Russian army.

A warehouse with paint and varnish products caught fire in Sumy after shelling. The fire covered more than 6 thousand square meters. Sumy residents are urged to close their windows. There is no information about any victims yet.

The military of the Russian Federation detained the secretary of Nova Kakhovka City Council Dmitry Vasiliev and keep him for 2 days. His wife says he is being held in the basement of Nova Kakhovka police station, which is used by Russian militaries as so-called "commandant's office."

The head of Velyky Burluk community Viktor Tereshchenko has been released and hospitalised, - the head of Kharkiv regional administration Oleh Synehubov reported.

The head of Luhansk regional administration urged not to believe the fakes about the seizure of Ukrainian cities: "Kreminna is ours. A part of Rubizhne is ours. Severodonetsk is ours. Lysychansk is ours. A part of Popasna is ours. Russian troops are trying to capture these cities, but Ukrainian militaries are not retreating.

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A journalist from Hromadske in Berdiansk was probably taken prisoner by Russian occupiers. According to the editorial office, Victoria Roshchina made videos and wrote articles from hotspots in eastern and southern Ukraine all days of the Russian-Ukrainian war. In particular, she prepared materials on hostilities in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. In the evening of March 11, Victoria Roshchina was probably traveling from Zaporizhia to Mariupol. The next day there was no contact with her.

"As we learned from witnesses, whom we cannot name for security reasons, the journalist was in temporarily occupied Berdiansk at the time. On March 16, we learned that Victoria Roshchina had been detained by Russian FSB the day before (probably on March 15). There is no information about her location today", - the statement of Hromadske says.

A shot down missile from the OTR-21 Tochka missile system of the Russian military fell in Nova Zburyivka.

Locals say it happened at 1:30 a.m. Everyone heard a loud rumble and explosion.

Video: Vitalii Bohdanov / Facebook

In Kherson region, in Vysokopillya, the occupiers established rules for walking and transport. "Every resident should wear a white rag on his left hand, and a side mirror should be tied with it on cars," - said local activist Yurii Samokhvalov.

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In Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Russian militaries shelled a hospital with 10 powerful shells, - said the head of Luhansk regional administration Serhii Haidai.

"The hospital and nearby houses left without windows. Information about the victims is being clarified. Rescue services are working at the facility," - he said.

In Ukraine 64 educational institutions were completely destroyed and 464 were damaged as a result of shelling and bombing. During the last 24 hours, 24 educational institutions were damaged and one was destroyed. - the head of Education, Science and Innovation Committee Serhii Babak said.

Rescue work at the Mariupol Theater, which was bombed by Russia, continues

Rescue work is underway at the site of the Russian occupation of the theater, where Mariupol residents hid from shelling and used it as a shelter. President Volodymyr Zelenskyi noted that more than 130 people had been rescued so far (the same number was called by government officials yesterday): "But hundreds of Mariupol residents are still under the logjams. Despite the shelling, we will continue rescue work."

Almost 500 Mariupol residents travel by bus from Berdiansk to Zaporizhzhia, - the Mariupol City Council said. These are people who managed to leave the city, which has been under siege for 17 days, on their own. As of March 17, more than 30,000 people left Mariupol.

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The buses taking Mariupol residents to Berdyansk, next stop is Zaporizhzhia. March 18, photo: Pavlo Kyrylenko. Автобуси, які вивозять людей з Бердянська, 18 березня, фото: Павло Кириленко

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There is no humanitarian corridor in in the city of Izyum in Kharkiv Region again due to shelling, - the head of the City Council department Maksym Strelnyk reported. Nevertheless, the authorities and territorial defense forces deliver humanitarian aid to the villages of Izyum district and evacuate people from there.

Lviv, Rynok Square. 109 empty prams. It's the number of Ukrainian children that have been killed by the Russian militaries since the invasion.

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Lviv, Rynok Square. 109 empty prams. It's the number of Ukrainian children that have been killed by the Russian militaries since the invasion. 18 March, 2022. Фото: Львівська міська рада

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Lviv, Rynok Square. 109 empty prams. It's the number of Ukrainian children that have been killed by the Russian militaries since the invasion. 18 March, 2022. Фото: Львівська міська рада

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Lviv, Rynok Square. 109 empty prams. It's the number of Ukrainian children that have been killed by the Russian militaries since the invasion. 18 March, 2022. Фото: Львівська міська рада

Over the past day, two attempts of Russian troops to move forward were repulsed near Chernihiv, many vehicles were destroyed, - the North Operational Command reported.

It is no longer possible to launch plants in Mariupol due to their complete destruction, - says Mariupol Deputy Mayor Serhii Orlov. "Full stop already. It is no longer possible to launch them. Azovstal has been bombed. Completely. Azovstal took a lot of air raids,", - he said.

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The mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov told about his stay in Russian captivity. He was not physically abused, but they put psychological pressure on him. "Believe that the seven people with weapons who are nearby are enough to convincingly prove their position. Or someone was tortured in a nearby cell, there were those screams that were exactly psychologically pressured so that it could definitely be compared to pressure, tortures, and so on," he said. The mayor of Melitopol was kidnapped on March 11. On March 16, he was exchanged for nine captive Russian soldiers.

In Donetsk region, the Russian military shelled 11 settlements per day. At least 16 residential buildings and infrastructure have been damaged. As a result of the Russian troops' strikes, there are dead and wounded, including children, as well as police officers and rescuers. It was reported in the regional police department. Mariupol, Avdiivka, Krasnorivka, Mariinka, Vuhledar, Bogoyavlenka, Novomikhailivka, Stepne, Olhynka, Vasylivka, Verkhnotoretske were under the fire of the Russian army from jet and heavy artillery.

In the vicinity of Glukhov in Sumy region , local residents found a cruise missile manufactured by the Russian Federation, which did not explode. They believe that it was released by a Russian aircraft at the beginning of the war – at the end of February. This was reported by a local Oleksandr to Suspilne (we do not specify his surname for security reasons).

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In the vicinity of Glukhov in Sumy region , local residents found a cruise missile manufactured by the Russian Federation, which did not explode, March 2022. Місцеві мешканці знайшли крилату ракету РФ у Глухові. 17 березня 2022 р. Фото: Facebook

The missile was identified as an X-31 air-to-surface tactical guided missile.

During the war in Ukraine, 109 children died, more than 130 were injured, the Prosecutor General's Office reported. The largest number of victims was recorded in Kyiv region — 55 children, Kharkiv region – 34 children, Chernihiv region – 29, Donetsk region – 26. In addition, as a result of bombing and shelling of Russian troops, more than 439 educational institutions were damaged, of which 63 were completely destroyed.

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Ukrainian military rescues a child, Ukraine, March 2022. ФОТО: Timothy Fadek

On the morning of March 18, Russian troops shelled Kramatorsk, hit a residential building and an administrative building. Two people were killed in the shelling and another 23 were wounded.

In the suburbs of Zaporizhzhya, Russian military shelled a military range, a factory and an adjacent quarry with "Smerch" multiple rocket systems. There was a fire at the plant. The scale of destruction and loss is established — reported in the regional administration.

Morning in Podilskyi district of Kyiv, where rocket debris damaged six houses. Photo of the State Emergency Service.

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As of March 18, the total losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine amounted to about 14,200 killed personnel, 450 destroyed tanks and more than 200 aircraft. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

In Odesa, near the military facility, representatives of the Territorial Defense of the city destroyed a geodetic beacon, according to the regional administration. A geodetic lighthouse was attached to the pole. It was removed and destroyed by the military.

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Geodetic beacons, which was destroyed in Odessa, March 18, 2022. Сергій Братчук

On March 18 at 5 o'clock in the morning in the Odessa region shot down a Russian cruise missile naval base - Air Command "Pivden"

Near Kyiv in Podil, the remains of a downed rocket fell on a residential building and damaged five more, as well as a kindergarten and a school. 19 people were injured, four of them children. Almost a hundred people were evacuated. Rescuers and medics are working on the spot.

This is what the house looks like now. Video - Suspilne.

The shelling of Kharkiv does not stop, said Mayor Igor Terekhov. At night, the Russian military hit both residential and administrative buildings. In total, the mayor said, more than 700 buildings were destroyed in the city.

The fire at the Barabashov market, which broke out in the afternoon of March 17 due to shelling, was contained.

Here is a video of the consequences of one of the morning shellings in Kharkiv. At about 8:40 a.m., the Russian army hit a six-story educational building of a higher educational institution. Two neighboring houses were damaged. 1 person died, 11 were injured, 1 person is still under the rubble.

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On March 18 a humanitarian convoy is to arrive in Berdyansk, which is currently without electricity and gas and hot water. According to the head of the Zaporizhzhia regional administration Oleksandr Starukh, these cars left yesterday, but they were detained by checks of the Russian military. Next, 10 more buses will be sent to enable residents of Berdyansk and Mariupol residents whose cars broke down to travel from Berdyansk to Zaporizhia.

On March 18, 6 humanitarian corridors for evacuation of people will operate in Sumy region from Velyka Pisarivka, Trostyanets, Krasnopillya, Lebedyn and Konotop communities. From 13:00 a convoy of cars and buses must leave Sumy.

Humanitarian cargo is planned to Balakleya and Izyum in Kharkiv region. Also tomorrow they plan to deliver aid to the cities of Kherson and Luhansk regions.

Despite the shelling of Russian troops and the lack of humanitarian corridors, humanitarian goods are being delivered to Luhansk region and people are being taken away. Up to 500 people leave the region every day, the head of regional administration Sergii Gaidai reported. He added that the humanitarian aid coming to Luhansk region is not enough.

"Some of our bomb shelters have up to 1,300 people. If we even brought a few trucks there, it would still not be enough, "he said

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Explosions were heard in Lviv at about 6:30. Several missiles hit the area of ​​the aircraft repair plant. It is located near the airport. The blows destroyed the factory buildings. The active work of the plant was stopped in time, so none of the people were injured, said Lviv Mayor Sadovyi. The missiles were fired from the Black Sea. According to preliminary data, there were 6 of them, two of which were destroyed by the Ukrainian military.

For the third time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian troops have been carrying out air strikes on the territory of Lviv Region.

About 6:00 air strike was inflicted at Voznesensk in the Mykoliav area. The Russian military has entered the warehouse with weapons, said Voznesensk’ Mayor Yevgen Velichko. According to the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vadym Denisenko, the air strike hit the train.

There is currently no information on injuries or deaths.

As a result of night shelling by the Russian military in Severodonetsk and Rubizhne, two people were killed and six were injured - the head of the Luhansk regional administration.

The fire at the Barabashovo market in Kharkiv, which occurred as a result of the shelling by Russian Federation, has not yet been extinguished. Yesterday afternoon trade pavilions in different parts of the market caught fire. In addition to the pavilions, the fire engulfed two residential buildings. The total area of ​​the fire is about 7 hectares. During the fire, the Russian army fired on the market. One of the rescuers died of his injuries.

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Continuous Ukrainian counterattacks are forcing Russia to use large numbers of troops to defend supply routes. This limits Russia's offensive potential,” says the British Ministry of Defence. MOD also notes that Russia has problems in manoeuvring, does not control the air, and limited movement opportunities prevent food and fuel supplies to its front-line troops.

Police question Ukrainians living in Moscow and check their phones. Two such cases were reported to the Russian human rights project OVD-Info. As reported earlier, Russian security forces arrested a Ukrainian sailor from a Portuguese ship anchored in Vladivostok for calling Russia an aggressor country.

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Russian troops are trying to discover the system of Ukrainian Air Defence along the Black Sea coast. Meanwhile, during the day of March 17, the air defence forces of Ukraine destroyed 14 Russian air targets, reports the General Staff.

Russia has hired about 1,000 volunteers from the so-called army of Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah (organisation partially or fully recognised as terrorist by EU countries, the United States, Canada, Israel). The main requirement for foreign fighters is an experience of fighting in a city. At the same time, the mercenaries do not intend to fight in Ukraine but perceive it as an opportunity to get into European countries, says the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At least three wholesale warehouses with medicines, some in Kharkiv, were damaged by Russian shelling. Mykhailo Radutsky, Chairman of the Parliament Committee on National Health: “Currently, there is no shortage of medicines in the country. Deliveries may only be disrupted in the cities where active fights are ongoing.”

The number of people killed by Russian shelling in Merefa, Kharkiv region, increased to 23, 26 more were injured, reports the Regional Prosecutor's office. Rescue operation continues on the scene. The city of Merefa was shelled by Russian troops on the morning of March 17. The Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal case on violation of the customs and rules of war, combined with premeditated murder.

Zelensky in the Bundestag, the terms of the meeting with Putin, the enter of PayPal. The 22nd day of the war: the main events

March 17 — the twenty-second day of Ukrainian people's resistance to Russian military invasion. Russian occupiers continue taking hostages and killing civilians, shooting civilian cars, looting and obstructing the movement of humanitarian columns intended for evacuation of the population. Instead, Ukraine receives help from its allies and stops the enemy in all directions. Suspilne gathered the main events of the day.

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Ukrainian firefighters are extinguishing fire in a warehouse after the explosion in Kyiv, March 17, 2022, photo: Vadym Hirda, Associated Press

President Volodymyr Zelensky made a speech in German Bundestag online. He rebuked German authorities for delaying the imposition of preventive sanctions against Russia and called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to take the lead and help Ukraine end the war. After Zelensky's speech, Scholz announced that the federal states of Germany would provide Ukrainians with aid and the procedure would not be complicated.

The Kremlin has refused to comply with an order of the UN International Court of Justice. This was stated by Putin's spokesman Dmitriy Peskov, but he did not explain the exact reason, only noting that "the international court has such a concept as" agreement of the parties ", and there can be no agreement." In response, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that Russia, on the one hand, does not want to comply with a mandatory order of the UN International Court of Justice, and on the other, it wants to continue using the privileges of international law.

The President's Office called the condition of the meeting with Putin. Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, said that after the completion of the peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, the two presidents can meet and this can happen in the coming weeks.

Ukraine is establishing the National Information Bureau, which will be under the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories and it will collect data on Ukrainian prisoners of war, dead, missing, and illegally arrested by the Russian Federation, including civilians.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Belarus has opened a criminal case against the adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksii Arestovich. He was charged under Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. It is alleged that no later than March 17, 2022, Arestovich "recorded and posted a video in the Internet, which consists public calls for acts of terrorism and sabotage against Belarusian Railways." In response, Arestovich said that "representatives of this regime cannot even qualify the case properly."

In Mariupol, people trapped in a bomb shelter have been released from the logjams of the Drama Theater, which was bombed by Russian militaries on March 16. The shelter withstood the bombing. However, the Russian occupiers began firing at emergency workers who tried to unblock the people. Italy has taken the initiative to renovate the Mariupol Drama Theater at its own expense.

The number of dead people in Chernihiv has risen to 14. The day before, Russian militaries shelled civilians standing in line for a bread. On March 17, at about 10 a.m., Russian troops shelled civilians on the streets of a downtown neighborhood — four people were killed.

In Kyiv, the remains of a downed rocket hit a high-rise building, one person was killed. In addition, Russian army shelled the village of Novi Petrivtsi, where 2-year-old child was killed.

Following the Estonian Parliament, the Lithuanian Seimas unanimously supported the resolution on providing a no-fly zone over Ukraine for Russian aviation. A similar decision was made by the Latvian Seimas.

PayPal payment system has fully entered Ukrainian market. Now Ukrainians will be able to shop online, transfer funds and withdraw money to Ukrainian bank cards. Previously, the list of its services was limited.

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Over past 24 hours, Ukraine has evacuated 3,810 people — Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. 2,000 residents of Mariupol were able to reach Zaporizhzhia, and another 1,810 residents of Kyiv region from Vorzel, Bucha, Hostomel, Shevchenkove and Borodyanka are already safe.

In Bucha, Kyiv region, on March 5, the Russian militaries executed Ukrainian scientist, polyglot and teacher, historian and translator Oleksandr Kysliuk, — Archbishop Yevstratii (Zorya).

Dozens of people are looking for information about their relatives and acquaintances in half-occupied Izyum city — Deputy Izyum Mayor Volodymyr Matsokin: "There are no lists of the dead, no burials, ritual services do not work, and relatives bury the dead in the yards." According to him, there is no single list of those who managed to evacuate from Izyum: there are separate lists kept by different volunteer groups. The fighting for Izyum and bombing of the city by Russian troops have been going on since February 24.

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About 30 thousand people left Mariupol by their own transport — Mariupol City Council. "In total, about 6,500 cars escaped from the siege of Mariupol," — the statement said. Some people have already reached Zaporizhia, where they received first aid at support centers.

Russian troops shelled one of Kyiv's districts. One person died — the State Emergency Service.

"Theatres of all countries belong to the whole mankind" — Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said. Italy declared it was ready to renovate the Drama Theater building destroyed by Russian troops. The bomb shelter withstood the attack and people were released from the logjams today.

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The head of Velyky Burluk community in Kharkiv region Viktor Tereshchenko is in captivity. The Russian military kidnapped Tereshchenko from his office and now he is being held at the district police station, - the head of Kharkiv regional administration Oleh Sinehubov reported.

More than 320,000 Ukrainian citizens, most of them are men, have returned home since the beginning of Russian open armed aggression against Ukraine, - the State Border Guard Service reports.

The President visited the Vlasenko family in the hospital, who came under fire from the occupiers during the evacuation from the city of Vorzel in Kyiv region. 16 y.o. Katia covered her younger 8 y.o. brother Ihor with her body and received significant injuries. Seeing his sister bleeding, Ihor got out of the car and started shouting at the Russian militaries raging them for what they had done. Tatiana's mother also suffered shrapnel wounds. Roman's father carried the wounded daughter in his arms to help her.

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The President visited the Vlasenko family in the hospital, who came under fire from the occupiers during the evacuation from the city of Vorzel in Kyiv region, 17 March, 2022. Фото: Офіс президента

The Vlasenkos settled in Kyiv region after the beginning of Russian occupation of Crimea, as they did not want to acquire Russian citizenship.

The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov said he was his assistant Apti Alaudinov went to Ukraine to take part in the war. The head of Chechnia noted that his "brother" was "going to take part in a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine."

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Barabashovo market in Kharkiv caught fire as a result of Russian shelling. It is the largest market in eastern Europe and one of the largest in the world. Suspilne correspondent reports that the fire is spreading through stalls. Shells from "Grad" multiple-launch fire systems are seen next to the fire, black smoke is rising over Kharkiv.

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Barabashovo market in Kharkiv caught fire as a result of Russian shelling, 17 March, 2022.

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Barabashovo market in Kharkiv caught fire as a result of Russian shelling, 17 March, 2022.

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Barabashovo market in Kharkiv caught fire as a result of Russian shelling, 17 March, 2022.

Four buses with kids from a children’s home arrived at Zaporizhzhia from Berdyansk. Children are safe and will leave for Italy later, said Deputy Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko.

A few hours ago, the Russian military fired cluster bombs at the village of Kozacha Lopan in the Kharkiv region. At least six people died as a result of the attack, the number of injured is currently unknown.

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The Neutron Source nuclear research facility in Kharkiv has been de-energized due to the Russian shelling. Currently, radiation levels do not exceed the norm. "If bombing or shelling goes on, it can lead to severe radiological consequences with contamination of the surrounding areas," the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology stated.

There is no contact with the missing journalist from Kakhovka, Kherson region. It is suspected that he was transported to Crimea. His sister Olha told Suspilne about it.

The journalist from the Novyi Den newspaper disappeared on March 12. An acquaintance called him and offered to meet near the bus station. The man hasn't returned from that meeting.

A two-year-old child died in the aftermath of the Russian shelling in the village of Novi Petrivtsi, Kyiv region. The heavy artillery of the Russian Federation demolished a high-rise building and damaged nearby houses. "For now, we know about the death of a two-year-old child and multiple injuries of four people," the National Police said.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine defeated a group of Russian soldiers near Pryluky, the Defense Ministry stated.

In the temporarily occupied part of the Kyiv region, the Russian tanks fired at the evacuation convoys during the evacuation of people in the Bucha area. One policeman was killed, and another was injured. The same situation occurred in Irpin when a Grad projectile hit a police car. "Only now we were able to take away the body of the police officer," the head of the Kyiv Region Police Department said.

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In the temporarily occupied by Russian troops Kherson region, citizens of Skadovsk removed the Russian flag from the city council.

According to the Air Command East, The Ukrainian Air Forces destroyed two missiles fired by Russian troops in the Dnipropetrovsk region and a Russian UAV over the Kharkiv region.

US citizen is among those killed in the March 17 Russian shelling of Chernihiv city center, Chernihiv Oblast Police Chief Volodymyr Nidzelskyi said. At about 10 a.m., Russian troops shelled civilians on the streets of a residential area. As of now, four deaths have been reported.

Russian troops fired on the residential area in the center of Chernihiv with such a munition.

Destruction in the church, Kharkiv, March 17, 2022. Photo: Kharkiv Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

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Destruction in the church, Kharkiv, March 17, 2022. Photo: Kharkiv Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Руйнування у храмі, Харків, 17 березня 2022 року. Фото: www.facebook.com/eparchia.kharkov.ua

The church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God was damaged by shelling on the night of March 17. No parishioners were injured or killed.

One of the few hospitals left in Mariupol is now overcrowded. The wounded lie in the corridor and the dead bodies are kept in the basement and on the street. "All the wounded are brought here because other hospitals have been demolished," said Dr. Valerii Drenhar. The doctor admits that it's unknown how to bury them. The bed where the babies are lying is covered with a blanket if the windows shatter during the bombing. Follow the report to see how the Mariupol hospital lives.

Warning: the video contains sensitive content.

In the last two weeks, more than 70,000 people have been able to evacuate in the Kyiv region, the head of the regional police department said. These data covers only those who left with the help of the authorities and humanitarian organizations. At the same time, a lot of people use their private cars.

On March 16, the Russian shelling damaged the high-voltage power transmission line of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. While fighting is ongoing in the area of ​​impact, it is impossible to repair the lines. The capacity of the two operating power units of the nuclear power plant has been reduced, Energoatom reported. Zaporizhzhia NPP and the city of Enerhodar, where it is located, have been under Russian military control for 13 days.

Twelve men were detained in Volyn, 100 meters from the Polish border. They were probably trying to cross the border despite being banned from leaving the country. Each of them is 31 to 41 years old, the spokeswoman of the Volyn border guards Marharyta Vershynina said. Among those detained were three Volyn residents; they charged 500 USD for each border crossing.

Kharkiv residents ask mayor Ihor Terekhov to remove Russia-related naming from the city. The appeal to return the city's streets their historical names and rename Moskow Avenue to Kharkiv's Defense Avenue (as one of the options) is signed by journalists, historians, writers, and musicians.

Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president, said that Russia would not comply with the instructions of the UN court and added that Ukraine and Russia were still far from signing a peace agreement. This was reported by RIA Novosti. "The International Court of Justice has a notion such as 'agreement of the parties.' There can be no agreement here," Putin's spokesman said.

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Humanitarian cargoes with products, medical supplies, and hygiene products arrived in Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. According to the head of the Luhansk administration, Serhii Haidai, aid comes in the Luhansk region every day. However, there is a problem with its delivery to remote settlements.

As of March 17, only two out of ten Russian armies remained as operational and strategic units. Also, 97 Russian battalion tactical groups have more than 90% of their equipment and personnel destroyed. Oleksii Arestovych, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, stated. Currently, Russian troops are acting in three operational areas before there were six. According to him, Russia has sent 97 battalion tactical groups to Ukraine, i.e., more than 130,000 combat personnel. As of March 15, 15 of them are completely destroyed, and 18 cannot fight. More than 90% of Russian equipment and personnel are completely destroyed, and more than 60% remain incapacitated.

80-90% of Mariupol has been ruined. "There is no building without damage. Either destroyed or damaged," said Mariupol Deputy Mayor Dmytro Orlov in his interview to Forbes Ukraine. As of March 14, about 2,357 people were found dead in the city. However, those are the ones found on the streets. It's likely that under the rubble, there may still be dead. Vice-mayor said that only 70% of the dead could be identified. At first, people were buried in a closed cemetery. Now there is no place left. Burials mainly occur in mass graves in the City Garden, which is in the city center.

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Mariupol, Ukraine, March 2022. Фото: Євген Малолєтка, Associated Press

On March 17, at about 10 a.m., Russian troops fired on civilians on the streets of Chernihiv's downtown. The press service of the regional police confirmed the information to Suspilne and added that there were dead and injured.

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In the Kherson region, for the first time since the invasion, a supplier tried to deliver humanitarian aid to the Oleshkiv orphanage. The Russian military at the checkpoint took away part of the aid sent for children, the orphanage staff told Suspilne. In the morning, the mayor reported that the Russian army had entered the city. He later reported that they have left.

People in the bomb shelter in Mariupol Drama Theatre, bombed on March 16, are now being released as the rubble is being cleared, reported ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova. According to her, now there is no information about the dead and injured. About 130 people have already managed to get out of the rubble by noon, according to deputy Olha Stefanyshyn.

In Severodonetsk, Russian shells once again hit the cathedral of the Moscow Patriarchate, said the head of Luhansk Regional Administration Serhiy Haidai. "The church now serves as a bomb shelter for many city residents," he said.

Russian mass media disseminate materials about the liberation of the village of Kozacha Lopan (Derhachi community in Kharkiv region) "from nationalists and Banderivtsi who reigned for 8 years". The village was seized by the Russian military, but the head of the community Vyacheslav Zadorenko called citizens to keep common sense and not to succumb to provocation.

The number of casualties queuing for bread in Chernihiv when a nearby house has shelled has increased. On the morning of March 16, it was reported that 10 people have been killed and this number grew to 13 by the evening. 14 deaths have been reported today.

Drawings of patriotic cats appeared on the streets of Odesa, painted by the local artist Ihor Matroskin.

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Drawings of patriotic cats appeared on the streets of Odesa, painted by the local artist Ihor Matroskin. Msrch 2022. Instagram // lbws_168

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Drawings of patriotic cats appeared on the streets of Odesa, painted by the local artist Ihor Matroskin. Msrch 2022. Патріотичний кіт. Фото: lbws_168//Instagram

A shell destroyed a civilian house in Zolochiv community, Kharkiv region. A 44-year-old woman was killed. The mother covered her 4-year-old daughter with her own body during the artillery shelling. The girl is injured. This was reported by the head of the community Viktor Kovalenko.

Russian troops entered the city of Oleshky, Kherson region. They are preparing to base in the city, said Mayor Yevhen Ryshchuk. "We do not know their positions. We were told: "maintain the order as you did before, we will have nothing to do with right now", - said Ryshchuk. Kherson region is completely occupied by Russian troops, the Office of the President reported this morning. All-day long, the region was attacked by the Russian military. Almost each of 49 communities experiences interruptions with electricity, water, and gas supply. As of the evening of March 16, 64 communities have no power. The situation in the region is critical due to the lack of food and medicine and Russians terrorising civilians.

The bomb shelter of the Drama Theatre in Mariupol has survived the Russian bombing, said deputy Serhiy Taruta. "The debris is being cleared, people are coming out alive!", he said.

In the Mykolaiv region, during the fight in one of the communities, Ukrainian border guards and marines seized a Russian truck with ammunition for small arms. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

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Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 108 children have died, and more than 120 have been wounded. According to the Prosecutor General's Office data.

According to the East Air Command, the Ukrainian air defense shot down two Russian planes over the Dnipropetrovsk region during the night.

Nine humanitarian corridors for evacuation of people will be open in Ukraine on March 17. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. The routes are as follows:

from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia. Buses will be sent from Zaporizhzhia to Berdyansk to get people from Mariupol; a fuel tank will move in the direction of the corridor to refuel private vehicles in which people evacuate;

from Borodyanka in Kyiv region to Zhytomyr, from the village of Shevchenkove to Brovary; humanitarian aid will be delivered to Hostomel, Bucha, Semypolkiv, Markivtsi, and Opanasiv;

from Kharkiv to Vovchansk. Work is underway to deliver humanitarian aid to the temporarily blocked cities of the region.

In the Luhansk region, Russian occupation forces targeted Rubizhne last night. At least 27 houses were destroyed in the shelling. "The Russians brought hell to Rubizhne. The shelling lasted all night," said Luhansk regional administration head Serhii Haidai. The shelling targeted Popasna and Sievierodonetsk. Information on the dead and wounded is being clarified.

In the Kharkiv region in town of Merefa, at 3:30 am, the Russian shelling destroyed a school and a house of culture. At the same time, nearby homes were damaged. There are casualties among the military. No civilian suffered. The fire in the school is still being extinguished, the head of the Merefa community Veniamin Sitov told Suspilne.

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In the Kharkiv region in town of Merefa the Russian shelling destroyed a school and a house of culture, 17 March, 2022. Пожежа у школі у Мерефі, Харківська область, 17 березня 2022 року. Фото: t.me/dsns_telegram

In Kyiv, in the Darnytsya district, the debris of a downed rocket hit a high-rise building, a fire broke out. Rescuers are working on the spot. The fire was extinguished. According to preliminary assessment, one person was killed, and four others were injured.

Video: State Emergency Service.

It is the Neptune swimming pool destroyed in Mariupol. Russian aviation targeted it together with the Drama Theater. People were inside the pool's building, including pregnant women and women with children.

Russia has probably spent much more aviation weaponry than initially planned, so now it is using older and less accurate armaments. This could lead to even more significant losses among Ukraine's civilian population. The British Ministry of Defense stated it.

The People's Deputy Olha Vasylevska-Smahlyuk reported on cases when people receive messages from an unknown number and offer evacuation. It turns into forcible deportation to Belarus. "People come to the church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Then they are forcibly taken to Gomel, Belarus," the deputy said.

The Center for Combating Disinformation at the National Security Council of Ukraine reports that Russian sabotage groups are coming to Ukraine from Europe under the guise of journalists.

"They come here using the credentials of video agency Ruptly, a subsidiary of Russia Today. The Russian news agency has an office in Berlin. They may also be called Redfish Channel or Maffick Agency," the Center's statement reads. The Center urges to inform SBU about suspicious people who may be saboteurs.

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Word "Children" was written two times on the square near the Mariupol drama theatre, specifically for aviation pilots, reports Reuters with reference to Maxar Technologies pictures from March 14. On March 16, Russian troops dropped a bomb on the building of the drama theatre, in which hundreds of civilians, including children, were hiding from shelling. The number of casualties is still unclear—the rescue operation cannot start due to shelling.

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Word "Children" was written two times on the square near the Mariupol drama theatre, specifically for aviation pilots. Фото: Maxar

Ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet continue to block navigation in the north-western part of the Black Sea, says the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Over the Kyiv region, Ukrainian troops shot down one Russian Su-25 jet and hit another Su-35, reports the General Staff of Ukraine. As reported earlier, the Ukrainian military has already destroyed 10 Russian aircraft today.

The city of Sarny in the Rivne region was shelled with rockets, reported Mayor Ruslan Serpeninov. The missile targeted "one of the military infrastructure facilities", explained the head of the regional military administration Vitaliy Koval. He added that there were no casualties.

The Mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, was exchanged for 9 Russian prisoners, says the Office of the President of Ukraine. "The kidnappers were holding the mayor for more than 5 days, trying to force him into cooperation. But Fedorov refused. To release him, Russia got 9 captive soldiers born in 2002-2003. These are in fact children, conscripted soldiers, who, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence, "are not in Ukraine". But the whole world sees again that they are there," said the Presidential Office.

The twenty-first day of the war. Main events

March 16 is the 21st day when Ukraine resists the military invasion of the aggressor country. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are carrying out the set tasks, deploying parts of the reserve and counterattacking in certain areas. As of March 16, the Russian army had lost about 14,000 troops, more than a hundred aircraft and as many helicopters. Suspilne gathered the main events of the day.

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Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress, March 16, 2022. Фото: Getty Images

UN International Court of Justice

A session of the UN International Court of Justice took place in The Hague, at which a decision was announced on the request to impose interim measures in the case of “Ukraine v. Russia” on genocide. According to the court ruling, Russia must immediately suspend all hostilities in Ukraine and stop any military or irregular armed groups under its control or influence. The court also ruled that both parties should refrain from any action that could aggravate or prolong the dispute and complicate further proceedings.

At the same time, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that there were grounds to believe that Russia would not comply with the decision of the UN International Court of Justice.

Zelensky addressed the US Congress

On March 16, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made a virtual address to the US Congress on Russia's war in Ukraine and the provision of economic and humanitarian assistance, as well as security assistance.

He called on Congress to immediately support the closure of Ukraine's sky from Russian aviation and called for new sanctions every week until Russia ends the war. The President of Ukraine also proposed to create a new association — United for peace.

Ukraine has joined ENTSO-E

The Ukrainian energy system has officially joined the EU energy system. Thus, Ukraine became a member of the "Energy European Union". This guarantees the security of Ukraine's energy system.

Assistance from the United States and its allies

The United States plans to hand over $ 1 billion in military aid to Ukraine this week. This was stated in a statement by President Joe Biden. The new package will include 800 anti-aircraft systems, 9,000 anti-tank systems, and 20 million pieces of ammunition, 7,000 small arms and drones.

The British government has agreed to supply Ukraine with the most operational anti-aircraft missiles Starstreak, said Defense Minister Ben Wallace. At a meeting of NATO defense ministers, the British representative said he would supply missile systems to Ukraine. The day before, Wallace said that the country is considering such an opportunity and looking for the best ways to implement it.

Slovakia has previously agreed to provide Ukraine with an S-300 air defense system to protect against Russian air strikes. According to CNN sources, if Slovakia provides its S-300, it may receive an American-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system. Slovakia, one of NATO's three allies with such defense systems, wants assurances that these systems will be replaced.

The Czech Republic has also approved additional military assistance to Ukraine. Details in the country's government are not disclosed, but previously the Czech government provided Ukraine with weapons worth 725 million Czech crowns, other planned deliveries should be around the same amount.

Switzerland has approved sanctions against more than 200 individuals and legal entities from Russia "in connection with serious violations of international law by Russia in Ukraine." From now on, the list of individuals and legal entities subject to Swiss sanctions is fully in line with the EU list.

Shelling of Mariupol, Chernihiv, Kyiv region

On March 16, in Mariupol, Russian troops struck the Neptune Basin, where pregnant women and children were. The number of victims is still unknown. In addition, the Russian army launched an air strike on the drama theater, where hundreds of people were hiding from the shelling. Russian troops in Mariupol took hostage Yulia Payevska — a volunteer and paramedic. The Russian army also fired from Grads on a convoy of cars traveling from Mariupol.

In Chernihiv, Russian troops fired ot people standing in line for bread, killing at least 13 civilians. The US Embassy said it was considering all possible options for prosecuting any violent crimes in Ukraine. In addition, during the examination of the rubble of the dormitory in the neighborhood of ZAZ in Chernihiv, rescuers rescued 5 people from the rubble, 3 of them — children. The shelling took place on March 13.

In Kyiv, Russian military struck residential buildings in the Podil’s’kyi district of the city, 5 houses were damaged.

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On March 16, Ukrainian Air Defence destroyed three Russian Su-30SM fighter jets, two Su-34 jets, one unidentified type aircraft, three helicopters, and one drone, reported the command of the Air Force of Ukraine.

The number of people killed while queueing for bread in Chernihiv increased to 13. As reported earlier today, in Chernihiv Russian troops shelled a civilian queue for bread from heavy artillery.

In Mariupol, Russian troops took a volunteer paramedic Yulia Payevska and her driver hostage. She was treating wounded civilians in the city. As reported before, a few hours ago Russian troops dropped bombs on a local drama theatre and pool with hundreds of civilians hiding there. The number of casualties is currently unknown as the shelling of the city continues.

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Russian troops again shelled residential buildings in Kyiv, says Mayor Vitali Klitschko: "The fire has been contained, but firefighters continue working in the site. No casualties have been reported so far".

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Russian troops again shelled residential buildings in Kyiv, March 16th. Фото: t.me/vitaliy_klitschko

The Financial Times published an alleged draft agreement between Russia and Ukraine to end the war. The alleged document consists of fifteen points, including Kyiv’s refusal to join NATO, restrictions on the armed forces, and obligation not to deploy foreign military bases in Ukraine. From their side, Russia withdraws its troops, while the United States, the United Kingdom, and Turkey provide security guarantees for Ukraine. "The Financial Times has published a draft that reflects Russian requests. Nothing more than that. The Ukrainian side has its own position. The only thing we can confirm at this stage is a ceasefire, withdrawal of Russian troops, and security guarantees from several countries, " commented Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the President's Office.

On March 16, rescuers retrieved the bodies of 5 people from the rubble of the dormitory in Chernihiv, 3 of them are children, reports the State Emergency Service. As reported before, Russian aviation has shelled Chernihiv yet again on March 13.

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Russian troops dropped a bomb on the building of the Drama Theater in Mariupol, where hundreds of people were hiding. After the bombing, the central part of the theater was destroyed and the entrance to the building's bomb shelter was destroyed. Information about the victims is being clarified, said the Mariupol City Council.

Mayor of Melitopol Fedorov was released from captivity, said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. "The operation to release Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov from captivity has just been successfully completed," Tymoshenko said.

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The UN International Court of Justice in Hague has announced the decision in "Ukraine against Russia" case on genocide and ordered Russia to suspend hostilities in Ukraine immediately. The decision was adopted by 13 votes to 2.

Three people died and five were injured in a fire at the market near the Heroiv Pratsi metro station in Kharkiv. The fire was extinguished by half a hundred rescuers with the involvement of nine units of vehicles. The fire covered more than 3.6 thousand square metres.

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Kharkiv, March 16, fire in a large market. Ринок в районі метро «Героїв Праці» у Харкові після обстрілів, 16 березня 2022. Фото: Олександр Лапшин

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Kharkiv, March 16, fire in a large market. Ринок в районі метро «Героїв Праці» у Харкові після обстрілів, 16 березня 2022. Фото: Олександр Лапшин

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Kharkiv, March 16, fire in a large market. Ринок в районі метро «Героїв Праці» у Харкові після обстрілів, 16 березня 2022. Фото: Олександр Лапшин

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Kharkiv, March 16, fire in a large market. Ринок в районі метро «Героїв Праці» у Харкові після обстрілів, 16 березня 2022. Фото: Олександр Лапшин

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In Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian military fired on a convoy of civilians evacuating from Mariupol. It is known about 5 wounded, one child in critical condition. The child is operated on with the remote involvement of Okhmatdyt doctors. A fire broke out in the field along the road due to shelling.

Video: Zaporizhia Regional Administration.

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During the shelling of Kyiv by Russian troops, the building of the children's specialized hospital "Okhmatdyt" was damaged by rocket fragments. According to the hospital, one of the missiles hit a building 300 meters from the hospital. According to doctors, the bed in the ward was shaken by the explosion. "Fortunately, no one was injured in Okhmatdyt," the statement said.

Zelensky said that Ukraine has officially joined the European energy system ENTSO-E. Affiliation means that the work of the Ukrainian system will not be influenced by Russia and Belarus.

More than 1,565 cars from Mariupol arrived in Zaporizhzhia. This is 4329 people, including 1033 children. Everyone receives hot food, medicine, groceries. Doctors examine the victims. Message from the Mariupol City Council.

Consequences of the shelling of resorts in the Odesa region, March 16, 2022. The shells damaged 5 buildings at the recreation center. Two people were injured.

More than 10 civilians were killed in shelling in Chernihiv region. The head of the regional administration Vyacheslav Chaus reported. "This is not the first such arrival. And not the first shelling of civilians by the enemy. But objectively speaking, Chernihiv has got the most today," he said.

Saboteurs are trying to seize the form of the State Emergency Service.

"These are the clothes of firefighters, which unknown people are asking to provide as charitable assistance. To do this, the person makes phone calls to respective units," - is said in a statement. They suggest that the saboteurs want to use the form of the SES for provocations.

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More than 200 shelters in Kyiv have already been connected to Wi-Fi, - said the deputy mayor of Kyiv. 19 providers joined the project. In total, the mayor's office received 727 applications for internet connection in shelters.

Russian troops were stopped in Sivershchyna direction. The occupiers are trying to gain a foothold on the achieved frontiers, they are regrouping troops and trying to restore the combat effectiveness of their units, - The press service of the General Staff reports.

Russian troops do not stop trying to capture Chernihiv, however they do not conduct any active assault operations.

In the morning of March 16, the Russian military came to the mayor of Skadovsk, his assistant and the secretary of the City Council. People gathered to demand their release and chanted: "Skadovsk is Ukraine." According to a protester, Russian troops tried to disperse people, using grenades and tear gas against peaceful protesters. Later, the mayor Yakovlev was released: he stated that he remained acting mayor, and said that later they promised to release his assistant and secretary of the City Council.

The Russian Federation has been officially expelled from the Council of Europe after 26 years of membership. The day before, the PACE announced that the final decision would be made on March 17, but decided not to wait. Yesterday Russia said in advance that it had decided to leave the Council of Europe.

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Consequences of the rocket attack on the TV tower in Vinnytsia.

The TV tower of the RRT Concern (a part of the State Special Communications Department) in Vinnytsia was shelled in the morning of March 16. Broadcasting temporarily does not work in the city.

Photo: the head of the regional administration Serhii Borzov.

In Skadovsk, Kherson region, the Russian military opened fire and used tear gas against people standing in the square in front of the City Council.

From the orphanage in Mykolaiv area, which is control under control of security forces, 63 kids aged from 1,5 years were evacuated to the western Ukraine. They were accompanied by 22 orphanage staff and 4 families. Evacuation from other children's institutions continues.

Russian warships shelled four settlements on the coast of Odesa region, - the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported. Artillery attacked the resorts of Lebedivka, Sanzheika, Zatoka and Bilenke. There is currently no information about the wounded or injured.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, a point of extradition of the bodies of the dead "mobilized" residents of the occupied territories has been opened in one store of Luhansk. The relatives of the victims are issued only a death certificate and a burial permit. No documents other documents which testify any circumstances or a location of death are not provided. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense with reference to intelligence data. There are no payments for the dead of those mobilized from "Luhansk People's Republic" and "Donetsk People's Republic". Relatives of the officially killed Russians have been promised a payment of 12 million rubles.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law that forbids the print media, television and radio to justify, declare legitimate and deny Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, which has been going on since 2014. Calling the war "internal conflict", "civil conflict", "civil war", denying the temporary occupation of part of Ukrainian territory is forbidden. It is also forbidden to glorify the statements and actions of those who carry out Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.

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A nationwide moment of silence was introduced in Ukraine to honour the memory of the killed. The minute's silence will be held every morning at 9 o'clock.

The International Criminal Court investigation team started working in Ukraine, said President Volodymyr Zelensky. "The invaders will be held responsible for all the war crimes against Ukrainians. As of this morning, 103 children have been killed. Probably, there are no non-nuclear weapons left, which the invaders have not yet used against civilians," he said. Donbas and regions close to the Russian border are affected the most.

Russian troops have been shelling various areas of Kharkiv almost non-stop for more than 4 hours, according to Suspilne's correspondents. At 11:00 it was reported that two rescuers who were extinguishing a burning house were injured. During the past 24 hours, Russian troops carried out more than 50 attacks on the districts of Kharkiv. Since the beginning of the active invasion, Russian troops have used cluster bombs, vacuum bombs, cruise missiles, and Iskander systems.

Russian military losses from February 24 to March 15 exceeded 13,800 people. In addition, the Russian army lost 430 tanks, 1375 armoured combat vehicles, 190 artillery systems, 70 multiple launch rocket systems, 43 air defence systems, 84 aircraft, 108 helicopters, 819 vehicles, 3 ships, 60 fuel tanks, 11 drones.

Video of a house in Kyiv, hit by a shell at 6:00 on March 16. Two people were injured according to the current reports.

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In Chernihiv, Russian troops shelled civilians queuing for bread, Suspilne correspondent reported from the scene. According to her, the shelling took place on 16 March at around 10:00. At least 10 civilians were killed.

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Two-thirds of the Russian rockets fired at Ukrainian territory hit civilian buildings. "In the past 24 hours, the enemy launched rockets from strategic planes and Iskanders," said the freelance Presidential Adviser Oleksiy Arestovych.

The Russian military looted all the enterprises' offices in Chornobyl and stole PPE and computers. As reported by the Chairman of the Public Council under the State Agency of Ukraine for Management of the Exclusion Zone Oleksandr Syrota. He noted that no civilians were hurt. But Russian forces destroyed the vehicles that remained on the territory of the enterprises. The city, where about 300 people remain, currently has no electricity.

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Ukrainian military shot down two Russian Su-30 aircraft over the Black Sea, reported the head of Odesa Regional Administration. According to him, one aircraft was shot down by Ukrainian SAM, another tried to reach its base but later fell into the sea with the crew onboard.

On the night of March 16, the Russian military launched a rocket and artillery attack on the Odesa region, said the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Herashchenko. The area around Tuzla village was shelled from Russian ships. Ukrainian military sees this as an attempt to test the Ukrainian coast guard system. "They fired huge quantities of ammunition from a great distance. With no results whatsoever. Haven't even attempted a landing operation," added Herashchenko.

The rubble of the television tower near Rivne, which suffered an airstrike on March 14, was fully cleared. Final information about the casualties: 21 people died (previously reported 20), 9 people were injured, said the head of the regional administration.

Burning Russian equipment at Kherson airport was visible on satellite images published by CNN. "The satellite picture shows smoke rising from Kherson International Airport on Tuesday, March 15. If you zoom in, you can see several burning helicopters," writes CNN.

