The strategic Ukrainian port city Mariupol was blocked by theinvasion Russian troops, the mayor announced Saturday, while Moscow and Kyiv was meant to hold new talks over the weekend.
By besieging Mariupol for days, Russian forces also to cut son electricity, food, son water, son heating and transport in depths of winter, prompting comparisons with the Nazi blockade of Leningrad in The Second World War.
“At the moment we are looking for humanitarian solutions problems and all possible ways to get Mariupol out of the blockade,” Mayor Vadim Boychenko said. He called for a ceasefire and a humanitarian corridor for food and medicine.
Since President Vladimir Putin’s army invaded on On February 24, Russia thrashed Ukrainian towns, killed hundreds of civilians and attacked the largest atomic power plant in Europe power plant.
the invasion at drawn the harsh condemnation and punishment of Western nations balancing the punishment of the Kremlin with fears of a risky escalation.
Moscow seized two key cities in his 10 days invasionBerdyansk and Kherson on The southern Black Sea coast of Ukraine.
But capturing Mariupol, a city of about 450,000 people on the Sea of Azov, would represent a plus grand prize for russian forces car this would deal a severe blow to the Ukrainian Navy access and connect troops coming from annexed Crimea and Donbass.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday evening that Moscow was waiting for a third round of talks with Ukraine in Belarus, and one of Kyiv’s negotiators said they hope to hold them this weekend.
“The match return might take place tomorrow or the day after, we are in constant contact,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Friday.
As Russia bombed cities across the country, Ukrainians military noted on Facebook that Moscow is main the emphasis was to encircle Kyiv.
In a hospital in the Ukrainian capital, wounded soldiers told AFP of their dark battle against the Russian advance, and vowed to return to the front line.
“We were on recognition and came across a enemy column which had made a breakthrough,” said Motyka, 29, who has been hit by shrapnel on son law side.
“We fought them and killed their soldiers on foot, but they showered us with mortar fire.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set appeal to washington for more Saturday support. He will address the US Senate as some lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to take tougher measures, including a ban on oil imports from Russia.
No no-fly zone
Zelenskyy previously criticized NATO for decision out a no-fly zone, saying West military the alliance had essentially given “the green light for new bombardments of Ukrainian towns and villages”.
In the north city Chernihiv, 47 people died on Thursday when Russian forces shelled residential areas, including schools and a high-rise apartment building, according to local authorities.
“We are faced together with what is president putin’s war of choice, unprovoked, unwarranted, and a war that has horrific, horrific consequences,” the U.S. Secretary said. of State Antony Blinken says in Brussels.
“We are committed to doing everything we can to stop this.”
Putin on Friday told son Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that “the tasks set for the operations (in Ukraine) are proceeding as planned and will be carried out in their entirety”.
With growing fears of nuclear conflict, the American and Russian armed forces have set up a new direct telephone line to reduce the risks of “Miscalculation,” the Pentagon said Friday.
Russian forces attacked and seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Friday, pushing Kyiv blame Moscow of “nuclear terror”.
Ukrainian monitors say there was no spike in radiation after a fire in A training center.
Moscow denied bombing the factory.
Media exodus
Peskov called on Russians are ‘uniting around our president’ after thousands braved mass arrests during anti-war protests this week.
In apparent response to the unrest, the Russian authorities imposed a news blackout and several media the points sales have ceased operations.
Several media websites, including the BBC, were partially inaccessible in Russia.
Twitter was restricted and Facebook blocked.
The BBC and Bloomberg have announced that they are suspending work in Russia after lawmakers in Moscow has approved legislation imposing fines and jail terms of up at 15 for anyone publication of “false news”about the army.
“This legislation appears to criminalize the process of independent journalism,” said BBC director-general Tim Davie. in A declaration.
CNN said it would stop the broadcast in Russia, while the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta said it would remove Ukraine content in the alarm of the new law.
‘Together world against you’
Putin has remained unmoved as Russia has become an economic, sporting and cultural pariah.
But the UN prosecutors in The Hague are investigating a possible war crime in ballast city of Kharkiv, where authorities say residential areas were shelled indiscriminately.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba demanded a special court, alleging that there were “many cases ofunfortunately, when the Russian soldiers grated women in Ukrainian cities”.
In Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council voted to create a high-level investigation into the violations committed in the invasion.
“The message to Putin was clear: you are isolated on a global level and all world East against you,” Ukrainian Ambassador Yevheniia Filipenko said after the vote.
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and discuss a possible draft resolution, diplomats told AFP on Friday.
the UN says more more than 1.2 million refugees have flocked to neighboring countries countries.
the global bodyThe Algiers food agency has warned that the conflict will create a food crisis in Ukraine and getting worse global food insecurity, with Moscow and Kyiv providing about 29 percent of the global wheat trade.
“Bullets and Bombs in Ukraine could take the global hunger crisis at levels beyond anything we’ve seen before,” the agency said. director David Beasley.