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Burning Russian equipment at Kherson airport was visible on satellite images published by CNN. Photo credit: Planet Labs, PBC. Фото: Planet Labs, PBC

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Ukraine has not received a response from the Red Cross on the opening of humanitarian corridors on March 16, while working on organizing corridors for Izyum and Mariupol, developing routes to deliver aid to temporarily blocked or occupied cities - Reintegration Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

3207, who left the blocked Mariupol, reached Zaporozhia. According to the press service of the Mariupol City Council. More than 3,000 people, of whom 772 children have already been resettled.

During the night, the Russian military continued to fire on Rubizhne and Severodonetsk: 12 houses caught fire as a result of shelling in Rubizhne, killing one person. In Severodonetsk, fires broke out in seven houses.

In Zaporozhia, the Russian army fired on civilian objects - the Zaporozhia-2 railway station and the botanical garden. According to preliminary data, no one was injured. Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) said that repairs had already begun - the damage was insignificant by the standards of war.

At night, Kharkiv residents heard a powerful explosion in different areas. Sirens were all around the city. According to the State Emergency Service, at 3:00 Russian shells hit one of the Kharkiv schools. Three-storey part of the building with an area of 800 square meters was destroyed. There is one wounded.

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Russian shells hit one of the Kharkiv schools, 16 March 2022. Харків, 16 березня 2022 року. Фото: t.me/truexanewsua

Russian occupation forces tried to break through to Chernihiv on the night of March 16, but were faced with territorial defense. This was reported to the Public by a representative of the regional department of forces "North". Night battles were fought. The enemy suffered heavy losses and retreated. Territorial defense holds positions and increases the number of fortifications.

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In the morning, a shell hit a 12-storey building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv. It affected the neighboring 9th floor building. Previously, two were injured. Rescuers are working on the spot.

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A shell hit a 12-storey building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv. 16 March 2022. Багатоповерховий будинок у Шевченківському районі Києва після обстрілу 16 березня. Джерело: ДСНС

Every day for the past 20 days, more than 70,000 children in Ukraine have become refugees, withn 55 children fleeing the country every minute, said James Elder, a UNICEF spokesman. In total, the organization claims 1.5 million children have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion on February 24.

After the end of hostilities in Ukraine, it will take several years to demine the territory of the country, said Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky. Ukrainian rescuers will need help from all countries, the European Union in particular, and the United States and Britain.

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Near Kyiv, the Russian military shot a civilian who raised his hands up — German media outlet ZDF Frontal released a video from a drone.

Nine Russian high command officers have died since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, reports the Centre for Counteraction to Disinformation under the National Security and Defence Council. Namely, Major General Magomed Tushayev, Major General Vitaliy Gerasimov, Major General Andriy Kolesnikov, Colonel Andriy Zakharov, Colonel Serhiy Porokhnya, Colonel Ihor Nikolaev, Lieutenant Colonel Yuriy Agarkov, Lieutenant Colonel Dmitriy Sofronov, Lieutenant Colonel Mykhailo Yermolin.

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The Vice-Minister of Poland Jarosław Kaczyński offered to provide Ukraine with an armed peacekeeping mission of NATO: "It will serve world, bring humanitarian aid, but it will also be protected by the relevant forces, armed forces."

As of March 15, Ukrainian troops disarmed up to 40% of Russian units involved in the war in Ukraine — General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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Since the beginning of the war, Russian troops launched more than 950 missiles in Ukraine, the Russian and Ukrainian armies have 90% of their combat power, and Russia almost did not make progress in achieving its goals — Pentagon reported.

The shelling of cassette ammunition from the Missile Complex OTR-21 Tochka in the center of Donetsk on March 14 was carried out from the territory that under Russian control — Conflict Intelligence Team. Experts have done such a conclusion after investigating the position of the missile tail that fell on the ground. The shelling of Donetsk was denied in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. Previously, Russian media stated that a rocket from the missile complex OTR-21 Tochka was launched by the Ukrainian militaries and reported that 20 people were killed, and 28 were injured.

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More than a million Ukrainians remain without electricity or gas as a result of the Russian invasion, says Energoatom. In the last 24 hours, Ukrainian engineers restored the electricity supply for about 43,500 consumers.

On March 15, about 20,000 people left Mariupol via the humanitarian corridor, said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. Of the 4,000 cars that left the city, 570 have already arrived in Zaporizhzhia. Others will stay overnight in the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. A total of around 29,000 people have been evacuated via humanitarian corridors today.

Russia destroyed 3,500 infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Namely, 230 transport infrastructure facilities, 165 power switch stations and gas pipelines, 72 educational institutions, 21 health care facilities, 2,700 residential buildings, 10 social institutions, 400 other facilities, including headquarters of the State Emergency Service, the National Police, etc.

Negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations will continue tomorrow. “A very complex and viscous negotiation process. There are fundamental contradictions. But, of course, there is a space for a compromise," — said the presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak.

Stories of Mariupol residents who managed to evacuate to Zaporizhzhia

On March 14, private cars arrived in Zaporizhzhia. Those are civilians from Mariupol that managed to evacuate in their personal vehicles. The evacuees shared with Suspilne their stories about the last two weeks in one of the most kinetic spots of this war. They asked not to mention their names.

Below, you can read their direct quotes:

"All factories are on fire, houses are on fire, people are sitting in basements, all your life moves to the basement. In addition to the fact that there is no water, we drink it almost from the river. And to get to the river, you need to run under fire. There's no food. We had to fry pickle juice-based flatbreads on the open fire. "

"We fled as we could. We gathered as many cars as possible and just went forward. Good luck, bad luck, that's it. There is simply no other option to leave. And it is impossible to live there. The city is on fire. Everything is destroyed."

"Bodies are lying everywhere, morgues are not working, they need to be put somewhere. That's why we dug holes, dumped bodies, buried them. There was no other way out. It's so frustrating..."

"Unfortunately, they burn down the entire districts, residential complexes, and so on. Mines are everywhere, shells are falling and sticking out of the asphalt. It becomes normal. You stop hiding from these explosions, you understand which one is far and which is closer. For two weeks, we've been in Mariupol without light, without water, without gas, without communication, cut off from the world."

"Every day, you start feeling worse and worse psychologically. Planes fly by. You understand that something is coming now. I wanted to escape from Mariupol in every possible way. That's it. Like many others, I understood perfectly well that it's a 50/50 chance that we will get out today. There was a chance that we couldn't get here or leave the city. We can say we were lucky."

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Mariupol, March 2022. Наслідки обстрілу російськими окупантами лікарні у Маріуполі, фото: поліція Донеччини

The Ministry of Interior Affairs has no confirmed information that the Kremlin-controlled Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is near Kyiv, - said an adviser to the minister Vadym Denysenko.

The Verkhovna Rada supported the bill, which stipulates that territorial defense volunteers will be able to recognize themselves as participants in hostilities and will be able to recognize persons withdisabilities as a result of the war. Also new category of persons such as the families of deceased defenders of Ukraine will be provided with social protection.

In Kherson region the Russian aggressor continues to destroy schools, kindergartens and other educational institutions. Most educational institutions were damaged directly in Kherson - 6, 23 in total. The prosecutor's office initiated proceedings on each fact.

On March 15 Russian troops struck two settlements in Odesa region, there is information about two wounded - the head of the regional administration Maksym Marchenko reported.

In the morning of March 15 Russian troops shelled several districts of Kyiv, five people were killed. The shells hit houses in the districts of Osokorky, Podil and Sviatoshyn. In Lukyanivka district the facade of the metro station and nearby shops were damaged by the shock wave.

Consequences of shelling of residential buildings in Kyiv - in the report of Suspilne

On March 15 residents of Zalizny Port in Kherson region held a peaceful rally against the occupiers. People with national flags and slogans "Zalizny Port is Ukraine" sang the anthem of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian military has seized some of the Russian equipment in the Mykolaiv area. Head of the Regional Administration Vitaly Kim has published photos of the equipment and Russian personnel documents.

Russian military took staff and patients of a Mariupol hospital hostage, said the head of Donetsk Regional Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko with reference to one of the patients. He says that the Russian forces gathered 400 people from nearby houses to the hospital. "It is impossible to get out of the hospital. There's intense shooting, we're hiding in the basement. Cars haven't been able to get to the hospital in two days. Multi-storey buildings are burning around it," the medical staff told Kyrylenko.

The Russian army has concentrated its forces to attack Mariupol and Mykolaiv, large forces were also moved to the Donbas area. Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv are defencing and carrying out local fights of tactical importance. This was reported by the Presidential Adviser Oleksiy Arestovych. According to him, Russian aviation is not able to conduct complex air operations, because it requires many years of training and money. "83 of their aircraft have already been shot down by our Armed Forces. They already used 120-150 out of 500, half of them is gone", the politician said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged foreign partners to increase supplies of equipment and weapons. “The amount of equipment you give us for a week we use in 20 hours,” stressed Zelensky. Ukraine is using all the available military equipment: its own, provided by the partners and captured in combat. But it is not enough.

The State Bureau of Investigation has searched several 'Opposition Platform — For Life' deputies, including Vadym Rabinovych. Among other things, three guns and large amounts of cash in UAH and USD were confiscated from him. The deputy Viktor Chorny was possessing 2 grenades (F-1 and RGD-5), and the deputy Oleh Voloshyn had a gun. The searches were related to the case of abuse of power or office by an officer of a law enforcement body under aggravating circumstances.

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Soldiers of the Azov Regiment defeated one of the Russian 22nd Special Forces Brigade units. Photo of the destroyed equipment.

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In Mariupol, the Ukrainian military destroyed a unit of the Russian army. March 2022. Українські військові у Маріуполі знищили підрозділ російської армії, фото: штаб ООС

In the village of Mokhnatyn near Chernihiv, Russian occupiers shot dead three local teenagers. The victims are two twin brothers, 17 years old; the third was 19. The head of the Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, Serhii Vasylyna, stated. The agency received the information on March 14. According to the witness, the boys were shot dead as they walked past columns of Russian military equipment (7 fuel trucks and 3 KAMAZ trucks carrying ammunition accompanied by an infantry fighting vehicle).

Two thousand cars left Mariupol, and the same amount is waiting on the exit from the city. People are going from Mariupol via Berdyansk to Zaporizhzhia, where they will get the necessary assistance, the press service of the Mariupol City Council reports.

Seventeen rescuers were killed, and 32 were injured since the beginning of hostilities, the State Emergency Service stated. One rescuer is in captivity: a captain who took part in the evacuation of civilians on March 11 in Hostomel. Today, 14,000 people and 3,000 pieces of special fire-rescue equipment are on round-the-clock duty.

The Verkhovna Rada extended the martial law in Ukraine until April 25. 343 MPs voted in favor.

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You can't buy or sell real estate during the war because the state register of real estate rights doesn't work, said Vladyslav Kulishenko, a representative of the Association of Real Estate Specialists. However, you can sell the apartment by power of attorney.

In Ukraine, the mobilization of conscripts of all categories has begun. Almost 100% of the reservists, who were drafted in the first place into the army due to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, are already defending Ukraine and performing defensive tasks, said Roman Horbach, a spokesman for the Ground Forces Command.

Since the beginning of the Russian armed aggression in Ukraine, civilians have received tens of thousands of firearms to defend the country, said Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky.

"Every citizen of Ukraine can apply to the police department, prove that he or she works to defend Ukraine, and get the appropriate weapons."

Russian Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles use a special trap missile that interrupts radar signals and deceives Ukrainian air defenses. It was reported by The New York Times, citing sources in US intelligence. The electronics of the missile trap send signals to suppress radars.

According to the Ministry of Finance, Ukraine's losses from the war will amount to about 500 billion USD, which is at least a third of GDP.

Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said that the death toll from the shelling of a high-rise building in Kyiv has risen from two to four.

This morning three multi-story residential buildings came under fire. People died in the explosion and fire of a 16-story building in the Sviatoshyn district.

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The photo shows a high-rise building, which was hit by the projectile. Photo by Yelyzaveta Servatynska / Suspilne. Фото: Суспільне

The photo shows a high-rise building, which was hit by the projectile. Photo by Yelyzaveta Servatynska / Suspilne.

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Corner of Tankopia St and Bohdan Khmelnytsky Blvd in Kharkiv. A shell hit a residential building at about 10:00 am, reports the Suspilne correspondent. Evacuation continues, rescuers begin to dismantle the debris.

“Look, it’s coming! Everyone to the shelter!” – a video of bombing the area around "Armiyska" underground station during the evacuation of people from the destroyed house. At least two shells fell down, according to the Suspilne correspondent.

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Ukrainian Railways, Ukrzaliznytsia, begins the nationalisation of Russian rail cars in Ukraine. This affects more than three thousand cars of VTB Leasing, Sberbank Leasing, Web Leasing, Gazpromtrans and others. Currently, 15,000 Russian cars belonging to 250 companies are located in Ukraine. Nationalisation became possible after the President signed the Law "On the Basic Principles of Compulsory Seizure of Property Rights of the Russian Federation in Ukraine".

In Dnipro, Russian troops destroyed the airport runway and damaged the terminal. Two missile strikes hit the airport at night, says the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Administration Valentyn Reznichenko. Preliminary data indicate that the explosions were caused by Iskander missile systems.

Russian military losses from February 24 to March 15 exceeded 13,500 people. In addition, the Russian army lost 404 tanks, 1,279 armoured combat vehicles, 150 artillery systems, 64 multiple rocket launchers, 36 air defence systems, 81 aircraft, 95 helicopters, 640 units of vehicles, 3 ships, 60 fuel tanks, 9 drones.

A difficult and dangerous moment is now in Kyiv, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The city military command has set a two-day curfew for the safety of civilians: from 20:00, March 15 to 7:00, March 17. Only people with special permits are allowed in the streets. Others may only go outside to get to a shelter.

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Укрзалізниця розпочинає націоналізацію російських вагонів, які перебувають в Україні. Це понад три тисячі вагонів ВТБ лізинг, Сбербанк лізинг, Веб лізинг, газпромтранс та інших. Зараз 15 тисяч російських вагонів стоять на коліях України, вони належать 250 компаніям. Це стало можливим після підписання Президентом Закону "Про основні засади примусового вилучення в Україні об'єктів права власності РФ".

У Дніпрі війська РФ зруйнували злітно-посадкову смугу та пошкодили термінал. Вночі по аеропорту здійснили два ракетні удари — голова Дніпропетровської обласної адміністраціх Валентин Резніченко. За попередньою версією, вибухи спричинені обстрілом з ракетних комплексів "Іскандер".

Втрати російських військових з 24 лютого по 15 березня перевищили 13500 осіб. Крім того, армія РФ втратила 404 танки, 1279 бойових броньованих машин, 150 артилерійських систем, 64 реактивних системи залпового вогню, 36 засобів протиповітряної оборони, 81 літак, 95 гелікоптерів, 640 одиниць автомобільної техніки, 3 кораблі, 60 цистерн з паливом, 9 безпілотників.

В Києві настав складний и небезпечний момент, заявив мер Віталій Кличко. Він повідомив, що віськове командування міста задля безпеки мирних жителів втановило комендантську годину на два дні: з 20.00 15 березня до 7.00 17 березня. На вулицях можуть бути лише ті, хто мають перепустки. Іншим людям виходити можна тільки, щоб дойти до укриття.

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The Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia will arrive in Kyiv today for talks with President Zelensky and Prime Minister Shmygal.

As of the morning of March 15, 97 Ukrainian children had been killed and more than 100 injured. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General. "The most affected children are in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zhytomyr regions. At least five children die under shelling every day," the statement reads.

First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Korniyenko, said that about 20 MPs are outside the country. These are deputies who have previously demonstrated their unpatriotic sentiments, Kornienko said. He refused to name these members of the parliament.

Reintegration Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that nine humanitarian corridors would be open on March 15:

from Berdyansk to Mariupol. The convoy with humanitarian cargo and empty buses will continue to move towards Mariupol, where it could not get yesterday due to the Russian military.

from Bohdanivka, Nova Bohdanivka, Bobryk to Brovary.

from Sumy, Lebedyn, Shostka, Konotop, Trostyanets to Poltava.

from Oskol to Donetsk region.

In Rubizhne, Russian troops shelled and destroyed a boarding school for visually impaired kids, a city hospital, and three schools. Four people died. The head of the Luhansk Regional Administration, Serhii Haidai, reported. The Russian army doesn't stop shelling other settlements of the region. "The military, police, emergency services, doctors, and volunteers rescue people, pushing themselves to the limit of human capabilities, 24/7," he said.

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Adviser to the head of the President's Office, Oleksii Arestovych, said that the war would end no later than May. "No later than May, early May, we should probably reach a peace agreement. Or maybe much sooner, let's see, I'm talking about the worst-case scenario."

The death toll of the March 14 TV tower strike near Rivne has risen from 9 to 19 today. Rescuers continue to clear the rubble. Thus, the death toll can rise.

At about 5.30 am, a shell hit a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv's Sviatoshyn district.

In total, this morning, during the shelling of Kyiv by the Russian military, they hit three high-rise residential buildings and one private house:

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The projectile hit a 9-story building on Mostytska Street in the Podil district of Kyiv. Фото: Суспільне

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The projectile hit a 9-story building on Mostytska Street in the Podil district of Kyiv. Фото: Суспільне

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The projectile hit a 9-story building on Mostytska Street in the Podil district of Kyiv. Фото: Суспільне

The crater from the explosion near the house is about 5 meters, Suspilne correspondent reports.

The shell hit a 9-story residential building in Kyiv. Sviatoshyn district.

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The shell hit a 9-story residential building in Kyiv. Sviatoshyn district. Фото: ДСНС

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The shell hit a 9-story residential building in Kyiv. Sviatoshyn district. Фото: ДСНС

The aftermath - fire and condition of the building.

Consequences of a shell hitting a private house in Kyiv. Osokorky district. 15 March 2022:

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The Russian military has not stopped trying to capture Mariupol, but Ukrainian defenders have repulsed their attacks, - the General Staff reports. The total losses of Russians on the outskirts of Mariupol are about 150 people, two tanks, 7 infantry fighting vehicles and one armored personnel carrier. After the losses, they stopped the attack and retreated. Ukrainian artillery and aircrafts fired at Russian military vehicles and columns. According to preliminary information, 12 units of vehicles are destroyed, and tactical groups of the Russian army also suffered losses.

On the night of March 15, the Russian army attacked Kharkiv again and shelled the city's infrastructure. "Our most painful spot is Kharkiv. Kharkiv is really a catastrophe. The city is being destroyed", - said an adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko.

The head of the Odessa regional administration Maksym Marchenko said that the risk of Russian troops landing on the coast of Odessa region is still exists. "Our servicemen are ready for this, and the only thing that the enemy will see is the bottom of the Black Sea!", - Marchenko said.

Tonight a shell hit a ten-story building in Podilsky district of Kyiv. Due to this, the 1st and 5th floors caught fire. The fire was extinguished at 6:51. According to preliminary data, one person was hospitalized.

In Kyiv an explosion wave damaged the facade of the Lukyanivska metro station.

Marupol City Council, despite a lot of false information, reports the latest deaths in the city. Official and confirmed information as of the end of March 14, 2022: approximately 2357 thousand dead Mariupol residents.

The city has been under siege, there is a humanitarian catastrophe.

The British Ministry of Defense believes that Russia may plan to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine to stage an attack on its own troops. "Russia may be planning to use chemical or biological weapons in an operation under a false flag. Such an operation can look like a fake attack, a staged "uncovering" of agents or ammunition, or fabricated evidence,", - the statement said.

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Explosions took place in Kyiv at night of March 15

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Barricades at dusk, Kyiv, Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square)

14 March. 19th day of the war

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14 March 2022 Photo: Felipe Dana / АР. Київ, 14 березня 2022 року. Фото: Felipe Dana / АР

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Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 90 children have died in combats and another 100 have been injured, — human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova.

A Ukrainian soldier passes by a destroyed a trolleybus and taxi after a Russian bombing attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In the city of Trostyanets in Sumy region Russian militaries forcibly gather people in fake "green" corridors, take mobile phones away from civilians. They still do not allow to restore electricity supply and create obstacles for the delivery of humanitarian aid, — the head of the Sumy military administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi is telling about the humanitarian catastrophe in Trostyanets.

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Russian troops are trying to seize Mariupol. In a repelled attack they lost about 150 personnel, two tanks, seven IFVs and one APC, after which they stopped the offensive and retreated, reported the General Staff of Ukraine.

Mayors of temporarily occupied Melitopol and Dniprorudny, who did not cooperate with the Russian invaders, remain in Russian captivity, said Deputy Prime Minister on the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk.

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Kharkiv. On the afternoon of March 14, a car with Help Army volunteers got under fire in the Gorky Park area. A 26-year-old man was killed, and a woman was injured, as Angela Denysenko, a Help Army volunteer told Suspilne.

Martial law in Ukraine will be extended for another 30 days from March 24 — the President has submitted the corresponding draft to Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament).

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On March 14, Russian troops once again shelled Chernihiv's residential buildings. According to preliminary information, 10 people died. Investigations have been initiated into the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder — Chernihiv region Prosecutor's Office.

Since the beginning of the invasion of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian air defenses have destroyed 45 enemy air targets. 19 aircraft, 20 helicopters, 5 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1 cruise missile — Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny.

On March 14, Russians killed five residents of Donetsk region: 2 in Avdiivka, 2 in Kramatorsk and 1 in Petrivsk. Three were injured: 2 in Avdiivka and 1 in Toretsk — the head of the Donetsk Military Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko.

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Eastern Ukraine. Russian troops tried to break through the resistance of Ukrainian defenders in the Donetsk direction, but in battle the Russian army lost up to 100 personnel, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and one armored personnel carrier. In the battle in the Volnovakha direction, Russia lost 4 infantry fighting vehicles and up to two infantry platoons. Ukrainian aircraft and artillery destroyed the Russian support column - more than 12 units of motor vehicles.

Humanitarian cargo with food, water and medicine could not reach Mariupol. The Russians have not let the humanitarian convoy through for several days, it is 60 kilometers from the city — the Office of the President of Ukraine.

The International Court of Justice in The Hague will rule on Ukraine's case against Russia on March 16.

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The first among NATO states, the Estonian parliament has urged to close the skies over Ukraine. "The Riigikogu [Estonian Parliament — ED.] asks UN member states to take immediate steps to establish a no-fly zone to prevent mass casualties among civilians in Ukraine," the statement reads.

Territorial defense squads seized a radar station and communications center from the Russians and transferred them to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: "Now we will see skies and land and track the enemy at a distance of 150 km. What a wonderful gift for Ukrainian Volunteer Day."

In Kyiv, the shell hit one of the shopping malls — Kyiv City Hall.

Fighters belonging to the guard of the Chechen republic's head, Ramzan Kadyrov, planned to take hostage residents of an orphanage in the Kyiv region. Fortunately, the children were evacuated in time — Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Vadym Denysenko. The video that the fighters shot in this orphanage helped to find out this information, Denisenko explained.

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A British journalist got a shrapnel fracture of two legs on a battlefield that Russian troops caused in Ukraine. He is in an intensive care unit, — said Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova.

In Vorzel, Kyiv region, a Ukrainian scientist, experimental physicist, deputy director of the Institute of Semiconductor Physics named after V.Y. Lashkarev NAS of Ukraine Vasyl Kladko was executed. He came to Vorzel to take his family to a safe place. This was reported in the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

As a result of the air strike on the TV tower in Rivne region, nine people died and nine others were injured — the head of the Rivne regional administration reports.

A pregnant woman who was injured on March 9 during bombing of a maternity hospital has died in Mariupol. This is the female from video/photo reports from the bombing site of the children's hospital in Mariupol (maternity hospital), who was carried on a stretcher. Doctors were unable to save her child. How the birth is given under fire and in constant danger when it is still impossible to leave Mariupol — in the report by the Associated Press.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine denied involvement in the attack of the occupied Donetsk city center with the "Tochka-U" missile.

More than 1,700 people were evacuated from the Luhansk region. One of the trains came under fire, and its conductor was killed, said the head of the Luhansk Regional Administration. Russian troops do not respect the ceasefire regime. The shelling is ongoing throughout Ukrainian-controlled territory.

Ukraine's air defense system saves thousands of peaceful lives every day and night, stated the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi. As of the morning of March 14, 259 missile strikes have been carried out on Ukrainian territory, and 395 cruise missiles have been fired since the beginning of the direct war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The guardians of the Ukrainian sky have already downed 77 planes and 90 helicopters of the Russian Federation.

In the morning, Kyiv was attacked. A Russian shell hit a high-rise building in the Obolon district. It is a residential area with no military facilities - only a school and stadium. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed, and 10 others were injured. Later on, the rocket's debris fell on the road in Kurenivka. One person was killed, and six were wounded.

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The photo shows the house in Obolon after being hit by the shell. Photo by Alina Smutko / Suspilne. Київ, Оболонь, 14 березня 2022 року. Фото: Аліна Смутко / Суспільне

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The photo shows the house in Obolon after being hit by the shell. Photo by Alina Smutko / Suspilne. Київ, Оболонь, 14 березня 2022 року. Фото: Аліна / Смутко

The negotiations with Russian Federation are on a technical hold until tomorrow. "The pause is taken for additional work in the working subgroups and clarification of certain definitions", - said an advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podoliak.

More than 1700 people have been evacuated today by humanitarian corridors in Luhansk region. Also 5 more buses with humanitarian aid were sent, - said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko.

Izyum. Kharkiv region. Russian occupiers fired at private minibus, the fate of passengers is unknown - the head of the department of Izyum city council Maksym Strelnyk

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Izyum. Kharkiv region. Russian occupiers fired at private minibus. Околиці Ізюма, Харківщина. 14 березня 2022 року. Фото: facebook.com/max.strel.9

Personnel officer of Russian armed forces, a native of Dnipropetrovsk, Igor Rudenko surrendered to captivity. The man has a nephew in Mykolaiv, aunt and uncle, three brothers and a sister in Kharkiv. According to him, the Russian occupiers set six howitzers just in the middle of the stadium among residential quarters in Nova Kakhovka.

Video: Security Service of Ukraine

In Kryvy Rih somebody unknown "edited" the inscription on the monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky (the creator of the Ukrainian Cossack State and the First Hetman). The phrase "forever united with great Russian people" were replaced by "forever united with great Ukrainian people".

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Forces of the Russian Federation undermined a part of the ammunition on the Zaporizhzhia NPP territory and plan to continue undermining, - reports Enerhoatom.

From Mariupol, which is under the siege of the Russian Army, more than 160 private cars went out through the humanitarian corridor , they move to Zaporizhzhia, - said Mariupol City Council. According to the latest infomation on the humanitarian corridor, the ceasefire is observed.

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Insulin is now free in Ukraine during martial law. This decision was adopted by the National Security and Defence Council. Free insulin will be available at designated pharmacies in most regions.

Evacuation buses left Rubizhne, said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. People are taken to Slovyansk.

The press service of Energoatom published a photo of the Zaporizhzhia NPP occupied by the Russian military. Shattered windows in the building are covered with wooden planks.

Russian trucks are blocked for the third day on the border between Poland and Belarus. According to volunteers, the queue is stretching for 28 kilometres. A Russian driver tried to ram a group of Polish and Ukrainian activists, said volunteer and journalist Yevhen Klimakin.

"Polish and Ukrainian activists talk to drivers, explain the reasons for the block, talk about the war, victims, destroyed cities," the journalist said. In response, Russian drivers threaten activists with physical violence, declare that they do not care about the Kremlin's actions, that there is no war in Ukraine, and all of this is propaganda. Another activist Iryna Zemliana reported that Russians draw Z (the marks are on Russian military equipment fighting in Ukraine) on their trucks and threaten to drive over activists.

On March 14, the Russian military searched the home of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine priest Oleh Nikolayev in the occupied Berdiansk. The priest was abducted, his whereabouts are currently unknown. This information was reported by the Zaporizhzhia Diocese.

About 400 people have left Sievierodonetsk in the evacuation convoy, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko informed.

According to the WHO, 18 million people have suffered, and almost 3 million fled during the war in Ukraine. In addition, as of March 12, the organization had recorded a total of 31 attacks on the health care system. As a result of these attacks, 12 deaths and 34 injuries were confirmed. Among those, eight injured, and two deceased are medical personnel.

The Russian military damaged the powerline to the Chernobyl NPP again. Ukrenergo specialists repaired it on the evening of March 13. Emergency service teams have to go to the danger zone one more time and repair the damage. Reliable power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is critical from the point of view of nuclear safety.

On March 14, a bombing attack in Chernihiv destroyed one of the city's water pumping stations. Four people died (one security guard, one employee, and two family members), said Chernihiv water department director Serhii Malyavko.

In Kyiv, the debris of a rocket fell on the road in Kurenivka, one person was killed, and six were injured. The trolleybus was completely destroyed - there were no passengers in it. The surrounding houses were damaged. The Kyiv City Administration reported this.

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The personnel of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occupied by the Russian military can no longer carry out repairs and maintenance due to physical and mental fatigue, reported the IAEA. More than 200 people who were on duty on the eve of the Russian invasion have been unable to rest for almost three weeks.

An evacuation convoy has left for Hostomel, three more for Irpin, said the head of the Kyiv Regional Administration Oleksiy Kuleba. "So far we have a ceasefire, however nominal. You can even hear explosions, but there are no active fights," he said. The evacuation in the region lasts for the fifth day. The situation with food and medicines remains difficult.

As of March 14, Russia has lost more than 12,000 personnel, 77 aircraft and 90 helicopters, more than 380 tanks, 617 vehicles, 1,249 armoured vehicles, 150 artillery systems, 64 multiple launch rocket systems, and 34 air defence systems. Data is provided by the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Distance learning was resumed in all schools, technical colleges, and universities in the Poltava region. Classes will be suspended in the event of an air-raid alert so that everyone can hide in shelters. The internet connection in the region is stable. Each community and educational institution make the final decision to resume online lessons. Information was provided by the head of the Regional Administration Dmytro Lunin.

This morning, shelling has destroyed a 1911 residential building in Kharkiv centre, which is an architectural heritage. Gas has ignited on the site after the shelling. Rescue operation is underway.

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Israel has agreed to mediate negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. It will also take part in a humanitarian mission, - said the head of the President's Office Andrii Yermak. As the result of the intensive dialogue with Israel on its participation in the humanitarian component some goals have been have achieved.

Mariupol is under complete blockade by Russian troops. The occupiers fired at the city with artillery, missiles and aircrafts. There is no water, electricity and heating in the city.

Video: city council

The situation in Mariupol is currently the hottest, - says an adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksii Arestovych. "The Russians are erasing the city from the face of the earth now. More than 2.5 thousand people killed. And this is a catastrophe", - he said. Today, a humanitarian convoy moved there again and it's unable to reach the city due to shelling.

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There will be 11 humanitarian corridors on March 14:

Zaporizhzhia - Mariupol. The convoy with humanitarian aid and empty buses will continue to move.

Bohdanivka, Nova Bohdanivka, Peremoha, Bobryk - Brovary.

Hostomel, Nemishayeve, Vorzel, Dmytrivka - Bilohorodka.

Peremoha - Kyiv.

Seivierodonetsk, Popasna, Hirske, Novoaydar - Slovyansk.

Explosion in Vynarivka, Kyiv region: a rocket hit telecommunication tower. Employees of the State Emergency Service and police are working on the ground.

The Russian army shelled the center of Kharkiv again. The video from the scene shows a destroyed four-story house on Svobody street, which is 200 m from the Kharkiv Regional Administration.

In Kherson, unknown people burned down the house of the City Council secretary. Eyewitnesses said that in Antonivka, near the home of Halyna Luhova, they saw two people who broke a window and threw something heavy inside, after which the house caught fire. Halyna Luhova confirmed the information. "I was left homeless. I think I'm on the hit-list," she said. There was nobody in the house at the time of the arson.

90 children have been killed and more than 100 injured since the beginning of the war on February 24, the Attorney General's Office said.

In Kyiv's Obolon district, rescuers continue searches in a residential building hit by an artillery shell.

On the night of March 14, the Russian military shelled the Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, said Vyacheslav Chaus, head of the Regional Administration. Also, at night, the city of Nizhyn was shelled from Grad multiple rocket launchers.

In the morning, in addition to shelling a high-rise building in Obolonsky district, another attack was carried out on Kyiv, - said the first deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration Mykola Povoroznyk. Russian troops fired at the "Antonov" plant in Kyiv. At least 3 missiles were launched.

One person died in a high-rise apartment house in Kyiv today, and three were taken to hospital. Rescuers evacuated 63 people from the burning house. Rescuers continue search work in the apartment house in Kyiv's Obolon district, which was hit by an artillery shell.

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In Kyiv at 5 am a shell hit a nine-storey apartment house. The house was partially destroyed by the explosion. Фото: Суспільне

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In Kyiv at 5 am a shell hit a nine-storey apartment house. The house was partially destroyed by the explosion. Фото: Суспільне

In Okhtyrka at least three people were killed in a nighttime air strike on residential neighborhoods, - said Mayor Pavlo Kuzmenko.

In Mykolaiv region on March 14 at 06:00 Russia using aircrafts fired at the town of Snihurivka: 5 apartment houses were damaged, - the head of the regional administration Vitalii Kim reported.

Unknown people hacked the website of the Zhytomyr Regional Council and posted fake information about the emergency evacuation of the city's residents. The fact of the hacking was confirmed to the Suspilne by Oleksandra Stezhko, the head of the public relations department of the Zhytomyr Regional Council. As of 8 a.m. on March 14, access to the site was blocked for visitors.

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Ukraine's leadership is negotiating with the world at the highest level to release the mayors of Melitopol and Dniprorudny captured by Russian occupants.

The adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Vadym Denysenko reported about it live on Rada TV channel.

"Unfortunately, not much information is known. We know that they were kidnapped. We know that they are being forced to make certain political statements for Russian television to show that we mocked the people of "L/DPR," - Denysenko said.

He promised to optimize the number of checkpoints on the roads and manage their work in order not to interfere the movement of citizens and goods.

On March 14 at 02:40 in the village of Stavyshche in Zhytomyr region, 4 people were injured as a result of a rocket strike on administrative buildings.

In Kyiv at 5 am a shell hit a nine-storey apartment house. The house was partially destroyed by the explosion: from 1 to 3 floors are destroyed, the apartments on the 3rd and 4th floors caught fire. There are no victims according to preliminary information.

A television tower near Rivne was damaged, - said the head of the Rivne Regional Military Administration Vitalii Koval. The TV tower was damaged as a result of an air strike on the night of March 14 at 05:20. Relevant services are currently working on the spot, and the details of the event are still being clarified.

Evacuation from Bucha - "No food, no mobile connection, no electricity". Photo report

On March 13 another evacuation from Bucha took place. This city is one of the hottest spots near Kyiv. A "green corridor" was opened to the center of Bucha. Residents of neighboring Irpin also came here to escape the war. 17 evacuation buses took people to Bilohorodka and then to the capital.

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Evacuation from Bucha, Pfoto: Elizaveta Servatinska/ Suspilne. Фото: Єлизавета Серватинська / Суспільне

Iryna and her family from Irpin had to overcome 10 kilometers on foot to the highway to get on the bus: "There are no food, no mobile connection, no electricity. It is forbidden to turn on the phones.

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17 evacuation buses took people to Bilohorodka and then to the capital. Pfoto: Elizaveta Servatinska/ Suspilne. Фото: Єлизавета Серватинська / Суспільне

They took them away and destroyed them so that there was no connection. We were allowed to cook something on the fire all the time. Take the remains of people from there. There are a lot of them. There are 17-18 people on our territory. We managed to bury two of them, but the shelling started. Our neighbors Maryna and Pasha were buried.

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The Russian militaries have established their own regime in the city, Pfoto: Elizaveta Servatrinska/Suspilne. Фото: Єлизавета Серватинська / Суспільне

The Russian militaries have established their own regime in the city: after 16:00 it is forbidden to go outside and turn on mobile phones, and civilians are required to wear white armbands.

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Evacuation, "green corridor" Pfoto: Elizaveta Servatrinska/Suspilne. Фото: Єлизавета Серватинська / Суспільне

A woman's house was shelled. It is located on the outskirts of the city: "My mother's room was completely shot through, the sleeve was left on the bed, it's good that she was brushing her teeth in the bathroom at the time. Otherwise she just wouldn't be alive"

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Evacuation, "green corridor" Pfoto: Elizaveta Servatrinska/Suspilne. Фото: Єлизавета Серватинська / Суспільне

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Evacuation, "green corridor" Pfoto: Elizaveta Servatrinska/Suspilne. Фото: Єлизавета Серватинська / Суспільне

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Russia is preparing an offensive against Brovary, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Severodonetsk, reports the General Staff of Ukraine. Russian troops are trying to secure their positions and maintain the pace of advancement. Russians are trying to resume the offensive against Kharkiv and Sumy. Attempts to capture Mariupol remain unsuccessful.

In Romny, Sumy region, the Territorial Defence managed to take over some Russian military equipment, says the head of the Sumy Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytsky. In general, in the last 24 hours, fighting continued around Sumy, the villages of Boromlia and Velyka Pysarivka suffered from shelling, and Okhtyrka was bombed again. However, the Ukrainian military managed to deactivate one of the Russian artillery positions, said Zhyvytsky.

Trostianets in the Sumy region remains temporarily occupied by Russian troops according to the head of the Regional Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytsky. He also reported that Russian troops occupied the railway station, from where they shell the city.

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The Russian military is preparing for a landing in Odesa. Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Oleksiy Danilov said that the threat of invasion from the sea has increased, but paratroopers “will be met".

On March 13, Ukrainian troops destroyed four aircraft, three helicopters and a drone of the Russian army, reported the Ukrainian Air Force.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ukrainian army destroyed a part of Russian armoured vehicles near Mariupol. As previously reported, Russian troops have been bombing the city's residential areas since February 25, disrupting humanitarian corridors, and shooting residents. 2,187 civilians were killed in Mariupol during this time.

Shelling in Lviv region, the death of an American journalist. The war. The main thing for March 13

March 13 is the eighteenth day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops stalled the offensive, the Defense Ministry explained that it was due to heavy casualties (more than 12,000 Russian troops). At the same time, the Russian army regroups, rocket fire does not stop. According to the National Security and Defense Council, the Russian military are preparing for landing in Odesa.

More than 5.5 thousand people have managed to be taken out of the shelling today, according to the Ministry of Education and Science. 3950 of which Kyiv region, Butcha — 600.

Suspilne gathered the main news on March 13.

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Type of destroyed apartments damaged by shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022 Photo: Andrew Marienko/ АР. Фото: Andrew Marienko / АР

Rocket fire

Russian troops on the morning of March 13 airstrikes on the International Center for Peace and Security in Lviv, better known as the "Yavoriv Military Range". As a result of an airstrike by Russia on the Yavoriv Military Range, 35 people were killed. Another 134 with varying degrees of lesion are in hospital.

Explosions sounded in Ivano-Frankivsk after the air alarm was released around 7 am. Mayor Marzinkiv reported that Russia struck the city with a rocket.

As a result of airstrikes of the Russian occupiers on Mykolaiv, 9 civilians were killed. In addition, on the morning of March 13, enemy aviation dropped a bomb on a school in the village of Zelenyi Hai in Mykolaiv region, where people were hiding in a shelter — four people died, three others were injured.

In Irpin, journalists were shot

At about 13:30, Russian troops in Irpin, Kyiv region, shot a car with American journalists. Journalist Brent Renauld died, he worked for The New York Times, but this time he was not in Ukraine for their accreditation. Time reported that Reno worked for them. He highlighted the global refugee crisis.

Five other people, including American journalist Juan Arredondo, were injured. Tomorrow, work for journalists in Irpin is prohibited.

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Photojournalist Juan Arredondo, Kyiv, 13 March 2022. Photo: Oleksii Mandzii / Suspilne. Фотокореспондент Хуан Арредондо, Київ, 13 березня 2022 року. Фото: Олексій Мандзій / Суспільне

According to the Justice for Journalists Foundation (JFJ), since the outbreak of Russia's war against Ukraine on February 24, three journalists have been killed and 10 assassination attempts have been made.

Mariupol and Kharkiv

Humanitarian cargo did not reach Mariupol again — the city has been under siege for more than a week, without light, gas and water. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection said that the convoy in Berdyansk was unable to get to Mariupol and evacuate people, because the Russians again attacked the city from the air. There are killed people.

In Kharkiv, Pivnichna Saltivka, a large sleeping area on the outskirts, suffers the most from shelling, and Russian troops are closest there. How the city lives today — in a brief review of the journalist of Suspilne.

Protests and kidnappings in the temporarily occupied territories

Thousands of Kherson residents again went to a peaceful rally against the occupiers. At the same time, the occupation authorities "prohibited peaceful assembly". Rallies were also held in temporarily occupied Berdyansk, Melitopol, and Nova Kakhovka.

At the same time, a convoy of Russian occupiers came to Skadovsk, Kherson region, and they were accommodated in one of the children's camps. The day before, the mayor of the city reported that there were no Russian troops there.

In the morning of March 13, Yevgeny Matveev, the mayor of Dniproudnyi, was also kidnapped. Earlier, on March 11, during his work in the crisis center, the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov was kidnapped. Instead, the occupiers of the Russian Federation put Opposition Block deputy Galina Danilchenko. The Russian Federation responded to such actions in the EU — the President of the Euro Council and the EU High Representative condemned the abduction of the Mayors of Melitopol and Dniprorudny by the Russian armed forces, noting that it was an attack on democratic institutions.

Negotiations

The next round of negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation will take place on 14 March. At the same time, the adviser to the Head of the OP Mykhailo Podoliak reported that non-stop videoconferencing was underway. And on March 14, there will be a summary of the preliminary results.

Economy

The Prime Minister Denis Shmygal urged Ukrainians to continue working. According to him, no one can say that the war will end tomorrow, so the reconstruction of the economy to new realities should be the key foundation for victory. He stressed that working Ukrainians are part of the economic front, the state needs them more than ever.

"Who can work and has a job — work. Who has business in the territories where there are no active hostilities — resume activity", — the head of the Ukrainian government declared.

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Ukraine-Russia negotiations will be continued on March 14. New round of negotiations will take place via video link, - Putin's spokesman Peskov said. The information was confirmed by Oleksii Arestovych, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Russian troops have destroyed 7 Ukrainian hospitals, they are no longer subject to repair. 104 health facilities have been damaged but can be repaired, - the Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko reported. In addition, 34 ambulances took fire and most of them are disabled. 6 medical workers were killed and more than 12 were seriously injured. The Minister assured that there are enough medicines in the country, the supply is regular.

Rallies against Russian actions in Ukraine took place in Berlin and London. Meanwhile, more than 700 people were arrested in Russia during anti-war rallies.

Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, three journalists have been killed and 10 assassination attempts took place. These cases were documented by the Justice for Journalists Foundation (JFJ). In general, at least 35 attacks have been carried out on journalists since the start of hostilities, most of them by the Russian militaries.

Killed journalists:

Viktor Dudar was lost during hostilities near Mykolaiv;

Live cameraman Yevhen Sakun was killed in a rocket attack in Kyiv;

American video journalist and former author of The New York Times Brent Reno was killed at a checkpoint in the city of Irpin in Kyiv region.

Our news at 20:57

Buses and trucks with humanitarian aid intended for Mariupol remained in Berdiansk. They will make another attempt tomorrow, said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. The convoy was unable to reach Mariupol and evacuate people, as the Russian army attacked the city from the air yet again. Many civilians were killed.

At the same time, humanitarian corridors worked in Luhansk and Kyiv regions, from where thousands of people left. More than 140,000 people were evacuated in total.

A mass mobilisation that started on February 19 continues in the illegal "people's republics" on the occupied territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. "Mass mobilisation continues, but nobody is willing to fight, men simply hide in houses and don't go outside", said a local resident Dmytro. He also told that the region's mining industry is fully disrupted by large-scale mobilisation. Even before February 24, lots of miners were mobilised and taken away directly from the mines.

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A Russian Su-type plane was shot down during an air raid in Chernihiv, - he North Operational Command reports. The photos are promised later, because the bomber fell in a forest, which is now dangerous to reach. "But the bright flames over the horizon show that another Russian plane "followed the ship" " - the militaries added in a statement.

The mayor of Irpin Oleksandr Markushin said that journalists would not be allowed into the city of Irpin in Kyiv region for security reasons.

Today, during the filming of the evacuation of civilians, the Russian militaries fired at a car and killed an American journalist. At least five people were injured in the shelling in Irpin. There were a photojournalist and a driver who picked up journalists among them. Photojournalist Juan Arredondo was hospitalized at "Okhmatdit". He has soft tissue injuries. The police do not know where the injured driver who picked up the journalists is.

The dead American journalist had a certificate from the world-famous New York Times. The publisher says that they collaborated with him a few years ago.

The video shows a photojournalist in hospital. Video: Oleksii Mandzii / Suspilne

Ukrainian poet Serhii Zhadan was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

"Free Ukraine largely speaks and thinks in the words of Zhadan and listens to them carefully. Today the poet is in his Kharkiv. And he is fighting," - said in a statement of the committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The Russian army fired at the Avdiivka coke and chemist plant using the "Grad" multiple rocket launcher. Five shells hit the plant, - the Prosecutor General's Office said. Several production facilities and a pipeline were destroyed. There is also no heating in the town of Avdiivka due to the shelling.

Our news at 18:44

Dozens of houses are on fire in the cities of Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Popasna in Luhansk region, there are victims, rescuers are working non-stop. Dozens of apartments and a vocational school building were on fire today in Severodonetsk due to shelling by the Russian army. And from the very morning hostiles fired at the Christmas Cathedral. The shelling of Zolote town and Toshkivka village continues. Information about the injured citizens and the destruction is being clarified - the head of the Luhansk military administration Serhii Haidai.

Power supply at the Chornobyl NPP has been restored — Enerhoatom. "Today, thanks to the incredible efforts of our nuclear power plants and electricians, it was possible to return the power supply to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, which was seized by the Russian occupiers," - the statement said. The cooling systems of wasted nuclear assemblies will operate normally again, without using backup power. The Chornobyl nuclear power plant was cut off for four days. Russian troops captured it on the first day of the invasion, February 24.

In Luhansk region, near Severodonetsk, Russians entered the house of pro-Ukrainian volunteer Oleksandr Kononov and shot him in a wheelchair, — the head of the Luhansk military administration, Serhii Haidai.

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During another attack of Mykolaiv the troops of the Russian Federation bombed a school, — the head of the Mykolaiv regional public administration Vitaly Kim reported. In general, nine civilians have been killed in today's shelling of the city.

Russia's shelling of Kanatove airfield in Kirovohrad region killed 7 people — the head of the Regional Military Administration Andrii Raikovich reported.

Ukrainian military destroyed a pontoon passage near Hostomel in Kyiv region. Russian troops tried to set it to intensify the attack on Kyiv — the Land Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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Ukrainian military destroyed a pontoon passage near Hostomel in Kyiv region, March 13, 2022. ЗСУ

Every day Mariupol suffers from air strikes by Russian troops. In last 24 hours there were at least 22 bombings in the peaceful city and about 100 air bombs have been dropped — targeted at homes, crowded places, and children's hospitals. To date, 2,187 Mariupol residents have died from attacks by the Russian Federation — Mariupol City Council reported.

In the temporarily occupied Kherson, Nova Kakhovka, Berdiansk, and Melitopol, civilians, despite threats and gunfire from the Russian military, rallied against the occupation.

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The Russian army launched an artillery strike against a psychoneurological institution in Pushcha-Vodytsya. During the shelling, the institution's patients and staff have already been evacuated to safety. Currently, specialists are working at the shelling site, the Kyiv City Administration informs.

On March 13, the Russian occupiers shelled the Yatsevo cemetery. In the aftermath, the fire spread to the church of St. Theodosius of the Chernihiv Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.

In the basement of the church, The people were hiding from the shelling, the secretary of the Chernihiv eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Ihor Pydan said. As of 14.45, evacuation of the people and the dispatch of the fire brigade was impossible; there is constant shelling.

On March 12, Oleh Baturin, Novy Den newspaper's journalist, disappeared in Kakhovka, Kherson region. The Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office is investigating the disappearance of Novy Den journalist Oleh Baturin. Yesterday, in Kakhovka, he went for a meeting and didn't return. Russian servicemen and members of illegal military formations are probably involved in the disappearance.

The shell hit a hospital in Chernihiv on March 13. In one of the wards, the roof was demolished, and the hospital's windows were shattered.

The local TV station in Enerhodar (a city in the Zaporizhzhia region, which the Russian military is trying to control), the EnTS (Enerhodar Television Systems) TV channel, has been forced to stop broadcasting. "We don't cooperate with the occupiers," the channel's official website reads. From now on, the original staff of the channel has nothing to do with the content, which is broadcasted or may be broadcast by the occupiers. For now, they will only work via Facebook.

On March 12, Russian occupation forces opened fire 49 times in the Luhansk region. As a result of the shelling, three people were killed and wounded.

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In the Kyiv region, the Russian military shot The New York Times journalists

In Irpin, the Russian military opened fire on a car carrying The New York Times U.S. reporters. One of them died, the other got wounded. The injured journalist was treated in the Okhmatdyt hospital. The Kyiv Region Police reported this to Suspilne.

"The Russian military shot at the car carrying journalists," a police spokeswoman said.

"We were going to film other refugees leaving, and we got into the car. Someone offered to take us to the other bridge, and we crossed the checkpoint, and they started shooting at us. So the driver turned around, and they kept shooting at us. There were two of us. My friend Brent Reno and he has been shot and left behind. I saw him being shot in the neck, and we got split," the journalist Juan said.

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One person was killed and three were injured during a shelling on a street in Kharkiv.

Residents of Kharkiv also report that Russian shells hit private houses in the morning of March 13. Rescuers got the fire reports, but they are unable to reach the area and analyse the effects of the attack because of the shelling.

Half a hundred shellings were recorded in Kharkiv region last night, said the head of the regional administration Oleh Synehubov. Due to the fighting, the "green corridor" for the evacuation of residents of Izyum, a city in Kharkiv region, was not opened.

Several thousand Kherson residents have already joined the peaceful rally in Kherson. The rally in Freedom Square continues. People shout "Kherson is Ukraine!". Today the city celebrates the anniversary of liberation from the Nazis.

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Several thousand Kherson residents have already joined the peaceful rally in Kherson. Фото: Суспільне Херсон

According to Kherson Mayor Ihor Kolykhayev, there is information that the Russian militaries are trying to bribe people in the region and bring them to a rally for the formation of illegal "Kherson People's Republic". He does not know when this fake referendum on its creation will take place. Deputies of the City Council opposed formation of "the people's republic". Kherson really needs food, medicines are running out in medical institutions. Authorities are negotiating this.

Kyiv has prepared for a possible blockade: the city has formed a two-week supply of necessary products for the remaining two million people, - the Kyiv City Administration said.

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Russian troops in the morning on March 13 carried out an air strike on Mykolaiv, as a result 9 people died, - the head of regional administration Vitalii Kim reported

During 12 days of the war, Russian troops killed 1,582 civilians in Mariupol, which is under constant blockade, - said Deputy Interior Affairs Minister Mary Akopian. The circular defense of the city continues. "The city has strategic importance for the enemy to provide a land corridor to the occupied Crimea from the occupied territory of the south part of Donetsk region, which is controlled by the Russian Federation," - the deputy minister added.

Updated information on the victims of the air strike on the International Centre of Peacekeeping and Security in Yavoriv near Lviv. 35 people died and 134 were injured. Work is underway to dismantle the logjams and survey the area.

Since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 85 children have died and almost 100 have been injured, - the Office of the Attorney General. Most victims were in the regions of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zhytomyr.

The bombing and shelling damaged 369 educational institutions, 57 of them were completely destroyed.

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On March 13, occupiers kidnapped Dniprorudny Mayor Yevhen Matveyev, - Zaporizhia Oblast Regional Administration Chairman Oleksandr Starukh reported.

Details of the shelling of the International Centre of Peacekeeping and Security on Yavoriv shooting range near Lviv. The air strikes took place this morning. 9 people died, 57 people were injured, - said the head of the regional administration Maxim Kozytsky.

"The strike was carried out by missiles previously by planes from Saratov. In Russia, planes took off, struck on their combat course without flying into the territory, according to preliminary data, more than 30 missiles were fired," he said. A number of missiles were shot down by the Ukrainian air defense system.

As of March 12, the Prosecutor General's Office is investigating 1,717 criminal proceedings against Russian war crimes in Ukraine, - Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said.

Consequences of the destruction of a 9-storey residential building in Chernihiv after the air strike. According to preliminary information, 7 people were rescued, 1 person died and 1 was injured.

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On March 13, 14 humanitarian corridors will operate, according to Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova.

A convoy of humanitarian aid and empty buses will go from Zaporizhzhia to the city of Mariupol in Donetsk region to evacuate people.

A convoy with humanitarian cargo and empty buses for evacuation of people will move from Polohy town in Zaporizhzhia region to Zaporizhzhia.

In Kyiv region evacuation buses will try to take out people: from settlements Kozarovychi and Peremoha in Kyiv region to the city of Kyiv,

from the village of Andriyivka and the cities of Makariv and Borodyanka in Kyiv region to the city of Zhytomyr,

from Svitylnya and Velyka Dymerka villages of Kyiv region to Brovary.

There will be an attempt to evacuate people in Luhansk region from the cities of Kreminna, Rubizhne, Popasna, Shchastya and the village of Horske.

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The Russian troops carried out attacks on the Zorya enterprise in Mykolaiv, the head of Regional Administration Vitalii Kim reported. According to the Emergency Service, the building of one of the shops was damaged. The airstrike caused a fire.

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The Russian troops carried out attacks on the Zorya enterprise in Mykolaiv. Фото: ГУ ДСНС у Миколаївській області

In Belarus, they are treating Russian troops wounded during the war in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. According to their information, the Russian military lacks blood supplies for operations. That's why civilians are additionally involved in donating blood.

The shelling is still ongoing in Sievierodonetsk and Rubizhne, Luhansk region. In addition, at night, the Russian military opened fire on Popasna and Lysychansk, where the gas pipeline was damaged. In Popasna, about five houses were destroyed - the head of the Regional Administration.

Serhii's family was killed in Irpin near Kyiv during the evacuation of civilians. Several explosions took the lives of two children, a wife, and two dogs. "I will try to make this situation as public as possible. This is my mission," says Serhiy. Watch the story of a man who lost his family in Irpin in the Suspilne report.

Warning: this video contains images of graphic violence.

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Tonight, near the Brusyn station in the Donetsk region, debris from shelling hit Kramatorsk-Lviv evacuation train, which was on its way to get people from the Lyman station, the Ukrainian Railway press service reports. One of the conductors of this train was killed, the other was injured and taken to Slovyansk Hospital. Ukrainian Railway is doing its best to evacuate the crew of the damaged train and all passengers, who were waiting to be rescued at the Lyman railway station, among them about 100 children.

In Svyatohirsk, shelling damaged the buildings of the children's regional health center and the Svyatohirsk Lavra, where about a thousand people were present at the time.

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As of March 12, about 2 million people crossed the state border of Ukraine. This is both Ukrainians and foreigners, according to the State Border Guard Service

Four post-war economic recovery funds have been launched in Ukraine:

restoration of property and destroyed infrastructure;

economic recovery and transformation;

small and medium business support;

public debt service and repayment.

Financial assistance can be transferred to the official accounts of the recovery funds (details - at the links in the names) in UAH, USD and EUR.

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In Lviv, Russian troops fired rockets at the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, better known as the Yavoriv Military Range. It is located 30 km northwest of Lviv. It is preliminarily known that the Russian Federation fired 8 missiles. Information about the victims is being established. According to the military, Ukrainian air defense systems has worked on Russian missiles.

Explosions were heard In Ivano-Frankivsk in the morning near the airport. The mayor said that according to preliminary information, the blow was struck at the airport. He also urged residents of areas close to the airport to relocate if possible.

Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko believes that Russia strikes such blows to show that there is no quiet place anywhere in Ukraine and to demoralize Ukrainians. "They are trying to show that there is no safe place in the country. Especially realizing that Lviv, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions have a large number of migrants," said the adviser to the Minister.

Russian troops are hitting Popasna in the Luhansk region with phosphate munitions, said Deputy Chief of the Patrol Police Oleksii Biloshitsky. "Destructive, destroying, exterminatory force," he said.

Holy Mountains Lavra of the Holy Dormition (Uspenska Sviatohirska Lavra) was damaged by the Russian shelling of Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region. Ukrainian Orthodox Church: "The premises of Lavra, where the monastery brotherhood and numerous refugees lived, were damaged. Virtually all the windows were broken, and the church buildings suffered various degrees of destruction".

More than three thousand dogs and cats are blocked in a shelter in the Kyiv region due to shelling. The territory has already been besieged by Russian troops for a week, and there are only enough supplies for animals for a few more days. The shelter is asking to establish a humanitarian corridor to evacuate the animals.

More than 12,700 people were evacuated through humanitarian corridors today according to Volodymyr Zelensky.

People who wanted to leave independently were shot near the village of Peremoha in Kyiv region, reports the Main Intelligence Department of Ukraine. During the evacuation attempt, Russian troops shot a convoy of civilians, women and children. "People tried to save themselves, so they began evacuation without an agreed "green corridor". And this is very dangerous because the invaders mercilessly attack the civilian population. There are many examples of such war crimes during these 16 days of the war, " said the department.

Pseudo-referendum "KNR", Volnovakha actually does not exist. The war. The main thing for March 12

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The girl is sitting in a bomb shelter in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 7, 2022. Photo: Yevhen Maloletka/AR. Фото: Євген Малолєтка / АР

March 12 is the seventeenth day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. In the morning, Russia launched rocket attacks on the cities of Ukraine. Explosions were in Kropyvnytskyi, Dnipro, Chernihiv. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are fighting Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, at the same time the situation is difficult in Mariupol, in Kherson region the occupiers of the Russian Federation want to hold a referendum for the creation of a "republic".

Suspilne gathered the main news of the day.

Volnovakha and Mariupol

"Volnovakha as a city does not actually exist, there are battles for the territory," said the head of the Donetsk region military administration Kyrylenko. Before the war, the area had more than 100,000 inhabitants, most people evacuated. According to Kyrylenko, Volnovakha is now temporarily occupied by Russian troops.

The infrastructure is completely destroyed.

The Russian army sees the establishment of control over Volnovakha as a step towards the capture of Mariupol, a city where about 450 thousand people live and there is a port. The defense of Mariupol continues, however, there is a humanitarian catastrophe in the city, it was stated earlier.

Meanwhile, the port administration of Ukraine has lost contact with the Mariupol branch, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.

Kherson

Russia wants to hold a pseudo-referendum in Kherson region for the creation of the so-called "Kherson National Republic" ("KNR"), said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba. At the same time, the Kherson Regional Council rejected the idea of creating a "KNR" at an emergency meeting. Voting of Kherson region Council deputies was also confirmed at the Bank meeting: "44 deputies have decided that Kherson region is Ukraine, there will be no pseudo-republic on the territory of the region," — Deputy Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said.

Rallies against Russia under Ukrainian flags continue in Kherson region.

Kyiv region

67 civilians were buried in a mass grave in Bucha. Some have not been able to be identified. The funeral took place on 10 March.

During the shelling of a column of people who tried to evacuate from the village of Peremoha in Kyiv region on March 11, seven people died.

Evacuation from Kyiv region is ongoing. Today, about 4,000 people have been evacuated.

Humanitarian aid and evacuation From 14 open corridors today, only 9 worked, the head of the Ministry of Health and Safety Irina Vereshchuk said. In particular, the evacuation did not take place in Vorzel and Irpin, Bucha also did not work, she reported. Also, according to Vereshchuk, the Russians embezzled humanitarian cargo in Energodar. At the same time, Sumy managed to evacuate about 8 thousand people.

On March 13, humanitarian corridors in Luhansk and Kyiv region are planned. "Let's continue from Zaporizhzhya to Mariupol through Berdiansk," Vereshchuk added.

Head of Zaporizhzhia region State Administration Oleksandr Starukh reported that Russian troops at each checkpoint forcibly seized food, clothes, personal hygiene items of a humanitarian convoy heading for Mariupol. This is the fifth attempt to send a humanitarian convoy to Mariupol.

Negotiations

Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have switched to the online format, advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak said. For this purpose, special subgroups have been created. Earlier, Putin's spokesman Peskov confirmed that the negotiations were continuing in video format.

Meanwhile, President Zelensky said that the Russian side no longer puts ultimatums and sees certain shifts: "From the beginning (negotiations — ed.) there were some ultimatums from the Russian side, we did not go for them. The war was deepening, there was no rapid operation in 3-4 days... At the moment, they have already started talking about something, rather than throwing ultimatums," said Zelensky during his conversation with foreign journalists in Kyiv.

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Zelenskyi for the first time voiced the losses of the Ukrainian military — about 1300 people. According to the Ministry of Defense, the losses of Russian troops are more than 12 thousand people.

Sanctions against the Russian Federation

The United States introduced sanctions against the wife and adult children of the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, as well as against 12 members of the Russian State Duma.

PayPal will block Russians' e-wallets from March 18.

We also remind you that Instagram will be blocked in Russia from March 14.

Russia is preparing a "referendum" for the creation of the so-called "Kherson People's Republic" in Kherson region, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba. Kherson is temporarily occupied by Russian forces, but there are weekly rallies under Ukrainian flags against Russia. The invaders are trying to gather the regional council to "legalise their administration," said Serhii Khlan, a Kherson Regional Council deputy. The deputies gathered for an emergency meeting and agreed that "The Kherson region is Ukraine" and there will be no pseudo-republic on its territory.

Ukrainian troops shot down two Russian military helicopters over the Skadovsky district, Kherson region. One of the pilots survived, he is receiving medical treatment, confirmed the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian troops took control of the humanitarian convoy travelling from Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol. "At each checkpoint, the invaders forcibly seized food, clothing, and hygiene products," reports Zaporizhzhia Military Administration.

Only 9 of 14 agreed "green corridors” worked on March 12, others were disrupted by the Russian troops, said the Ukrainian Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk.

Volnovakha in Donetsk region no longer exists as a city, its infrastructure has been completely destroyed, reported the head of the Donetsk Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko. Fights for Volnovakha have been going on since February 27. Today, the Ukrainian army left the city.

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Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian army has destroyed 2,593 units of enemy equipment, valued at 5 billion USD, or 700 billion rubles, Forbes Ukraine reported.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian tank ran over a car with civilians who wanted to leave the zone of hostilities. According to regional police, two adult men were killed, and a minor boy died in the burning car.

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In the Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian tank ran over a car with civilians who wanted to leave the zone of hostilities. Фото: сайт Нацполіції Запорізької області

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Two more settlements were liberated in the Chernihiv region. Furthermore, the enemy was not allowed to establish a pontoon bridge, and the Russian advance towards Kyiv was thwarted. More than 10 pieces of military equipment were captured, the press service of the Operational Command North reports.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine downed a Russian fighter plane in the Izyum area, and the aircraft crashed in the Belgorod region, according to the head of the regional administration. "Today, at about 12 o'clock, in the area of Izyum, the mobile group of air defense shot down the Russian fighter. The enemy plane was destroyed with the help of a Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile system."

Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, said that talks with the Russian side are ongoing "continuously in video format," for which special working subgroups have been established.

Sumy. Boarding the evacuation buses. March 12, 2022

About 1,300 servicemen have died in Ukraine since the start of the war, - Volodymyr Zelensky said. The President noted that the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in relation to the losses of the Russian Federation are "one to ten". "I am not happy that 12,000 of them died. I'm not happy. This is not my vision of the world in general. Because they have parents and they were sent away. Most of them do not know where they came to", - the president said.

Zelensky said he had offered Israeli Prime Minister Bennett to hold Israeli-mediated talks with Russia in Jerusalem.

An alternative to closed skies can be missile defense, which can be delivered to Ukraine, - Zelensky said. Ukraine is working to purchase such systems to partially replace the need to close the sky due to constant shelling by the Russian army. The President added that the government can take all the logistical difficulties with the delivery and transportation of such weapons, but so far there is no agreement from countries that have such anti-missile systems.

The Ukrainian government has temporarily banned the export of fertilizers from Ukraine due to martial law. This was done to maintain the balance in the domestic market of important mineral fertilizers, said Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Roman Leshchenko.

From March 14, schooling will begin in 14 regions of Ukraine. The Minister of Education Serhii Shkarlet noted that the main task is to save life and health of every citizen of our country, but the educational process should begin at least in those regions where the safety situation allows it. It is planned that this will be online training.

Near Odesa, 600 Russian marines refused to fight and started a mutiny. The captured Russian sapper reported it to Security Service of Ukraine. "Near Odesa, 600 marines rioted and didn't leave the ship because they understood what was happening," he said.

The Russian military in the Kherson region is preparing a referendum to create an illegal Kherson People's Republic. Serhiy Khlan, a regional council deputy, reported that the occupiers were contacting his colleagues to find out if they were ready to cooperate.

"I categorically denied. Creating the Kherson People's Republic will turn our region into a hopeless pit without life and future! Don't give them a single vote!" The deputy urged.

Unidentified individuals came to the Zaporizhzhia NPP, gathered the management, and stated that the station now allegedly belongs to Rosatom, said Petro Kotin, head of the Energoatom state enterprise. "Management has been told that it is now a Rosatom station, and it no longer belongs to Ukraine," Kotin said.

The Cabinet of Ministers has agreed on the complete abolition of value-added tax and excise duty on fuel, gasoline, and diesel, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated. Now, this decision must be supported by the Verkhovna Rada, the organization of its session is already ongoing.

Ten regions of Ukraine will receive compensation for the accommodation of migrants, the Cabinet of Ministers made such a decision. It concerns compensation to local budgets for payment of utilities at the accommodation of migrants from hostilities' areas.

The head of Dnipro city's Emergency Service shift, Ihor Hetalo, shows the fragments of a Russian missile that crashed in the Dnipro on March 11.

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The General Staff reports: The Russian army is regrouping troops, restoring the combat effectiveness of units, replenishing supplies.

Having suffered losses in the Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Pivdenny Buh directions, the enemy stopped at the previously reached frontiers.

The enemy did not do any assault operations in the Volyn direction. Military of Belarus strengthens border with Ukraine.

No active actions by the enemy have been detected in the Polissya direction.

In the Sivershchyna direction, the enemy carries out engineering equipment of positions in Chernihiv region (the districts of Mykhailo-Kotsyubynske, Levkovychi, Zhukotky, Horodnia).

In the Slobozhanshchyna direction, the occupiers did not succeed in trying to resume assault operations. The Russian militaries are trying to capture the city of Izyum.

In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the enemy's efforts are focused on capturing the cities of Mariupol and Severodonetsk. The enemy captured the eastern outskirts of Mariupol.

In Luhansk region, the military was unable to storm Rubizhne and retreated to the village of Kapytolivka. In the direction of Volnovakha they are trying to attack Krasna Polyana and Olhynka.

In the Pivdenny Buh direction Russian troops don't stop trying to attack and surround Mykolaiv.

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About 6,000 vehicles with humanitarian cargo have crossed the border with Lviv region since the beginning of Russia’s invasion, says the deputy head of the regional administration Yurii Buchko. Currently, humanitarian aid is imported into Ukraine under a simplified procedure.

Two missiles fired at Dnipro by Russians this morning were destroyed by the Dnipro anti-aircraft missile brigade. "The anti-air defence did an excellent job, there are no casualties," said Mayor Borys Filatov. The debris of the Russian missile fell on a hangar roof, the emergency workers promptly reached to tend the fire. No casualties have been reported.

In the last 24 hours, law enforcement officers detected more than 670 suspicious people in the Poltava region, most of whom violated the curfew. 144 detainees are being checked for cooperating with invaders and sabotage activities, said the police.

Yesterday's shelling of Derhachi, Kharkiv region, left at least three dead and a hospital guard wounded. A hospital and A&E department, a culture centre, and a local enterprise were shelled. The town has no gas and, partially, no power. A photo of the town after the shelling was provided by the Derhachi City Council:

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Poltava sent 79 buses to evacuate people from the Sumy region. People will be able to board a train from Luben to the west of the country, or if they are willing, come to Poltava and stay there. Today, six humanitarian corridors should be in place to evacuate Sumy civilians. Previously, evacuations took place on 8, 9 and 10 March, while some 68,000 civilians left.

Sumy, March 12 11:30. Civilians are evacuating in their cars.

Today, humanitarian corridors should also work in the following cities:

Mariupol expects a convoy with humanitarian cargo and buses from Zaporizhzhia that should evacuate people on its way back.

Polohy, Zaporizhzhia region, to Zaporizhzhia. A convoy with humanitarian cargo and buses will leave Zaporizhzhia to evacuate people from Polohy and Tokmak.

From Hostomel, the villages of Kozarovychi and Mykulychi in Kyiv region to Kyiv.

From Andriivka, Makarov and Borodianka in Kyiv region to Zhytomyr.

There is hope to evacuate people from Avdiivka. The district administration reported that if there is no shelling, it will be possible to leave for Dnipro.

Putin does not believe in his own army, he resorts to Stalin-like repressions, and riots have already begun among the Russian militaries, who realized that they do not execute a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine while moving deep into Ukraine. This was said during interrogation by a captured Russian serviceman, - the Security Service of Ukraine reports. The army leadership has resumed the practice of "shooting squads" - echelons that follow the main forces of the Russian Federation and kill those who want to flee. "We were told that we will not return, because we are followed by echelons that kill defectors".

In Ukraine, according to data for 16 days of war, 79 children were killed and almost 100 wounded, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General. Most victims were in the regions of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Kherson and Zhytomyr. This figure is not final due to the inability to inspect the sites of the shelling.

More than 280 educational institutions were destroyed, 9 were completely destroyed. On average, during the war, Russian troops destroyed 17 schools every day. As a result, 7 million children are deprived of the opportunity to study.

Shevelivka, Balakliia community. The center of social and psychological rehabilitation of children came under fire from the occupiers. According to the head of the district administration Stepan Maselsky, the children and staff were in a shelter, which saved their lives. A neighboring apartment building was also destroyed. No casualties.

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The opening of Belarusian front, which was reported by intelligence the day before, did not take place, - said the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko. "In fact, Lukashenko is very afraid of the start of hostilities, he understands that his time of being the President of Belarus will be over. There is a small army of only 40,000 personnel in Belarus”, - he said. According to Denysenko, there are up to 10,000 combat-ready units in Belarus, which is a small number. In addition, the population is against war: the latest poll of local sociologists showed that only 3% support the invasion of Ukraine by their army.

Slobozhanske settlement in Kharkiv region. Two days after the bomb hit a two-story apartment building, rescuers found the bodies of two women, a man and two children (2 years old and 12-14 years old) under the logjams.

In the morning of March 12, a team of medics came under fire in Kharkiv, - the director of the Emergency Medical Center Viktor Zabashta said. One of paramedics received a shrapnel wound to the abdomen. She has already been taken to the nearest hospital.

Russian troops fired at the Kanatovo airfield in Kirovohrad region. "The enemy was bombing so hard that the whole Kropyvnytskyi and the surrounding area were shaking," - said Mayor Andrii Raykovych.

In Melitopol people went to the temporarily seized district administration to demand the release of Mayor Ivan Fedorov, who was kidnapped on March 11 by a group of Russian servicemen.

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Mykolaiv region was shelled by the disorderly, chaotic fire of the hospital, boarding school, boiler house at night, the head of regional administration Vitalii Kim said. According to him, two wounded are known. Among objects which have been shelled today in the Mykolaiiv region is oncology hospital.

Consequences of shelling of the Russian military in Mykolaiiv.

Chernihiv was left with almost no power supply, no water supply, no gas supply and no heat supply, said the head of the regional administration Viacheslav Chaus. Yesterday, there were several successful attempts to restore power, but the enemy again interrupted the network. There are also problems with mobile communication and mobile Internet in the city, but they are trying to restore it.

Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile units Buk-M1 and S-300 hit five air targets: the Russian unmanned aerial vehicle "Forpost" and four helicopters of the Russian army.

The air defense of the operational command "Pivnich" hooked up the Russian Su-34 fighter in Chernihiv region. Air Force fighter aircraft on Su-27 and MiG-29 aircraft, with a significant numerical advantage of the enemy, conducted up to ten air battles in several directions and returned without losses. Air Force Command Information.

As a result of the strikes on Vasylkiv, an oil depot is burning in Kyiv region, which is located near the airport. According to the National Police in Kyiv region, at about 7:00 am, the Russian military dropped at least six rockets in the area of the military airfield in Vasylkiv and damaged the warehouse with ammunition, detonating shells. Information about the injured and dead is being specified.

In addition, in the area of the city of Brovary, the shell hit the warehouse of frozen products, a large fire began.

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Is the Neutron Source installation in Kharkiv dangerous: comment of the director of the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology.

Mykola Shulha says: “The institute has the same status as nuclear power plants in Ukraine - the status of a nuclear agent. A neutron source is a physical installation that is an electron accelerator. Last year, the plant was launched and loaded with nuclear fuel (37 fuel rods), from which it is impossible to make nuclear weapons. The IAEA is constantly monitoring the situation. The installation is currently shut down. It does not pose any danger. But the physical destruction of this installation can lead to the release of fuel, radioactive elements. The picture will be the same as at nuclear power plants".

Russian military attacked Kharkiv scientific institution, several shells have already hit the territory. The main part of the "Neutron Source" installation has not yet been affected by the shelling.

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In the morning explosions were heard in Dnipro, the air defense system was working. According to preliminary data of the mayor, no one was injured or killed.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 31 Russian battalion tactical groups have lost their combat capability, and Russian troops are trying to gain a foothold in previously captured Ukrainian points - the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

On March 12, humanitarian corridors in the Sumy region are to open from Trostyanets’, Lebedyn, Konotop, Velyka Pisarivka and Krasnopillya to Poltava at 9:00; from Sumy to Poltava from 13:00.

Yesterday, March 11, around midnight, Russian troops shoot the Ukraine Hotel in the center of Chernihiv during the bombing of the city.

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Russian troops shoot the Ukraine Hotel in the center of Chernihiv. Суспільне

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Russian troops shoot the Ukraine Hotel in the center of Chernihiv 11 March.

Mural in Gdansk in support of Ukraine. The author is a local artist Tuse (Piotr Jaworski).

Air alarm in Kyiv region, Lviv, Volyn, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sumy region, Khmelnytskyi region, Zakarpattia, Kharkiv, Poltava region, Vinnytsia region, Bukovyna та Rivne region, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnieper region!

Antonina, 84 years-old, sits in a wheelchair after being evacuated along with her twelve dogs from Irpin, at a triage point in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022. A large scale evacuation operation of residents of a satellite area of capital Kyiv continued Friday, with more and more people deciding to leave areas now under Russian control. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda).

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In Mariupol the Ukrainian militaries almost completely destroyed one battalion tactical group of the 102nd Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces — the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Ukrainian Air Forces destroyed the command post of the Russian army in Kyiv direction — Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.

Russia occupied 70% of the Luhansk region. There are interruptions of mobile connection, Russian television connected and Russian propaganda and fakes are being spread on occupied territories, - the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhii Haidai reported.

Russian troops fired at an oncology hospital in Mykolaiv. "Only a freak can attack the weak. When I say weak I mean our patients!” - Head of the Regional Department of Health Maxim Beznosenko reported.

Turkey is moving its embassy from Kyiv to Chernivtsi amid reports of a planned Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said. Ankara is also working on evacuation of its citizens from Ukraine.

The threat from Belarus, Russian alcohol and diamonds ban. The war. Main highlights from March 11

March 11 is the sixteenth day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces are holding the offensive. Due to the loss of units’ combat capability, Russia is moving forces from other strategic directions to Ukrainian borders and continues to involve Belarus. Alexander Lukashenko held talks with Putin in Moscow while Russian planes shelled a village in Belarus from Ukrainian airspace. The US and EU have announced new sanctions against Russia, including a ban on alcohol, seafood, and diamonds import.

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Russian Army shelled residential areas in Mariupol, March 11, 2022. Photo credit: Yevhen Maloletka, Associated Press. Фото: Євген Малолєтка, Associated Press

Belarus

Russia has resorted to provocations trying to involve the Belarus army in the war against Ukraine. Alexander Lukashenko held talks with Putin in Moscow while Russian planes shelled a village in Belarus from Ukrainian airspace. At about 14:00, the Russian aviation shelled the village of Kopani, near the Ukrainian border. To disguise the attack, it was launched from the Ukrainian airspace. The Ministry of Defence deemed the news about the airstrike as fake. The National Security and Defence Council said that the Belarusian troops could attack Ukraine by the end of the day on March 11.

Humanitarian corridors

12 evacuation routes were opened on 11 March. People were evacuated from Mariupol, Volnovakha, Enerhodar, Bucha, Hostomel, Makarov, and Borodianka. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that evacuation in the Kyiv region was difficult. It was impossible to establish a humanitarian corridor to Izium. 8 trucks with food, medicines, water, pulses, canned food were sent to Mariupol.

The US and UK sanctions

US President Joe Biden signed a decree on March 11 banning the import of dollar banknotes to Russia. The document was published on the White House website. The United States is also banning the import of alcohol, diamonds, and seafood from Russia, for example, vodka and caviar. The US will halt the export of luxury goods to Russia and implement personal sanctions, in particular against the oligarch Yury Kovalchuk, who is close to the Kremlin, and the family of Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov. President Biden has also sent 12,000 troops to the Russian borders.

The UK government imposed sanctions on 386 members of the Russian State Duma in connection with their recognition of the independence of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR". Sanctioned Russian MPs are banned from travelling to the UK, accessing their assets, and doing business in this country.

The war

Three captive Russian pilots gave a press conference in Kyiv and spoke about the commands they received from their leadership. Two of them were shot down and detained in the Mykolaiv region, and one in Kharkiv.

Russian troops continue shelling the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol, Chernihiv, and Mykolaiv. 1,582 residents of Mariupol were killed in 12 days of shelling and siege by the Russian troops. In Melitopol, Russian invaders kidnapped the mayor of the city.

Ukrainian nuclear power plants are ready to abandon Russian nuclear fuel, importing it from the United States instead. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated that it no longer receives data from the nuclear material monitoring system at the Chernobyl NPP. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence said that Putin had issued an order to prepare a terrorist attack at the Chernobyl NPP, which is occupied by Russian troops.

EIT (external independent testing) and admission exams may be cancelled in Ukraine due to the war. A draft law has been submitted to Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) to cancel the state exams, EIT, and admission exams for high school graduates in 2022.

Russian regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked Instagram in the country due to propaganda of violence.

Hollywood actress Emilia Clark, her dog Ted and her latest project crew supported Ukraine. Max Barsky, a signer who previously toured Russia, cancelled all performances in the aggressor country. He also stated that he is not going to refund tickets sold in Russia, and starting March 11, 2022, he officially prohibits the use of his music on the territory of the Russian Federation.

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Russian troops shelled Mykolaiv. Early reports indicate that shells hit residential buildings, one person was injured, said the head of the Mykolaiv Military Administration Vitaliy Kim. Russian troops have been trying to capture the city since February 26.

Russian troops are using cluster munitions against Ukrainian cities, confirms the UN. On February 24, a cluster munition exploded in the Vuhledar hospital (Donetsk region), killing 4 people and injuring 10 others. 9 more civilians were killed by cluster munitions in Kharkiv, and 37 others were wounded. The Convention on Cluster Munitions has banned their production and use since 2010.

Ukrainian forces have destroyed a column of Russian military equipment in Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv region, according to the head of Regional Administration Oleh Synyehubov. The city of Chuhuiv was liberated by the Ukrainian army on March 7.

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1,582 residents of Mariupol have died in 12 days of shelling and blockade by Russian troops, reported the press service of the city council.

Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, refuted fake news about Ukraine's leadership escaping to Romania: “No, that's not true. We are working and will be working in Kyiv. ”

Captured Russian pilots gave a press conference in Kyiv. One of them, Lieutenant Colonel Maxym Kryshtopa admitted to shelling residential buildings having 4 tons of high-explosive bombs on his jet: "I realised that the target was not military objects, but civilians and residential buildings. But I executed this criminal order." Kryshtopa called the Russian military to immediately stop carrying out criminal orders and apologised for the misery caused by the Russian troops.

The mayor of occupied Melitopol Ivan Fedorov was kidnapped by members of the Russian army because he refused to cooperate. This was announced by Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko and Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Herashchenko.

Tymoshenko posted a video of the kidnapping:

Suspilne is trying to confirm this information in the police and the Zaporizhzhia regional administration.

Yesterday in Melitopol at six o'clock in the morning armed men in Russian military uniform broke into the house of the deputy of the regional council Leyla Ibragimova and took her away in an unknown direction. The woman was later released.

Belarus may attack Ukraine by the end of the day on March 11, according to the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security at the National Security Council. This may be due to provocations on the border between Ukraine and Belarus.

Ukrainian border guards in Rivne region detected the arrival of planes from Belarus on the territory of Ukraine. Assault aircraft bombers bombed Ukrainian territory, after which they inflicted air strikes on the territory of Belarus, - the State Border Guard Service reported.

Statement by Defense Minister Reznikov: Russian aviation is preparing to strike several settlements on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, located near the Ukraine-Belarus border. Russia intends to attack from Ukrainian airspace to disguise the crime. The purpose of the false flag attack is to force the current leadership of Belarus to go to war against Ukraine. Moscow is trying to make a blood pact with you. I guarantee that the Ukrainian army has not planned, does not plan, and will not plan any aggressive actions against Belarus. Do not allow the Kremlin to destroy the future of Belarus.

Adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko informed on the evacuation through humanitarian corridors:

In the Kyiv region, the evacuation of civilians through humanitarian corridors is ongoing, albeit with difficulties.

It is impossible to take people out of Izyum in the Kharkiv region - Russian military shells at the humanitarian corridor.

Eight trucks with food, medical supplies, water, cereals, and canned food were sent to Mariupol. For now, it is unknown whether they've reached their destination.

"We understand that this is Putin's personal instruction, the Kremlin's instruction - not to allow any humanitarian corridors towards Ukraine, but to allow only those that go towards the Russian Federation. Putin wants this city to surrender," said the minister's adviser.

Ukrzaliznytsia evacuated about 250,000 children to the safest regions of the country and abroad. In addition, groups of orphans, children with disabilities, newborns, children from large families, and minors who have been treated in clinics such as Okhmatdyt depart on separate shuttles - about 6,000 such children have already been rescued.

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Ukrzaliznytsia evacuated about 250,000 children to the safest regions of the country and abroad. Фото: "Укрзалізниця"

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On March 11 at about 15:00 an evacuation column of municipal buses and private cars arrived in Zaporizhzhia. There are mostly women with children evacuated from Enerhodar, Dniprorud and Vasilivka

Odesa is preparing for possible surrounding, food and medicine stocks are formed in the city. Russia can surround the city, coming simultaneously from the side of the Voznesensk in Nikolaev region, Transnistria and the sea, - considers the Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov. During the surroundings on the land there will be an assault from the sea. "At this time, Russian military-landing ships will move closer and surround our city from the sea. We think that our city may be surrounded and we are prepared for this situation,", - said Odessa Mayor.

Currently, according to Trukhanov, hostile troops are restrained by defenders in Mykolaiv and Kherson, and Russian military ships that were approaching Odessa are transmitted towards occupied Crimea.

In the city of Horodnia in Chernihiv region, the local resident Roman Makas, which Russians wanted to appoint the chairman of the occupation administration, committed a suicide, - said the native of Horodnia and ex Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Goncharuk said.

"The mayor and the community did not surrendered to the occupants. The FSS servicemen began to seek someone to replace the mayor and came to Horodnia resident Roman Makas. As it seemed to them, he should be loyal to them and supposed to agree to manage their own occupation administration. The man chose death in order not to work ob occupiers,", - he wrote.

According to Horodnia volunteer Oleksandr Khomazyuk, the occupiers targeted the man to cooperate purposefully, and when he refused, they began spreading lies and disinformation about him. "Roman chose the way, which is difficult to choose for most of people, it needs courage and strong will. Today he shot himself. But the trigger was pressed not by him. Russia pressed that", - believes volunteer. The city mayor said that the circumstances of man's death will be clarified through an investigation.

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Breaking news. The Russian military staged a provocation on the Ukraine-Belarus border. Russian planes took off from the airfield in Belarus, entered the airspace of Ukraine, turned over the Ukrainian settlements, and then fired at the settlement of Kopani in Belarus. This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Forces. It was stressed that this is a provocation aimed at drawing the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus into the war with Ukraine.

"Her name is Veronika - the victorious." After the shelling of maternity hospital in Mariupol, one of the survivors gave birth to a baby girl

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On March 9, Russian troops fired on a hospital and maternity ward in Mariupol. This city in the Donetsk region remains under Russian siege. They did not allow the evacuation, while Ukrainian authorities reported the humanitarian catastrophe. After the shelling of the maternity hospital, 17 people were injured, three people, among them a child, died. Maryana is one of those who managed to escape. She was nine months pregnant and was due to give birth on that very day. Suspilne found out that on March 10, Maryana gave birth to a daughter - they named her Veronika. The girl was born weighing 3,2 kilos. At the same time, Russian accounts attack Maryana's social media. They accuse her of being an actress who took part in Ukrainian authorities' fake production.

The Russian authorities have admitted that they deliberately fired on the maternity hospital. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Russian military fired on the building because the Azov Battalion is allegedly based there, and this is untrue. The photos from the scene show that civilians, including many mothers, were injured in the shelling. It should be noted that since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has killed more civilians than military personnel in Ukraine.

Suspilne spoke with Maryana's aunt Tetiana, who has no connection with Maryana's family now. Here is her direct speech.

Tetiana, Maryana's aunt:

I live in Bodrum, Turkey. I come from Mariupol and have lived there all my life. I got married and since then have resided in Turkey for many years. Maryana was due to give birth. Doctors set a date for March 9. Why was she hospitalized earlier? Due to the heavy shelling of Mariupol, neither an ambulance nor a car could move freely around the city. That's why she was placed in the nearest hospital, in the third hospital, which is in the city center. Nearby, there are children's and maternity hospitals. I had no information whether my relatives were alive. That's why I registered in all Mariupol chats in a telegram messenger. I was just tracking which houses had been bombed to know if my relatives were alive. There was no signal.

Then I saw that the maternity and children's hospitals were bombed. You can imagine my state. My heart was tearing apart. I thought Maryana was dead. An hour later, I saw her photo on social media. There are two pictures of her getting out of the hospital and the evacuation.

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I did not know where they evacuated her due to constant shelling.

Somehow, the cell service appeared at the hospital today. Maryana's husband was with her, and he said she gave birth yesterday at 12:00. There was virtually no signal before that. He stayed on the line for literally a few seconds. He said that they were alive, and Maryana was evacuated. When he started to speak about the conditions, the connection broke. It's clear that she probably gave birth in a bomb shelter. The shelling is non-stop throughout the city.

It's a girl, and her name is Veronika - "the victorious".

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Some thugs wrote comments under her posts that she is fake. Maryana has been a model before. Because of that, people decided that she was an actress, a model, that this was make-up on her face, her belly was fake and all this hate... they write that they've identified her, that they will tear her up, murder her. Now, I fear for her safety.

The shelling of Mariupol began on February 24. There was no possibility to take her somewhere away. You know she was at the final stage. She could have given birth somewhere on the road. They decided not to leave the city under fire and moved to hospital number three so that she could give birth in peace.

I don't know anything about their plans and have no connection with her. I asked the Turkish Foreign Ministry and consul to help somehow. But I understand that everything is closed, there are no green corridors. Right now, I'm in despair.

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The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the preparation of a terrorist attack at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which had previously been seized by Russian troops, and to hold Ukraine responsible for this. The nuclear power plant is completely disconnected from the monitoring systems of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The station has been de-energized. The resource of the available diesel generators is designed for 48 hours of maintenance of safety systems.

The city of Zolote, which is located in Luhansk region, is under constant shelling by Russian troops, the Luhansk Region Administration reports. "The shelling does not stop. There are "windows" for 10-20 minutes. And then again. Information about the victims is being specified", the message says.

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The city of Zolote is under constant shelling by Russian troops, March 2022. фото: Луганська ОВА

Representatives of the OSCE participating countries during the meeting of the Permanent Council of the organization clearly left the hall during the speech of the Russian Ambassador Oleksandr Lukashevich. Video of the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organizations in Vienna Yevheniy Tsymbaliuk.

This is a research nuclear installation "Source of Neutrons" on the basis of the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, which was shelled by the Russian military on March 10. There are currently no threats to the civilian population from its shelling, head of the regional administration Sinegubov said.

Consequences of the air strike on the Dnipro. The Prosecutor's Office opened criminal proceedings on the fact of targeted rocket fire on residential areas and civilian infrastructure. Three missile strikes damaged an apartment building, a district migration service, a district administration building, and a two-storey shoe factory. Another shell hit near the kindergarten.

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Consequences of the air strike on the Dnipro, 10 March 2022. Дніпропетровська обласна прокуратура

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The pace of the Russian army's advance has slowed down. Kyiv and Mariupol remain the main areas of the enemy's efforts concentration. At the same time, according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, advances go in the directions of Kryvyi Rih, Kremenchuk, Nikopol, and Zaporizhzhia.

After fierce fighting, Ukrainian defenders repulsed the Russian military in the Donetsk direction.

Russia failed to establish control over Mykolaiv and advance in the direction of Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih. The Russian military was forced to move to the defensive stance.

At the same time, the Russian Federation continues to form a reserve and launch missile and bomb strikes on cities in the depths of Ukraine - Dnipro, Lutsk, and Ivano-Frankivsk.

In Volyn, there is a threat of military and civilian infrastructure sabotage, and the buildup of the air defense system was recorded in the Donetsk and Tavriya areas.

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The Ukrainian militaries have liberated 5 settlements in Chernihiv region, - the North operational command reports. Ukrainian flags were set over the liberated settlements.

Since February 24 Russia has launched 328 operational-tactical ground-based and naval-based "Iskander" and "Kalibr" missiles to shell peaceful towns and villages of Ukraine, - said Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny.

At night, Russian militaries fired a missile at Baryshivka in Kyiv region: houses were destroyed, information about the dead or wounded is being clarified - the head of the regional administration reports.

The data on the strike at the Lutsk airfield have been updated. According to district administrations, two people were killed and six were injured. Four of the six injured were taken to the regional clinical hospital. Rescuers are currently clearing the logjams caused by the explosions.

Remote childbirth during wartime. At night of March 11, in a village in Mykolaiv area an urgent deliveries happened to one pregnant woman. The woman was unable to leave the village due to the presence of Russian troops, so she gave birth at home. The chairman of regional administrations told that management of health care organized video communication between the nurse from the village and a doctor from Mykolaiv. The birth went well. A young woman gave birth to a boy.

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Russian Defense Minister Shoigu proposed supplying air defense equipment to the so-called illegal Luhansk and Donetsk republics, including portable anti-aircraft missile systems. Putin supported. In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that allegedly 16,000 "volunteers from the Middle East expressed their desire" to come to the territory of the self-proclaimed republics to take part in the "liberation movement."

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During 15 days of the war, Ukrzaliznytsia has evacuated more than 2 million people. 226 thousand of them are abroad. Most of passengers were evacuated from Kyiv and Kharkiv, which are under constant enemy bombardment. The most popular international railway route is to Poland.

In Kharkiv region, the Russian militaries fired an the Oskil psychoneurological boarding school, where 330 people stayed. Information about the dead and wounded is being clarified, - said the head of the regional administration Oleh Sinehubov.

On the night of March 11, Russian troops fired at residential buildings in Sumy region. Two civilians were killed, - said the head of the regional administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi. He added that there will be no humanitarian corridors in Sumy Region today.

Ukrainian nuclear power plants are ready to operate without Russian nuclear fuel, Enerhoatom said. In this case the company will continue to purchase Westinghouse nuclear fuel. Earlier, Enerhoatom Chairman Petro Kotin noted that about half of Ukraine's nuclear power plants use Russian nuclear fuel. The rest is supplied by Westinghouse. In case of cessation of supply of Russian fuel, Ukraine has a reserve for 2 years.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces showed the equipment of the Russian military:

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In Chernihiv at night the Russian militaries bombed a stadium and a library. There is also no water supply due to the fighting. Now the place of the pipe burst has been localised, fixing water supply to the city will take 3-4 hours.

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In Chernihiv at night the Russian militaries bombed a stadium. ФОТО: В'ячеслав Чаус

As of 6:00 a.m. on March 11, there have been no significant changes in the situation of Ukrainian and Russian troops. Instead, Russian propaganda has already begun to work actively in the occupied territories of Ukraine, - the General Staff said. In Kherson region, Russian troops are trying to establish an administrative-police regime. A system of commandant's offices is being set up in the temporarily occupied settlements to maintain "law and order."

It is reported that in correctional colonies of Rostov region prisoners are offered to be recruited for the war against Ukraine in exchange for amnesty.

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that humanitarian corridors will be open on March 11:

from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia. Humanitarian aid should be delivered to Mariupol, and people should be evacuated in the opposite direction.

from Enerhodar and the town of Polohy to Zaporizhzhia.

from Volnovakha to Pokrovsk in Luhansk region, .

from the city of Izyum to Lozova in Kharkiv region. Humanitarian cargo will be delivered from Lozova to Izyum.

from the cities near Kyiv: Bucha, Hostomel, Mykulychyn, Kozarovychi to Kyiv. Buses from Kyiv will be sent to the checkpoints for evacuation.

the cities of Andriyivka, Makariv and Borodyanka in the Kyiv region to Zhytomyr; buses from Kyiv will be sent to the checkpoints for evacuation.

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Explosions took place in Lutsk at about 6 a.m.: according to preliminary information, it was heard in the direction of the airfield. Due to this, the work of two boiler houses was temporarily stopped. According to preliminary information, no one was killed. The fire is now being extinguished.

At about the same time, explosions were reported in Dnipro. There were three air strikes: shells hit a kindergarten, an apartment house and a 2-storey shoe factory that caught fire. This is information was provided by the State Emergency Service. According to preliminary data, 1 person died.

There were also explosions in Ivano-Frankivsk, - the mayor confirmed. The company "Elektroavtotrans" reported that traffic is temporarily limited in the area of ​​the airport.

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During the 10th of March, the bombing and assault aircrafts of the Ukrainian Air Force and the Land Forces hit 10 air targets, including Su-25 attack aircraft. Also two columns of Russian vehicles were hit. According to preliminary information, that was the whole landing force of the Russian Federation with a full set of equipment and vehicles, - Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports.

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An anti-tank mine disguised in grass and soil was seized yesterday in Mykolayiv, - the State Emergency Service reported. They noted that the most common are cluster munitions from multiple rocket launchers, artillery and engineering munitions.

Izyum. Kharkiv region. The city was almost destroyed by Russian army bombing. Photo: Maxym Strelnyk

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Izyum. Kharkiv region. The city was almost destroyed by Russian army bombing. Photo: Maxym Strelnyk

It cost 40,000 hryvnias (about $1,350) to leak information from Kharkiv to Russia with the coordinates of two critical infrastructure facilities: the Saltivsky bakery and the FED plant (which is a military facility), - General Prosecutor Irina Venediktov said. According to her, a man provided the data to Russians, and after that on March 1, one of the objects was the target of the bombing in Kharkiv, the blow came nearby. The spy has already been detained.

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Belarus authorities allowed using the national railway to transport Russian missiles according to the Center for Countering Disinformation. Semi-open wagons without proper marking carry the main parts of Tochka-U missiles, Grad and Smerch rockets, quasi-ballistic and cruise missiles for Iskanders. In addition to the danger of detonation, there is a real threat of a “rail war” on the railway infrastructure by Belarusian patriots opposed to the current authorities. In these conditions, many employees of locomotive crews refuse to work.

Hints to the weapons of mass destruction or biological laboratories in Ukraine are merely Russian attempts to "save the face" after the failure of the blitzkrieg plan, says Mariana Budjeryn, a researcher at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center. Budjeryn added that Putin's actions like putting strategic deterrent forces on alert are a clear signal to the West: do not intervene in this conflict. According to the expert, Putin can resort to any methods to force the world to accept his terms. "Threat of a tactical nuclear weapon is possible. The target is not that important. It could be a military facility or a city. But that is precisely contributing to the shock. That psychological effect" believes the researcher.

The number of children displaced from Ukraine because of the war exceeded 1 million, says UNICEF. Most of them left with their families for Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova, and Romania.

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No chemical or any other weapons of mass destruction have been developed on my land. And if you use something like that against us, you will get the toughest sanction response,” Volodymyr Zelensky denied Russian accusations of developing biological weapons in Ukraine.

Russia made new demands for the humanitarian convoys from Ukrainian cities, taking effect on March 11. Lists of all accompanying personnel should be provided beforehand and no one should have a mobile phone except for Red Cross representatives, stated the head of the National Defence Management Centre Mykhailo Mizintsev. Ukrainian authorities have not commented on these demands yet.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has agreed to allow the Ukrainian repair crew to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to restore the damaged power line — the head of the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mizintsev. According to him, the Russian side agreed that the situation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant could lead to catastrophic consequences, so corridors will be opened for Ukrainian specialists. Earlier, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said it would restore power to the plant on March 10, but this did not happen.

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Since the beginning of the war, the Zhytomyr region has lost 39 people, including 25 soldiers and 14 civilians, including four small children. More than 330 people received various injuries — the head of the Zhytomyr Military Administration, Vitalii Bunechko.

During the two weeks of the war, Russian troops destroyed and damaged more than 400 infrastructure facilities in the Donetsk region. Among them are 34 power supply facilities, 16 gas supply facilities, 8 water supply facilities, 9 medical institutions, 2 educational institutions, 13 bridges, 248 apartment buildings, and 127 private houses, the head of the Donetsk Military Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko reports.

The Ukrainian army and territorial defense squads pushed the Russian military away from Mykolaiv, driving them out of the city — Mykolaiv Regional Military administration head, Vitalii Kim. The official reminded Russian soldiers who did not shoot at civilians that there is an offer to surrender until tomorrow.

The war. The main news for March 10

The troops continue to shell residential areas of settlements, at the same time incurring losses directly in clashes with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Suspilne gathered the main news on March 10 — the 15th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Consequences of the explosion near the airport in Kryvyi Rih. March 10, 2022. Photo: FW. Фото: FW

Negotiations

Russians admitted that they bombed the maternity hospital in Mariupol: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that Russia deliberately fired at the maternity hospital, because there was a "base of Azov." Today the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Russian Federation met for the first time. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Kuleba stated that Lavrov reiterated Russia's position: the cessation of the war due to Moscow's ultimatum to actually surrender.

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Maternity hospital in Mariupol, March 9, 2022. After the bombing by Russian planes, 17 people (children, women, doctors) were injured, three died, including one child - a girl. Фото: Associated Press

Evacuation

More than 60,000 people were evacuated from the cities of Sumy, Trostyanets, and Krasnopillya in the direction of Poltava for two days. About 3 thousand people managed to be evacuated from Izyum city to Lozova city in Kharkiv region, the evacuation was full of difficulties. About 20 thousand people were evacuated yesterday from Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel, Vorzel and others of Kyiv region, the evacuation is still going on, — said the head of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Iryna Vereshchuk. Also today humanitarian aid was delivered to Enerhodar of Zaporizhzhia region.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs says that the key problem remains in Mariupol, where Russian troops refuse to make any corridors.

"I think that they (Russia) need this city to surrender and ask for evacuation to Russian territory. It means that Russians want to make the city repent and come to Russia for a bow,", - an adviser to the Minister of Interior Affairs Vadym Denysenko said.

Situation in "hot spots" and regions

The Ukrainian militaries killed the commander of the Russian tank regiment Colonel Zakharov near Brovary in Kyiv region. His personnel were destroyed. The Chief Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Zaluzhny stated that the Ukrainian militaries "defeated" Russian troops near Brovary.

In Chernihiv region, the Armed Forces liberated the village, in the neighboring settlement Russians seek to surrender, — the Defense Ministry said. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov stated that Ukraine "will accept the capitulation of Russia with understanding."

At the same time, in Nizhyn town of Chernihiv region, two people were killed and eight were injured in a shelling by the Russian occupiers from "Uragan" rocket launchers.

In Kharkiv and the region, 472 houses were completely or partially destroyed during the 15 days of the war. The most damaged houses are in Kyivsky and Moskovsky districts of Kharkiv city, Kharkiv district and the city of Izyum.

Russian troops again shelled Zhytomyr region from the air. Zhytomyr, Korosten and the Volyn community came under fire. Russian planes took off from a Belarusian airfield and killed three people in Korosten, two of them are Belarusians.

Two rockets hit the airport in Lozovatka of Kryvyi Rih district, Dnipropetrovsk region. Funnels are up to five meters. People were not injured.

In Makarov, Bucha district, the occupiers of the Russian Federation shot a car with pensioners. A Russian armored personnel carrier shot at a car, killing a 72-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman.

In Mykolaiv the chairman of regional military administration Vitaly Kim offers to organize "a green corridor" for the Russian soldiers who stand on the border of area. According to him, the Russian troops do not want to attack, but they cannot return, "because they were told from (occupied) Kherson that they would be shot during the retreat."

World and sanctions

Today on March 10, the International Monetary Fund transferred $1.4 billion to Ukraine. The United States will also allocate $50 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukrainians.

Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have arrived in Poland to investigate Russian crimes in Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda stressed that Ukrainian refugees who are currently in Poland have witnessed the destruction of their homes, the killing of neighbors, the bombing of hospitals, the shooting of civilians and children, and there are many evidences on their smartphones.

The British government has added seven more oligarchs and politicians to the sanctions list, including former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. They will be barred from entering the country, and all their assets will be frozen.

Sony Music Group, PlayStation, WarnerMedia, and Nintendo Co. cease operations in Russia. YouTube has disabled content monetization for Russian users. Western Union money transfer service stops working in Russia and Belarus. As of today, Visa and Mastercard will stop servicing Russian cards. Thus, the Russians won't be able to make purchases in Apple and Google app stores.

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Ukraine began preparing for Russia's invasion in November 2021, but did not expect an attack from Belarus, and the authorities could not tell Ukrainians that there would be a war, because one of Russia's tactics was to spread chaos — National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov reported.

Russian aircrafts bomb Chernihiv with incendiary bombs, which are prohibited by international law — Conflict Intelligence Team. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has published footage of rescuers working in Chernihiv. In the video you can recognize the high-explosive fragmentation and incendiary ОФЗАБ-500(detonation-high-explosive-inflammatory)bomb . Such bombs have been detected in Chernihiv before. The CIT emphasizes that Article 2.2 of Protocol III to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons prohibits the use of incendiary munitions delivered by air to military installations in civilian areas.

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71 children killed and more than 100 children wounded by Russian soldiers — Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova.

During the 15 days of the war in Ukraine, infrastructure, buildings and other valuables worth at least $100 billion were destroyed, 50% of Ukrainian enterprises have stopped, and the other half are working at the limit — Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs Oleh Ustenko.

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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that as of 18:00 on March 10, Russian troops were stopped in all directions, "the enemy is suffering significant losses in personnel, weapons and vehicles."

Today, the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Polissya and Volyn areas forced the Russian army to retreat to unfavorable borders.

The settlement of Baklanova Muraviyka in Chernihiv region was liberated in the Siversky direction. In the area of Shestovitsa settlement, the Russian militaries are looking for a way to surrender.

In Kyiv the Ukrainian militaries are holding borders and guarding critical infrastructure.

At the same time, Russia has focused its efforts on disseminating misinformation and propaganda through all available news channels.

In Kharkiv, 400 apartment houses have been destroyed since the Russian invasion began, - Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. "Most of people are interested in the question of where we will live. The situation is very difficult. We are already thinking about where to place people", - Terekhov said.

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Kharkiv March 2022. Харків, березень 2022 року. Фото: Суспільне Харків

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Kharkiv March 2022. Суспільне Харків/Павло Дорогой

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The results of the humanitarian corridors. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk's information.

More than 60,000 people were evacuated from Sumy, Trostyanets, and Krasnopillya to Poltava.

About three thousand people were evacuated from Izyum in the direction of Poltava. Medicine, water and food were delivered to Izyum.

About 20,000 people were evacuated from Bucha, Irpin, Vorzel, and Hostomel to Kyiv in the past 24 hours. In particular, 52 children from the Baby House and 55 women from the maternity hospital were evacuated from Vorzel. The evacuation continues.

Humanitarian aid was delivered to Enerhodar.

The humanitarian corridor from Volnovakha to Pokrovsk has not been opened for five days.

A humanitarian catastrophe in Mariupol. Once again, the humanitarian cargo could not be delivered; people are under constant fire.

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Community workers in Mariupol have to bury the dead in a mass grave—it's impossible to do it in any other way due to the constant shelling by Russian forces. Local residents are hiding in basements and shelters without water, heating or electricity. Green corridors for civilian evacuation are being shelled as well, the city is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. Live from Ukrainian Mariupol:

Only today, Russian troops have directly hit the State Rescue Service headquarters and partially destroyed it. Bombs hit residential buildings. Priazovsky State Technical University located in the city centre have been hit as well. Another assault took place around the Drama Theatre. The number of casualties is currently unknown.

Security Service of Ukraine on March 10: “The terrorist state produces fake news to justify its atrocities and blame Ukraine for them. For example, Russian invaders are seriously considering blowing up ammonia warehouses in the Kharkiv region to blame it on the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to our intelligence, other provocations are planned as well. But, disreputable invaders, no one will believe you no matter what you come up with—neither Ukrainians, nor the entire civilised world, nor even your fellow compatriots."

The mayor of Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, informed that the civilian evacuation by personal transport is cancelled for safety reasons. Humanitarian aid has arrived in the city from Zaporizhzhia today. It was previously planned that local residents in their cars would follow the humanitarian convoy on its way back.

Our news at 17:36

The Russian occupiers, who seized the Zaporizhzhia NPP, mined the shores of the Kakhovka Reservoir, which borders the nuclear power plant. This was reported in Enerhoatom.

A humanitarian convoy arrived in Enerhodar from Zaporizhzhia. In the opposite direction, people using their own vehicles can join the convoy and leave, but it is currently impossible to organize buses to evacuate civilians, - said Enerhodar Mayor Orlov.

Up to 70% of residents have already been evacuated from the city of Korosten in Zhytomyr region, where the Russian military is carrying out air strikes, - said Korosten Mayor Volodymyr Moskalenko. He noted that evacuation is good for the people's safety, but the city is already experiencing a lack of workers in public utilities, medical facilities and food industry. Last night, the Russian military launched an air strike again on Korosten and fired at an oil depot.

About 2,000 people were evacuated from Bucha and Irpin in Kyiv region. "People managed to break through and fortunately there were no shellings,", - an adviser to the Interior Minister Vadym Denysenko reported.

Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovy said that at the beginning of this week, approximately 200,000 people from different cities of Ukraine had already arrived in the city. At the same time, Lviv is ready to accept another 100,000, but the help of international organizations is needed to arrange places of accommodation for the migrants.

Our news at 16:39

Melitopol. Pro-Ukrainian rally against the occupation.

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Kharkiv scientific institutions and the National Academy of Sciences have refuted and claimed untrue and manipulative Russian media reports about biological and nuclear weapons development in Ukraine.

Fake №1: development of biological weapons

The Kharkiv Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that research on dangerous infections has been ongoing for more than 70 years. Until 2014 this work was carried out jointly with Russian scientists. The study takes place exclusively in natural foci of infection. Samples of strains stored in laboratories are for museum purposes only. They are safe for humans and animals, the report reads. These samples are needed to compare and identify the detected pathogens. "Pathogens that are isolated during research, following regulatory documents on biosafety, are subject to mandatory destruction with the preparation of appropriate protocols. The Russian military used this fact to create gossip," the regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

Fake №2: development of nuclear weapons

The Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology and the Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Safety have stated that all nuclear material (highly enriched uranium) on the sites of these scientific institutions was transferred to Ukraine by Russia in March 2012 under IAEA control. The International Atomic Energy Agency constantly monitors the activities of scientific institutions of the National Academy of Sciences that are working in the nuclear energy sector. Programs on the creation of atomic weapons have never been conducted in scientific institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and in Ukraine in general.

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In Kharkiv region, 44 buses carrying about 2,000 civilians left the city of Izium. "Further transfer to Dnipro is provided for the evacuees at their request. Humanitarian cargo with food and basic necessities was also delivered", - said the head of the regional administration Oleh Synehubov.

The shell on the territory of a kindergarten in Mykolaiv after attacks by the Russian troops on March 9. The shell did not explode.

At noon in Zaporizhzhia region a partial evacuation from Orikhov, Huliaipole, Komyshuvakha and Stepnohirsk began. In addition, according to 15:00, a humanitarian convoy from Zaporizhzhia is advancing towards the city of Enerhodar. The convoy was stopped at a Russian checkpoint with a dog.

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63 hospitals in Ukraine have been shelled by the Russian military in Ukraine, - Health Minister Viktor Liashko said. "Unfortunately, we lost up to 5 medical workers as a result of these shellings. More than 10 seriously injured who cannot work, ", - the minister said.

Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law that allows the nationalization of property of the Russian Federation and its citizens in Ukraine without compensation for its value. The decision on forced seizure will be made by the National Security and Defense Council and will come into force with a presidential decree.

Our news at 14:17

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that the bombing of the hospital and maternity hospital in Mariupol was a purposeful decision of the Russian army. The Russian Federation, according to him, considers this maternity hospital a military base." A few days ago, at a meeting of the UN Security Council, the Russian delegation provided facts that this maternity hospital had long been seized by the Azov battalion and other radicals. All mothers, all nurses, and all staff were expelled from there", — he declared.

97% of Ukrainians surveyed plan to stay in Ukraine in the near future. 92% believe in Ukraine's victory over Russia, 57% of them believe that the war will end in the coming weeks. This is stated in the survey of the sociological group "Rating", which was conducted on March 8-9.

In Brovarskyi district of Kyiv region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liquidated the commander of the regiment of the Russian Federation, Colonel Zakharov. The Ukrainian military attacked the tactical groups of the 6th and 239th tank regiments of the 90th Tank Division of the Central Military District and forced the Russian military to retreat. According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense.

Our news at 13:29

In the Chernihiv direction, one of the Ukrainian North Operational Command units destroyed the Iskander-M division, involved in the shelling of civilians.

The General Staff showed photage of the fighting in the Kyiv and Luhansk regions. "Ukrainian defenders continue to destroy the Russian military," the statement said.

The Ukrainian gas transmission system operator reported attempts of the Russian military and armed formations of the self-proclaimed illegal "Luhansk People's Republic" to enter the territory and interfere in the work of compressor stations in Novopskov, Luhansk region, and Kupyansk, Kharkiv region.

Mariupol is completely blocked for evacuation and humanitarian aid, said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. The humanitarian cargo, which left for the city today, has returned to Zaporizhzhia. "This is the 4th day when we cannot bring water, necessary medical supplies, and products," the Deputy Prime Minister said.

Our news at 12:36

Russian military is shelling residential areas of Mariupol, the city council reported at noon on March 10.

At the talks in Turkey, Ukraine proposed to create a humanitarian corridor from and to Mariupol, as well as a ceasefire regime for at least 24 hours, to solve the humanitarian problems for civilians. The Russian side did not agree to this, stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba. "We cannot stop the war if the aggressor country does not want to do it. Today, I heard that a ceasefire is possible if Ukraine fulfils Putin's conditions. However, Ukraine does not give up.” He added that Ukraine will continue to seek diplomatic solutions and protect people from Russian aggression for the time being.

Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed using heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A in Ukraine, says MoD of the UK. The systems use thermobaric rockets that create incendiary and blast effects. Thermobaric weapons are also called "vacuum bombs". Using such bombs against civilians, schools, hospitals can be classified as a war crime under the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907.

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On March 10, Russian troops began dropping air bombs on the "green corridor", which was used for evacuation of Mariupol residents - an adviser to the mayor Petro Andryushchenko said. The bombing is being targeted on roads that are registered along the evacuation route to destroy the road infrastructure to completely isolate the city.

Humanitarian cargo is also moving to Mariupol, despite attempts by the Russian military to disrupt delivery.

Our news at 11:24

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine arrived in Ankara to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The meeting began.

The video of the arrival was published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Gerashchenko said that Russia has not yet appealed to Ukraine regarding its prisoners and is not dealing with the bodies of the dead. Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) investigators charge each prisoner with reasonable suspicion for violating the Ukrainian border.

On the night of March 9-10, a Russian shell hit a hospital in Stepanivka, a suburb of Kherson. Roof of the building is punctured. The shell did not explode. the mayor Igor Kolykhayev reported that there are no victims. The settlement was left without light.

On March 9, the Russian army launched an air strike on a water main in Zhytomyr. As the mayor Sergey Sukhomlin reported, also in the city the school, kindergarten was destroyed, there was an air strike on hospital near which maternity hospital. There are no victims. Another private house was damaged, an elderly woman was injured.

On March 9, the Russian army launched an air strike on a water main in Zhytomyr. As the mayor Sergii Sukhomlin reported, the school and kindergarten in the city was also destroyed, there was an air strike on hospital that is located near maternity hospital. There are no victims. Another private house was damaged, an elderly woman was injured.

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The Russian army launched an air strike on a water main in Zhytomyr. Фото: Нацполіція

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On March 9, in Kherson, the Russian military captured a temporary detention facility, the Department of Corrections reports.

Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmyla Denysova said staff and detainees had been evacuated before the occupation. It is likely that the detention facility will be used to detain Ukrainian citizens who have been wrongfully arrested for resisting the aggressors. "In Kherson and nearby settlements, the occupiers are trying to establish a police regime. More than 400 Ukrainian citizens have already been illegally arrested for resisting the aggressors,” Denysova wrote.

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In Ukraine, humanitarian corridors began to operate along the following routes today: Trostyanets - Poltava; Krasnopillia - Poltava; Sumy - Poltava; Mariupol - Zaporizhzhia; Volnovakha - Pokrovsk; Izyum - Lozova; Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin - Kyiv. This was announced by the Minister of Reintegration Iryna Vereshchuk.

Three people, including a child, were killed after the Russian airstrike on a children's hospital in Mariupol on March 9, the Mariupol City Council informs. Earlier it was reported that 17 people were injured.

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A Russian attack has severely damaged a maternity hospital in the besieged port city of Mariupol. March 9, 2022. Фото: Associated Press

The Ukrainian army counterattacked near Kyiv and disabled five Russian tanks, said an adviser to the Interior Minister, Denisenko. In the morning, fighting continued on the western outskirts of the city.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in Turkey and met with his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. Today, March 10, Kuleba will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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All evacuation convoys from Sumy arrived in Lubny and went further to the West of the country, said the deputy head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. According to him, yesterday, more than 43,000 people were evacuated from Sumy.

In the Kharkiv region, in the village of Slobozhanske, a private house was hit as a result of shelling on the night of March 10. Four people died under the rubble - 2 women and 2 children. Their bodies are being searched. A 5-year-old girl survived and was hospitalized in Pervomaisk Hospital, the State Emergency Service reports.

In the Luhansk region, shelling continues, but the night was more or less quiet, said the head of the Regional Administration Serhii Haidai. Yesterday, the Russian Federation began sending messages on telegram channels calling to "join our side and this Nazi genocide will end," he added.

Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, and Rubizhne remain under Ukrainian control. However, in the Luhansk region the Russian Federation launched the offensive in several directions simultaneously, so the Armed Forces of Ukraine partially retreated to avoid being surrounded.

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Three green corridors will operate in the Sumy region from 9:00 on March 10: Sumy-Poltava, Trostianets-Poltava, Krasnopillia-Poltava, reported the head of the regional administration. About 10 thousand private cars (around 40 thousand people) and 85 buses with 4 thousand civilians left Sumy by the humanitarian green corridor yesterday.

Odesa photographer Boris Buchman filmed people being evacuated from the city.

3,000 people were evacuated from Vorzel and Irpin, Kyiv region, on March 9. They spent a week hiding in basements without electricity, heating, and water. Some of the evacuation buses were blocked: it was not pos sible to take the civilians of Bucha, Hostomel and Borodianka. There's no connection to most of them.

Suspilne's report on evacuation:

Russian troops continue to isolate fighting areas in the Black Sea and Azov operational zones, reports the General Staff. Currently, the ships of the Russian fleet are near Crimea, in the areas of Cape Tarkhankut and Lake Donuzlav.

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Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from the damaged by shelling maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. A Russian attack has severely damaged a maternity hospital in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials say.

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Обстріл пологового в Маріуполі, 9 березня 2022 року. Фото: Evgeniy Maloletka / АР

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Six humanitarian corridors are expected to open on March 10 in the cities surrounded by the Russian troops, says Zelensky. Specifically in Mariupol, Izium, Volnovakha, Sumy, Enerhodar, Bucha, Irpin, and Hostomel.

A man rides a bicycle in front of a damaged by shelling apartment building in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. A Russian attack has severely damaged a maternity hospital in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials say.

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This is Okhtyrka today. Russian aviation yet again shelled residential blocks. One of the missiles, reportedly, hit a gas pipe, says the head of the Sumy regional military administration Dmytro Zhyvytsky. Around the same time, Russian troops have bombed Sumy outskirts and the village of Bytytsia.

A Ukrainian woman who lives in Lebanon holds a placard during a protest against Russia's invasion of her country, outside the Russian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Ukrainian reads: "Putin, Fascist, Killer."

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Russia may use chemical weapons, says White House press secretary Jen Psaki. “Now that Russia has made these false claims, and China has seemingly endorsed this propaganda, we should all be on the lookout for Russia to possibly use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, or to create a false flag operation using them. It's a clear pattern.”

As of March 8, 516 civilians have been killed, and 908 injured since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Office.

Russian artillery has shelled a plant in Trostyanets, Sumy region. Three local residents have been killed, one of them a minor, reports the head of the Sumy regional military administration, Dmytro Zhyvytsky.

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Pentagon does not support the deployment of MIG-29 fighters to Ukraine — Pentagon spokesman John Kirby. According to the US Department of Defense, additional military aircraft for Ukraine will not affect the "capabilities" of its air forces, and the supply of MIG-29 may lead to the escalation of NATO's relations with the Russian Federation. Recall, on March 9, Poland announced that it would hand over its MIG-29 aircraft to Ukraine, but not directly, but through the American military base in Germany.

The Republic of Belarus helps the army of the Russian Federation with fuel and lubricants and allows the use of its railway infrastructure and airfields — the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In two weeks of the war in Kharkiv region, 282 people were killed, 180 of them civilians, including six children — the police of the region.

Our main news/9th March

  • Russian troops dropped bombs on the children's hospital and maternity hospital in Mariupol. So far, 17 people are known to be injured.
  • Evacuation. 250 people were taken out of Izyum under fire. An evacuation convoy of 12 buses and 100 cars arrived in Zaporizhizha from Energodar, Dniprorudny and Vasylivka. In Stoyanka, Kyiv region, the Russian military blocked a convoy of 50 buses coming for refugees. And in the village of Demydiv fire was opened during the evacuation. In total, more than 40,000 women and children were evacuated in one day, the “most difficult” areas of Kyiv region, Mariupol and Kharkiv have not been evacuated or only partially evacuated, head of the Servant of the People fraction David Arakhamia said.
  • The Chernobyl nuclear power plant and all nuclear facilities in the exclusion zone were left without electricity. The city of Slavutych is also without electricity. This will not lead to radiation pollution, but it will not be possible to control what is happening at the power unit and monitor the radiation condition, explained the head of the safety analysis department of the State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear Safety Dmytro Humeniuk.
  • Russia has confirmed that conscripts are taking part in the war against Ukraine. However, they assured that almost all Russian conscripts have already been brought back to Russia.
  • Another Russian prisoners gave a press conference: we were deceived, Putin — stop the war, we do not need more blood, we act like fascists, we do not want to go back to Russia.
  • Russia has stolen the Ukrainian civilian ship “Sapphire” and is hauling it towards the temporarily occupied Sevastopol. The captain of "Sapphire" said that there are "green men" on board who keep the crew "under the muzzle." The Ministry of Defense called it piracy.
  • The First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska called on the world's media to report on the crimes of Russian troops in Ukraine, explained that Russian troops did not expect such resistance, that our country wants peace but does not capitulate and asked to close the sky over Ukraine. "The worst thing is to read about child victims. About eight-year-old Alisa, who died on Okhtyrka Street — her grandfather tried to cover her with his body. Or about Polina from Kyiv, who died from the shelling together with her parents. About 14-year-old Arsenii ... In the once peaceful suburb of the capital, a fragment hit the boy in the head, and the ambulance simply could not reach him under fire. When Russia says again that it is "not waging war against civilians," I will be the first to call those names."
  • 89% of Ukrainians demand the closure of the sky over Ukraine for Russian aviation, the majority (50%) believe it will happen, but only 19% believe that NATO will make such a decision soon, and 31% think it will happen later. 43% of Western countries do not believe in such a step. These are the results of a survey conducted by the Sociological Group "Rating".

Our news at 23:12

The Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated Dergachi town in Kharkiv region from Russian troops. There are losses among Russian vehicles: 2 tanks and 2 armored vehicles — the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Sinehubov.

Russia's Defense Ministry has acknowledged that Russia is using the Solntsepek TOS-1 volley fire system in Ukraine. The British Ministry of Defense explained that such systems can fire thermobaric munitions and showed how they work.

More than 1,200 civilians were killed In Mariupol during nine days of siege and shelling by the Russian military, — the city council.

About 1,200 more evacuated people came to Lviv by train from Sumy. In total, today more than 2,000 women, children and foreigners have been evacuated from this city by rail — Ukrzaliznytsia.

An air raid of the Russian army in the village of Piskivka in Kyiv region. One person was killed and two were injured. 9 houses were destroyed — the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

Our news at 21:40

An evacuation convoy of 12 buses and 100 cars from Enerhodar, Dniprorudny and Vasylivka arrived in Zaporizhzhya, reports the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. In total, more than 40 thousand women and children have been evacuated in the past 24 hours. The "hottest" directions are the Kyiv region, Mariupol and Kharkiv, said the head of the Servant of the People party Davyd Arakhamia.

In the city of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, a Russian shell hit close to the city railway station, reported the regional police.

In temporarily occupied Berdyansk, journalists are forced to broadcast Russian propaganda under the guns, according to the head of the Zaporizhzhia Military Administration, Oleksandr Starukh. “They [Russians] brought, for example, Russian humanitarian aid. No one came for it. They had to bring in two buses with "babushkas", who took the aid and declared on camera how amazing life “in Rassia” is," he explained.

Another bomb attack on Zhytomyr. A residential building was destroyed. The bomb hit the boiler room, which provides 30% of the city's central heating, says Mayor Serhiy Sukhomlyn.

Our news at 20:10

89% of Ukrainians demand closing the sky over Ukraine according to the results of the survey by the Sociological Group "Rating". Most (50%) believe that this will eventually happen. 19% believe that NATO will make such a decision shortly, and 31% think that it will happen later. 43% of recipients do not believe that Western countries will ever make this move.

17 people have been wounded by the airstrike on the Mariupol hospital, reports the head of the regional state administration Pavlo Kyrylenko. "17 injured are confirmed so far. All of them are hospital staff and pregnant women, the patients. There are no confirmed casualties among the babies, and I hope it will remain so. No one has been killed as far as we know," he added. As reported earlier, today Russian troops dropped a missile on the children's hospital and maternity ward in Mariupol.

More than 3,000 people were evacuated from the temporarily occupied Irpin and Vorzel in the Kyiv region. Several hundred children, elderly, seriously ill people are among them, says the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

President Zelensky once again appealed to the international community to close the sky over Ukraine after the airstrike on the children's hospital in Mariupol. The petition to introduce a no-fly zone above Ukraine has already gathered more than a million votes, but NATO still refuses to intervene. “People are under the rubble. Children are under the rubble. This is an atrocity! How much longer will the world be complicit, ignoring the terror? Close the sky immediately, ” wrote the President.

About a thousand people are being evacuated from Sumy by 25 buses. More than 20,000 are following in cars. Evacuation continues.

In the Kharkiv region, only a part of the people planned to be evacuated managed to leave the city of Izyum, which was destroyed by Russian troops. Because of the heavy shelling, it was impossible to leave the northern part of the city. "The evacuation has been canceled. About 250 people were taken away. Now we are with them in Slovyansk," said Vice Mayor Volodymyr Matsokin.

Every disruption of the "green corridor" ends with an information attack by the Russian Federation, said the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko. This time the fake was spread that the Azov Regiment does not let residents and humanitarian aid in and out of the city. He stressed that this information is untrue.

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Russian military dropped several air bombs on the children's hospital in Mariupol, the building is completely destroyed, according to the Mariupol City Council. Amount of casualties is currently unknown. Video by Mariupol City Council.

Civilian evacuation continues in the Kyiv region: about 700-800 people have been evacuated as of 16:00, says the Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky. Our correspondent saw buses from Vorzel and Irpin, more columns are arriving. Earlier, it was reported that the Russian military blocked 50 evacuation buses in Stoyanka, Kyiv region.

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The Security Service of Ukraine interrogated a Russian platoon commander, who was taken prisoner after the invasion. He testified that his forces were given three days to capture Kharkiv and confirmed that he had received orders to shell residential buildings. "There was a command to seize the city of Kharkiv, occupy all the main roads, block all the exits for civilians and occupy the city. We also had a permit to open fire at any city residents in case of resistance," quotes the Security Service. The prisoner admitted that Russia sent him to Ukraine "as a peacekeeper".

More than ten attempts on President Zelensky's life have already taken place, said the adviser to the head of the President's Office Mykhailo Podoliak in an interview with the Ukrainian Truth magazine. "Our foreign partners are talking about two or three attempts. I believe there have been more than a dozen. We constantly receive information on sabotage and reconnaissance groups planning to break into the government quarter and so on," said the adviser. According to Podoliak, all these groups are eliminated before they have a chance to act thanks to the powerful intelligence and counterintelligence network.

Russian army is suffering significant losses but continues to focus its main efforts on surrounding Kyiv and seizing the cities of Sumy, Kharkiv, Mariupol, and Mykolaiv, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Due to the insane resistance of Kherson residents, the Russian military is trying to install a police regime by bringing Rosgvardiya (Russian National Guard) units to the region, which have already illegally detained more than 400 Ukrainian citizens. In addition to that, Russia keeps attempting to reach the administrative borders of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, as well as to provide a land corridor between the temporarily occupied Crimea and the mainland of the Russian Federation.

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Adviser of the President's Office Mykhailo Podoliak:

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba called for an immediate ceasefire to return electricity to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. Today it became known that the only power supply line of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and all its nuclear facilities controlled by the Russian army have been damaged. Chornobyl is de-energized. Kuleba noted that backup diesel generators will power the station and its facilities for 48 hours. Then the cooling system of the spent nuclear fuel storage will be shut down, which will threaten the leakage of radiation. "I urge the entire international community to immediately demand a ceasefire from Russia and allow repair crews to resume electricity supplies as soon as possible", - Kuleba has written.

First evacuation buses from Vorzel arrived at the pick up point in Bilohorodka. People from here will be taken to Kyiv. About 50 children were evacuated from the orphanage in Vorzel, - a Suspilne correspondent reports.

Today, residents of Vorzel, Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin, and Hostomel, who were under siege by the Russian military, are again trying to be evacuated through the green corridor. The people survived without food, heating and medicine.

Columns of evacuation buses, rescuers and the Red Cross.

A downed Russian Su-27 plane crashed into a residential building in Osokorky district in Kyiv. The pilot ejected, but died. Photo: Strategic Communications and Information Security Centre. At the same time, the State Emergency Service reported that as of today, March 9, no information was received about the plane. According to the service, the Russian plane crashed over Osokorky on February 24.

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Enemy can destroy the walls of our homes, our schools, our churches. Сan destroy Ukrainian factories. But will never reach our soul, our heart, our ability to live freely and fight bravely.

The Russian military opened fire when civilians were evacuating from Demydiv, Kyiv region: one policeman was killed, and two others were seriously wounded, the National Police informs.

In the Kharkiv region, the evacuation of Izyum is also disrupted. The Russian Federation's military doesn't comply with their obligations, explosions are heard, negotiations go on - the chief of the Department of the Izium City Council Maksym Strelnyk.

In Chernihiv region, on the eve of the birthday of Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko, a rally was held under Ukrainian flags in Horodnya occupied by Russian troops.

In Chernihiv, about 400 people were injured, and about 60 were killed as the result of bombings and shelling by Russian troops, Mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko said. "There are cases when a person that was at the epicenter of an aircraft bomb explosion just disappeared. Such a person is neither alive nor dead," he said.

There is no official green corridor. The city receives humanitarian aid, and people manage to leave the city, although there are long queues on the roads.

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Chernobyl NPP and all nuclear facilities of the exclusion zone remained without power supply, Energoatom company informed. The city of Slavutych is also de-energized.

About 20 thousand spent fuel assemblies are stored at the spent nuclear fuel storage facility-1. They require constant cooling, which is possible only in the presence of electricity supply. If the temperature in the soaking pools increases, there will be soaring and release of radioactive substances into the environment. Without electricity, the fire extinguishing system and ventilation at the facility cannot work, this poses a threat that people who are there may receive a dangerous dose of radiation. Repair work is not yet possible due to hostilities. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by the Russian military for 15 days. Communication with data monitoring at the station is lost.

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Russian army losses in Ukraine mounted to more than 12 thousand people. Ukrainian forces have also destroyed more than a thousand Russian armoured vehicles, 317 tanks and 81 helicopters, 28 air defence weapons, 120 artillery systems, and 49 aircraft. The numbers are approximate due to the high combat intensity.

64 houses were destroyed in Mykolaiv after the last shelling but the past days few days in the city have been relatively quiet, reports the mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych. He said Russian troops used cluster munition against the city. People in the city have water and heating. There is a constant food supply from Odesa. "Now the Russian troops are trying to encircle us. They do not come very close to the city as our artillery shells and destroy them, " added Sienkevych. Contact with some villages near Mykolaiv is lost. The roads are accessible, but people are afraid to use them, especially after yesterday's shelling of a bus with kindergarten teachers.

Several hundred prisoners who expressed their desire to fight against the Russian army were pardoned and released from prison, said the Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky. Only people with combat experience are eligible for early release. Another condition is a conviction for a non-violent crime.

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Today an artistic event calling to close the sky over Ukraine will take place in the capital of Ukraine in Kyiv on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square). Musicians of the "Kyiv-Classic" Symphony Orchestra under the direction of a conductor, UNESCO Peace Artist Herman Makarenko will perform anthems of Ukraine and Europe, as well as a number of famous Ukrainian musical works.

There are the Russian and Chechen militaries on the streets of Hostomel town, which is near Kyiv. The only connection to the world is radio. There is no electricity, water, gas. According to a local spokeswoman, who was contacted by the Suspilne, people do not go out on the streets because Russian militaries are dangerous. They shoot those who try to leave, seize and fire an the homes of civilians. All shops are destroyed, there are no food. The mayor of the neighboring town of Bucha tried to bring food trucks, but shelling continues. "In the basement of one of the houses about 50 people are staying, and they have only candles, no food. There are about 200 people in the next house, about the same number is in the basements of the former colony. People are running out of food, only water is left", - she said.

A deputy of the Kyiv City Council Yaroslav Moskalenko spoke about the humanitarian catastrophe in Borodyanka near Kyiv. The city is also under siege due to shelling by the Russian militaries. People who were shot 5 days ago cannot be buried there. "Today, all employees of the boarding school fled from Borodyanka. There is only the head of it, and people need to be fed from a spoon. There are already 12 dead people. We can't bury them.", - He said.

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In more than 100 years old Art Museum on Zhon Myronosyts Street that’s in the center of Kharkiv, the team is trying to save a unique collection. The museum has already suffered from shelling - the blast shattered the glass in most windows and broke doors. The exhibits were not damaged, but the temperature regime was violated, which can be "deadly" for old paintings. Vibrations are also harmful to artworks.

The museum has more than 25,000 exhibits.

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The collection of the Kharkiv Art Museum is one of the largest in Ukraine, one of the most valuable.

“The collection of the Kharkiv Art Museum is one of the largest in Ukraine, one of the most valuable. We have Dürer's works, we have original Dutch graphics, we have Repin, we have Semiradsky, we have Polenovs. It is ironic that we must save Russian artists, paintings by Russian artists, from their own people. It's just barbaric!” - says the head of the department of foreign art Maryna Filatova.

In the Kharkiv region, in the village of Andriyivka, soldiers of the State Border Guard Service defeated a group of Russian saboteurs, and they began to flee. In the middle of the field, the enemy had left one of their wounded - the border guards took him prisoner.

Several humanitarian corridors are due to open today. A humanitarian corridor to Kyiv opens from Vorzel, Borodyanka, Irpen and Bucha.

The other corridors are as follows: Mariupol - Zaporizhzhia, Volnovakha - Pokrovsk, Izyum - Lozova, Energodar - Zaporizhzhia. Russia has pledged to adhere to a ceasefire, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk stated.

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Because of the numerous losses, Russia continues to conduct covert mobilization under the guise of military training camps in the territory of the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea, certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as in the Krasnodar region. In the Russian Federation, there were also cases of young men of conscription age expelled from higher educational institutions for the purpose of replenishment of the invaders army reserve. The General Staff of the Armed Forces informs.

The General Staff believes that Russia can involve around 800 people from the self-proclaimed "Transnistrian Moldovan Republic" in the war in Ukraine.

In settlements of the Chernihiv region, temporarily occupied by Russian troops, the enemy, in violation of international humanitarian law, continues to hide weapons and military equipment among residential buildings and agricultural infrastructure. Russian military uses a network of local medical facilities to provide medical care to wounded personnel. The occupiers are dismantling the cell towers.

In the Kherson region, Russian servicemen disguised in civilian clothes, were detected on the move towards the city of Mykolayiv.

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On March 9, Sumy - Poltava humanitarian corridor will be open from 9:00 to 21:00. Yesterday’s evacuation of civilians from the city was successful, about 5,000 people are safe now. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko. "About 5,000 people and more than 1,000 private vehicles are already safe," Tymoshenko wrote.

Consequences of a missile strike on the city of Sumy, March 8.

"This story can rightfully be called a massacre, one bomb killed 22 people. Russian troops have launched an air strike on the residential sector in Sumy,” said the head of the Regional Administration. The bomb hit a private house and destroyed it. All 9 people inside were killed. In total, 6 houses were destroyed, about 20 neighboring buildings were damaged. A total of 19 adults and 3 children died. These are children of one family. 8 people were injured, including a five-year-old girl.

According to UN data 474 civilians died from Russian aggression in Ukraine, another 861 were injured. The highest number of victims is in Donetsk and Luhansk regions - 72 dead and 337 wounded. In the territory controlled by the self-proclaimed "L/DPR" - 24 dead and 112 wounded. In other regions of Ukraine - 378 dead and 412 wounded.

For almost two hours, Russian troops bombed and shelled the civilian infrastructure of Okhtyrka, the railway station and the museum of local lore were destroyed - the head of the Sumy Regional State Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi. One person was killed and at least 14 are injured.

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During the shelling of Sumy, Artem Pryymenko, the repeated champion of Ukraine in sambo, was killed along with his father, mother, grandmother and two younger brothers — coach Yevhen Leonenko.

Employees of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are held hostage for 4 days. About 500 Russian soldiers and 50 units of heavy equipment are currently located on the NPP premises, says Minister of Energy German Galushchenko. He also added that the Russian military tortures the power plant personnel and forced the station management to record a statement to be used for propaganda purposes.

Head of the Luhansk Region Military Administration Serhiy Haidai said that not a single evacuation train was allowed from the region on March 8 due to the damaged tracks and constant shelling of infrastructure and residential areas by Russian troops. "Now they are shelling Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Kreminna, Lysychansk, Popasna, Hirske. The fire looks very random. As for humanitarian corridors, the invaders are not responsive at all,” explained Haidai.

In Vorzel, near Kyiv, Russians have shelled the house of the world champion in boxing Oleksandr Usyk, says the athlete's wife. The boxer has joined the Kyiv Territorial Defence almost a week ago.

During the last 24 hours, Russia reduced the pace of its offensive, mainly using missile and bomb attacks on civilian infrastructure and planning to capture Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Mykolaiv, and Chernihiv. Also, Russian forces seem to plan to solve fuel shortages with gas stations in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and a network of field pipelines that they will need to build first, says the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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The first lady, Olena Zelenska, wrote an open letter to the world media. In the letter she tells about the children killed by Russian troops, that Ukraine wants peace, but will defend itself, reminded that Russia's invasion is a war in Europe and called to close the skies over Ukraine: "Our women and children now live in bomb shelters and basements . You have probably all seen these images from the Kyiv and Kharkiv metro stations, where people are lying on the floor with their children and pets trapped under them. For some it is only the consequences of the war, for Ukrainians it is now a terrible reality. In some cities, families are unable to get out of bomb shelters for days on end due to indiscriminate and deliberate bombing and shelling of civilian infrastructure".

Zhytomyr region, the town of Malyn. Consequences of the Russian air strike: seven private houses were destroyed, five people were killed, including a child — the State Emergency Service.

In temporarily occupied by Russian troops city of Berdiansk, Russia is distributing leaflets saying that Ukraine should join Russia — the Centre for Countering Disinformation reports. The Centre adds that another manifestation of the ineffectiveness of Russian propagandists is propaganda radio in Mariupol: "In this case the enemy is actually threatening the city's population by saying that the only way to survive is to stop resisting, surrender weapons and leave the city through 'humanitarian corridors' created by Russia." The Centre of Countering Disinformation says that propaganda methods of the 1940s don't affect citizens, because everyone knows what Ukrainians are fighting for.

In Mykolaiv city, which has being tried to capture for several days by the troops of the Russian Federation, the authorities ordered 50 buses for Russian captives — the chairman of the Mykolaiv Regional state administration Vitaly Kim reported.

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In Kharkiv region Russian troops launched an air strike on the village of Dinets, Chuhuiv district. The shell hit a residential building. One adult and a seven-year-old child died — the State Emergency Service.

The captives of the Russian military will work to restore the economy of Ukraine — First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yevhenii Yenin. “We will use all the opportunities that the Geneva Conventions give us in this regard, that is, the use of labour and the like. That means, all these people will work later on to restore Ukraine's economy" he explained.

In Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, people again took part in actions against the occupiers of the Russian Federation despite threats from the Russian military to use weapons. Since 1 March, this city has been captured by Russia.

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Another air raid in Zhytomyr. Russian troops fired at the territory of the dormitory and the plant that produces thermal insulation — Mayor Sergei Sukhomlin reported. As for now, there is information about one injured person.

Poland has said it is ready to transfer MiG-29 fighters that were requested by Ukraine for the United States at the US "Rammstein" base in Germany, and is asking the United States to provide substitution of the aircrafts, — said Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau.

The troops of the Russian Federation launched an air strike on military unit in the area of Boryspil town in Kyiv region, there are injured — the police of the Kiev region reported.

People were evacuated from Sumy to Poltava. The first convoy of 22 buses and the second one of 39 are already in Poltava region — Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko reported. The evacuation of 1,100 foreign students will be continued by train to Lviv. To recap, last night Russian planes dropped bombs in residential areas in Sumy and Okhtyrka town of Sumy region. Previously, 9 people died as a result of the shelling, including 2 children.

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The Russian prisoners told who gave the order to shoot at civilians — the head of the Mykolaiv regional administration Vitaly Kim reported. "We are collecting photos and videos to appeal to The Hague. There are prisoners who say who gave the order to shoot civilians", — Kim said, adding that the situation in the region is difficult because Ukrainian troops "cannot be everywhere". For several days the army of the Russian Federation tries to capture the city of Mykolaiv.

The Russian troops attacked the "Slovyansk" patrol boat from the sky, it sank. During the search and rescue operation, a part of the crew was rescued. But not everyone, the rest went missing — the Navy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The "Slovyansk" was shelled on March 3, when it was executing another combat mission.

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On March 8, in the Mykolaiv region, Russian troops shot the minibus with signs of the Red Cross, which was transporting teachers of an orphanage, the chairman of the Mykolaiv Regional Council reported. After the shelling, the bus caught fire. According to preliminary information, three female teachers died. The two wounded and their other colleagues were able to reach the positions of the Ukrainian military and got help.

Since the beginning of the war, peaceful rallies have been ongoing in Kherson and other parts of the region occupied by the Russian military. On March 8, in at least eight settlements, people took to the streets with Ukrainian flags and posters, sang the anthem, and urged Russian troops to leave Ukraine.

The State Concern Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defence Industry) is ready to pay a one million USD reward for a stolen or trophy combat-capable aircraft. 500,000 USD will be paid for a captured operational military helicopter. Russian pilots that are ready to participate in the program are guaranteed citizenship of a free state, the Concern noted - the press service of the Concern reported.

Russia has used Crimea as a military base to support and launch aggression against Ukraine, Crimean Platform Office informs. In particular, illegal conscription into the Russian army is still ongoing in Crimea. Conscripts are forced to sign contracts, after which they are sent to the battlefields in mainland Ukraine.

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In Berdyansk, Zaporozhia region, the Russian military seized the Azov Wave radio station - the possible spread of manipulation and false information, warned the regional administration. Russian troops are also distributing leaflets with anti-Ukrainian propaganda in the city.

The Ukrainian Foundation "Come Back Alive" bought the best Raybird 3 drone in its class for Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance for UAH 18.6 million.

Vinnytsia National Guardsmen Olena and Oleksandr got married at a checkpoint without leaving their fighting positions. The ceremony was held in a circle of comrades-in-arms. The couple was crowned by a wax chaplain. The traditional golden crowns, which are held over the heads of the newlyweds during the ceremony, have been replaced by helmets. "The wedding did not go as planned. But it will be remembered for a lifetime. When we win, we will gather all our relatives and friends to celebrate the victory and the wedding,” says the bride Olena.

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Vinnytsia National Guardsmen Olena and Oleksandr got married at a checkpoint without leaving their fighting positions 3 March. Фото: Військова частина 3028

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Vinnytsia National Guardsmen Olena and Oleksandr got married at a checkpoint without leaving their fighting positions 3 March. Нагвардійці Олена та Олександр обвінчалися на бойових позиціях. Фото: Військова частина 3028

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A child was born at home in the occupied town of Bucha near Kyiv. According to the child's grandmother, her daughter's childbirth was received at home without electricity, medication and a doctor. The mother is 21 years old, this is her first pregnancy, she gave birth at 42 weeks of pregnancy. The baby girl weighs 3.6 kg, her height is 49 cm.

78% of respondents believe in Ukraine's victory in the war with Russia, and almost 80% support President Zelensky. This is stated in a joint survey of three Ukrainian institutions and agencies. The majority of respondents - more than 75%, have already helped the Armed Forces, territorial defense fighters or volunteers in the last week. Almost half - 43% - are ready to endure the inconveniences and problems associated with the war to ensure peace in Ukraine.

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78% of respondents believe in Ukraine's victory in the war with Russia. Макс Левін/Facebook

The main efforts of the Russian army continue to focus on capturing the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mariupol, Mykolayiv and reaching the administrative borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, according to the information of the General Staff. There are also signs of readiness of the military-political leadership of the Republic of Belarus for possible large-scale participation in hostilities against Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces and other defense forces are holding back the enemy, and in some areas where the Russian military has been advancing, the movement has been practically halted. During the past 24hrs, the Armed Forces and other military formations have carried out at least 7 counterattacks, - added an adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych.

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Ukraine requests the ethically and socially responsible global businesses to stop or suspend operations with or in Russia, therefore refusing to finance its violence, murders, and crimes against humanity. Please read and share my full appeal to global business community below - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine a Dmytro Kuleba

A child died of dehydration in Mariupol, - said President Volodymyr Zelensky. "For the first time, perhaps since the Nazi invasion, a child died of dehydration. Hear me, dear partners, today! From dehydration. The child died. In 2022!”, - he said. He called a torture the situation in Mariupol, which is currently blocked by the Russian military and there is no possibility to evacuate civilians from there.

Missile and bomb attacks by the Russian army in Mariupol damaged the building of the General Greek Consulate and the office of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission. The offices of the honorary consulates of Slovenia, Azerbaijan and Albania in Kharkiv were also destroyed - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.

On March 8, the evacuation of people from Irpin town near Kyiv continued. In the first hour and a half since the opening of the humanitarian corridor, 2,000 people have been evacuated. According to witnesses, the queue under the only bridge that can be used to cross the road to Kyiv will stay for three hours more. There are a lot of people, all the residents of Irpin are trying to leave. Lying patients are transported with the help of stretchers across the river, across the bombed bridge. According to a spokeswoman for the State Emergency Service, people are in poor psychological condition, many have exacerbated chronic diseases. Children are on the verge of hysteria. Irpin has been under fire for 12 days, the fighting is actually going on in the city.

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In Mariupol, the Russian army is violating the humanitarian corridor agreement for the fourth day in a row. The evacuation of civilians didn't happen again. For ten days, the city has been deprived of electricity, water, and gas, no food has been delivered. In one locality, people were able to partially restore the connection. Today, trucks with humanitarian aid left Zaporizhia for Mariupol for the first time.

In Ukraine, in a time of martial law, marriage is allowed in the absence of a bride or groom if one or both of them serve in the military. This was stated in the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers. The fact of marriage registration may also be certified by an act drawn up and sealed by the commander or supervisor.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1.7 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the full-scale Russian invasion. More than 1 million Ukrainians moved to Poland.

The damage caused by Russian troops to Ukraine's transport infrastructure has exceeded 10 billion USD, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov stated. This sum depicts situation as of March 6, now the ammount has increased. Minor damages, such as railway tracks, are quickly repaired on-site. The Minister noted that most of the facilities can be restored in one year. Complex objects will take up to two years.

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The damage caused by Russian troops to Ukraine's transport infrastructure has exceeded 10 billion USD. Маріуполь, Донеччина, березень 2022, фото: Маріупольська міська рада

19 adults and 2 children are new data on the victims of the air strike by the Russian army in Sumy city. The number of victims may be higher, the information is currently being updated. Russian aircraft dropped bombs on the city's residential sector on March 7 around midnight.

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Russian aircraft dropped bombs on the Sumy city residential sector on March 7 around midnight. Суспільне Суми

Russian troops are demoralized and increasingly resort to looting, violence, setting firing positions in residential areas and violations of international humanitarian law. At the same time, up to 10 tactical groups have been set up in the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian military to conduct propaganda to local population - the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.

More than 12,000 soldiers have been lost by the Russian army since the invasion began on February 24 - the General Staff reported. The Russian military also lost: 303 tanks, 1,036 armored combat vehicles, 120 artillery systems, 56 multiple rocket launchers, 27 air defenses, 48 ​​aircraft, 80 helicopters, 474 cars, 3 boats, 60 fuel tanks, 7 drones. The information is being updated.

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Evacuation buses together with humanitarian aid from Zaporizhia are going to Mariupol - Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko reported.

Consequences of air strikes by the Russian army in Okhtyrka at night of March 8.

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Consequences of air strikes by the Russian army in Okhtyrka at night of March 8. Фото Максима Еделя

Mayor Pavlo Kuzmenko says the bombing was heavy, the enemy used bombs that make holes in the ground 20 meters in diameter. The bombing destroyed the building of the city council. The central department store was damaged. The thermal power plant and water supply system were destroyed, sewerage and electric networks were damaged. There are wounded. Several people cannot be found at this time.

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Сonsequences of air strikes by the Russian army in Okhtyrka at night of March 8. Фото Максима Еделя

A humanitarian catastrophe has taken place in the settlement of Polohy - the head of the Zaporizhia regional administration reports. For the sixth day the town has no heat, water and electricity, food and communication. Russian troops have divided the city into two parts, no one is allowed. After the territorial defense fighters neutralized a Russian medical car, Russian soldiers began to rage: they knock on doors in the homes of locals, take away phones and conduct propaganda.

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A column of evacuees leaves Sumy for Poltava via humanitarian corridor, March 8

The settlements of Rubizhne, Kreminna, Popasna, and Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk region have suffered the most from yesterday's shelling by the Russian military, the head of the Luhansk Regional Administration, Serhii Haidai says. Having suffered another defeat in an attempt to break into major cities, the Russians continue to fire at residential areas. A woman was killed, and two others were injured in a residential building in Rubizhne. Enemy fire damaged the premises of the psychoneurological institution in Popasna. In Sievierodonetsk, a Russian shell crashed through the roof of a kindergarten.

As of 8:30, four civilians were confirmed killed after attacks in the Mykolaiv region on March 7. Five more civilians were rescued from the rubble and taken to hospitals by the Emergency Service.

Russian army's projectile hit Kharkiv animal shelter, organized by volunteers. As a result of the shelling, five dogs were killed, six others were injured, some animals escaped, volunteers from the Kharkiv Animal Rescue Association inform. There were 293 dogs in the shelter before the shelling. Now, debris and broken trees are all over the territory. The shelter continues its operation.

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Sumy - Poltava humanitarian corridor should start working today - the Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed this in writing to the Red Cross and Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk speaks of possible provocations from the Russian side to force people to take another route, which is unsafe and not agreed with Ukraine.

According to preliminary data, nine people, including two children, were killed in a night air raids by Russian troops in Sumy. On March 7, after 11 pm, Russian planes dropped bombs on residential areas.

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Аir raids by Russian troops in Sumy, March 7. Фото очевидців

Russian troops are deploying their equipment so that the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot strike them because of the threat to civilians. "They use people like a human shield," said Vadym Denysenko, an adviser to the Interior Minister. Thus, in Trostyanets, Russian equipment is located in all backyards, so that the Ukrainian military is not able to eliminate them. "They understand that we will not shoot at houses, civilian objects and people," he said.

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Russian soldiers have direct instruction to shoot civilians in Ukraine. The Russian military also has a carte blanche to shoot Russian servicemen who refuse to kill women and children. The Security Service of Ukraine reports this with reference to one of the Russian soldiers - the man who was shot by his own colleagues. According to him, on the first day of the war, his column was ordered to surround Kharkiv. All civilians who tried to leave were shot. When Ukrainian security forces approached the scene and a fight broke out, two Russians rushed to help the wounded woman. Their colleagues opened fire on them. A woman and the officer were killed, this soldier was wounded in the legs.

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In Bucha near Kyiv, people can't collect dead bodies from the streets due to the Russian military's non-stop fire - Anatoly Fedoruk, Mayor of Bucha. "A large number (of bodies) of civilians lay on the streets, the public service fails, citizens can't drag them to their backyards, dogs just pull around the bodies of the dead - this is a terrible situation," he added. According to him, there was artillery shelling at night.

On March 7, a shell hit the territory of the industrial bakery in the town of Makariv near Kyiv. The facility is currently not in operation, but according to preliminary information, there were about 30 people on the territory of the plant. At least 13 people were killed and 5 were rescued from the rubble. The State Emergency Service continues to search for people.

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Russia announced yet another cease-fire and a handful of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to flee Ukraine. Previous such measures have fallen apart and Moscow’s armed forces continued to pummel some Ukrainian cities with rockets Monday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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People cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing the town of Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. Евакуація в Ірпені, 7 березня 2022 року. Фото: Efrem Lukatsky / АР

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A Ukrainian police officer runs while holding a child as the artillery echoes nearby, while fleeing Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. Евакуація в Ірпені, 7 березня 2022 року. Фото: Emilio Morenatti / АР

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Russian planes shelled residential areas of Sumy and Okhtyrka in northern Ukraine and destroyed civilian houses in the village of Bytytsia. The number of casualties is currently unknown, says Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, Head of Sumy State Administration. Rescue operations are working in the field.

Russia is focused on capturing Mariupol and surrounding Kyiv with subsequent capture. They also want to reach the administrative borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the last 24 hours, Russia has regrouped their troops to organise an assault on Kyiv. The General Staff reports the Russians to plan to use the most combat-ready units for this purpose. In particular, they plan to engage the private military company "Liga" (former "AML Wagner"), whose fighters fought in Syria and Donbas against Ukraine in 2014-2015.

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Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Russia Dmytro Kuleba and Sergei Lavrov will have a negotiation in Turkish Ankara on March 10 — this is the first meeting at the government level since the beginning of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

For 12 days of war Ukrainian military shot down dozens of winged and ballistic Russian missiles, 52 combat aircraft and 69 helicopters — the headquarters of the Ukrainian Air Forces reported.

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Ukrainian troops near Kharkiv liquidated Vitalii Gerasimov — Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of 41st Army of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation — General Directorate of Intelligence. Earlier, Gerasimov participated in the second Chechen war (1999-2009), fought in Syria and received a medal in Russia for the occupation of Crimea. In addition to him near Kharkiv were killed and wounded several other senior officers of the Russian army.

Volodymyr Zelensky by decree withdraws the Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent from all missions of the world. Currently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are involved in 8 international peace and security operations in 6 countries of the world and the Abyei Area.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine more than 406 civilians have died and 801 people have been injured — the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

In Mykolaiv more than 60 houses suffered from morning shelling by rocket artillery of the Russian Federation — the mayor Oleksandr Sinkevych. People were taken out by buses and settled in kindergartens. Most of the bombs, Sinkevych added, were cluster bombs. In 2008, their use was banned at an international conference in Dublin.

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More than 1,133 Ukrainian communities and 8,074 switching stations experience complete or partial power cuts. More than 742,000 people are affected. The situation is in the Donetsk region is the most difficult. More than 233 thousand consumers there has no electricity at all. The city of Mariupol is completely cut from the power network says the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.

One of the longest air-raid alarms was sounded in the Vinnytsia region on March 7 as Russian bombers launched cruise missiles, reports the head of the Vinnytsia Military Regional Administration Serhiy Borzov. "Russia uses heavy TU-95 and TU-160 bombers, which launch cruise missiles from the air," he said.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba emphasises the need for direct talks between Zelensky and Putin and says that he is ready for a substantive conversation with his Russian counterpart Serhii Lavrov on how to end the war if the latter is inclined to talk.

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Around 8:30 p.m. Ukrainian troops shot down a Russian plane over Kyiv. 40 minutes later, another one was downed on the outskirts of the city — Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

Russia launched two airstrikes on Zhytomyr and the village of Cherniakhiv. The shells have hit an oil depot. One oil tank in Zhytomyr and two half-empty ones in Cherniakhiv caught fire. Residents of the nearby houses were evacuated. So far, there are no known casualties, says State Emergency Service.

Ukraine's foreign legion took positions near Kyiv, according to Ukrainian Ground Forces. The first volunteers of the International Legion of Territorial Defence are already in positions on the outskirts of Kyiv. Volunteers from the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Lithuania, Mexico, and even India are among them.

Russia used "almost 100%" of the combat power gathered at the border of Ukraine and Belarus, according to a high-ranking US defence official quoted by CNN. He also said that Russia has also launched more than 625 missiles on the territory of Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelensky has "the vast majority of his aircraft", as well as surface-to-air missiles to protect Ukrainian airspace.

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The third round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Belarus has ended. "There are small positive progress in improving the logistics of humanitarian corridors… Intensive consultations over the basic political aspects of the settlement together with the ceasefire and security guarantees have been continued," — said an adviser of the President's Office Mykhailo Podoliak.

Russia plans to intensify airstrikes and carry out missile and bomb strikes on major Ukrainian cities and industrial infrastructure. To do this, the aviation units of the Central and Eastern military districts of the Russian Federation are transferred to the territory of the Republic of Belarus — the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

2046 foreign students from 27 states are "stuck" in Ukraine because of the Russian shellings — Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. "Russians enjoy the humiliation of entire countries, ignoring the appeals of the leaders of these states to provide humanitarian corridors for students. Among them are even China, India, and Turkey. If tomorrow we can open Sumy - Poltava humanitarian corridor for women, children, and the elderly, we will also take out foreign students," the official explained.

The Russian Army has instructions to shoot civilians in Ukraine — the Security Service of Ukraine. The service refers to the words of one of the captured Russian soldiers who was wounded by his own: "On the first day of the war, his column was ordered to surround Kharkiv. All civilians who tried to leave were shot. However, when Ukrainian security forces arrived and a fight broke out, two Russians went to the help of a wounded woman. Their own colleagues opened fire on them. They killed a woman and an officer, the soldier in the video was wounded. He survived because he was taken away by the daughter of the murdered Ukrainian woman."

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have launched 10 airstrikes on the Ovruch community in the Zhytomyr region. As a result, the houses and administrative buildings were destroyed and damaged — Ovruch Mayor, Ivan Korud.

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Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have launched 10 airstrikes on the Ovruch community in the Zhytomyr region. Фото: ДСНС

The Ukrainian journalist Viktor Dudar was killed during battles near Mykolaiv. His colleagues say that on February 24, on the first day of Russia's invasion, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Prior to that, in 2014-2015 he fought as a volunteer in Donbas. Later he worked for a newspaper, was an investigative journalist, and wrote about military affairs.

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At night of March 7, in the village of Vyazivka, Zhytomyr Oblast, the Russian army destroyed the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, built in 1862 - said Olha Rutkovs'ka, a member of the Ukrainian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments.

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The Russian army destroyed the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, built in 1862.

"The church is wooden, on a stone foundation. It is an architectural monument of national importance", - she said.

Dnipro is currently one of the safest places in Ukraine: medical, housing and communal services, and transport industries are operating stably. Evacuation trains are scheduled - Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov reported. "No enemy soldiers have crossed the region's borders," - he said. Today 5 evacuation trains from Dnipro are scheduled. They will depart from the central railway station to Lviv, Chop, Truskavets, Chelm.

A soldier of the French Legion with the call sign "Frenchman", who is now in Ukraine, told Suspilne that when he reached Ukraine, he waited for weapons for two days. He noted that it may be difficult for foreign troops to obtain equipment and weapons, as there is no systematic reception and organization of foreign legions. "We are fighting, we will do it! The patriotic spirit of the Ukrainian military is the same as in 2014. Ukraine is winning not because of systemic actions, but because of patriotism and internal energy" - he added.

The Ukrainian military recaptured the Mykolaiv airport from the Russian army - the chairman of the Mykolaiv administrations Vitaly Kim reported. According to him, there was a tank battle on the territory of the airport, the Russians are retreating.

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In Ukraine Russian troops damaged or destroyed 202 schools, 34 hospitals, and more than 1,500 residential buildings, including apartment houses - said an adviser to the head of the President's Office Mykhailo Podoliak. More than 900 settlements were left without light, water and heat.

The mayor of Irpin denied the data about the "capture" of the city by the occupiers. According to him, 30% of the city has Russian vehicles and soldiers, but the rest is under the control of Ukraine, under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “Friends, it's not! Irpin is holding on, Irpin can be compared to the Donetsk airport. We have guys fighting for our city to the last meter and drops of blood!” - Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn emphasized.

Ukraine evacuated all its diplomats and members of their families from Russia, including the Consulate General in Rostov. "Everyone is safe. I will not have any other information, as well as the opportunity to get in touch" - said General Consul of Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don Taras Malyshevsky.

At the Ukrainian border, the queue to the Krakivets checkpoint lasts at least 7-8 hours, according to the correspondent of Suspilne. People are standing on the street, they are cold freezing, there are huge queues for food and toilets. Women with children are allowed to pass first of all.

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At the Krakovets checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border, people stand in queue for 7-8 hours. Фото: Суспільне

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At the Krakovets checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border, people stand in queue for 7-8 hours. Фото: Суспільне

The critical situation remains in the cities near Kyiv: Bucha, Hostomel and Vorzel. They are currently controlled by the Russian military, said an adviser for the Minister of Interior Affairs Vadym Denysenko. According to him, Russia is abandoning any green corridors. And today it stated that it could make a humanitarian cordon for peaceful Ukrainians, but only to the direction of Russia.

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Today, a rally under Ukrainian flags was held in the town of Chaplyntsi, Kherson region. The Russian military stopped the peaceful procession and opened fire on people. Eyewitnesses report two wounded.

On the border of the Sumy region, Russians, from their part, picked up buses, gathered local residents and arranged shooting videos by Russian media about the alleged evacuation of Ukrainians to Russia, said the head of the Sumy administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi. “You don't have to believe that. There's nothing like that. No Ukrainians cross the border of the Russian Federation," he added. According to him, there is a great need for evacuation of people from the Sumy region. Among those who want to leave there are about 2 thousand foreign students, about whom embassies also make inquiries. But the exit is currently dangerous because of the shelling.

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The next round of negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations will begin at 16:00, according to the adviser to the head of the President’s Office Mykhailo Podoliak.

In Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, the Russian military has opened fire at protesters leaving some dead and injured. The Regional Prosecutor's Office has opened criminal proceedings for violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder.

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In Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, the Russian military has opened fire at protesters leaving some dead and injured. Фото: Херсонська обласна прокуратура

In Kharkiv, on March 6, the Russian military fired unidentified artillery shells at a supermarket. 4 people were killed, more than 15 were injured. The Prosecutor's Office has started proceedings accordingly.

Russian army continues its offensive against Ukraine and has focused its main efforts on encircling Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mariupol, and Mykolaiv. Russian forces also keep attempting to reach the administrative borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, reports the General Staff.

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Evacuation continues in Irpin, people are being transferred under the collapsed bridge. Up to 2,000 people came out in two hours - the Suspilne correspondent reported. At the same time, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said that fierce fighting was going on near Kyiv: "The enemy is destroying Bucha, Gostomel, Vorzel, and Irpin with extreme fury."

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Evacuation continues in Irpin, people are being transferred under the collapsed bridge. Фото: Христина Гаврилюк / Суспільне

By 16:00, a humanitarian corridor was opened for cars to cross the Irpin River on the bridge in Hnativka village, which is blocked due to fightings.

The first criminal court hearing in The Hague on Russia's crimes in Ukraine will take place today. In particular, genocide is a crime against humanity - a criminal law expert and former deputy prosecutor general of Ukraine Gunduz Mammadov reported to the Suspilne.

Russian troops have reduced the intensity of hostilities due to losses in personnel and vehicles - said Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov. "Due to the huge losses suffered by the enemy, the intensity of hostilities has temporarily decreased. However, the Russian military is trying to concentrate forces and resources for a new wave of attacks," - the official said. As reported by CNN, citing a Pentagon spokesman, according to US intelligence, Russia used against Ukraine 95% of its forces concentrated on the border before the attack.

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At night, Ukraine received a letter from Russia with a proposal to declare a regime of silence from 10:00 on March 7 and open humanitarian corridors from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy route to Russia and Belarus, said Reintegration Minister Vereshchuk. In response, Ukraine sent its vision for humanitarian corridors and stated that it was ready to open them at 10:00 on March 7.

Rescuers rescued 15 people from the rubble of the administrative building on the territory of Vinnytsia airport. Nine of them died - 5 civilians and 4 military. The search for another person continues. On March 6, the Russian military struck eight missiles at an airport in the Vinnytsia region. As a result, a fire broke out and the building collapsed.

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On March 6, the Russian military struck eight missiles at an airport in the Vinnytsia region. Руслан Шевчук, Facebook

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According to the General Staff, Russian media are making staged reports about the help of Russian soldiers to the local population. The message reads that the occupiers continue to violate the international humanitarian law, shell civilians, take women and children hostage, place equipment and ammunition in residential areas of cities, create a humanitarian crisis in the occupied settlements.

Chairman of the board of the Center for Defense Strategies, Andriy Zahorodniuk stated that all enterprises of the defense-industrial complex of Ukraine are under threat due to Russia's attempts to destroy the state's defense capabilities. Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry concern) has a plan to protect companies of defense sector. "There are plans for each company. They understand the risks, so I think they have already calculated everything that’s possible," the expert said. He noted that the Russian army will continue the offensive despite having serious problems with personnel. According to expert, today, the main issue for Ukraine is to close the skies over the country.

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Yuriy Prilipko, the head of the Hostomel community in the Kyiv region, died while distributing bread to the hungry and medicine to the sick. "He and his companions Ruslan Karpenko and Ivan Zorya were shot dead by the occupiers," - the Hostomel village council said. Since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the city of Hostomel has been the epicenter of hostilities. Currently, the civilians cannot be evacuated from the city due to the constant shelling of the Russian military also people lack food and medicine.

At least eight people were killed while a mass bombing in the Kharkiv region at night of March 6-7. Rescuers evacuated more than 200 people while fighting fires and dismantling logjams. The Russian army began bombing the city after 19:00. By the morning, rescuers went out 60 times to put out fires and dismantle the logjams. In the central part of the city 21 buildings caught fire due to the shelling, 11 of them were partially destroyed - all those buildings were located in the historic district.

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At 5:15 the Russian army attacked Mykolaiv using multiple rocket launchers.

An 11-year-old boy from Zaporizhzhia moved across the border from Ukraine to Slovakia: he had a passport in a plastic bag and a phone number written on his hand. The boy's parents had to stay in Ukraine. In Slovakia, he was helped to contact relatives and reach them in Bratislava. Photo by the Slovak Ministry of the Interior Affairs.

Foreign journalist from Guillaume Briquet, who received shrapnel wounds, is being treated in Kropyvnytskyi - said Maria Chorna, the head of the Kirovohrad Regional Military Administration. The car of the journalist took fire from the Russian military near the village of Vodiano-Loryne in the Mykolaiv region.

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Foreign journalist from Guillaume Briquet, who received shrapnel wounds, is being treated in Kropyvnytskyi. Національна поліція

Photo by Maria Chorna.

After the shelling, the Russian military approached him, introduced themselves and searched the journalist. A passport, 3,000 euros in cash, personal belongings, a helmet, camera footage and a laptop were confiscated. After that, the journalist was released, got into a car and drove in the direction of Kropyvnytskyi to receive medical treatment.

Russia is recruiting Syrians with combat experience in the context of urban battles for war with Ukraine - the Wall Street Journal reported, refering to 4 US officials. According to the Syrian resource DeirEzzor 24, Russia has offered Syrians between $ 200 and $ 300 for "going to Ukraine and work as security guards" for six months.

As of February 24, Russia has fired about 600 missiles at Ukraine and brought in about 95 percent of its troops stationed at the border, CNN reported, refering to a senior Pentagon official.

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Russian troops from the sea launched a missile strike on Tuzla, Odesa region — spokesman for the regional headquarters Sergii Bratchuk. No one was injured, critical infrastructure was hit.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the city of Chuhuiv in the Kharkiv region from the occupiers — the Ministry of Defense. The Defense Ministry also noted that Russian troops have focused their efforts on encircling Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Mykolayiv, on the exits to the administrative borders in Luhansk and Donetsk regions, and creating a land corridor from Crimea to Mariupol-Novoazovsk.

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People cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. In Irpin, near Kyiv, a sea of people on foot and even in wheelbarrows trudged over the remains of a destroyed bridge to cross a river and leave the city.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, more than a million people have crossed the Ukrainian-Polish border to escape the war. Such data was published by the Polish Border Guard Service.

Near the village of Vodiano-Lorine, near Kropyvnytskyi, Mykolaiv region, the Russian military fired at the car of Swiss journalist Guillaume Briquet. The journalist told that during movement towards Mykolaiv his armored car was fired at by the Russian military at close range. Bricke received injuries to his face and forearms. He says he went to the sidelines after the shelling. The Russian military searched him, confiscated his passport, 3,000 euros, personal belongings, a helmet, camera footage, and a laptop. After that they released him.

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The OSCE mission's office in Mariupol has been damaged by shelling by the Russian army. The process of temporary evacuation of all international members of the mission is almost complete. The last group — the chairman and top leadership — will now leave Ukraine.

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Ukrainian servicemen help an elderly woman, in the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. With the Kremlin's rhetoric growing fiercer and a reprieve from fighting dissolving, Russian troops continued to shell encircled cities and the number of Ukrainians forced from their country grew to over 1.4 million.

Ukraine is ready to consider, together with international partners, security guarantees outside NATO membership — the leader of the "Sluha Narodu" faction David Arahamiya. He also said that Ukraine was not ready to compromise in the negotiations on its territorial integrity, and assured that the representatives of Ukraine would not agree to concessions on the territories, including the occupied Crimea. It will be recalled that one of Russia's demands in the talks is that Ukraine must recognize Crimea as Russian, and the so-called "DPR" and "LPR" within the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Since the beginning of the war, Russian troops have destroyed 210 schools — Minister of Education and Science Sergei Shkarlet.

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In the village of Zavorychi, Kyiv region, fighters of the Corps of Operative Rapid Action (CORD) destroyed two Russian tanks. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there were no casualties among the police.

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A factory and a store are burning after been bombarded in Irpin, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti. AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti

Two switching stations were damaged as a result of bombing in Chernihiv, reports "Chernihivoblenerho". Repairs will begin tomorrow morning.

The staff at the captured Chernobyl nuclear power station works for the 11th day without being able to leave, says Yuri Fomichev, Mayor of Slavutych. He added that the city and, in fact, the power plant itself are almost cut off from the rest of Ukraine: "Roads are blocked, you can't even send medical help. Stores run out of supplies a long time ago. We look for wheat in villages, make flour and bake our bread. We really need some humanitarian "corridors", which I hope will be provided soon, because we cannot even transport seriously ill patients to hospitals."

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Russia has concentrated a large number of troops in villages and towns near Kyiv. In the following days Vladimir Putin will probably try to occupy the capital of Ukraine — Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko.

Thousands rallied against the occupiers in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast. "The demands were: to leave the territory of the city, the territory of Kherson region. They sang the Ukrainian national anthem, raised the flag over the pedestal of the former monument to Lenin," — the mayor of Nova Kakhovka Volodymyr Kovalenko reported. Nova Kakhovka was invaded by Russian troops on February 27.

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Thousands rallied against the occupiers in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast. Фото: facebook.com/tsyhipa

In the Donetsk region, Russian troops fired on ambulances transporting wounded servicemen — the Prosecutor General's Office reported. "The occupiers opened fire on two regular ambulances with a crew, which evacuated the wounded near the settlements of Zlatoustivka-Khlibodarivka," — the statement. Two servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were killed. Another Ukrainian soldier was wounded.

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The police of Kyiv region is investigating the circumstances of the shelling of the checkpoint in Fastiv region. On the eve of March 5, at about 6:00 p.m., from military vehicles occupiers fired at the residents of Yasnohorodka village, Byshiv Territorial Community. Probably the shooting was carried out with a machine gun — the Ministry of Interior Affairs reported. As a result of the attack, 5 people were killed and another was injured.

In Ovruch town of Zhytomyr region, search and rescue operations were completed after night shelling of the city from the air. No casualties were reported. 45 private houses and one apartment house were damaged — the State Emergency Service.

Forces of the National Guard and Territorial Defense of Kharkiv in the area of ​​Ruska Lozova destroyed 4 enemy fuel trucks, 3 GAZ-66 trucks, seized an armored car "Tiger" in good condition — the head of the regional military administration Oleh Sinehubov.

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In the aftermath of the shelling in Kharkiv, the building of the prosecutor's office caught fire and the TV tower was damaged — Kharkiv Regional State Administration. TV broadcasting is temporarily suspended, signal is absent.

The occupiers are gathering troops in the north of the region for deployment — Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolayiv Regional State Administration. "The enemy is mostly moving all over the region as it pleases. With great forces, we are defending the settlements," he said. Kim added that the city is now preparing a stockpile, "if encircled as of a sudden": "Pharmacies are open, as well as shops — prices are too high, but we are working on it. They may decrease when logistics improve."

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A Russian fighter was shot down over Kharkiv — the Kharkiv Region Defense Headquarters reported.

The men accompany their wives and children to the border and return to fight. They do not know if they will see each other again, but the main thing is to send the family to a safe place. Families wait ten hours to cross the border on foot. Some do not even have change of clothes. - Suspilne reports from the Ukrainian-Polish border.

During the evacuation of people from Irpin, Kyiv region, the Russian army opened fire with mortars as people went to the evacuation buses, said the head of the Kyiv regional administration. Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushin said that at least 8 people were killed in Irpin today due to Russian shelling. "Two children died in front of my eyes" — he said in a statement.

Pasha Lee, a TV host and a journalist, was killed while the shelling of the city. This was announced by the project of the TV channel "DOM", where he worked.

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A column of Russian military vehicles was broken in a woodland belt of the Kharkiv region. Off-road vehicles "KamAZ", military armored SUVs "Tigers" with "Z" symbols, ammunition. There are bodies of killed Russians in the cars and next to them .

"The occupiers left a lot of useful equipment, even working equipment," - said Kostiantyn Nemichev, a member of the Kharkiv Region Defense Staff.

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A column of Russian military vehicles was broken in a woodland belt of the Kharkiv region, 6 March. t.me/natsionalKharkiv

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A column of Russian military vehicles was broken in a woodland belt of the Kharkiv region, 6 March. t.me/natsionalKharkiv

The combat losses of the Russian army from February 24 to March 6 are more than 11 thousand personnel, according to the information of General Staff. The Russian military also lost: 285 tanks, 985 armored combat vehicles, 109 artillery systems, 50 multiple rocket launchers, 21 air defense systems, 44 aircrafts, 48 helicopters, 447 cars, 2 boats, 60 fuel tanks, 4 drones. This data is provided by the General Staff.

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As of the morning of March 6, the city of Trostyanets in the Sumy region was captured by Russian troops. They are looting the city, shooting locals and blocking aid. The Russians set up a headquarters in the Trostyanets police building. The city has only very poor mobile connection of Kyivstar mobile provider, no electricity, water supply. People use wells. Shops are devastated by the Russian soldiers. The remains were taken away by local looters. Trostyanets Hospital is working, it's provided with all necessary medicines. This is how Mayor Yuri Bova described the situation.

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the city of Trostyanets in the Sumy region was captured by Russian troops. Фото: Facebook Юрія Бови

The evacuation of civilians from Irpin in the Kyiv region came under fire. Journalist Roman Sukhan reports from the scene about losses: two boys, a woman and a child are dead.

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Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on March 6, 38 children have died and 71 children have been injured, according to Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova's information. Among the victims is a boy who was born in Kharkiv 40 days ago and died of pneumonia, which he contracted during a few days in a bomb shelter.

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Consequences of the shelling of "Vinnytsia" airport on March 6. Суспільне Вінниця

. It is completely destroyed. According to President Vladimir Zelensky's report, Russian troops fired eight missiles at Vinnytsia. He stressed once again: "We repeat every day - close the sky over Ukraine! Make a humanitarian air zone, no missiles, no air bombs".

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Consequences of the shelling of "Vinnytsia" airport on March 6. Суспільне Вінниця

The second attempt of the humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from Mariupol ended with shelling by Russians - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported. The shelling of Mariupol continues. The city is under siege.

There are Russian troops at the territories of both Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants. There are currently 500 Russian soldiers at the Zaporizhzhya station. Another thousand arrived at the Chornobyl station. The entire management of the station works under the command of the Russian military commander, who issues orders to them - the head of Enerhoatom Petro Kotin reports.

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Russian troops fired from Grad multiple rocket launchers at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, where the Neutron Source research facility is located. The Kharkiv branch of the Security Service of Ukraine informs, "destruction of nuclear research facility together with nuclear materials could have caused a massive ecological catastrophe."

The situation with humanitarian corridors in the settlements under fire remains difficult. Today there is an attempt to evacuate people from Mariupol, and the Ukrainian side is also discussing a humanitarian corridor near Kharkiv - the adviser of the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko reported. According to him, they are also trying to create a deep humanitarian corridor to Hostomel for the second day, but the Russians do not agree. "According to one of the media, a family was shot at near Bucha, two children died. We are checking it. What else can be said if the Russians agree to a green corridor and then shoot at civilians?" - Denysenko said.

On March 6, Russian troops damaged the Donetsk-Mariupol gas pipeline. All settlements from Vuhledar to Berdyansk will be left without gas supply soon.

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The Kyiv-Rakhiv train came under fire in front of the Korosten railway station in the Zhytomyr region. The train was kept at a safe distance, there were no casualties or damage to the rolling stock. Subsequent long-distance trains will be bypassed.

Explosions can be heard near Vinnytsia. According to Suspilne correspondents, they saw several missiles. The State Emergency Service reports that Vinnytsia airport and the military unit were fired with the missiles. The explosions caused a fire. Currently, the State emergency services are working on the spot.

Forced passportization is being carried out in Novoaydar, Stanytsia Luhanska and Muratovo, which were captured by Russian troops, according to the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova's information. Local residents are forced to obtain the so-called passport of the illegal "Luhansk People's Republic", and then apply for a passport of the Russian Federation. Passports of Ukrainian citizenship are destroyed by "LPR" militants in front of people - Denisova reported.

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Russian troops have disabled the operation of 34 hospitals all over Ukraine, prompting the World Health Organization to record six violations of the Geneva Convention, Health Minister Viktor Lyashko stated. At the same time, the Minister noted that now, 6-7 thousand cases of COVID-19 are diagnosed every day against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.

The village of Stanove, Sumy region, is completely taken by theRussian military. Russian tanks are on the main street, in the surrounding area, and in every backyard. The villagers were deprived of their mobile phones by force. The Russian military has created a "human shield" out of the villagers to protect their S-300 system deployed there (Medium-range S-300 anti-aircraft missile system designed to directly cover troops that are close to the enemy. It's primary targets are ballistic missiles and aircraft) - the head of the regional military administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi.

In the temporarily occupied by Russian troops Nova Kakhovka, which is in the Kherson region, people went on a peaceful rally against Russia under Ukrainian flags. They shout slogans in support of Ukraine demanding that Russian troops leave the city, in their hands are banners with the inscriptions "Nova Kakhovka is Ukraine."

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Fourteen Ukrainian regions appealed to the international community and NATO to immediately close the sky over Ukraine to Russian aviation.

Civilian evacuation is due to start at 12:00 in Mariupol, which remains under siege. The ceasefire is promised to last from 10:00 to 21:00, says the city council. The first humanitarian aid of a 90 tons cargo is on its way to Mariupol from Zaporizhzhia.

Ukrainian forces defeated a Russian battalion tactical group near Mykolaiv. "Most of its personnel are former Ukrainian military, who betrayed our country in 2014 during the Russian annexation of Crimea," reports the Security Service of Ukraine.

Ukrainian troops have withdrawn to new positions in Hostomel and Bucha, near Kyiv, to prevent the shelling of civilian houses, said Oleksiy Arestovych, advisor to the head of the President's Office. According to him, a lot of children were injured in these towns and some people have been killed. Evacuation is not possible despite numerous appeals at the highest state level about the humanitarian corridor. "Some people were injured while trying to evacuate in cars. There were cases when Russians attempted to break into shelters, shot through doors and wounded kids," he said.

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Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian army has destroyed 88 Russian planes and helicopters. data of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces.

Residents of Irpin in Kyiv region are hiding from the shelling of the Russian military under the bridge, March 5.

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Residents of Irpen in Kyiv region are hiding from the shelling of the Russian military under the bridge, March 5. ФОТО: suspilne.media

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In the illegally occupied Crimea, hospitals in several cities are overcrowded with wounded Russian servicemen, according to the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, citing the president's office in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

The Russian military in Bucha, Kyiv region, is shelling houses, cars, killing civilians and even children, the City Council said in a statement. A significant number of residents are in basements. It is impossible to deliver humanitarian goods: the community is under siege by the enemy. The Bucha community has been without electricity, heat, communication and the Internet for several days.

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Ukrainian forces have obtained a document of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, signed by Deputy Minister Alexei Krivoruchko. It prescribes to seize all the military personnel's documents on March 1, organize the removal of the killed Russian military during nighttime and bury them in mass graves. If the bodies cannot be removed, the document prescribes to destroy them on the spot.

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Russia intends to seize another important piece of Ukrainian infrastructure — the dam of the Kaniv hydroelectric power station, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian troops are now concentrating to circle Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, says the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “During the tenth day of the invasion, Russian forces continued the offensive operation against Ukraine, focusing their main efforts on circling Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv, reaching the administrative borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, creating a land corridor to the occupied Crimea,” says the statement.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of all future Ukraine versus Russia complaints regarding shelling of civilian infrastructure, says Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament). The court also ordered Russia to guarantee the safe passage of humanitarian aid.

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Hundreds of thousands of consumers were left without gas supply due to hostilities in six regions of Ukraine — the Operator of the Gas Transmission System of Ukraine. The company shut down 16 gas distribution stations in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions and due to significant damage and active hostilities, it is currently impossible to restore gas supply to some stations.

In the village of Balovne, Mykolaiv area, during attacks on March 5 one civilian has died. This was announced by Deputy Village Head Oleksandr Hrytsenko.

Russian artillery all day shelled the village of Velyka Pisarivka, Sumy region. Houses and electric networks are damaged, there is no light in the village — Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, head of the Sumy Regional State Administration.

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Ukrainian paratroopers destroyed a convoy of Russian troops moving to the Dnipropetrovsk region from the territory of Kharkiv region — the command of the paratroop assault troops of Ukraine.

As a result of shelling in Mykolaiv 14 military and 16 civilians are wounded. Two soldiers and one civilian were killed — the Mykolaiv mayor Oleksandr Senkevych. He said that the troops of the Russian Federation were shooting at the city from Hurricane multiple launch rocket systems. The head of the Mykolaiv regional state administration Vitaly Kim, declared that "it looks like that "orcs" have no resource to occupy the cities".

At the crossing border point Krakowiec, to Poland, people stand in line for 5-8 hours. Men bring their families and go back

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On Saturday, March 5, Russian troops lost 8 aircraft and propeller wings — the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "In general, as of 23.00 on March 5, the losses of aviation equipment of the Russian occupation troops are as follows: 44 aircraft and 44 helicopters – both numbers are aligned."

In Mariupol, Donetsk region, Russian heavy weapons troops shell residential areas for the sixth day — Mayor of the city Vadym Boychenko. He stressed that Mariupol needs a "humanitarian corridor" to evacuate the population. Civilians, by prior agreement with the Russian Federation, had to be evacuated today, but everything was canceled due

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The military of the Russian Federation are bullying civilian population in the cities and villages of the Kyiv region In particular, in Irpin, Kyiv region, Russian paratroopers took hostage a group of children — adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksii Arestovych. The brutality of the occupiers of the Russian Federation is explained by the losses of offensive groups, so the anger is shown on public.

From 4.00 a.m. on February 24, 2022, until midnight on March 4, 2022, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recorded 1,058 deaths or injuries of civilians in Ukraine: 351 deaths (71 men, 41 women, 8 boys and 4 girls, as well as 10 children and 217 adults, the gender of which is unknown) and 707 wounded (58 men, 40 women, 11 girls and 2 boys, as well as 23 children and 573 adults, the gender of which is unknown). Most civilian casualties were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide range of impact, including heavy artillery and multiple rocket launchers, as well as missile and air strikes.

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About ten high-rise buildings were damaged on March 5 as a result of air strikes in the North Saltivka district of Kharkiv, the State Emergency Service. Due to the fact that the shelling of the city does not stop, the work of firefighters had to be suspended at some addresses.

On the territory of Odessa region, the air defense forces of Ukraine shot down the third plane of the Russian Federation, the pilot was detained — the chief of the Odessa regional military administration Maxim Marchenko.

The Ukrainian military has released 670 people at the Borodyanka Psychoneurological Dispensary near Kyiv, which was previously captured by the Russian army - the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Oleksii Kuleba.

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More than 650 wounded Russian military personnel were taken to the central city hospital in the city of Bryanka, a temporarily occupied part of Luhansk region. After providing medical care, these wounded are moved to the line of contact for the introduction of further hostilities as "cannon fodder" — the Ministry of Defense.

Within 10 days of the war, 100,000 people signed up for the territorial defense — Hanna Malyar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine. She also reminded that in the Mykolaiv region, in Bashtanka, members of the territorial defense seized a whole column of military equipment of the Russian occupation troops. Territorial defense today is powerfully defending Ukraine, Malyar stressed.

In Ivano-Frankivsk region, members of the Security Service of Ukraine detained separatists who were supposed to recruit more than half a thousand traitors in the western and central regions of the country. According to the intelligence services, they planned to create a "Federal Republic of Ukraine", which would include Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, Lviv, Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions.

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The third round of talks between the Ukrainian delegation and the Russian one will take place on March 7 — David Arahamiya, chairman of the Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada.

In the Mykolaiv area there are victims among locals, according to the chairman of the Mykolaiv regional administration Vitaly Kim. On the air of Suspilne, he said that the Ukrainian military repulsed the attack in the direction of Kherson. At the same time, there are about 5 civilian casualties, he said. "We are counting the loss of the enemy, it will be known around 22:00. What we saw were 4 helicopters, 1 plane, 3 columns of heavy equipment. We took a lot of equipment and ammunition because the enemy retreated and threw it away, now we have more or less heavy weapons in territorial defense, which makes us very happy, "said Kim. The second day the city of Nikolaev repulses mass attacks of the Russian army.

In Belarus, men are leaving the country en masse — the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. "According to our data, a mass exodus of men from Belarus has begun outside the Republic. They are afraid that they may be drafted into the army, so they are starting to flee," said Vadym Denysenko, an adviser to Ukraine's Interior Minister. Earlier, on February 27, the unrecognized leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said that missiles had been fired from Belarusian territory at Ukrainian positions, but this was a "forced step." That is, he confirmed that Belarus is fighting on the side of Russia.

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Ukrainian air defense forces shot down two Russian fighter jets, said the head of the Odessa regional military administration Maksym Marchenko. The pilots have now been captured and taken in for questioning: "Many residents of Odessa heard an explosion today, and it was one of the fighter jets that fell into the sea near Odessa, the other fell in the north of the region.".

Cultural heritage sites and UNESCO World Heritage sites are protected from possible destruction, the press service of the Lviv City Council said.

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Cultural heritage sites and UNESCO World Heritage sites are protected from possible destruction.

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Russia invades Ukraine — live updates from Suspilne. Фото: AP

Sculptures are wrapped, stained glass is covered with protective screens, and some art monuments are dismantled together with local restorers. Part of the unique sacred monument, the 14th-century wooden altar of Golgotha, is being moved to the vault.

In Borodyanka near Kyiv, the Russian military seized a psychoneurological dispensary with patients and staff. In total, about 700 people were taken hostage, said the head of the Kyiv regional administration Oleksiy Kuleba. According to him, it has not yet been possible to evacuate patients due to the shelling and their condition, because they must be under medical supervision.

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Civilians evacuating from Irpin, Kyiv region. Despite Russian troops violating the ceasefire, about 2000 people were evacuated in buses, reports Ukrainian military.

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Civilians evacuating from Irpin, Kyiv region. Суспільне

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Civilians evacuating from Irpin, Kyiv region. Суспільне

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Civilians evacuating from Irpin, Kyiv region. Суспільне

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In the Mykolaiv area, marines together with military from Operational Command "South" brought down 4 helicopters of the enemy. One of the Marines shot down three units at once, according to the General Staff.

In Kharkiv, shelling of residential buildings and peaceful facilities continues. The rocket hit the sports complex of Karazin University, said the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Sinegubov. "The enemy is trying to attack with its equipment, but these attempts are in vain, our armed forces repulsed these attacks and in some places pushed them away from the line previously occupied by the enemy," he said. Russian troops are stationed near the town of Izyum, there is no contact with local authorities.

About 400 residents of Volnovakha and surrounding villages in the Donetsk region, for which a humanitarian corridor was being created today, were evacuated on March 5. These are the people who were able to get to the settlement on their own the day before, near which a column of evacuation vehicles stopped. "We intended and needed the necessary transport to evacuate a much larger number of people, but the movement of the column was forced to stop, as the Russians again began the ruthless shelling of Volnovakha," - said the head of the Donetsk regional administration Pavlo Kyrylenko.

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Russian troops opened fire on a peaceful rally in Novopskov in the Donbas. As a result of this injury, three civilians were injured, said the head of the local community Vadym Gayev. The wounded were taken to hospital, where they are receiving medical treatment.

In the city of Bucha in Kyiv region, Russian troops fired on employees of the British TV channel Sky News, as a result, the newspaper's correspondent was wounded, the operator was saved by a bulletproof vest. A group of five media people has already been sent to the UK.

A Russian plane that was shot down over Chernihiv on March 5 fired at the city with high-explosive bombs - FAB-500. Three more such bombs were found near him.

In the Kharkiv region, as a result of the bombing of the village of Yakovlivka by Russian aircraft, none of the houses survived. Of the 45 homes, 21 homes were destroyed and another 24 were damaged. Four people were killed and 14 civilians were injured.

Video of the consequences of the air raid on the village on the night of March 3:

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Russian troops violated the ceasefire and are now shelling the cities where the evacuation was planned, says Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. At 11:45, the Russian Federation began shelling Volnovakha with heavy weapons, despite the agreement on two humanitarian corridors "Volnovakha" and "Mariupol" in the Donetsk region. "Russia has broken the agreements made with the Red Cross supervision and is shelling Volnovakha. There are also fights in the Polohe-Orikhove area, which makes it impossible for the column to move from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia," she said. Ukrainian authorities call to stop shelling and observe the ceasefire.

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At around 11:30, a Russian aircraft, Su-34 fighter, was shot down in Chernihiv. Pilots managed to eject, reports the operational command "North", and were located later. One of them didn't survive the fall, the other is alive but sustained a head injury. He was detained in Zabarivka where his parachute landed on a residential building.

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Russian aircraft Su-34 fighter, was shot down, Chernihiv. ФОТО: Чернігівська ОДА

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Russian aircraft Su-34 fighter, was shot down, Chernihiv. ФОТО: Чернігівська ОДА

The military suggests that this was the same plane that shelled Chernihiv last night and today's morning, however, this is still being clarified.

In the past 24 hours, 17 people were killed and 13 injured in the Chernihiv region as a result of shelling, according to health care facilities.

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Civilian evacuation in Mariupol is postponed because the Russian troops do not observe the ceasefire. This is reported by the press service of Mariupol City Council. City authorities are asking the whole community to remain in shelters. Law enforcement officers will inform about the evacuation through loudspeakers.

In Bila Tserkva near Kyiv, 20 houses were damaged by an airstrike, according to the National Police.

From the start of the invasion on February 24 to March 5, total combat losses of Russian troops are more than 10,000 killed. Also, the Ukrainian army destroyed: 269 tanks, 945 armoured combat vehicles, 105 artillery systems, 50 multiple rocket systems, 19 air defence systems, 39 aircraft, 40 helicopters, 409 units of automobile equipment, 2 light high-speed boats, 60 fuel tanks, 3 drones.

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Air alarm in Vinnytsia, Sumy!

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Residents of Kherson went on a peaceful rally today to show the Russian military that Kherson is Ukraine. The action takes place on the central square of the city - Svobody Square.

During the rally, the Russian military opened a warning fire on people, but this did not stop the people of Kherson. People come and go to the square from all districts of the city. They filled almost the entire area.

Video: Suspilne Kherson

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Residents of Kherson went on a peaceful rally today to show the Russian military that Kherson is Ukraine. Фото: Суспільне Херсон

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Residents of Kherson went on a peaceful rally today to show the Russian military that Kherson is Ukraine. Фото: Суспільне

More than 66,000 men have returned from abroad to defend Ukraine, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.

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A ceasefire was to be declared on March 5 at 9:00 a.m. Kyiv time, said an adviser to the head of the President's Office Mykhailo Podoliak. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has stated that humanitarian corridors and routes for the exit of the residents of Mariupol and Volnovakha will be agreed with the Ukrainian side.

Civilians and children are being evacuated from the city of Irpen in the Kyiv region today, the mayor said. The Russian military blew up the railroad tracks and an empty evacuation train that was going to pick up people from the city. The train workers are alive, the evacuation from Irpen will be continued by buses. Fighting continued in Irpen at night. 5 Ukrainians were killed, 10 tanks of the Russian army were destroyed.

In the morning shells began to explode on the outskirts of Sumy. Then the Russian air force inflicted point strikes on the city, in particular on infrastructure facilities. The boiler house was damaged. Sumy region also suffered from air strikes by Russian equipment. In particular, the city of Lebedyn. For the second day in a row, Lebedyn has no electricity due to airstrikes - the Sumy regional administration reported.

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Evacuation begins in Mariupol. The humanitarian "green" corridor is laid along the route Mariupol - Nikolske - Rozivka - Polohy - Orikhiv - Zaporizhia. It opens at 11:00. From 09:00 to 16:00 there will be a "quiet" mode. People will be evacuated from three locations by municipal buses, the city council said. The evacuation is scheduled to take several days.Evacuation begins in Mariupol. The humanitarian "green" corridor is laid along the route Mariupol - Nikolske - Rozivka - Polohy - Orikhiv - Zaporizhia. It opens at 11:00. From 09:00 to 16:00 there will be a "quiet" mode. People will be evacuated from three locations by municipal buses, the city council said. The evacuation is scheduled to take several days.

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Mariupol March 2022. Маріуполь, фото: міська рада

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As of 7:00 am on March 5, the radiation background in the Zaporizhzhia region does not pose a threat to life and health and does not exceed the natural background inherent in this area, said the head of the Zaporizhzhia regional administration Oleksandr Starukh. City of Enerhodar - gamma background 9.8-10.8 μR / h; Melitopol 8-12 μR / h; K-Dniprovka 9.6-11 μR / h; Berdyansk 10-11.7 μR / h; Orikhiv 12 μR / h; Tokmak 10-11 μR / h; Andriyivka 12 μR / h; Polohy 12-14 μR / h; Vasylivka 12 μR / h.

At present, the facilities of the South Ukrainie Nuclear Power Plant are operating normally. There are no comments on the work of staff and equipment. The radiation background on the industrial site is at the level of natural background values. The situation on the territory of the NPP and in the city is calm, said the representative of the press service of the station Natalia Kartashova.

Employees of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, who were there on the first day of the Russian invasion, still remain at the station. This nuclear power plant was captured by the Russian military on March 24.

People work in shifts, but they are very tired. This is dangerous for the nuclear facility itself, said Slavutych Mayor Yuri Fomichev. There is limited communication with those people, but there is currently no green corridor to replace staff. Vehicles that spread radioactive dust on wheels drive non-stop in the Chornobyl zone. “Vibration occurs during the movement of machinery. And God forbid, if hostilities begin there, it can also affect the 4th power unit, which has unstable structures. I mean the one who was injured in the accident in 1986, "Fomichev said.

Zaporizhzhya NPP is managed by Ukraine, but Russian troops still control the perimeter of the station and located in Enerhodar - an adviser to Interior Minister Denisenko reported during the telemarathon.

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The ships of the Russian troops are regrouping and withdrew from the naval raid of Odessa due to the bad weather. The threat of landing remains - spokesman of the Operational Headquarters of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Serhii Bratchuk reported.

A rocket attack was carried out on the town of Velikodolynske in the Odesa region. According to preliminary data, the object of critical infrastructure was destroyed. There are no wounded - the spokesman of Operational staff of the Odessa regional military administration Serhii Bratchuk reported.

In the city of Trostyanets in Sumy region, the Russian military is shelling the population. As of March 4, there are 11 victims - Mayor Yurii Bova reported.

In the Kherson region in the Askania-Nova reserve these days a calf of a Tibetan yak was born. It was named "Bayraktar", said the director of the reserve.

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74% of Americans said the United States and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine, the poll organized by Reuters/Ipsos found. 80% of Americans said the United States should stop buying Russian oil. Moreover, 81% of Americans think Washington should impose additional sanctions on Russia.

The staff of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is still at the place of work, said the mayor of Slavutych Yuri Fomichev. According to him, people have been working for 10 days and are extremely exhausted, which creates dangerous conditions for a nuclear facility.

Near Chernihiv, specialists of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down two Su-25 fighters from the Igla manpads. One of the pilots was killed and the other was detained.

More than 840 children were injured in the fighting in Ukraine, said Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. He stressed that the civilian population continues to suffer from attacks by Russia, contrary to statements by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

A fire broke out at the Ternovskaya mine in Kryvyi Rih, 11 miners were blocked underground, said Alexander Vilkul, head of the military administration of Kryvyi Rih. Now experts are studying the possibility of saving the miners.

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Сreation of a no-fly zone in Ukraine by the US and NATO allies could lead to a full-scale war in Europe, says US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Volodymyr Zelensky made a statement that "we endured nine days of darkness, nine days of evil. This is three times more than "darkness and evil" accounted for" and reproached NATO for another refusal to close the sky over Ukraine: by doing that, the Alliance gave a "green light" for further shelling by the Russian Federation.

6.5 thousand people were moved from Luhansk and Donetsk regions according to the State Emergency Service. "Since February 24, 2022, about 5 thousand people were evacuated from Luhansk region and about 1,500 people from Donetsk region," says the statement. Earlier, the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podoliak noted that about 200 thousand people want to evacuate from Mariupol and 20 thousand from Volnovakha. Fierce battles are taking place in both cities.

"Our intelligence informs that Putin has a big desire to involve the so-called Collective Security Treaty Organization (a military-political union, which includes Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan)" to join Russia in Ukrainian invasion, says Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov.

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Russian troops in Kharkiv region have lost offensive resources and are not going on the offensive — the head of the Kharkiv regional state administration Oleg Sinegubov: "The Armed Forces of Ukraine withstood the attack that was from the aggressor. For example, the enemy line was pushed away from Sumy in the direction of Kharkiv, completely occupying the positions of the state border. It is planned to do the same in the Dergachiv direction.”

In Kyiv region, Russian troops fired from tank machine guns at a civilian car with civilians. A woman and a 17-year-old girl died. Four others received shrapnel wounds, including girls aged 17 and 7 — the Office of the Attorney General.

The troops of the Russian Federation retreated and remain in on the outskirts of the Mykolaiv area, in Mykolaiv the situation is quiet — the chairman of the Mykolaiv regional public administration Vitalii Kim. Today, the city was fighting for Kulbakin airport, but twice the Ukrainian military repulsed an attack by the Russian army.

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The city of Trostyanets was captured and occupied by the Russian army — the head of the Sumy regional state administration Dmitry Zhyvytsky. According to him, the Russian military controls the ambulance substation, does not allow medics to go on calls — only to children in emergencies, shops are robbed, the city is being searched and snipers work there.

188 people, including 122 civilians, including 5 children, died from injuries resulting from shelling and hostilities in the Kharkiv region — the police of the region. 394 people were injured, of whom 290 - civilians.

More than 30 units of Russian equipment were destroyed near Mariupol, Donetsk region - the Armed Forces of Ukraine Donetsk Oblast. Fighting continues in the city itself.

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About 100 people may be under the rubble of houses in Borodyanka, Kyiv region — the State Emergency Service. Exact data is not available at this time, as rescuers could not reach the scene. To remind, on March 3 the group of rescuers left to Borodyanka and was fired at by the Russian troops. On March 1, the Russian army fired rockets at apartment buildings in Borodyanka.

The guards of the Holocaust Memorial "Babyn Yar" have detained the second fire adjuster of the shelling of the TV tower located near the museum. "After the first rocket attack on March 1, 5 people were killed, security guards detained the adjuster and handed him over to the SBU. And today, March 4, Memorial guards detained another adjuster, with beacons for artillery," the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security said.

Private houses caught fire in the village of Markhalivka to the south of Kyiv after shelling. Five people have been killed, three of them children. A woman may remain under the rubble. Rescue operation continues, reports the State Emergency Service.

The shutdown of two power units of Zaporizhzhia NPP did not affect the operation of the whole system, said Petro Kotin, the head of the national company "Energoatom". Two power units were shut down due to shelling by the Russian army. "Our personnel continue to operate the units, but there is about a platoon of "Kadyrovtsy" (units of Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Republic of Chechnya) at the station and they control the management of Zaporizhzhia NPP", added Kotin.

No rallies took place in Kherson for the creation of the KPR ("Kherson People Republic"). Russia tried to organize them, but people came to the square with Ukrainian flags, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on the air of the Rada channel. Kherson is currently one of the regions most in need of civilian evacuation. "Russia does not allow that. They believe they control the city, but they are wrong," she added.

Missile debris presumably fell on the courtyard of the presidential cottage in Koncha Zaspa, said the spokesman of the president Serhii Nikiforov.

For the last seven days, Odessa people collect sand on the beaches, pack it, load it into cars, and transport it to fortify the checkpoints. Fifty thousand sandbags are transported every day, says volunteer coordinator Petro Konoplya.

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Odessa people collect sand on the beaches, pack it and transport it to fortify the checkpoints, March 2022. Суспільне Одеса

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Odessa people collect sand on the beaches, pack it and transport it to fortify the checkpoints. Суспільне Одеса

The peaceful city of Chernihiv. Grads and Hurricanes are seen in courtyards.

Elderly Mykola from Bukovyna transferred almost 400 thousand hryvnias to the Ukrainian army. He says he's been putting that money aside for a rainy day. Mykola wrote a letter to Putin in 2014 asking him not to fight against Ukraine. Now he decided to donate the money to the Ukrainian army to buy weapons, instead of addressing Putin again.

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Air alarm in Kharkiv!

NATO is not a party to this conflict and has no plans to go to war with Russia and leaves room for diplomacy, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said after meeting with Allied foreign ministers. "It has been decided that we should not bring NATO planes or troops into Ukraine," he said. Stoltenberg stressed that Russia will pay a high price for aggression against Ukraine and called on Putin to end the war against a peaceful country. He also reminded that partners from America had sent thousands of weapons to Ukraine.

The UN has set up a special commission to investigate war crimes against Ukrainians by the Russian military. After gathering evidence, the case will be sent to the International Criminal Court.

The European Commission has announced the suspension of cooperation with Russian organizations in the field of research, science and innovation, the signing of new contracts, and the suspension of a grant agreement for four Horizon Europe projects involving five Russian research organizations.

Novus and Silpo supermarket chains refused to cooperate with Coca-Cola since the company continues to operate in the Russian Federation. The brand will no longer be available in supermarkets. Coca-Cola stated that all their production and logistics facilities in Russia are operational and noted that they have a responsibility to partners, society, and thousands of employees there. The company added that they support the Ukrainian army.

People gather at Pivdennyi Railway Station in Kharkiv. Several evacuation trains are leaving the city every day. People are fleeing from shelling and bombing by the Russian army.

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Near Bashtanka, Ukrainian army and local residents seized an anti-aircraft missile complex "Pantsir-1S", reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

The former head of the President's Office, Andrii Bohdan, posted on his Facebook page that he had returned from Austria to Ukraine to join the ranks of the territorial defence. According to the politician, on his way, he met other Ukrainians who decided to return home.

Two large Russian landing ships are located 40 km east of Chornomorsk, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The group belonging to the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation was moved from the base and tasked to attack Ukrainian naval ships, but instead, they assault civilian vessels and their crews.

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Russian military entered Enerhodar and took over the city police station, according to Energoatom.

In Trostianets, Sumy region, the Russian army occupied the railway station, established their machinery, and shot the Ukrainian flag, reported Mayor Yurii Bova. Russians have stopped public transport. They established headquarters in the police building and surrounded it with armoured vehicles and patrols. Residents of a five-storey civilian building nearby were ordered to stay home, serving as a so-called "human shield". About 10 killed were transported to the city hospital. The exact number of casualties is unclear. There is no possibility to evacuate the residents or send humanitarian aid.

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Russian troops shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant endanger the whole of Europe, said President Vladimir Zelensky. "Russian troops attacked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The largest in Europe. It alone could be like six Chernobyls. Russian tankers knew what they were firing at. Direct aiming at the station. This is terror of unprecedented level, "the President stressed.

According to him, the shelling of the nuclear power plant shocked the leaders of the world.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine states that the radiation background in the Zaporizhzhia region remains unchanged. Normal radiation in the Chernivtsi region.

It does not exceed 11 mcg / hour, according to the Chernivtsi City Council.

Russia has used at least 95% of the prepared BTGs and needs reinforcements, said Secretary of the National Security Council Alexei Danilov. The Ukrainian military and territorial defense forces have so far intercepted a tactical initiative, but the enemy has not abandoned plans to encircle the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and to reach the administrative borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions. The southern direction remains difficult, where the occupier is concentrating resources and trying to surround Odessa.

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The president's office named cities and towns in need of humanitarian corridors. The list includes settlements in Sumy region, eastern and northern parts of Chernihiv region, all Kharkiv region, except for the south-eastern part, at least 6 towns in Kyiv region, part of Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions, Kherson, Luhansk, Donetsk regions.

Air defense units shot down another enemy Su-25 attack aircraft over Volnovakha, Donetsk region. The plane bombed civilian homes and civilian infrastructure. The pilot was ejected, an active search is underway, according to the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Okhtyrka CHP in Sumy region, which was destroyed by an air strike on March 3 by the Russian army. According to preliminary information, 5 civilian workers were killed. Photo by journalist Maxim Edel.

Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and two were injured during the night assault on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by the Russian military, Energoatom reported. No one was injured among the station staff.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine called on Ukrainians to put up total popular resistance to the Russian army: to attack the rear Russian columns carrying ammunition, fuel, and provisions. Even simple means, such as felled trees, will burn and destroy the column and take prisoners. "We block the rear supply - we will end the war in a few days," the ministry urged.

Russia's State Duma today passed a law on criminal liability for "fake information about the actions of the Russian army." For false reports people will be fined from 700 thousand to 5 million rubles, depending on the person accused. There is also a sentence of 10-15 years in the prison for intentionally misleading information that caused serious consequences. Penalties have also been imposed for calls to prevent the use of Russian troops "to protect Russia's interests, maintain peace and security."

In southern Ukraine, Russia has launched buses carrying people pretending to be locals and greeting Russian troops - adviser of Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko said.

"Russia sent several buses from the Crimea with residents of our alleged Kherson, Melitopol and other cities, which are now temporarily under Russian control. And these people show the joy of meeting the Russian occupiers" - Denisenko said. He added that yesterday in Melitopol some stage photos of people who played happy locals in line for food were taken.

On March 3, about 86,000 people and almost 13.5 thousand cars crossed the state border of Ukraine in the western part, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said. Almost 54,000 people crossed the border into Poland, the rest went to Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova.

At the same time, almost 14,000 people crossed the border to enter Ukraine last night, more than 11,000 of whom are Ukrainians.

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The Rivne NPP is operating normally - a spokesman of the regional administration said. According to him, Belarusian journalists have joined the information war against Ukraine and are spreading false information about the shelling of the Rivne nuclear power plant.

The spokesman of the Rivne NPP confirmed that no abnormal situation had been recorded at the station. "No fighting. The station is fairly well protected, everything is fine there, "he said.

A video message appeared on Enerhodar Mayor Dmitry Orlov's website, saying that there were no civilian casualties as a result of the capture of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant by the Russian military, and urged city residents "not to provoke the Russian military." The national company Enerhoatom stated that there was a possibility that the video "was recorded under the barrel of a machine gun."

In the morning of March 4, in Kherson, the Russian military began broadcasting 24 Russian TV and 3 radio channels - correspondents of the (Suspilne) Public Ukrainian broadcaster reports.

All-Ukrainian marathon is broadcast on UA: Kherson TV channel. Other regional channels are down. The situation is similar in the districts of the region.

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The "Hetman Sagaidachny" frigate which used to be under repair in Mykolaiv, was sank. The order was given by the commander of the flagship so that the ship "won't be able to be captured by the enemy," - the Navy said.

Zhytomyr was hit by an air strike, the shell hit a school, Zhytomyr Mayor Serhiy Sukhomlyn said. Rescuers are working, there is no information about the injured.

The bombing of Chernihiv by Russian aircraft on March 3 killed 47 people and injured 18 others. This is the data of the Chergnihiv regional administration and medical institutions.

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The main efforts of the Russian military are focused on the encirclement of Kyiv and the weakening of resistance in the blocked settlements. The defense of Kyiv continues - General Staff reports

On the night of March 4, there were fightings between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops near the town of Bucha. A humanitarian convoy has entered the combat zone, said Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk.

According to him, the Ukrainian flag was raised in Brovary, another in Vorzel near Bucha. Hostomel is also controlled by the Ukrainian army. But neighboring settlements are occupied by Russian militaries.

In the direction of Brovary, the Ukrainian military destroyed enemy military equipment.

As of the morning of March 4, the total combat losses of the Russian army since February 24 were approximately: 9166 personnel, 251 tanks, 939 armored combat vehicles, 105 artillery systems, 50 MLRS, 18 air defense means, 18 vehicles, and 404 motor vehicles, 2 light speedboats, 60 fuel tanks, 3 unmanned aerial vehicle of operational and tactical level. Also about 33 aircrafts and 37 helicopters were destroyed.

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Shelling and fire at Zaporizhzhia NPP. What is known as of 8:00:

In the evening of March 3 in Enerhodar, Zaporizhia region, a column of Russian equipment headed in the direction of the nuclear power plant, fighting was taking place on the approaches to the station, said Mayor Orlov.

Later, the Russian military began firing on the territory of the NPP: they hit the first power unit and the training building, which is located nearby. At about 1:30 a fire broke out in the building.

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Zaporizhzhia NPP. Дарина Коломієць / Суспільне

Rescuers could not start extinguishing the fire: the Russian military was close to the station. The first power unit, near which the educational building caught fire, was under repair, but nuclear fuel is still inside, said ZNPP spokesman Dmytro Tuz.

At about 3:30 am, the head of the Zaporizhia Regional State Administration, referring to the director of the station, said that the nuclear safety of the station is currently ensured. Subsequently, Enerhoatom, citing the acting director of the station, stated that the nuclear safety of the station was still violated.

President Zelensky called on Europe to respond to the shelling of ZNPP by Russian troops. He held talks with the US leader and the British prime minister: Biden called on Russia to stop shelling the station, and Johnson promised to convene an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

Currently, the Russian military has stopped shelling, as a result of the fighting are wounded people, but taking them to the hospital "is not possible", said Mayor Enerhodar Orlov. Evacuations of the city's residents are not planned at the moment.

At about 5:20 a.m. rescuers were allowed to put out the fire in the training building. There is no information about the violation of the radiation background. At 6:20 a.m. rescuers reported the fire was extinguished , no one was injured - SES.

According to 8 a.m., the power units, systems and safety elements of the NPP are in working condition. There are damage to the reactor compartment of Unit № 1, which does not affect the safety of the unit, according to the SNRCU. No changes in the radiation status have been recorded so far. There is a connection with the management of Zaporizhzhya NPP. Currently, the site of the Zaporizhzhya NPP is occupied by the military forces of the Russian Federation.

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US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyto to discuss the general situation in Ukraine and especially Zaporizhzhia NPP, where Russian shelling has caused a fire. Ukraine informed IAEA about the fire at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. The fire did not affect the "main" equipment, and the plant staff takes mitigating measures.

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Mayor of Enerhodar Dmytro Orlov reports that some people in Zaporizhzhya NPP are seriously injured but there is no possibility to take them to a hospital. He believes that the Russian troops were aiming at the nuclear power plant for a reason.

Director of Zaporizhzhia NPP Oleksandr Starukh reported that the situation remains extremely difficult. Acting Director-General of the NPP Ihor Murashov says that nuclear safety at the plant is compromised.

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The third power unit of Zaporizhzhia NPP is disconnected from the power system. Only block four remains in operation. The fire condition is within normal limits. Firefighters managed to get to the nuclear power plant, reports the head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Starukh.

But Energoatom, referencing the plant's staff, said that the Russian military did not let the rescuers in, the fire is intensifying. Acting Director-General of the enterprise, Ihor Murashov, said: “Nuclear safety at the Zaporizhzhia NPP is compromised. We do our best, but the fire continues, firefighters were not allowed in. The risks are huge. Fights are going on at the power plant. The nuclear reactors are in danger”. President Volodymyr Zelensky urged world leaders to stop Russia: “Russia is the first state in world history to shell a nuclear power plant. A possible explosion would lead to the demise of Europe”.

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Russia has fired almost 500 missiles at Ukraine, 70 of them from Belarus, according to the US Defense Ministry.

Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs: "Russian army is firing from all the sides upon Zaporizhzhia NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. The fire has already broken out. If it explodes, it will be ten times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must cease fire immediately, allow firefighters, establish a security zone!"

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The Russian military shelled the power units of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, a fire broke out — a representative of the station's press service Andrii Tuz reports.

The press service of Zaporizhzhia NPP reports that the shelling of one of the largest nuclear facilities in Europe is a threat to the whole world.

The operator of all operating nuclear power plants of Ukraine, Energoatom, appeals to the world community: the heavy weapon shelling of the power units of the Zaporizhzhia power plant, the largest nuclear facility in Europe, is taking place right now. It is a severe violation of nuclear and radiation safety which can lead to hard and tragic consequences for the whole world!

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At the strategic base of the Russian army in Kuibysheve, Mykolaiv area, 245 units of equipment, 30 helicopters were destroyed, "many APCs, fuel and personnel" - the chairman of the Mykolaiv regional administration Vitaly Kim. "Ukrainians chased the Russian column around the region. They caught up. There are zero losses on the Ukrainian side, the occupiers have a lot of losses," he added.

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Russia is preparing provocations in Kherson. On March 4, on Kherson Svobody Square, Russian invaders will wave Russian flags and shout that Kherson is the "Kherson People's Republic." 2 big buses, 20 cars, 2 sprinters and 7 "GAZelles" are brought to the city for this purpose - National Security and Defense Council.

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In Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, a column of Russian military equipment set off in the direction of the Zaporizhzhian nuclear power plant. Loud shots were heard in the city — the mayor Dmitry Orlov.

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Russian troops smashed and looted shops in Enerhodar. Now the city is quiet, but the situation is tense — the head of the Zaporizhzhya NPP press service department Andrii Tuz told to Suspilne. Also according to his information, unknown people went to apartment buildings with machine guns today. At about 9 p.m., the Russian occupiers finished clearing the checkpoint that people had filled with scrap metal and spikes and drove to the intersection of roads, one of which leads to the nuclear power plant.

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Mariupol, Donetsk region. Russian troops shelled at least two neighbourhoods, hit a hypermarket on the western outskirts, and beat the hospital. There is no electricity, water and heat supply in the city, and the food delivery routes are blocked — Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Region State Administration. “Russia wants to organize the same blockade as the Nazis set up in Leningrad. This is a demonstrative massacre of the city, which refused to surrender to the "Russian world", — he commented.

Also, in the evening, Russian troops fired two cassettes of multiple launch rocket systems "Grad" at the city of Toretsk, Donetsk region. Two people were injured, electricity and gas supply were damaged.

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Russia plans to impose martial law on March 4 over the whole Russian territory. The main goals are to prevent anti-war protests in the country and create a reserve of troops to continue the war with Ukraine — Defense Strategies Centre reports.

The United States is still not ready to close the sky over Ukraine — spokeswoman of White House Jen Psaki reports. "Such a step requires implementation, namely that the US military will have to shoot down Russian planes and provoke a direct war with Russia," she said.

Russia has brought 90% of its troops to Ukraine which were primarily ready for the invasion. The plan is to capture Kyiv — the White House reports.

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There is no heating and electricity In Okhtyrka, Sumy region. Also Russian troops are bombing Sumy — the head of the Sumy regional administration reports. Today the bombing of the city of Sumy began at about 18:00.

There are 3,000 civilians remain in Volnovakha, Donetsk region. The city is almost destroyed because of Russian air strikes and there is still fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the city — people's deputy Dmytro Lubinets reports. On March 1-2, 500-550 people were evacuated.

Today, the Russian army twice shelled the village of Bilenke in Odesa region. One person was killed and one was injured — the State Emergency Service reports. The villagers decided to evacuate.

The Ukrainian militaries destroyed 10 Russian combat vehicles in Hostomel near Kyiv. The battle for control of the city continues.

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The second round of talks between Ukraine and Russia has ended, there are no necessary results — adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak reports. "There are decisions only on the organization of humanitarian corridors," he added.

In Kherson, Russian troops have seized the office of television and radio company "Public Broadcasting: Kherson"("Suspilne movlennia: Kherson") and plan to air with fakes about "capitulation and signing of a peace treaty with Russia" - the head of the Kherson regional administration Hennadii Lahuta reports.

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Rescue operation continues on the site of the thermal power plant in Okhtyrka, Sumy region, which was hit by an airstrike earlier today. Two bodies have been found so far. A woman was rescued from under the rubble and received medical help. Operation continues, says State Emergency Service.

Kharkiv now. The Russian troops attacked civilians yet again. Rescue operation goes on in the Pivnichna Saltivka neighbourhood. The State Emergency Service reports that more than 40 apartment buildings and private houses were attacked and caught fire in Kharkiv today.

Chaiky village, Kyiv region. A 10,000 sq m warehouse and an eight-storey administrative building caught fire after the Russian attack. The rescue operation is underway. No casualties have been reported so far.

Volodymyr Zelensky suggested meeting Vladimir Putin in person: “What do you want from us? Get off our land. If you don't want to leave now, sit down with me at the negotiating table, I'm ready. But not in 30 meters like with Macron or Scholz, I'm your neighbour after all. I don't bite. I'm a normal man, just sit down and talk to me, what are you scared of?” Also, the President of Ukraine has once again called to close the airspace over Ukraine.

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A convoy of more than 100 units of heavy equipment of the Russian troops is approaching the city of Energodar (Zaporizhzhya region), which is home to the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Battles are at the checkpoint at the entrance. During the shelling by the Russian troops, several houses were damaged, including the school — the mayor of Energodar.

Russia is deploying thermobaric weapons, or so-called vacuum bombs in Ukraine — intelligence of the United States and the United Kingdom.

After a telephone conversation with Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron said that “Putin has deliberately chosen war” and he will not stop, because “Russian ambitions are to capture the whole of Ukraine.

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In Zaporizhzhya region hospital was under fire, three people were killed and four were seriously wounded. The facility has severely damaged the nursing, intensive care and surgical departments.

In Kherson, the Russian army replaced the building of the branch of the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine "Kherson Regional Directorate "Skifia" — the head of the Regional State Administration Gennady Laguta . "The Russians began to mine Kherson. Eyewitnesses report that they installed "stretch marks" in the town — near the building of the "Skifia", he wrote. People are asked to be attentive and in case of detection of explosives, to inform law enforcement officers.

As of 15:30, as a result of air strikes on residential buildings in Chernihiv, the bodies of 22 people were removed from the rubble. Rescue work continues — State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

From the city of Irpin, Kyiv region, which the Russian army attacked with missiles, on Thursday, March 3, the Ukrainian military evacuated children and women. Yesterday, Russia struck a residential building in Irpin. One civilian was killed.

In the Czech Republic, the police open criminal proceedings for approving the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Employees of the National Center for Combating Organized Crime (NCOZ) detained one person who was charged for publicly approving and justifying Russian aggression against Ukraine on the Internet. The accused faces from six months to three years in prison — said the NCOZ spokesman Yaroslav Ibegay. Throughout the Czech Republic, law enforcement officers are investigating approximately 200 other similar offences, and criminal proceedings have already been opened in nine cases.

The second round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia began in Bilovezska Pushcha.

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Today, the delegation from Ukraine is to hold the second round of negotiations with Russia on ending the war, said Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the President's Office. According to David Arahamiya, the head of the Servant of the People faction, at least humanitarian corridors should be organised due to the plans.

The intelligence unit of the Ministry of Defense has seized the Russian intelligence and control module 9C932-1 (Barnaul-T), the ministry's press service reports. The module was designed to reconnoiter air targets and counter the work of Ukrainian aviation. The crew of the module was destroyed during the battle. Ukrainian intelligence received documents, personal documents of the Russian military, maps and communications.

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The intelligence unit of the Ministry of Defense has seized the Russian intelligence and control module 9C932-1 (Barnaul-T). Фото: Міноборони

The European Union has signed a Memorandum to provide Ukraine with 1.2 billion euros of macro-financial aid. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

Kyiv Museum of Alexander Pushkin ceases to exist under this name. The initiative to change the museum's name started a long time ago, but now, "in the days of the bloody Russian war against Ukraine", the museum staff decided to announce this change to the public. The preliminary new name is "Museum of Life of Kyiv of the First Half of the Nineteenth Century".

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90 drones, which were donated by Latvian companies, were delivered to the Armed Forces, according to the Latvian Army's Twitter account.

Ukrzaliznytsia provided to the Armed Forces of Ukraine with refrigerated wagons for the removal of the dead Russian occupiers. 20 cars will be sent to remove the dead of the Russian army from the station Fastiv, Odessa-Zastava, Podilsk, Merefa, Zaporizhzhya. The company assured that these cars will be used exclusively for the transportation of killed Russian military personnel. Also, these trains will be driven at a sanitary distance from others.

The Board of Directors of Ekho Moskvy made a decision to liquidate the radio channel and website, the editor-in-chief Oleksii Venediktov said. Previously, Roskomnadzor excluded the radio from the air and blocked the media site.

Consequences of the Russian troops striking residential buildings in Chernihiv.

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A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber which attacked civilians and infrastructure, was shot down by the Joint Forces Air Defense Unit near the town of Volnovakha, the Joint Forces Headquarters said. Earlier, a Russian SU-30 plane was shot down over Irpin.

The chairman of Mykolaiv administration Vitalii Kim declared on air of Suspilne that in the Kherson airport all enemy equipment is destroyed. "This is reliable information about Kherson and the enemy's supply base next to it.” According to Kim, there are no residential buildings near this area.

At least 34 civilians were killed and 285 were injured in air strikes on Kharkiv, Izyum, Yakovlivka and Khoroshevo on March 2. Among the injured - ten children, according to the State Emergency Service.

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Yakovlivka Kharkiv region after air strikes, 3 March 2022. Фото: Суспільне

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Yakovlivka Kharkiv region after air strikes, 3 March 2022. Фото: Суспільне

Ukraine is already meeting the first of 16,000 foreign volunteers, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He also said that every Ukrainian who lost his job due to the war will receive compensation of 6.5 thousand hryvnias and pensions will be paid in full.

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Today, at the hearings of the UN Committee, it is necessary to determine the cities and regions to which humanitarian corridors will be created, Deputy of Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. She explained that Russia wants to make it seem as if it provides corridors, without giving corridors. "And there is their evil plan to force people to cross the border of Ukraine and drive people towards Russia. The whole world knows that this is not the case", - said Deputy of Prime Minister. According to her, the situation is difficult in many cities. Mariupol, as well as Kherson, are in great need of help.

As of the morning of March 3, Mariupol remains under the control of the Ukrainian military, but there is no water supply in the city. "All water supply channels are interrupted, because the enemy extinguishes the main communications," said the head of the Donetsk administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko. Negotiations are held in Kherson region to ensure a green corridor for humanitarian assistance. In many settlements in Kherson region and in the region centre, there is currently a problem with the provision of medicines and food products. In some cases - it is necessary to restore gas and electricity supply.

Social networks disseminate information that Suspilne Kherson is under the control of Russian troops. Officially: this information is false. The occupiers have seized the premises of the branch, but Public Broadcasting in Kherson continues to work and provide reliable information. We work remotely to quickly provide you with information about everything that is happening in the region on the site and on social networks.

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The day before the start of the Paralympics 2022, the International Paralympic Committee decided to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in the Paralympics, the committee's website reports. The day before it was discussed that athletes from Russia and Belarus will act in a neutral state. The new decision was explained by mass appeals from representatives of other countries, who threatened to withdraw from the competition, as well as the deterioration of the situation in the Paralympic village.

In Chernihiv, after the shelling, the oil depot caught fire. 6 tanks with fuel of 5 thousand cubic meters are burning, each spokeswoman of the State Emergency Service of the region reported.

200 people were evacuated from the city of Borodianka in Kyiv region, the head of the Kyiv administration Oleksii Kuleba reported. "Today we will try to continue the rescue operation. Many people are in danger, under shelling," he said. Humanitarian crisis in Dymerskyi direction — Polissia, Ivankivsk community. These settlements cannot be reached, food cannot be handed over to people for 7 days, many do not have electricity and water supply, because the Russian military opened fire on the civilian population.

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The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Karim Khan, has announced the beginning of an investigation into alleged war crimes committed against Ukraine by Russia.

Khan remarked that he already sees signs of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Khan reported that on March 2, he received an appeal on the situation in Ukraine from 39 ICC member states and the work on collecting evidence of war crimes of the Russian Federation began.

The investigation will cover the period from 21 November 2013, and thus take into account previous and ongoing allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide committed in any part of Ukraine. He also called on all those involved in the fighting in Ukraine to strictly abide by international humanitarian law.

Two children and four adults died as a result of an airstrike of a Russian aircraft in Izyum, Deputy Mayor Vololymyr Matsokin said. Two private houses were destroyed in the dirt. In one of them a family the with their children lived. Damaged the former evening school, besides a fire in the police building and a disgraced executive committee, hit multi-storey buildings in the city centre.

Also, the air raid was over Merefa and nearby villages. The village of Yakovlivka, where 600 people live, was practically destroyed. According to the chairman of the Merefian council, 11 people were evacuated at night, 11 injured, 2 dead, 2 people are looking for help.

Since the beginning of the attack on Ukraine, Russia has lost about 9,000 troops, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. On the eve of the Ministry of Defense of Russia for the first time voiced data on losses, their data: 498 Russian military personnel died. Also, the Ukrainian General Staff reports the destruction of 217 tanks, 900 combat vehicles, 90 artillery systems, 30 aircraft, 31 helicopters, 11 air defense systems and dozens of other equipment.

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Russia invades Ukraine — live updates from Suspilne. фото: Telegram-канал Дмитра Луніна

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The team of the American channel CBS witnessed the explosions in Kyiv when the correspondent was finishing the broadcast. News producer Justin Redman called it "the biggest explosion we've ever seen."

At night of March 3, four explosions were heard in Kyiv. According to Suspilne correspondents' information, the explosions were heard in various parts of the capital. Before the explosions in the capital the air alarm sounded.

No applications from the population were received by the State Emergency Service. According to preliminary information, the air targets were shot down by air defense forces. Information on the number and location of explosions is being clarified - the press service of the National Police reported to Suspilne.

In Zaporizhia, traffic through the Dnieper Hydroelectric station, a large hydroelectric power plant in Zaporizhia, has been completely blocked. According to Acting Mayor of Zaporizhia Anatoliy Kurtev's report, the measures are necessary to prevent Russian troops from entering the strategic facility. The mayor also urged not to leave the house unnecessarily and not to use cars.

Roman Abramovich has announced that he is selling Chelsea football club. He promised to donate the proceeds from the sale to the charity fund "Victims of the War in Ukraine" (support for the reconstruction process will also be included). The Russian has owned the English club since 2003.

In the waters of the Black Sea there is a movement of the landing detachment of the Russian Federation consisting of four large landing ships and three missile boats in the direction of Odessa, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' report. According to the military, naval groups of Russian sailors continue to fire on civilian ships and capture sailors.

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On March 2, Ukrainian troops with the support of aircrafts destroyed columns of military equipment, three planes, two helicopters, and Russian manpower in Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions — Ukrainian Armed Forces report.

Bombardment of Izyum, Kharkiv region. There are dead. Russia's attack began around midnight, hitting an apartment house and a private house. At least six civilians were killed in a private house — Volodymyr Matsokin, mayor of Izyum's deputy reports.

The Pentagon reported that it has no information that Russia will draw additional troops to Ukraine, and that Belarus plans to send troops to help the Russian army.

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OSCE envoy to Ukraine Maryna Fenina killed during Russia's shelling of Kharkiv — OSCE Secretariat in Vienna

Russia may impose martial law across the country on March 4. This will allow mobilization and restrict some rights and freedoms of citizens - Adviser to the President's Office Mykhailo Podoliak.

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Due to another shelling by Russian troops in Kharkiv. The Uspenski Cathedral was damaged in the city — people were hiding there at that time. but fortunately, no one was injured.

Update on the explosion at the Kyiv railway station. Due to a missile attack by the Russian army, the shell fragments fell near the South Station, the city heating main was damaged, some platforms were temporarily closed, and a suburban train without passengers was damaged - Ukrzaliznytsia reports.

38 countries have submitted data on crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court on crimes — the British Foreign Office.

Russian military rob stores, shoot at civilian and municipal vehicles in Trostyanets, Sumy region — Military Administration of the region. On the eve the Russian army entered the city in three columns. "The Russian military is actually holding the residents of Trostyanets hostage. They have placed shock equipment between the houses. They are covering themselves with civilians," Ukrainian officials said.

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Kyiv, Odessa, Izmail, Kharkiv air alarm continues almost all over Ukraine. In Kyiv, the sounds of explosions in different parts of the city, people are urged not to come out of hiding. The President's Office reports a missile strike. The blast occurred near the subway near the South Railway Station. This is the central part of the city. Whether there are victims — it is being specified.

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Rescuers and volunteers evacuated more than two hundred residents of Borodyanka, Kyiv region. For more than two days, people were trapped under the rubble of buildings, in basements and cellars. On March 1, the village of Borodyanka was hit by a missile. The Russian military bombed houses from planes, the oil depot caught fire.

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On March 1, the village of Borodyanka was hit by a missile. ДСНС

The UN General Assembly voted in favor of a resolution calling on Russia to end its attack on Ukraine and withdraw troops from its territory. 141 of the 193 member states voted in favor, 35 abstained and five voted against.

"The Russians do not stop shelling Volnovakha, Donetsk region, but we together with the police still take people out of there," said Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk state administration. Kyrylenko says that this time about 200 people were deported, including women, children and the elderly. For the fifth day in a row, Russian troops have been destroying Volnovakha and surrounding villages and refusing to provide a humanitarian "green corridor" for evacuation.

WHO demands to create a "humanitarian corridor" for victims of Russian aggression in Ukraine, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He announced that the first batch of humanitarian aid will arrive in Poland on March 3, including 6 tons of first-aid medication for traumatology and emergency surgery, enough for up to 1,000 patients, and other medical goods for 150,000 people.

Ukraine appealed to international organizations and even the Pope to help organise a corridor to evacuate civilians from the cities the Russian army is trying to occupy now, but Kremlin systematically ignores this request, says Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. "Either we reach a deal with the Russian Federation, which as we all understand is virtually impossible, or the Red Cross and the international community will do it," stressed Vereshchuk.

Several thousand people filled the streets of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, to stop the invasion of the Russian army. "These “orcs” have brought in their looters. Our teachers have to guard schools so that they are not plundered, " says one of the protesters.

Russian troops attacked a checkpoint in Korosten, Zhytomyr region, from the air. Four people are killed and five injured.

Having retreated in one of the directions, the Russian troops left their equipment with documents inside which consist plans — reported the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The main information in them — the documents for the war with Ukraine were approved on January 18, 2022, and the operation to capture Ukraine was to take place within 15 days: from February 20 to March 06.

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Ukrainian forces destroyed a command post of the Russian troops in the village of Dytiatky, Kyiv region, located on the verge of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exclusion zone, reports the press service of the Armed Forces. Major General Serhii Nirkov, chief of staff of the 36th army of the Russian Federation Eastern Military District, fled to Belarus, in the direction of Mozyr, leaving his personnel under Ukrainian attack.

On the night of March 1, in the Kyiv region, during an air battle between two MiG-29 fighters of the Ukrainian Air Forces tactical aviation brigade and a pair of Russian Su-35S, both Russian aircraft were destroyed, the press service of the General Staff reported. In addition to air-to-air missiles from MiG-29, Russian jet fighters were attacked with S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles. Ukrainian Air Force lost one MiG-29 in the battle, the search for its pilot continues.

In the Donetsk region, Ukrainian units went into a counterattack for the first time in seven days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reports the adviser to the Head of the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych. "Most of our troops are holding their positions. One of the brigades advanced on the outskirts of Horlivka and is now securing the position there." He added that this is a mental turning point in the fight. The Russian troops surrender, abandon their arms or retreat to the border. The only units that put up significant resistance are managed by the Russian Generals and experience the fire of Ukrainian aviation and artillery for the first time.

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Russian troops continue to prepare for the maritime landing operation on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine (Zatoka and Odesa districts), the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported. The military recorded the deployment of navy ship teams on the high seas.

Massive aerial bombardment does not stop in Kharkiv. The city will start a period of large-scale destruction. A building in the city center near the mayor's office was destroyed. Explosions are heard in residential areas near the South Railway Station and the airport, the school was destroyed. Adviser to the Head of the Presidential Office Oleksiy Arrestovych said: Kharkiv is today Stalingrad of the 21st century.

According to him, in Kharkiv, Russian troops are targeting the city with heavy multiple launch rocket systems, aviation. "I understand that the task is to psychologically break Kharkiv and commit terror. But the Armed Forces, the territorial defense and other defenders of the city are very skilfully attacking and repelling attacks," he said.

Rescuers began to find out the extent of the destruction after the city's attack, but then, due to shelling, work stopped.

In Donbas, shelling of settlements continues in Luhansk region. The projectile hit the building of the Severodonetsk kindergarten, there were children in the basement.

In Volnovakha, the evacuation of the civilian population and the delivery of food are ongoing. Russian troops deliberately hit the "green corridor". Meanwhile, the head of the military administration of Stanitsya Luhanska and two of his deputies are suspected of treason.

In Kyiv, the National Police discovered saboteurs in the subway, one of whom hid ammunition in a children's toy.

The European Union disconnects seven Russian banks from SWIFT: VTB, Russia, Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Sovkombank and Vnesheconombank. The decision will enter into force on March 12. Also, Russia Today and Sputnik were banned from broadcasting in the European Union.

The second round of talks with Russia will take place on the evening of March 2 between the same representatives as before, said the adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych.

In Konotop, Sumy region, the Russian troops demanded that local authorities surrendered the city threatening with an artillery attack. However, the civilians decided to fight for their home and encircled the Russian machinery shouting "Shame on you!".

In Enerhodar, hundreds of residents blocked the passage of the Russian vehicles. Employees of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant gathered to stop the Russian army from seizing the plant.

A man waves a Ukrainian flag in front of tanks in Svobody (Freedom) Square. Kherson, March 2, 2022.

The Russian forces shelled the Chernihiv district hospital, as reported by the operational command "North". A cruise missile hit the hospital building.

DHL international company has suspended the delivery of goods and documents to Russia and Belarus.

Russia's Sberbank announced its decision to leave the European market after the group's subsidiaries faced an abnormal outflow of funds and a threat to the safety of employees and branches.

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88% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine will be able to repel Russia's attack. Sociologists noted that this index is growing almost daily. Belief in victory prevails in all regions of the country. Only 10% today do not have such kind of confidence.

98% of respondents support the activities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 93% support the activities of President Zelensky, 84% support the actions of local mayors. 80% of respondents said they are ready to defend the integrity of Ukraine with arms. Compared to pre-war times, this figure has increased significantly (in 2020 - 59%).

The highest level of readiness is observed in the West and in the Center of Ukraine, a slightly lower level of readiness - in the South and East territories of the country.

Support for Ukraine's accession to the European Union and NATO is the highest in the history of the polls: 86% support Ukraine's accession to the EU, 76% - for NATO membership. Compared to the pre-war period, support for EU and NATO accession has increased by more than 20 points. In terms of age, there is unanimous support for Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO in all categories.

Only 4% of people do not believe that Ukraine will become a member of the EU. The number of those who do not believe in Ukraine's European integration has decreased significantly: in November 2021 this index was 26%. The poll was conducted on March 1, the representativeness error is not more than 2.8%

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In the Kyiv region, the Russian military is shelling the cities of Irpin and Gostomel in the morning. On the night of March 2, Bila Tserkva and the village of Borodyanka were bombed, the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration said. Many buildings were destroyed and city infrastructure damaged.

The difficult situation in the directions of Borodyanka, Zhytomyr highway and the village of Dymer remains. "The Russian military does not give either the 'green corridor' or the opportunity for volunteers to pass to help the civilian population," the regional administration said.

On March 2, Russian troops opened fire on Lysychansk, Severodonetsk and Zolote, Luhansk City Administration Chief Serhiy Haidai said. According to him, shops, pharmacies, banks, post office and gas stations are partially operating in the cities of Luhansk region. Travel between cities is difficult, sometimes dangerous. The evacuation train is expected in Lysychansk at 3 p.m. The city is also waiting for hemodialysis for patients.

The night of March 2 in Kyiv was calmer than the previous one. Kyiv continues to prepare for defense, fortifications are being built, the Kyiv City Administration said. In the morning, where possible, public transport began to run, grocery stores and pharmacies opened. There is a humanitarian headquarters that will provide medicines, food and basic necessities, especially for those who need it most: single people and the elderly, people with disabilities, mothers with young children.

President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Jews of the world and urged them not to remain silent about the events in Ukraine. "On the first day of the war, Uman was brutally bombed, where hundreds of thousands of Jews come every year. Then Babyn Yar, where hundreds of thousands of Jews were shot. I am now addressing all the Jews of the world - don't you see what is happening? Nazism is born in silence. That's why he is shouting about the killing of civilians. He is shouting about the murders of Ukrainians," the President said.

He stressed that in Babyn Yar in Kyiv, a place of remembrance for the 100,000 people killed by the Nazis, and the site of Kyiv's old cemeteries and shelling, is "beyond humanity."

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In the territory of the village of Balovne of the Mykolaiv area landing of the Russian landing took place. The personnel of the Russian military - in four helicopters. In Mykolaiv from 10:00 curfew was declared, people have to leave streets. According to the chairman of the Mykolaiv military administration Vitaly Kim, planes left Sevastopil in the direction of the city.

Civilians in Mykolaiv region seized the Russian armoured personnel carrier:

Estimated losses of the Russian armed forces since the invasion of Ukraine, from 24.02 to 02.03: personnel - 5840 people, planes / aircraft - 30 units, helicopters - 31 units, tanks - up to 211 units, combat armoured vehicles / APV - 862, artillery systems - 85, anti-aircraft warfare systems - 9, MLRS - 40, fuel tanks - 60, UAV operational and tactical level - 3, light speedboats - 2 units, vehicles - 355.

On March 2, 2022, the Ukrainian Navy closed shipping in the north-western part of the Black Sea, the press service said. According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian ships require the civilian ship HELT to enter the Black Sea danger zone "so that the occupiers can cover themselves with a civilian ship as a human shield", otherwise they will open fire on the ship.

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A group of Kadyrovtsy (a special regiment of the Russian National Guard, which is the personal bodyguard of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov) was preparing to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said Secretary of the National Security Council Oleksiy Danilov. "The entire elite group of Kadyrovtsy was destroyed," the Center for Countering Disinformation said.

On March 2, the Russian military shelled the Left Bank district of Mariupol. The maternity hospital came under fire. Nobody was injured. "We give birth, operate, treat! And so it will be, no matter what! We have three babies born today! Life goes on!" The maternity hospital said.

Kharkiv, Mariupol and Kherson are the most frequently hit by Russian shelling, Defense Minister Reznikov said. According to him, Russia is losing its combat capability, some soldiers are being taken prisoner.

The night in Kharkiv passed restlessly. During the night, SU 25 planes bombed Chuguev's positions (Bashkirovka and the airfield), the city of Kharkiv (CHP 5, the tank school on Poltava Way and the dormitory on Klochkivska). The building of the tank school, which was hit by an air strike, burns down for 9 hours.

In March 1 alone, there were 58 fires in the city due to shelling and explosions. According to the head of the military administration, according to preliminary data, 112 people were injured and 21 died. Kharkiv is receiving humanitarian aid - food, medicine, the mayor said. The night, he says, was difficult. The city is partially surrounded. Today Ukrzaliznytsia plans to send two evacuation trains from Kharkiv to the western regions.

Canada has closed ports for Russian-owned ships and inspected all Russian oligarchs' property in the country. The country noted that such actions will have a significant impact only if a similar decision is made by other countries.

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At about 8: 00 am in Kharkiv on the morning of March 2 there was an explosion. It took place near the buildings of the Main Directorate of the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine, located in the city center.

Earlier, fighting took place near a military hospital in Kharkiv. According to the head of the regional police, currently the situation near the hospital is under control, security has been strengthened. There are no casualties among the Ukrainian military.

Russian troops continue to advance with the forces of thirteen combat tactical groups (BTGr) on the border of Gorenichi, Gostomel, Demidov in the direction of Kyiv. According to the press center of the Ministry of Defense, there are currently up to three BTGs in the Zhytomyr region. Also, about 17 armored personnel carriers are trying to block Kyiv from the north.

The Russian army is trying to keep Sumy, Okhtyrka and Lebedyn surrounded.

In the east, the Russians have focused their efforts on blocking Mariupol, and in the south, the offensive on Kherson and Nova Kakhovka continues. Russian troops are deploying a ship group and preparing for a naval landing operation.

Consequences of attacks of Borodyanka in the Kiev region. On the eve the Russian military carried out rocket attack on the settlement, from planes rockets were dropped on houses, the oil depot caught fire.

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The United States is closing its airspace to Russian aircraft due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, stated President Joseph Biden. "Together with our allies, we are closing our airspace to Russian flights," he said. The President has also stressed that the United States will not send any troops to fight on the Ukrainian territory. Biden assured that the United States supports the people of Ukraine and will continue to put economic pressure on Russia.

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Kherson remains under Ukrainian control, but Russian forces have seized a railway station and a river port, said Kherson Mayor Igor Kolykhayev. He says the situation is difficult, the number of casualties is currently unknown. The Russian forces started the assault on Kherson on March 1 by shelling residential buildings.

The Russian military completely occupied Trostyanets in the Okhtyrka district, Sumy region, reported the Mayor. Power lines are damaged, roads are destroyed, there's no internet, TV, or radio in the city.

The Ministry of Defense reports that Belarusian troops have been put on alert and are now located in areas close to Ukraine.

The OSCE mission evacuated monitoring teams from patrol centres in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk. The observers from Kharkiv have moved to Dnipro and are now waiting to leave the country, states the daily report released by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission on March 1. The monitoring team in Kherson remains in the city, residing in a shelter. The Head of Mission and senior management will remain in Ukraine until the evacuation is complete.

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Kharkiv was fired from the territory of the Russian Federation. Фото: Павло Дорогой

Kharkiv is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe as a result of shelling, says Myroslav Marynovych, a founding member of the Helsinki Group. "Today Kharkiv is turning into Grozny. This is pure horror. Russia had used the terrorists-fighting pretext while bombing Grozny and had no consequences from the international community. Today Russia is trying to hide behind the slogan of fighting fascists and nationalists. But the world will not let it slip this time". Marynovych is convinced that the war will not last: "This is not the middle of the 20th century. Today the world is so interconnected that humanity will prevail over this outbreak of evil.

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Ukrainian biathlete Yevhen Malyshev, 19, was killed today during the fights with the Russian army. "The biathlete quit the national junior team two years ago. Lately, he was serving army contract,” reports the Facebook page of the Biathlon Federation of Ukraine. The Biathlon Federation sends its condolences to athlete’s family and friends.

The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation ordered the state regulator Roskomnadzor to limit access to Echo of Moscow and Dozhd TV Channel, according to the agency's website. Echo of Moscow radio is taken off the air, and the websites of both media are blocked due to "the purposeful and systematic calls for extremist activities, violence, and spreading false information about the actions of Russian troops in the special operation to protect the "DPR" and "LPR". Both media disagree with the decision, declaring it unfounded and political. Dozhd journalists remind that the YouTube channel is still available.

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The Russian army fired on Zhytomyr. After hitting the Caliber cruise missile at the base of the 95th Brigade in Zhytomyr, residential buildings caught fire, said Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Gerashchenko. According to the mayor, the Russian army aimed directly at the living space.

The consequences of the defeat are still unknown, all the windows and doors of the hospital were knocked out. According to the State Emergency Service, there are dead and injured. There are people under the rubble.

About 300 children and their parents are hiding from the shelling in the basement of the largest children's hospital in Ukraine, Okhmatdyt in Kyiv. These are seriously ill people, whose evacuation outside the medical institution could have cost their lives. More than half of the patients had to be sent home or to other medical centers. Under these conditions, the Okhmatdyt accepts the wounded, continues to perform operations and even prepares for organ transplants.

As of the sixth day of military aggression against Ukraine, Russian armed forces have lost tactical initiative and slowed down, and now they are shelling peaceful Ukrainian cities instead. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, according to the Facebook page of the General Staff.

Google has allocated $ 115 million to help Ukraine, as well as direct grants and advertising loans, said Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhaylo Fedorov.

Apple has banned the sale of Apple equipment through its official online store Apple Online Store in Russia. Apple Chairman Tim Cook spoke about the situation in Ukraine on February 25.

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Russia has launched a missile strike on the towns of Vasylkiv, Bila Tserkva and the village of Kalynivka in the Kyiv region. A three-story dormitory and two residential buildings were destroyed. In Bila Tserkva, people may be under the rubble of the dormitory, two have already been rescued by rescuers.

Kharkiv was fired from the territory of the Russian Federation from a strategic bomber-missile carrier Tu-22M3, according to the Air Force Command. Without crossing the state border, the enemy used high-precision weapons in residential areas - air-to-surface missiles. The bomber fired about 16 missiles at the city. The Air Force recorded this crime against humanity between 7:07 pm and 7:51 pm on February 28. The materials will be sent to The Hague.

Chernihiv region is fighting the enemy. Head of the Chernihiv Military Administration, that the soldiers in the Chernihiv region receive weapons, including modern anti-tank systems. Tomorrow the first trucks for food chains may arrive, local bakeries are working, and humanitarian luggage from Chernivtsi is being sent to Chernihiv, an arrival is being organized.

After February 24, 80,000 people returned to Ukraine from abroad, mostly men, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, citing the State Border Guard Service.

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The Suspilne site has been attacked — it will be temporarily down. It has become known that a virus has been launched that destroys files. At the same time, the UA: Pershiy satellite signal is jammed. We are preparing to move to the backup. Our team continues to work and cover the latest events on social networks: Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Viber, as well as Twitter in English.

Explosions in several districts of Kyiv — Rusanovka, Vyshneve, Kurenivka, Boyarka and Zhulyany — State Special Communications Service.

A new attack by Russian troops on Kharkiv. Several areas are being bombed. According to preliminary information, shells hit the Institute of Tank Troops on Kholodna Hora district and Pavlovo Pole district. There are flames and fires in the city.

Since the beginning of the invasion, Russia has launched more than 400 missiles into Ukraine — a senior official from the US Department of Defense, writes Reuters.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a column of the Russian military which in the afternoon left from Mykolaiv in the direction of Bashtanka. The offensive was stopped — the head of the Kirovohrad State Administration Maria Chorna. Fighting in the area will begin in the afternoon. Ukrainian helicopters destroyed Russian troops near the village of Yevheniivka. And in Bashtanka, the military captured two Russian soldiers.

The Ukrainian military attacked the Russian army near Mariupol — Mariupol City Council. The military reports a large number of trophies, including tanks.

The most active fighting and shelling by Russian troops is taking place on the outskirts of Kyiv and in Kharkiv — adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksii Arestovych. "These are the north-western outskirts of Kyiv. On the Zhytomyr route there are clusters of enemy troops, along which we are working with artillery so that they would not be able to congregate," Arestovich said. According to him, there are also artillery battles in Kharkiv, enemy aircraft are working. At the same time, the Ukrainian army and defense are repelling the enemy.

In Melitopol as a result of hostilities of the Russian troops 31 apartment houses were destroyed — the mayor Ivan Fedoriv. According to him, starting tomorrow, the city will start providing social assistance to two hundred bedridden people with disabilities.

Volodymyr Zelensky called the condition for negotiations with Russia: "We must at least stop bombing people, just stop bombing and then sit down at the negotiating table."

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Russian troops attacked the center of Mariupol. According to preliminary data, one person was killed and three were injured. Several houses were destroyed, including a school. The shelling of the city began at 5:30 p.m.

The Russian army shelled Borodyanka village in Kyiv region. Two houses were destroyed. "The enemy is shooting civilians from planes. I don't know how many air strikes will be inflicted on our civilians and our children," - said Heorhii Yerko, the head of the village council.

The city of Lozova, Kharkiv region, was hit by air strikes. According to preliminary data, the military facilities were attacked: the area of ​​the former arsenal. No casualties detected for now. Civilian objects are not affected - Lozova City Council reported

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If necessary, Ukraine can strike a preemptive strike on Belarus. "The decision will be made by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief", Secretary of the National Security Council Oleksiy Danilov says. Earlier, on February 27, the unrecognized leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, confirmed that missiles had been fired from Belarusian territory at Ukrainian positions, which in fact meant that Belarus was officially fighting on Russia's side. Today, a spokesman for the North Defense Forces, Vitaliy Kyrylov, said that Belarusian troops were already in the Chernihiv region.

Adviser to the head of the President's Office Mykhaylo Podoliak said that the new tactic of Russian troops is to bomb large cities to lead to mass casualties and panic. Today, the Russian army bombs the streets of Mariupol, Kherson, Kharkiv and Kyiv all day.

Broadcasting of national TV channels was restored after a Russian shell hit the Kyiv TV tower. Volodymyr Zelenskyi commented on the attack: "Why do we repeat "Never Again" for 80 years, if when the bomb falls on Babyn Yar, the world remains silent? 5 more lives were lost. History repeats itself." The Kyiv TV Tower is located on the territory of Babyn Yar, a place where a large number of people were shot by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

The European Parliament has supported the proposal to grant Ukraine EU candidate status. A total of 676 MEPs voted, including 637 in favor, 13 against and 26 abstained.

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Mariupol is under heavy airstrike by Russian jet artillery. "The occupants are shelling all the areas of the city. The fire just doesn't stop… So far, 21 people have been injured according to the operational info. It’s currently unknown how many are killed," says Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration.

Dorogozhychi district in Kyiv after the airstrike at the broadcast tower that left 5 people killed and 5 injured.

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Explosions were heard in two Kyiv districts, one of them in Dorogozhychi where a large broadcast tower was targeted by Russian forces. Broadcasting hardware was damaged, and some TV channels are currently down including Suspilne. They will be back soon using the backup broadcasting equipment.

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Russian troops shelled a school in Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia region, according to the mayor.

Ukrainian villagers take Russian soldiers captive, reports Vitaly Kim, the chairman of the Mykolaiv regional military administration: "I am not a military tactics pro. I believe that the Russians do not want to shoot at civilians and are afraid to enter peaceful cities. They come in a column trying to lure people out, head to a city. Then they pause, and when they resume their advance, they are met with double roadblocks, barricades, and Molotov cocktails. They observe and turn back."

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The Russian plane responsible for airstrikes in Kharkiv was shot down by Ukrainian forces. Preliminary information indicates that the plane crashed near the market says Tetyana Tsybulnyk, the head of the Novobavarsky District Administration. This is the same plane that fired a bomb into the residential building, where rescue operation continues. As reported previously, 8 people died and 8 were injured in that attack.

Russian troops have also shelled city hospital in Kharkiv, says Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the head of the President's Office. The number of casualties is currently unclear. "The only thing I know is that neither medical staff nor patients were injured,” says Kharkiv Deputy Mayor Svitlana Gorbunova-Ruban.

The first prisoner exchange took place in the Sumy region, said the head of the Sumy regional administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi. Five Ukrainian Territory Defence fighters were swapped for one Russian military police officer.

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The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that the Russian army will launch missile strikes on the facilities of the 72nd Main Air Defense Center in Kyiv and the Security Service of Ukraine. This is the city center.

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk called on the Red Cross to make humanitarian corridors in Kyiv and Kyiv region: "We know about the insidious intentions of the enemy to surround Kyiv and take it in the ring. I believe that the Ukrainian army and all those who defend our land with weapons and Kyiv will do everything possible and impossible against criminals in uniform who call themselves the Russian army to prevent this from happening. But I once again appeal to the Red Cross to do everything in our power to ensure that there are humanitarian corridors. "

Another air strike by the Russian army on Kharkiv. A five-story apartment building was partially destroyed. Fire. There are victims, many injured, people under the rubble. The number of victims and injured is being clarified.

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Kharkiv. A five-story apartment building was partially destroyed. Фото: ДСНС

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Russian troops fired at the Masana neighborhood in Chernihiv from "Hail" multiple rocket launchers. Rescuers are currently working there.

The Russian army shelled the village of Dachne, near Odessa. The gas pipeline and 9 private houses were damaged. One person was killed and two were injured.

As a result of the shelling of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration building by Russian troops, 7 people died, 24 were injured, and 11 were hospitalized. One of them is a child.

Ukraine is currently fighting for its land, its survival and its full membership in Europe. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky to the European Parliament. "We are fighting for our rights, our freedom and our lives. And now we are fighting for survival, but we are also fighting to be equal members of Europe. And I think today we will show that we are. With us, the European Union will definitely be stronger. Without you, Ukraine will be lonely. We have proved our strength that we are at least the same as you," Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech to the European Parliament. Yesterday, the President of Ukraine signed an application for Ukraine's membership in the EU. The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said that the European Parliament had accepted the application.

The Ukrainian army destroyed the equipment of the Russian troops at the Berdyansk airfield — the operational headquarters of the executive committee.

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Mayor of Kherson Ihor Kolykhayev has addressed Volodymyr Zelensky, the Cabinet of Ministers and the Verkhovna Rada to organize all the humanitarian missions and provide a "green" corridor to the city. The region urgently needs medicine and food. Kolykhayev also asks to evacuate people who have been hurt the most by Russian attacks.

The Russian military in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is experiencing significant external and internal radiation leading to the future manifestations of cancer, according to Energoatom. Russian troops captured Chernobyl on February 26. All this time they are holding the station staff hostage.

Vladimir Zelensky recorded a new video message: Russia carried out a terrorist attack in Kharkiv and hit the largest square in Europe with a cruise missile. Kharkiv and Kyiv are now Russia's biggest targets.

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The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov stated that the tribunal that will try war crimes of the Russian troops and their commanders should be in Kharkiv, a city where shelling in residential areas continues to kill people. In the city where the first trial of German servicemen took place in 1943, as a result of which the Nazis were convicted of war crimes - the mass extermination of locals.

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Russian troops attacked Svobody Square in Kharkiv. Facebook: ДСНС

"Now the Kharkiv tribunal must pass sentence on the Kremlin's followers of Hitler, who have already" surpassed "him. I want to celebrate our boys and girls in the east. They have become an insurmountable barrier for the enemy, which demoralizes him terribly, "said the Minister of Defense.

Today began with the bombing of the city center - Svobody Square and the building of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. According to the State Emergency Service, the Russian military carried out the attack at 9:17. The explosions partially destroyed the building of the regional state administration and nearby houses. A fire on the roof was reported at the Opera House. It affected the Philharmonic building and nearby houses.

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Russian troops attacked Svobody Square in Kharkiv. Facebook: ДСНС

In the shattered building of the regional state administration blockages are dismantled, there are people. Rescuers have already rescued six people. About 20 people are known to have been wounded or injured. Volunteers help to get the victims and the bodies of the dead.

The chief doctor of the emergency hospital Olena Kovalyova said that 5 wounded people have been taken to the hospital so far. These are civilians who were passing by the building of the regional state administration when the rocket hit it. "They have mine injuries - injuries to limbs, torso, chest and abdomen. All of them are now in the operating room. The situation is difficult, we are fighting for their lives," she said.

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Russian troops attacked Svobody Square in Kharkiv and Kharkiv Regional State. Facebook: ДСНС

The doctor has no data on the age and sex of people. According to Kovalyova, since the beginning of the war, more than 200 wounded have been brought to the facility, more than 30 of them - military, the rest - civilians. She does not have accurate data on the dead.

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Russian troops attacked Svobody Square in Kharkiv and Kharkiv Regional State. Facebook: ДСНС

The enemy has no assault troops left, so he is using criminal tactics, said the head of the Kharkiv military administration Sinegubov. He assured that the city is under the full control of the Ukrainian authorities. "Our military is standing still, constantly strengthening them, that is, the enemy has no chance, so he began to use such vile criminal tactics of shelling civilians." According to him, the fiercest fighting is taking place on the approaches to Kharkiv, concentrating large capacities of artillery equipment and trying to shift our defensive positions from there, but he fails due to significant losses.

In the afternoon of February 28, Russian troops shelled residential areas of Kharkiv with Grad missile systems. Eleven civilians were killed and more than 40 were injured.

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Air alarm and threat of air strikes in Konotop!

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The situation in Ukraine is under control, said Oleksii Arestovych, adviser adviser to the head of the President's Office. According to him, for the third day in the Black Sea there is a storm that prevents the Russian landing party from landing. The intensity of Russian missile strikes has decreased, with Russia already using about two-thirds of its missiles.

Russian troops fired on the regional orphanage in Severodonetsk. No one was injured or killed. All children and staff were evacuated earlier, said Luhansk Military Administration Chief Serhiy Haidai.

While the Russian equipment approaches Mykolaiv, locals burn it, the chairman of the Nikolaev viscose administration Vitaly Kim told. Three columns of equipment go to Nikolaev. According to Kim, the Russians will pay thousands of dollars for the burnt equipment. According to Kim, this was suggested by the "local oligarch".

In Sumy there is a threat of street fights, people are urged not to leave the house and to be away from the windows

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Belarusian troops entered Chernihiv region. The information was confirmed to the Public by Vitaliy Kyrylov, spokesman for the Territorial Defense Forces "North".

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"On the fifth day of the intervention, the Russian occupiers were unable to hide the fact that they were in agony", said Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, summing up the war as of March 1.

"Barbaric rockets and rocket-propelled grenade launches of peaceful cities are evidence that they are no longer able to fight armed Ukrainians. Only the peaceful ones, like the last cowards. This is a war crime. Its direct executors and organizers are doomed for the rest of their existence to bear the brand of murderers and hide. The tribunal is waiting for them", - the minister stressed.

The Russian army has lost about 5,710 troops, 198 tanks and 29 aircrafts since the invasion of Ukraine. This information was provided by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces according to 6:00 on March 1. The report also mentions 200 Russian prisoners, 29 helicopters, 77 artillery systems, 846 armored vehicles, 7 air defense equipment and more. The data are approximate due to the high intensity of action.

Overnight on the border with Moldova, in Mogilev-Podilsky queues completely disappeared. One car is passed in one minute. For the last days 2162 people passed, the correspondent of Suspilne reports.

As of the morning of March 1, Mariupol and Volnovakha of Donetsk region are being shelled by the Russian occupiers of in the Donetsk region and shelling has not stopped. But after heavy fighting, these cities are under the control of the Ukrainian military, according to the information of Donetsk military administration.

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Mariupol: shelling has not stopped. Fasebook: Маріупольска міська рада

According to its report, on February 28, about 30 people were evacuated from Volnovakha, and another 100 left on their own.

In Mariupol, the Russian occupiers damaged power lines by shelling. There is also no heating in the city.

In Odessa region in the morning missile strikes of Russia on two settlements are detected. One dead and three injured are currently known.

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Russia launched an air strike on the center of Kharkiv

Russian troops attacked Svobody Square, where the Kharkiv Regional State Administration is located. According to preliminary information from the coordinator of the "Everything for Victory" tent, Borys Redin, no one was killed in the tent.

Consequences of blow on the Freedom Square - video from regional administration. Source: Konstantin Nemichev

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Air alarm in Kyiv, Zaporizhia, Kramatorsk, Cherkasy, Smila and Uman. All residents urgently need to go to shelter

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In Dnipro, Mariupol, Kharkiv — air alarm at 8.30 am. All in shelters!

8 am. Air strike on Svobody Square in Kharkiv - March 1,

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In Vasylkiv, Kyiv, two people were killed and three were injured in rocket attacks on a five-story building, said Mayor Natalia Balasynovych.

In the evening of February 28, three air bombs were dropped on a military unit in Brovary near Kyiv. One fighter was killed and five were injured, said Mayor Igor Sapozhko. He noted that "there are relevant columns that want to move through Brovary to Kiev."

The American company Maxar showed a photo and reported that a Russian convoy with equipment and personnel, 64 kilometers long, was moving north from Kyiv. In addition, in the south of Belarus, about 32 kilometers north of the border with Ukraine, additional units of ground forces and assault helicopters were spotted. Reuters reports that such a statement is based on an assessment of satellite images of the advance of Russian troops, taken on February 28.

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Russian convoy with equipment and personnel, 64 kilometers long, was moving north from Kyiv. Maxar

On February 28, Ukrainian army shot down 5 fighters of the occupiers, the command of the Air Force of Ukraine reported. The air defense shot down a cruise missile and one helicopter with the help of BUK-M1 anti-aircraft systems. The Armed Forces attacked SU-25 attack aircraft, which bombed columns of armored vehicles in Kyiv and Zhytomyr oblasts during the day; SU-24 M bombers, which struck 4 bombs on tank and mechanized columns in the Chernihiv region and near Berdyansk. Bayraktars destroyed a tank and two BUK anti-aircraft missile systems.

In Chernihiv region — air alarm, All in shelters!

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Kherson is surrounded on all sides. The occupiers fired on the suburban village of Chornobaivka, the houses are damaged. There is a lot of enemy equipment on the outskirts.

More than 30 countries around the world have declared their support for Ukraine and the provision of military and humanitarian aid. At the same time, the Russian military leadership plans to involve the Belarusian army in the war against Ukraine, the General Staff said. And Sumy region Konotop, Lebedyn, Okhtyrka, Trostyanets, Sumy - remain under siege.

The Russian state news agency Ruptly, based in Berlin, has faced a sharp outflow of personnel following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters. Employees complained that they were not allowed to call the war in Ukraine an "invasion", demanding it to be called a "special operation", among other editorial objections.

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Kyiv after the shelling, February 2022. ФОТО: УНІАН

In the Kherson region, not all residents of the village of Vesele were able to leave using the "green corridor", according to the organizer of informational self-defense of Nova Kakhovka Sergiii Tsygypa on his Facebook page. According to him, there are a couple of old people left in the village who would like to be evacuated. Residents of the villages of Kozatske and Vesele in the Novokakhovka community occupied by Russian military were given a "green corridor” and were given the opportunity to evacuate to Nova Kakhovka.

The US will not declare Ukrainian airspace a no-fly zone, as it will require a US military presence and effectively make the United States a party to the conflict, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. She stressed that the US administration will continue to support Ukraine.

In Kyiv — air alarm, All in shelters!

In Sumy region, the heads of one of the state-owned enterprises subordinated to the administration, together with the territorial defense, seized enemy equipment with their bare hands, said the head of the Sumy military administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi.

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Equipment of the Ukrainian military, seized by Ukrainian soldiers. Sumy, February 28. ФОТО: Сумська обласна адміністрація

The mayor of Mykolaiv refuted information that in Mykolaiv there are mass evacuations of people from the city are fakes. "We do not have any total evacuations. Everyone who needs to be evacuated was evacuated. I hope we will not need to evacuate to other countries, "said Oleksandr Sinkevych. He says: the fighting situation is tense. He has information about possible rocket fire, also there can be an attack of the Russian troops on Mykolaiv.

On February 27, a 6-year-old girl injured in shelling by Russian troops was brought to the Mariupol hospital in critical condition. In this video, doctors try to save her, but to no avail. One of the doctors involved in resuscitating the child said to the camera: "Show Putin…. eyes of this girl! Show the doctors who are crying!”.

Japan imposes sanctions on Russia over invasion of Ukraine. They will personally touch Putin, Medvedev and other Russian officials.

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In Vinnytsia air alarm.

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Some people remain under the rubble after the rocket fire from Grad missile systems in Kharkiv. Rescuers are trying to pull them out, says Mayor Igor Terekhov. "Russian troops shooting civilians in their homes is beyond our worst nightmares. What I see now is a crime against the whole world," said Terekhov. On February 28, Russian troops shelled residential areas of the city, killing 11 people, and injuring more than 40.

The Sumy region has lost contact with the mayor of Trostyanets, which is now sieged by the Russian army, said the head of the Sumy military administration.

President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to 12 servicemen who showed courage during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Half of them received the title posthumously.

A little kiang was born during shelling in the Kharkiv Ecopark. "Baby Ukrainians are born in shelters, and in the Ecopark, a baby kiang was born under the rocket fire and howling of sirens." The Ecopark is located on the outskirts of Kharkiv. On the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, February 24, it was shelled leaving some animals dead and cages destroyed.

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The full-scale attempt to seize Kherson has started, reports the State Special Communications Service, citing eyewitnesses. Earlier it was reported that the Russian military encircled the city.

Kharkiv perinatal centre stays open during the war. Midwives and doctors haven't left the clinic basement for five days now. According to the head of the premature neonatal unit, they have connected the oxygen concentrator to a homemade electricity generator. A Nigerian woman is among the mothers, who went into labour on the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She addresses the whole world from the ICU: “We lived happily in Ukraine. We just want things back as they were!” 17 abandoned babies have been moved to the perinatal centre’s basement as well.

The State Special Communications Service urges Ukrainians to report if the Russian military has seized their mobile phone. According to the service, quite often Russian soldiers left without any reception, loot phones from Ukrainian citizens. "This is very important, if they took your phone, find someone who has a reception, or use a landline and report it immediately. Our lives and state security depends on it," says the statement.

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has personally initiated an investigation into Russia's invasion of Ukraine. His statement was published on the International Court of Justice website. "There are sufficient grounds to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed in Ukraine," the prosecutor wrote. Karim Khan has instructed his team to explore how to preserve all the evidence.

In Lviv, the Rescue Animals Home shelter accepts pets left behind by refugees leaving Ukraine. In addition to cats and dogs, the shelter accepts pet rodents, parrots, rabbits, etc. Volunteers urge owners not to abandon their animals if possible. The animal clearance procedures have been relaxed, for example, Poland accepts refugees with animals with no documents.

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Ukrainian mobile operators have blocked access to their networks for phones with Russian numbers, the State Special Communications Service said.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that Russia plans to use the military of Belarus for the offensive: "The enemy does not abandon the desire to achieve its goal, its own offensive potential is almost exhausted, it plans to involve the most trained military units of the Republic of Belarus, completing the concentration along the state border of Ukraine."

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In five days of invasion, 56 missiles and 113 cruise missiles have been fired at Ukraine. “There is a "fraternal friendship" for you," said Volodymyr Zelensky. The President of Ukraine added that today's shelling of Kharkiv is clearly a war crime, and the bombing and shelling of Ukrainian cities during talks with Russia were synchronized with the negotiation process. "We do not accept such tactics. Fair negotiations can take place when one side does not hit the other with artillery at the time of negotiations," Zelensky stressed. According to him, so far the talks have not brought the desired result.

In Mykolaiv, the column of the Russian troops retreated from the city. "One turned back and one did a maneuver and encircled Kherson. I will confirm tomorrow," said Vitaliy Kim, head of the regional administration.

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Russian troops fired aircraft at high-voltage lines in Mariupol, leaving the city partially without electricity, the city hall said.

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The shell hit a maternity hospital in the village of Buzova, Kyiv region. The patients were evacuated, said CEO Vitaly Girin: "The damage is grand, but the building is standing. All were evacuated. All are in a safe place."

As of February 28, Russian troops remain in Berdyansk, Zaporizhia Region, which was occupied last night. The missile was fired at the Berdyansk seaport. A civilian was also wounded. This was announced by Acting Mayor Oleksandr Svidlo. According to him, the work of the police was blocked by Russian troops yesterday. Today, they partially performed their functions, but worked in civilian clothes. "Berdyans came to the executive committee building this morning to express their civil position. And I am very grateful for that to them. I remind everyone that Berdyansk is Ukraine and we will not surrender our city."

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Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov joined the Public from the bomb shelter and said that Russian troops continue to shell the city. "There are already more than 87 victims. People under the rubble. In addition, the Russian army began to blow up substations. Some districts of Kharkiv are currently without electricity. Problem with water supply. This is a real genocide," Terekhov said.

Ukraine offers Russian soldiers to die, or amnesty and 5 million rubles as compensation — said Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.

Kherson is surrounded by occupation troops, but the city is not captured — authorities say. There is a concentration of Russian troops near the Shumen district. They also blocked several streets and set up a checkpoint.

The first batch of StarLink satellite Internet stations has arrived in Ukraine. This was announced by the Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov: "Thank you Elon Musk and all partners of free Ukraine! We continue to fight on all fronts! " Two days earlier, Fedorov and Musk had discussed the delivery on Twitter.

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Convoy of the Russian Federation, which was driving along Makariv, Kyiv region, and chaotically fired on houses near the road, was neutralized, Makariv village head Vadym Tokar said: “They covered 51 km and burned 10 tanks. He is also saying that a plane was shot down in the area of ​​Kozychanka settlement, and the air defence intercepted a missile and shot down over Lyshnia.

On the evening of February 27 in Makariv there were fights, there was a lot of equipment of the Russian Federation on the roads. The Armed Forces later reported that Ukrainian troops had destroyed Russian Buk anti-aircraft missile systems in Makariv.

Russia's missile strike on the city of Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region. Destroyed 3-storey dormitory without further burning. The emergency service rescued two people, another person was previously trapped. The work continues.

In the city of Vasylkiv, near Kyiv, a 5-storey dormitory was destroyed by a missile strike by the Russian army. The fire was extinguished. Rescuers are finding out if there were people in the building.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine report that near Lebedyn, Sumy region, destroyed 96 Russian tanks, 20 hailstones, 8 fuel trucks. It was a refuelling base for Russian troops. The positions of the Grad missile systems were also destroyed.

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In Ternopil, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Volyn, Mariupol, Dnieper and Lviv — air alarm, All in shelters!

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"It's very disappointing. We have just made modern renovations, new cool educational places for children from all over the Kyiv region. But nevertheless, we will rebuild those, we have builders studying", — said the director of a vocational school in Vasilkiv, which was destroyed by a Russian missile.

The video shows the destroyed building, where more than 300 children from all over Kyiv region studied: future hairdressers, builders, tailors, cooks. At night of February 27, when Vasylkiv airfield was being attacked, a missile hit here. 18 children slept in the school dormitory, they survived.

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Russia invades Ukraine. Vasilkiv, 28 February, 2022. Ангеліна Карякіна, Суспільне

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Three houses are destroyed in the Kyiv region by a Russian missile strike. At about 19:10 on February 28, rockets have hit Vasylkiv, Bila Tserkva, and Kalynivka village. Five-storey dormitory and two residential buildings with five stores each were destroyed as the State Emergency Service reports. Rescue groups are on the way to the scene.

Three powerful explosions took place in Kyiv. Local authorities have warned that the city is under threat of a missile strike. The explosions happened almost immediately after the conclusion of negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in the neutral territory near the Pripyat River.

Ihor Sapozhko, Mayor of Brovary, informed about an air raid on a military unit. The mayor urged people to take covers and keep safe in shelters. There is an information about 5 wounded people and one killed at the moment after the airstrike. Also the Sapozhko refuted the information about Russian troops in the city, as a some of the media reported.

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Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are concluded. Mykhailo Podoliak, an Adviser to the President, said at a briefing that "Ukrainian and Russian delegations have held the first round of talks and are going back to their capitals for further consultations."

The Ukrainian military have once again successfully used Bayraktar drones to destroy Russian Buk missile systems near Ivankiv village in the Kyiv region, says Valery Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Buk missile system is the same one that hit Boeing 777 of MH17 flight above Donetsk in July 2014. The fighting in Ivankiv began on February 25.

Russian troops may try to block communications, the Internet and TV signal in the frontline regions to misinform people according to the press service of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration. The invaders may shut down communications to announce the surrender of Ukrainian troops and the fall of Ukraine to persuade people to surrender.

Residents of Dobryanka village, Chernihiv region, approached the Belarus border with Ukrainian flags earlier today. Ukrainians informed their Belarusian neighbours that no one is waiting for them in Ukraine, then sang the national anthem. Today after another artillery shelling in Chernihiv a large hardware store and five neighbouring houses have caught fire.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed an application for Ukraine's membership in the European Union.

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The shelling in Kharkiv killed 11 people and injured dozens — said the head of the Kharkiv State Administration Oleg Sinegubov. Artillery shelling continues today — in the districts of Oleksiyivka, Saltivka, Pavlove Pole. This happens during the day when people go to pharmacies and for groceries. Due to the shelling, officials said, rescue services could not begin work.

Several thousand foreign citizens, have expressed their desire to join the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, said Deputy Minister of Defence Hanna Malyar. "We already have several thousand applications from foreign nationals who want to join the resistance to the Russian occupiers and protect world security from the Putin regime," she said. Earlier, on February 27, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the formation of the International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine, and called on foreigners to join the resistance to Russian troops.

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk is a world heavyweight champion who joined the territorial defence of Kyiv and will defend the country from the Russian army. Also, Yuriy Vernidub, a Ukrainian football coach who led the Moldovan club Sheriff to the Europa League playoffs this year, joined Zaporizhia's territorial defence.

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Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk is a world heavyweight champion who joined the territorial defence of Kyiv. Фото:Левко Стек/Facebook

Meanwhile, negotiations with Russia are underway. Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, said that the third round should begin.

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The guards of the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv neutralized a Russian sabotage group that was trying to enter the territory, said the spokesman of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Evstratiy Zorya.

The curfew lasted for one and a half days in Kyiv - all shops were closed. After its completion, Kyivkhlib bakery began distributing bread to people for free.

In Rivne from today and during martial law sale of alcoholic beverages is forbidden, the corresponding order was issued by the mayor.

On February 28, an evacuation vehicle following Volnovakha residents in the Donetsk region came under fire. The Russian army has used the Hail multiple rocket launcher, said Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk military administration. The evacuation column remained intact, and it is in a shelter.

At about 3 p.m., Russian troops fired on the suburban villages of Chernihiv from the Hail multiple rocket launcher. Locals report significant damage to dozens of homes. Some houses have been completely destroyed. There may be people under the rubble. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has already left for rescue.

During the day, Russian troops shelled Severodonetsk in Luhansk, destroyed infrastructure, and killed and injured. Rescuers are helping all victims, according to the State Emergency Service in Luhansk region.

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Consequences of the shelling of a residential area of the city of Severodonetsk in the Donbass, February 28, 2022. Фото: ДСНС

Director of the Heart Institute in Kyiv Boris Todurov told how the hospital works during the constant shelling of the Russian military. At the time of the first bombing, more than 100 patients were in the clinic. There are 10 people in the intensive care unit of the hospital, 2 - after a heart transplant, 5 - on artificial lung ventilation. "We have not been able to get liquid oxygen for 5 days now. Volunteers brought us several oxygen concentrators and we got out of the situation," Todurov said. According to him, doctors and patients are hiding in basements during the attacks.

The mayor of Pivdennyi in the Kharkiv region and his deputy were detained on suspicion of treason for negotiating with the Russian military, said the head of the Kharkiv military administration Oleg Sinegubov.

The servicemen from Zmiiny Island are alive and in the captivity of the Russian Federation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated. On February 24, Russian aircraft attacked the border of Zmiiny Island. Thirteen border guards were reported as killed. On February 26, the humanitarian civilian ship Sapphire, carrying Ukrainian priests, was sent there. They were illegally captured by the Russians. "We are very pleased to find out that our comrades are alive, that the marines and border guards captured by the Russian occupiers on Zmiiny Island are alive," the General Staff said. Ukraine demands the immediate release of its citizens.

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In the afternoon, while negotiations with the Russian Federation are taking place, the Russian military inflicted a massive blow on the residential areas of Kharkiv with the "Grad" multiple rocket launcher. According to the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Gerashchenko, there are dead and wounded in the city.

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Negotiations have begun between Ukrainian and Russian delegations.

352 civilians have been killed since the start of Russian invasion in Ukraine, 16 of them children. 2040 people were injured, including 45 children, says Viktor Liashko, Minister of Healthcare.

At 12:28 air-raid sirens sound again in Ukraine. The air alarm was sounded in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Pryluky, Cherkasy, Sumy, and Okhtyrka.

In Okhtyrka, a shell hit an oil depot, the local military administration has confirmed. Video by Maxim Edel.

Russian troops attacked an airport in Zaporizhzhia on the night of February 28. According to Anatoly Kurtev, Acting Mayor, the attack was successfully repulsed.

Ukrainian forces destroyed the Russian military plane, which shelled Sartana village and Mariupol four times yesterday, said the mayor of Mariupol Vadym Boychenko.

Since the day of the invasion, February 24, Russian troops lost 29 aircraft, 29 helicopters, 191 tanks, 816 armoured combat vehicles, 74 guns, 1 BUK anti-aircraft missile system, 21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, and 291 automobile units, 60 tanks, 3 drones, 2 units of ships or boats, 5 air items of defence equipment. These are the official data published by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Kyiv is completely controlled by Ukrainian forces, the entrances to the capital are clear, said Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, in response to numerous reports that Kyiv was allegedly blocked by Russian troops and evacuated. He stressed that the news that Kyiv is surrounded by Russians are fake. He noted that heavy fights continue in some suburbs.

Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova clarified that releasing the prisoners who have experience of military service is not a mass action, but a "one time step". "People should not worry that criminals will fill the streets, and other convicts should not expect any amnesty". She stressed that all risks were assessed individually for each released person and control mechanisms are in place. She added that this is a true chance for people who made a mistake but want to defend Ukraine.

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Ukraine is sending an urgent application to join the European Union under a simplified procedure, said President Volodymyr Zelensky. "We are grateful to our partners for being with us. But our goal is to be together with all Europeans and, most importantly, to be equal, "the President stressed.

Participants in hostilities with real combat experience will be released from custody to defend the country, said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. He noted that this is a morally difficult decision, but anyone who can join the fight against Russian troops must do so. "Under martial law, participants in hostilities - Ukrainians with real combat experience - will be released from custody and will be able to compensate for their guilt in the hottest spots of war. The key now is defence, "he said.

From the morning of February 28, battles are being fought for Mariupil and Volnovakha in the Donetsk region. Authorities are trying to organize a "green corridor" to evacuate local residents. Yesterday, civilians could not be evacuated due to shelling by the Russian army.

Residents of occupied Berdyansk in the Zaporizhia region came to sing the National Anthem under the walls of the city council. Earlier we reported that the area was occupied by Russian troops.

Chernihiv region, the city of Hrodna, today, February 28. Citizens on the main street are blocking the movement of Russian military equipment towards Chernihiv. People blocked the road with equipment, according to eyewitnesses, there were also tanks. The vehicle turned around and drove back.

Ukraine's cyber army has hacked the Kremlin's website, said Interior Minister Vadym Denysenko's adviser. According to him, now the entire telephone base of the Kremlin is freely available - from heads of administration to journalists and public organizations. There are also fortune tellers' phones. "There is a separate pool in the Kremlin's telephone base - their fortune tellers. It's just that you understand how the information machine of the Russian regime works, "he said. Now the data can be found in the telegram chatbot "power of the Russian Federation".

Google Maps has blocked two features in Ukraine that provide certain information to users in real time to protect Ukrainians, said Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. This is a real-time overlay feature on Google Maps, which is used to monitor the situation at a distance. The second is the Live Busyness feature, which shows the popularity of the place.

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation resorted to provocation and published the address to Kiev. "All civilians who are in the city can easily leave the capital of Ukraine on the route Kyiv - Vasylkiv. This direction is open and safe, "the Russian Defence Ministry said.

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Ukrainian delegation arrived in the area of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border to take part in talks with representatives of the Russian Federation. The key issue of the talks is an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of troops from Ukraine. The delegation included representatives of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the President, Verkhovna Rada, and the Tripartite Contact Group.

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Energoatom refuted a statement by the Russian Defence Ministry that the Russian army had taken control of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Energoatom spokesman Leonid Oliynyk said that the nuclear power plant is under full control of Ukraine and is operating stably.

The mayor of Rivne Oleksandr Tretyak said on the morning of February 28 that as of 09:00 the situation in the region is under control. He assured that the border between Ukraine and Belarus in the Rivne region is under the control of the Ukrainian armed forces. "There are no Chechens in our community, there are no breakthroughs," said the mayor.

Fire in a house in Kharkiv due to an enemy shell, February 27. The fire was extinguished for six hours. No one was injured in the fire, according to the local department of the State Emergency Service.

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Fire in a house in Kharkiv due to an enemy shell, February 27. Facebook/MNSKHARKIV

The city of Balakliya in the Kharkiv region was hit by air strikes, the hospital building was damaged, but it is working. The city was cut off from food supplies, they had almost no food left, medicines in pharmacies ran out, and there was no heat in Balakleya at night, Mayor Ivan Stolbovyi said on the morning of February 28. "We can't contact Kharkiv because the Rostov highway is blocked, in the direction of Zmiyiv - broken.

A queue to one of Kyiv's supermarkets in the morning of February 28 after the curfew, which lasted from Saturday evening. Suspilne correspondent's video.

Ukrzaliznytsia has scheduled five additional trains from western Ukraine to the Polish city of Chelm and back for passengers heading to EU countries. Boarding of trains will take place in a live queue. Preference will be given to women, children and the elderly.

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Around 9:00 on February 28, some volleys of "Grad" multiple rocket launcher were heard in Kharkiv.

Consequences of night shelling in Kharkiv, near the village of Pyatihatky, where the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology is located. Traces of shells, broken windows.

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Consequences of night shelling in Kharkiv, near the village of Pyatihatky. Фото: Суспільне

Thousands of cars stretched in a 20-kilometer traffic jam on the way to Krakovets checkpoint on the border with Poland. Some people are waiting for the second day. Residents of neighboring villages are equipping field kitchens, and volunteers are helping with resettlement.

On February 28, Russian military forces launched an air strike on Sartan again. Currently, there is no information about any destruction and casualties, according to the report of Mariupol City Military Administration.

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Consequences of the shelling of Sartana, Donbas, Ukraine. Наслідки обстрілу Сартани, фото: Маріупольська ВЦА

Saboteurs are detected and detained in Odesa every day, 28 separate mechanized brigades of Ukrainian Armed Forces reported. They transmit information on the movement and deployment of troops, mark houses or infrastructure, give light signals, launch drones and take photos. Ukrainian militaries ask to report suspicious people to the police or checkpoints.

Despite the hostilities in Ukraine, the value of US dollar in Ukraine on February 28 stopped at UAH 29.25 per US dollar, according to the report of National Bank.

During the war, Russian army lost about 5,300 people in Ukraine, said Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar.

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The curfew, which lasted from Monday evening, ended in Kyiv at 8:00. Grocery stores and public transport will work. Metro trains will run much less often than usual. The Kyiv City Administration urged people not to go out without an urgent need, because street fights continue in almost every district of the city.

In Berdyansk, Zaporizhia Oblast, employees of a children's and adult clinic refused to go to work, but the city hospital is fully operational, said Berdyansk City Council Secretary Oleksandr Svidlo. The city has no transport, water, sewage. We reported yesterday that Russian troops had seized all administrative buildings in the city. According to the Berdyansk district administration, the Berdyansk district is occupied. The city authorities refused to cooperate with the occupiers. The police have been disbanded. One person was killed and another was injured in the capture of the city.

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In Berdyansk, Zaporizhia Oblast. Фото: Суспільне Запоріжжя

In Kharkiv, the offensive was repulsed all night, columns of Russian military and equipment were destroyed, said the head of the regional military administration Oleg Sinegubov. The city is currently under control, but there are many Russian sabotage groups on the streets. All equipment that entered Kharkiv yesterday was destroyed, more than 20 saboteurs were blocked at the school, they were destroyed. There was a case when seven Russian servicemen surrendered to one Ukrainian soldier.

During the offensive of Russian troops in Ivankiv in the Kyiv region, the local history museum burned down, where about 25 works by the famous Ukrainian artist Maria Primachenko were kept.

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Work by the famous Ukrainian artist Maria Primachenko. Картина Марії Примаченко / Фото: УНІАН

Foreigners who have expressed a desire to take part in the war against Russia should apply to Ukraine's diplomatic missions abroad, said Fedir Venislavsky, MP and member of the National Security Committee. ". This has become very widespread. For today or tomorrow, the formation of groups that merge into various units of the Armed Forces will begin, "he added.

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Sirens in Chernihiv, Luhansk region, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Kyiv and Vinnytsia.

As a result of the shelling in Chernihiv, a kindergarten, a house and a shop were on fire. The ammo hit the foundation of a five-story apartment building, causing two apartments on the ground and second floors to catch fire. The fire was extinguished.

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Fire in a house in Chernigiv region due to an enemy shell. ФОТО: У ДСНС у Чернігівській області

Another ammo hit the kindergarten building, also causing a fire. It is noted that as of 6 o'clock, SES units were not involved in the firefighting due to the continuing shelling. In addition, ammo hit the store building in the central market, the fire was extinguished in an area of 70 square meters.

Russian troops continue to try to break through Kyiv's defenсe, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said: “It is the day the enemy continued to try to break through Kyiv's defence. Russian troops repeatedly tried to storm the capital“, — it is told in the message.

Ukrainians from the French Foreign Legion will be able to go to Ukraine in full combat gear, the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine reports.

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A siren can be heard in Kyiv at the moment. However, the night passed quietly in the capital and most regions. At the same time in Chernihiv the rocket hit the house, we wrote about it earlier, the information is updated by our journalists on the spot.

The President of Ukraine Zelensky stated that the next 24 hours will be crucial for Ukraine. At the same time, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov noted that Ukraine has been resisting Russia's attack for 96 hours - 4 days and thanked the defenders. Earlier, a number of media outlets reported that Russia's plan was to seize Ukraine in just 96 hours.

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Russia invades Ukraine. Ukrainian military near Kharkiv February 26, 2022. Фото: УНІАН

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yevhen Moisyuk addressed the Russian troops: "We give you the opportunity to return to your family without losing your life and dignity. Unload your weapons, raise your hands so that our servicemen and civilians can understand what you heard. This is your ticket home. Go, defend your homeland, not destroy ours". Hotline for relatives of Russian soldiers and officers: +380894201860 +380894201860 +380894201860

Russian occupants fire on columns of evacuated women and children, whom Ukraine is trying to evacuate from the temporarily occupied territories and from the line of contact in the Donbas. This was stated by the Minister of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk.

The National Academy of Science calls on the international academic community to completely suspend scientific cooperation with Russian scientists. "The Russian academic community in current conditions is actively assisting the Russian regime not only in injecting a new arms race, but also in the global promotion of Russia's official imperial policy," the NAS said.

We are waiting for information on the talks between the Belarusian and Ukrainian representatives on neutral territory.

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At 2:45 am, a residential building in Chernihiv was hit by a rocket. Two lower floors are in flames. For the moment, amount of casualties is unclear.

One woman was injured in a fire in a residential building in the centre of Chernihiv. Oleksandr Ivchenko, the spokesman for the State Emergency Service in the region, confirmed that she received minor injuries and the fire is already extinguished.

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Explosions have been reported in Kyiv and Kharkiv after a few quiet hours in the capital.

65.16% of the Belarus referendum voters supported the amendments to the Constitution to revoke neutrality and nuclear-free status. From now on, Belarus can deploy nuclear weapons on its land. According to the Election Commission, 10.07% voted against this decision.

A 6-year-old child died after Russian shelling in Mariupol, reports the Associated Press. Doctors tried to save her life but unfortunately could not succeed. “The girl was taken to the hospital, doctors and nurses gathered around her. They gave her injections and tried to resuscitate her with a defibrillator,” says one of the doctors. "Show this to Putin. Show him her eyes and the eyes of the doctors crying around her,” he added.

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A 6-year-old child died after Russian shelling in Mariupol. Фото: АР

Two Danish journalists were injured in Okhtyrka, Sumy region, and are now hospitalized in Poltava hospital, according to the press service of the Sumy National Police. Their condition is estimated as fair. The Danish Embassy in Ukraine has been informed about the incident. Earlier, Russian troops shelled an Okhtyrka kindergarten. There are killed and injured, some of them children. A hundred houses in the city have no gas.

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Fighter jets are now heading towards Ukraine from the Gomel region in Belarus, reports the State Special Communications Service. Earlier, the unrecognized leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, stated that there were no "Belarusian soldiers, no patrons" in Ukraine, although he confirmed that missiles were fired from Belarusian territory at Ukrainian positions.

Vitaly Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv military administration, describes Russian military signalling: a white rocket means to prepare for a start, two white rockets mean to start, yellow colour signals an obstacle and red means to stop and retreat. "We saw a white rocket half an hour ago, and recently saw the second, two whites in total. They are coming,” he said. A Russian military column from Crimea is reportedly heading towards Mykolaiv.

An air-raid alarm was sounded in Khmelnytsky and Chernihiv. Russian troops tried to break into Chernihiv again today, but "suffered greater losses than our military" according to Viktor Nikolyuk, Major General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian army has regained control of Volnovakha, Donetsk region, said Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the President's Office. Severe fights in the city caused a humanitarian crisis. Locals told SUSPILNE that they have no water for several days, power plants are destroyed, electricity is scattered.

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The District Prosecutor's Office in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Region, has opened a criminal case for treason over talks between Mayor Gennady Matsegora and the Russian military, who have occupied the city on February 27. Earlier, Matsegora said that the commander of the Russian battalion had given him an ultimatum: surrender the city or it will be taken by force. "I made this decision. The responsibility for everything that happens in the city lies with me. I have been here all this time and plan on staying. I am responsible for all the life support matters here," Matsegora explained.

The Kherson regional administration reported that the Russian military has changed into Ukrainian uniforms and is planning to organize an "evacuation" of Kherson residents under the guise of the Territorial Defence Forces. It looks like the occupiers want to gather civilians in the buses and send them to Kyiv followed by the enemy machinery.

Russian troops have stopped advancing to the west and north-west of Kyiv, and some units are already retreating, said Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the President's Office, at a briefing. "This is a tactical advance. Our artillery and air units continue to strike during the night, prompting them all to reconsider and just leave," said Arestovich.

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Since the beginning of the Russian attack on Ukraine, 352 civilians have been killed, 14 of them children. 1,684 people were injured, including 116 children, according to the Ministry of Health.

The cities of Schastia and Stanytsia Luhanska (Donbas) are on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. Private and apartment buildings and infrastructure facilities were massively destroyed by the occupiers' shelling. People are constantly in the basements. It is impossible to evacuate people or at least bring people bread and water, said Serhiy Haidai, head of the Luhansk Civil-Military Administration, and said he had appealed to international humanitarian organizations for help.

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Destroyed house in Luhansk region, February 26, 2022. Сергій Гайдай/Facebook

In the evening on February 27th , the Russian troops carried out rocket attacks on the Mykolaiv international airport. The information to correspondents of Suspilne was confirmed by the chairman of the Mykolaiv regional state administration Vitaly Kim.

A sniper, a citizen of the Russian Federation, was detained in Mariupol. According to the National Police, the man admitted that he came to Ukraine on behalf of the Russian special services. He was threatened with prison if he refused. His orders were "shoot to kill". The detainee is accused of encroaching on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.

In Kharkiv, territorial defense stormed a school building seized by the Russian military, said Konstantin Nemichev, chief of the local public defense headquarters. He has no information about the Russian wounded and dead, but notes that there were about 30 Russians at the school. Among Kharkiv residents, five were seriously injured.

The Russian Federation continues to accumulate aircraft and intensify special forces on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces. "More than 50 planes, 10 helicopters and 2 An-124 planes are concentrated at Machulishi airfield. The Belarusian command has brought some of its units into combat readiness. On February 27th, there were three missile strikes carried out on Kyiv. There were also air strikes on Zhytomyr airfield and Zaporizhia, said Oleksiy Orestovych, an adviser to the head of the President's Office.

Almost all European countries have closed the airspace to Russian aircraft.

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The Russian military uses methods of hostilities prohibited by international humanitarian law. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, they seize social infrastructure, wear the uniforms of the Ukrainian military, police and rescue services, use ambulances stolen from hospitals and ambulance stations, occupy children's camps and schools, deploy artillery on sports grounds , in residential buildings. A column is moving towards Kyiv, and the enemy has placed children and women on armoured vehicles to cover it.

"Who would have thought that we would escape from the Russians in Germany?" - say Ukrainians who are forced to flee the war. They are waiting for a free train to Poland at Lviv railway station. The platforms are crowded, people are panicking and pushing each other.

A child, who was taken away in critical condition, died at the Mariupol hospital today. As of 7:00 PM, a total of 15 civilians were taken to the hospitals. Since the beginning of the war, 75 civilians have been affected by the Russian invasion in Mariupol .

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said that unknown people had created a "clone" of his Instagram page. He blames Russia for this and sees it as part of an information war. In addition, he added that Russian online publications spread fake information with reference to his words that Kyiv was allegedly surrounded, and evacuation of people was impossible: "Do not believe lies!", - said the mayor of the Ukrainian capital.

In Chernihiv, Russian aircraft fired missiles at the city centre, near apartment buildings and historical sites. The rocket destroyed the building of the famous cinema, built in 1939, an architectural monument.

In the evening of February 27, armed servicemen entered the building of the Berdyansk Executive Committee, introduced themselves as Russian soldiers, and informed that all administrative buildings in the city were under their control. They also took control of the City Council, said Berdyansk Mayor Oleksandr Svidlo. "We have been asked to continue our work, but under the control of armed men. We consider such a proposal unacceptable, so we left the building with all our staff, "Svidlo said.

In the city of Ochakiv in Mykolaiv region the condition of navy port territory which was shelled by missiles on February 24 was shown. The guardship was completely destroyed, there are soldiers' cars who arrived to line up in the morning. On February 24, Russian military aircraft attacked the port. Today, divers got the bodies of soldiers who were killed in the first hours of the Russian army's invasion of Ukraine.

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Destroyed port in Ochakiv, February 24, 2022.

In Mykolaiv region four soldiers laid down their arms and surrendered to locals after the battle and the defeat of their column on the border with Kherson region. According to preliminary information, those soldiers belong to the 33rd Regiment based in Volgograd region, they are from 18 to 29 years old.

In two days, almost 100,000 citizens have been mobilized in Ukraine, half of them are military reserves of territorial defense units, said the head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny.

Dmarket, a trading platform for NFT and In-game Metaverse items, has froze all accounts of users from Russia and Belarus. $ 4.5 million of funds were sent to support the Ukrainian army, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Information Mykhailo Fedorov.

Ukraine's defense lasts 85 hours, the enemy will not be able to force Ukrainians to surrender the capital, said Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov. "It is useless to intimidate Ukrainians. It will not be possible to break our defenders, moreover - to force us to surrender the capital. It's extremely difficult time, but there will be the end of it. Ukraine will win. It is already winning! ”The Minister emphasized.

At 19:30 sirens sounded in almost all major cities of Ukraine: air raids were sounded in Kyiv, Kropyvnytskyi, Dnipro, Mariupol, Cherkasy, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr and Volyn' region.

Boxer Vasyl Lomachenko has joined the territorial defense forces in the city of Belgorod-Dniester, Odessa region, the mayor said. The former world champion in three weight categories will defend his hometown.

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Zhytomyr airport was hit by a missile fired from the Belarus direction, reports the Center for Strategic Security. The mayor of Zhytomyr says several explosions were heard; the strike targeted a military base which is located next to civilian houses.

Since the beginning of Russia's attack on Ukraine, pyrotechnics have defused more than 30 Russian missiles and artillery shells that did not explode in the fall.

Ukraine will pay every soldier UAH 100,000 per month, said President Volodymyr Zelensky. He also stressed that our military is not fighting for money and added that in the current conditions to be a soldier, to defend the country is the most important job.

The head of the regional state military administration of the Kharkiv region Oleg Sinegubov denied the report on the detention of the 302nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment. He stressed that no fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has laid down their arms. "Russia is actively spreading fake news that the 302nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment has been detained in the Kharkiv region. This is a lie!" he said.

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Soldiers near burned Russian "Tiger" CAV in Kharkiv, February 27, 2022. Фото: УНІАН

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The Russian military destroyed the legendary An-225 "Mriya" ("Dream" in Ukrainian) aircraft. It took place at the Antonov airfield in Gostomel near Kyiv, said Yuriy Gusev, head of the Ukroboronprom state defense concern. It will cost more than $ 3 billion to restore the plane, which will take at least 5 years. "Ukraine will make every effort to ensure that the aggressor country pays for these works," Gusev said. An-225 "Mriya" is an aviation giant, has records for the transportation of the maximum commercial cargo and the longest and heaviest cargo in the history of aviation.

Legendary "Mriya" - An-225.
Legendary "Mriya" - An-225. УНІАН

In the Kharkiv region, two planes were shot down over the town of Balakliia, according to preliminary data, they are Russian aircraft, said the head of the community Ivan Stolbovyi. "They flew over the city. As a result, windows flew from almost every house, from the hospital, from the city council, "he said. Stolbovyi himself came under fire, and he is currently trying to find out whether there was an air strike by a large military unit and a military unit in Balakliia. The head of the community called on people to stay in shelters.

In the Chernihiv region, Russian troops occupied the ancient architectural complex of the estate of the Lyzogubs. Director of the Chernihiv Regional Historical Museum Serhiy Laevsky. Before that, a shell flew into the park of the estate. The estate is an architectural monument of national importance, a complex of estates built from the end of the XVII to the beginning of the XX century.

In Mykolaiv the forces of National guard of Ukraine, together with the city commissioner, stopped trucks with marking of a large food Ukrainian network "ATB". During the inspection, the occupying forces were identified. The battle began. All Russian troops were disarmed. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

The situation in the town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region is very difficult due to two days of constant shelling by the Russian army. "Locals say they see funnels which are three to five meters away. There is already no water for several days. There is no electricity because the substations are broken. No gas. It is not possible to bring bread or food," administration of the Donetsk regional state said. The hospital in the city is running on generators, one of the departments is damaged by shells, but the ambulance does not leave because of the danger. Currently, 11 people are injured in the hospital.

In Kharkiv, the movement of suburban trains is resumed from the station. An evacuation train also went to Lviv.

The current map of the railway connection and the operation of railway stations in Ukraine. Data source: Ukrzaliznytsia.

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The Russian army dropped bombs on a residential area of Mariupol, Donetsk region. Russian tanks are also advancing along the line of contact. "Today at around 12:00 the Russian army fired again at civilians in the Left Bank district of Mariupol. Several bombs were dropped on apartment buildings, "the city hall said. The city is developing a plan to evacuate people from the Left Bank district. living in the perimeter of the shelling.

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The Russian army dropped bombs on a residential area of Mariupol, Donetsk region. фото: Маріупольська міська рада

From the airport in Sumy, the Russian military fired on a civilian car. In the car two adults and three young children, including an infant. The woman who was wounded in the head died. There is also another woman who died near the airport. Fighting is taking place in the city itself and in the villages of Nizy, Bezdryk and Konotop in the Sumy region.

In Mykolaiv, the south of the country, bridges are built after the message that from the Crimea from the direction of Mykolaiv the column of the Russian equipment moves. "We are building bridges, dismantling e-government systems in them. Also, just in case, they are mined and, in case of a breakthrough by Russian forces, will be blown up, "said Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych.

As of 1 p.m. on February 27, Russian troops had launched five air and 16 missile strikes on Ukrainian territory. Currently, the shelling of Kharkiv and Balakliia continues, the defence of Kherson continues, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the agency, the Russian army is currently continuing an air offensive, during which it is shelling military and civilian infrastructure. According to the agency, the Russian army is currently continuing an air offensive, during which it is shelling military and civilian infrastructure. "Having regrouped troops, the enemy is conducting offensive operations in the direction of Kyiv. The capital's defence forces are successfully defending the city, "the General Staff said.

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Ukrainian delegation is on the route to meet Russian negotiators. “They will meet near Prypyat river, at the border between Ukraine and Belarus. Aleksandr Lukashenko took personal responsibility of the safety of Ukrainian delegation during the transit, negotiations, and their return. He promised that all the jets, helicopters and rockets located in Belarus will be grounded,” said President Zelenskyy.

Ukrainian Artillery has destroyed more than 100 units of Russian machinery in Bucha, Kyiv region. Anatolyy Fedoruk, the Mayor of Bucha, has reported the street fights earlier today. “Seven buildings have been shelled.

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Smoke over the Bucha and Gostomel. Фото: УНІАН

“Kadyrovcy”, the units of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Republic of Chechnya, have heavily shelled the residential areas, shot windows and doors of civilian buildings. Sadly, some residents are dead or injured,” said the Mayor.

187 thousands of people have crossed border between Ukraine and Poland since the invasion started. “Refugees of many nationalities seek shelter from the war territories”, said the Office of the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Ukrainian army has destroyed a Russian tank division near Pryluky, in the northern Ukraine.

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Nine civilians have been killed in Kyiv since the start of the Russian attack, including one child, four unknown individuals and 18 military and Terrorism fighters. 106 people were injured or injured, 47 of them civilians, including three children. City Hall data.

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People in a shelter in Kyiv, February 25, 2022. Фото: УНІАН

Russian troops shelled the village of Ivankiv in the Kyiv region and hoisted Russian flags. "The territory is occupied by the Russian military. People do not come out of hiding. They fired on the entire infrastructure of the city, "said Anastasia Pryimachenko, a resident of the village. She said that according to preliminary data, three people died, but the number may be higher. According to the woman, it is almost impossible to get out of the village, because blown up bridges and the Russian military are firing on civilian cars. There is almost no communication either: "I understand that they have lined up the communication tower," the woman added.

Russia has seized two Ukrainian ships: the Athena tanker and the Princess Nicole dry cargo ship. The crews stopped communicating, the identification system showed that the vessels were 18 miles from the occupied Crimea, according to the Odessa Border Detachment.

The Security Service of Ukraine intercepted and published the conversation of the Russian military, who began to flee from Gostomel after the Armed Forces completely destroyed their equipment. In the recording, the Russian military reports that a Russian convoy came under fire on the bridge from Gastamel (Gostomel, near Kyiv — ed.), Which was moving in the direction of Kyiv. As a result, Russian equipment was completely destroyed, and some soldiers began to retreat to the local airport through the woods.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with unrecognized Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. However, no details of the conversation are available at this time. Earlier, Lukashenko admitted that missiles had been fired from Belarusian territory at Ukrainian positions, confirming that Belarus was fighting on Russia's side.

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Germany will send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles for air defence to Ukraine. This was confirmed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a speech in the Bundestag. "Russia's invasion of Ukraine marks a turning point. This threatens our entire post-war order. In this situation, we must do everything possible to help Ukraine defend itself against the invasion of Vladimir Putin's army," he said.

The city of Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, in the south of Ukraine, was captured by Russian troops. They occupied the city council and removed Ukrainian flags from buildings. Additional Russian military equipment arrived in Nova Kakhovka from the occupied Crimea. "People are hiding in basements. The Russian military is based in a boarding school in Nova Kakhovka, where the Ukrainian military unit used to stand," the mayor said.

The President of Ukraine appealed to Visa and MasterCard to take a decisive step and leave Russia. Everyone is encouraged to post the #VisaMastercardleaveRussia hashtag and tag Visa and MasterCard accounts. “I ask you to support our country on its mission to preserve democracy and sovereignty and to end the violent killings of civilians in Ukraine. I am sure that you will do everything possible to stop this senseless war!”, said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Ukraine has filed a lawsuit against Russia in the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague. “Ukraine has submitted its application against Russia to the ICJ. Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression. We request an urgent decision ordering Russia to stop military activity now and expect trials to start next week, " said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

On February 27, at 12:21 pm, three private houses caught fire in the city of Irpin near Kyiv due to shelling by Russian troops. According to preliminary information, people may be hiding in basements. The emergency service is working on site.

The civilian population of Kharkiv was forbidden to go out on the streets and move by transport - the destruction of the Russian enemy continues in the city, said the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. All those noticed will be detained and checked for involvement in sabotage groups.

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The approximate loss of personnel among the Russian military in Ukraine as of February 27 is about 4,300 people — the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In addition, the agency said Russia would wipe out 27 planes, 26 helicopters, 156 tanks, as well as more than 850 units of other military equipment.

Ukraine has created a website "Look for your own" — 200rf.com. It contains information about Russian servicemen who were captured or killed during the war in Ukraine.They do not have the opportunity to contact you, and you have no idea what is wrong with them, ”the Interior Ministry explained.

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The mayor of Irpin, near Kyiv, Oleksandr Markushin, said that Ukrainian troops had repulsed the attack on the city. "Tanks came to Irpin from Bucha today. The guys and I repulsed the attack. We hold Irpin. Reinforcements have come, "Markushin said.

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The unrecognized leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, confirmed that missiles had been fired from Belarusian territory at Ukrainian positions, but called it a "forced step" - that Ukrainian missile divisions were deployed a few kilometers from the border with Belarus. Thus, Lukashenko officially acknowledged that Belarus is fighting on Russia's side against Ukraine. At the same time, he assured that there are no "Belarusian soldiers, no patrons" in Ukraine now.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russian equipment and the occupier's soldiers at the Gostomel airport, near Kyiv, the State Special Communications Service reports: "The occupier's equipment and its supply vehicles, as well as personnel have been destroyed."

On the night of February 27, Russian troops fired on the Radon radioactive waste storage facility in Kyiv. But the depressurization did not take place, and the projectile hit near the enterprise and did not hit important facilities, "the emergency service said. "Radon" reported that the release of radionuclides did not occur, the radiation background is normal, there is no surface contamination.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees to negotiate with Russia in any city, "where missiles do not fly." The Russian delegation has allegedly arrived in Gomel, Belarus for talks. Earlier, Russia proposed to negotiate in Minsk. “Rockets are being fired at Ukraine from the territory of Belarus, enemy aircraft are based there, columns of Russian armoured vehicles are moving from Belarus. In such conditions, you cannot just pick up and come. Honest negotiations can be held in different neutral cities. Warsaw, Budapest, Istanbul, Baku. On such platform negotiations can stop this war,” the President's Office said in a statement.

President Zelenskyy announced the creation of the International Legion of Territorial Defense. The President's Office refers to the Ukrainian law from June 2016, which allows foreign citizens to sign a contract with the Armed Forces, including the ranks of the Territorial Defense Force. All interested parties are welcome to contact the Defense Attaché of the Ukrainian Embassy in their country, the full information will be available on the embassies' websites. "This will be key evidence of your support for our country," Zelenskyy said.

The boy, who was wounded during the shelling of the children's hospital "Okhmatdyt" by Russian troops, is in critical condition, said the hospital's medical director Serhiy Chernyshuk. "We managed to somewhat stabilize the child's condition by stopping the haemorrhage, but for the moment it remains critical. In addition to bleeding, there is also brain damage to treat," said Chernyshuk. The kid has a gunshot wound and was injured by the debris. On February 26, one child was killed, and five others were injured by the shelling of Kyiv's Okhmatdyt hospital.

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A rocket has hit a house in Bucha, near Kyiv. According to Viktoriya Ruban, the spokeswoman for the Kyiv Regional State Emergency Service, there are reports of a fire in the local mall, but the rescuers cannot get there due to ongoing fights.

According to Valerii Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ukrainian Air Forces shot down a cruise missile fired at Kyiv from the territory of Belarus.

Russian army with light military equipment broke into Kharkiv this morning. Civilians have seen Russian military vehicles moving through the streets, heard shootings and explosions. Chief of Police of Kharkiv Region reports that fighting continues in the city centre and the surrounding areas. Kharkiv residents are urged to stay in shelters.

An air alarm was sounded in the Rivne region at 8:39.

The mayor of Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region reported that the city is now completely controlled by Russian troops. Russians have occupied the city council and removed Ukrainian flags from all the administrative buildings.

In Koryukivka, Chernihiv region, residents negotiated with the Russian military column and persuaded them to leave the city, the city council said.

Explosions were heard in several districts of Kyiv between 7:00 and 9:00, and an air alarm was sounded around 8:00. However, the city authorities confirmed that the capital is completely under the control of the Ukrainian army and territorial defence force. The information about Russian paratroopers landing in Boryspil, the city near Kyiv, was refuted by its Mayor Volodymyr Borysenko. On the morning of February 27, Boryspil, home to the major international airport, is under Ukrainian control.

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Destruction after the shelling of a residential building on the street. Kyiv, February 26, 2022. ФОТО: УНІАН

In just two days between February 25 and 26, Ukrainians have donated UAH 1.160 billion to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

President Zelensky announced forming an International Legion of Territorial Defence and called on foreigners to stand side by side with Ukrainians in defending the whole of Europe.

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Near Kherson, the Russian military shot dead civilian journalist Dilerbek Shukurovich Shakirov, Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktov said. He worked for the information weekly "Around You", was a member of the House of Hope Charitable Foundation.

In Odessa, the representative of Public council at the Odessa regional administrative administrations Sergii Bratchuk reported at 5:30, works air defence, destroys drones.

At the station in Lviv, a crowd of people - they are waiting for the train, which runs free of charge to Poland. Some miss the third one - no place. Things that don't fit just stay on the platform. Men of military age (under 60) cannot go abroad.

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Ukraine, February 26.At the train station in Lviv, people are waiting for a train that runs to Poland free of charge. Suspilne news

A medical staff was organized in Kyiv to provide free medical care and encouraged doctors and nurses to join.

10 Greek citizens have been killed and 6 injured in a Russian bombing of the village of Sartani near Mariupol, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, saying Greece was summoning Russia's ambassador to the foreign ministry on February 28.

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Former US President Donald Trump has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said he prays for Ukrainians. He stated this at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida. Trump's statement differs sharply from his previous statement: On February 23, less than a day after Russia's recognition of the self-proclaimed "L / DNR" in Ukraine, Trump called it “genius” and Russian troops "the best peacekeepers in the world."

Germany will ban Russian planes from entering the country's airspace, said German Transport Minister Volker Wissing. German airline Lufthansa will also immediately leave Russian airspace due to the war with Ukraine, the company's press service said. The airline has stated that it will no longer operate flights to Russian destinations. "The safety of our passengers and crew is of paramount importance to us at all times", — Lufthansa said in a statement.

The Ukrainian military managed to destroy a unit of Chechen security forces led by Commander Magomed Tushayev. This information was confirmed to the Public in the President's Office. According to available data, Tushayev commanded the 141st Motorized Regiment of the Chechen Rosguard. At the same time, the Ukrainian military accused Russian special forces and saboteurs of using civilian infrastructure to cover up their actions, contrary to the Geneva Conventions and the rules of warfare.

In Kyiv, Russian shells hit a radioactive waste disposal site. "On February 27, at 1:20 a.m., as a result of the mass bombing of Kyiv with all types of anti-aircraft and missile weapons available to the Russian Federation, the shells hit the radioactive waste disposal site of the Radon Union branch in Kyiv. The personnel of the enterprise which is in shelter owing to mass shelling reported about it by phone. At present, it is not possible to assess the extent of the destruction", —the Facebook page of the State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation said.

The Royal Opera House has canceled the ballet tour of the Bolshoi theater of Russia due to the attack on Ukraine. The Russian dancers were scheduled to return to London in the summer of 2022, but the tour was canceled because Russia invaded Ukraine. The Wolverhampton and Northamptonshire theaters have also canceled tours of the Russian State Ballet in connection with the attacks in Ukraine.

Our news at 04:00

In the city of Vasylkiv in Kyiv region, an oil depot of the BRSM-Nafta company was set on fire as a result of the ongoing fights. Residents of Vasylkiv and the Kyiv region are advised to close the windows, mass evacuation is not planned for the moment.

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An oil depot next to Kyiv is burning after being hit by a rocket. 27 february, at 9:00. There is a threat of a major environmental disaster. Photo: Suspilne news

The EU, US and UK announced tough sanctions against Russia. Disconnecting sanctioned Russian banks from the SWIFT system, freezing the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Russian oligarchs and members of their families are among them. "Golden passports" will also no longer be issued.

Elon Musk promised to provide Ukraine with the Starlink Internet. The businessman has confirmed on Twitter that Ukraine will soon receive the terminals for the satellite Internet network. Starlink technology provides a download speed of up to 1 Gbps and is accessible anywhere in the world.

English clubs Everton and Manchester City held a joint action in support of Ukraine during the match of the 27th round of the English Premier League. Before the game, the players of both clubs lined up with the symbols of Ukraine. Everton players were wrapped in blue and yellow flags while the Man City players wore T-shirts with the Ukrainian flag and the words "No to War!". The stadium screen said: "Stop Putin, stop the war!".

Lithuania delivered the first batch of automatic rifles, bulletproof vests, and helmets to Ukraine. "Lithuania and the Lithuanian army are among those countries who provide military assistance to Ukraine. The credit for this successful and professional effort goes to the Lithuanian military and our transport partners", wrote Valdemaras Rupsis, Commander-in-Chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

Russian Federation has officially recognized the death of the first Dagestan soldier killed in Ukraine. Sergey Melikov, the Head of the Republic of Dagestan, has officially sent his condolences to the family of the officer Nurmagomed Gadzhimagoyev, who was killed in the course of Russian "special military operation". "I send my deep condolences to Nurmagomed's family in the Kulynsky region. He was the brave son of Dagestan and showed courage by choosing a difficult and noble path of the defender of the world", said Sergey. This is the first time in eight years of the war in Ukraine and three days of the full-scale invasion when Russia admitted to losing military personnel.

Our news at 00:00

In Ternopil region, at about 23:30, an air-raid siren announced a threat of an air attack.

Four artillery shellings took place in Sumy after 16:00, one civilian was killed. According to the Sumy City Council, a shell also hit a house and caused a fire. Several civilian houses burned down. Twelve injured people are being treated in Sumy hospitals, one of them is a soldier of the Russian Federation.

Near the city of Kherson, Russian military shot and blew up an ambulance vehicle. The ambulance driver and the patient who was transported to a hospital were killed. One more person is injured.

The Ministry of Defense has opened a telephone line for relatives of Russian soldiers and officers involved in the war against Ukraine. By calling it, the families can find out if a Russian soldier is alive or captured and pass a message to them.

Ukrainian Railways has announced the termination of relations with Russia and the destruction of railway junctions on the Russian-Ukrainian border. All the train service communication with the Russian Federation was also halted. The company said it would re-route freight traffic to Europe bypassing Russia.

More than 200 municipal deputies of the Russian Federation have published an open letter condemning Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine. They stressed that the decision to attack Ukraine was made personally by Russian President Vladimir Putin and expressed confidence that Russian citizens did not give him such a mandate.

Our news at 23:30

  • At 10:55 p.m., sirens sounded in Kyiv, signalling the danger of an air alarm. All residents need to hide in a shelter.
  • Residents of Chernihiv and the region were urged to spend the night in shelters due to possible attacks and the danger of massive missile strikes, the regional administration said. in the ODA.
  • By 8 pm on February 26, two children were born in the bomb shelter of the Chernihiv maternity hospital, and three more are expected.In the capital of Ukraine in the first days of the war in the bomb shelters of maternity hospitals 14 babies were born.
  • On February 26, a bus carrying civilians traveling to the city of Toretsk in the Donbas was fired on near Kharkiv. According to officials of the district administration where the shelling took place, there are dead and wounded.According to the Kharkiv Military Administration, 13 people have been killed and 103 injured in the Russian invasion.
  • As of 22:50 on February 26, Russia lost 3,500 troops during hostilities on the territory of Ukraine, and 200 were taken prisoner by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Also, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ukrainian military destroyed 14 Russian planes, 8 helicopters, 102 tanks, 536 BBM, 15 guns and one "Buk".
  • The Ukrainian government has temporarily closed checkpoints on the border with Russia and Belarus, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said.He stressed that citizens of Ukraine who wish to return home will be able to enter Ukraine from the territory of these countries without hindrance.

Here's what we know at 10pm Kyiv time:

  • Shootings can be heard in different districts of the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, correspondents of Suspilne report.
  • On the evening of February 26, more than 210 people, including five children, were killed in almost three days of Russian offensive in Ukraine. More than 1,100 people, including more than 100 children, were injured or injured, the President's Office said.In particular, Russian troops shelled more than 350 civilian buildings: shelters, shops, medical facilities, bridges and educational institutions, and kindergartens.The number of shellings of hospitals and schools today, compared to February 25, has increased.There have also been cases of looting (robberies of shops, gas stations).
Kyiv, February 26.A high-rise building hit by a shell
Kyiv, February 26.A high-rise building hit by a shell. Pfoto: Suspilne news

  • Russia has taken an operational pause due to heavy losses and continues to gather forces west of Kyiv, said Alexei Arestovich, an adviser to the head of the President's Office.According to him, the Russian Armed Forces inflict artillery strikes on the forces of Russia west of Kyiv, and the enemy suffers huge losses. He informed that the Ukrainian military completely controls the city of Sumy.
  • "Іleeping groups" of saboteurs and fire adjusters arrived in Ukraine, visiting cities and renting apartments in advance, the Verkhovna Rada's press service reported.The statement said these people could be armed.
  • Ukrainian mobile operators Kyivstar, Vodafone and Lifecell have blocked access to their networks for subscribers from Russia and Belarus, the State Special Communications Service said.This is done to prevent misinformation received by Ukrainians recently.

Update 9pm Kyiv time

Here's what we know at 9pm Kyiv time:

  • Shelling and shooting is being heard in various areas of Kyiv, the capital city. Authorities have warned that air strikes are expected and ordered people to proceed to shelters, including subway stations. Also, explosions and shooting are taking place in Kharkiv, close to Russia's Belgorod region, and Mykolaiv, near the Azov Sea. A number of cities and regions have imposed a curfew.
  • Ukraine is creating an 'IT army' to combat Russia in cyberspace, Mykhailo Fedorov, the didital transformation minister, has announced. Meanwhile, a number of Russian governmental websites and large news media outlets are suffering DDoS attacks, and several Russian TV channels were reportedly hacked and broadcast Ukrainian songs.
  • The Ukrainian soldiers that defended Zmiiny Island might be alive, the state border service of Ukraine said. The island was lost to Russian forced late on February 24th, with the 13 border guards that were based on it missing. Andrii Demchenko, Ukraine's state border guard speaker, told Suspilne that Kyiv was looking into whether the soldiers could be held captive in occupied Crimea.
  • A Ukrainian rescue ship, Sapphire, has been captured and detained by Russian warships, Ukraine's ministry of infrastructure said. The ship's crew has been in radio silence mode since. 'The actions of the warships of the occupying country are a direct violation of the International Maritime Law and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea', the ministry stressed.
  • Germany reversed its ban on arms exports. Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, announced that Ukraine will receive '1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger missiles'. Earlier, Berlin confirmed it had allowed the Netherlands to supply Ukraine with German anti-tank missiles.
  • Nine countries, including the UK, the Baltic states, Czech Republic, and Bulgaria, cut Russia off their airspace.
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