The strategic Ukrainian port city Mariupol was blocked by theinvasion Russian troops, the mayor announced Saturday, while Moscow and Kyiv was meant to hold new talks over the weekend.
By besieging Mariupol for days, Russian forces also to cut son electricity, food, son water, son heating and transport in depths of winter, prompting comparisons with the Nazi blockade of Leningrad in The Second World War.
“At the moment we are looking for humanitarian solutions problems and all possible ways to get Mariupol out of the blockade,” Mayor Vadim Boychenko said. He called for a ceasefire and a humanitarian corridor for food and medicine.
Since President Vladimir Putin’s army invaded on On February 24, Russia thrashed Ukrainian towns, killed hundreds of civilians and attacked the largest atomic power plant in Europe power plant.
the invasion at drawn the harsh condemnation and punishment of Western nations balancing the punishment of the Kremlin with fears of a risky escalation.
Moscow seized two key cities in his 10 days invasionBerdyansk and Kherson on The southern Black Sea coast of Ukraine.
But capturing Mariupol, a city of about 450,000 people on the Sea of Azov, would represent a plus grand prize for russian forces car this would deal a severe blow to the Ukrainian Navy access and connect troops coming from annexed Crimea and Donbass.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday evening that Moscow was waiting for a third round of talks with Ukraine in Belarus, and one of Kyiv’s negotiators said they hope to hold them this weekend.
“The match return might take place tomorrow or the day after, we are in constant contact,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Friday.
As Russia bombed cities across the country, Ukrainians military noted on Facebook that Moscow is main the emphasis was to encircle Kyiv.
In a hospital in the Ukrainian capital, wounded soldiers told AFP of their dark battle against the Russian advance, and vowed to return to the front line.
“We were on recognition and came across a enemy column which had made a breakthrough,” said Motyka, 29, who has been hit by shrapnel on son law side.
“We fought them and killed their soldiers on foot, but they showered us with mortar fire.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set appeal to washington for more Saturday support. He will address the US Senate as some lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to take tougher measures, including a ban on oil imports from Russia.
No no-fly zone
Zelenskyy previously criticized NATO for decision out a no-fly zone, saying West military the alliance had essentially given “the green light for new bombardments of Ukrainian towns and villages”.
In the north city Chernihiv, 47 people died on Thursday when Russian forces shelled residential areas, including schools and a high-rise apartment building, according to local authorities.
“We are faced together with what is president putin’s war of choice, unprovoked, unwarranted, and a war that has horrific, horrific consequences,” the U.S. Secretary said. of State Antony Blinken says in Brussels.
“We are committed to doing everything we can to stop this.”
Putin on Friday told son Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that “the tasks set for the operations (in Ukraine) are proceeding as planned and will be carried out in their entirety”.
With growing fears of nuclear conflict, the American and Russian armed forces have set up a new direct telephone line to reduce the risks of “Miscalculation,” the Pentagon said Friday.
Russian forces attacked and seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Friday, pushing Kyiv blame Moscow of “nuclear terror”.
Ukrainian monitors say there was no spike in radiation after a fire in A training center.
Moscow denied bombing the factory.
Media exodus
Peskov called on Russians are ‘uniting around our president’ after thousands braved mass arrests during anti-war protests this week.
In apparent response to the unrest, the Russian authorities imposed a news blackout and several media the points sales have ceased operations.
Several media websites, including the BBC, were partially inaccessible in Russia.
Twitter was restricted and Facebook blocked.
The BBC and Bloomberg have announced that they are suspending work in Russia after lawmakers in Moscow has approved legislation imposing fines and jail terms of up at 15 for anyone publication of “false news”about the army.
“This legislation appears to criminalize the process of independent journalism,” said BBC director-general Tim Davie. in A declaration.
CNN said it would stop the broadcast in Russia, while the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta said it would remove Ukraine content in the alarm of the new law.
‘Together world against you’
Putin has remained unmoved as Russia has become an economic, sporting and cultural pariah.
But the UN prosecutors in The Hague are investigating a possible war crime in ballast city of Kharkiv, where authorities say residential areas were shelled indiscriminately.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba demanded a special court, alleging that there were “many cases ofunfortunately, when the Russian soldiers grated women in Ukrainian cities”.
In Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council voted to create a high-level investigation into the violations committed in the invasion.
“The message to Putin was clear: you are isolated on a global level and all world East against you,” Ukrainian Ambassador Yevheniia Filipenko said after the vote.
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and discuss a possible draft resolution, diplomats told AFP on Friday.
the UN says more more than 1.2 million refugees have flocked to neighboring countries countries.
the global bodyThe Algiers food agency has warned that the conflict will create a food crisis in Ukraine and getting worse global food insecurity, with Moscow and Kyiv providing about 29 percent of the global wheat trade.
“Bullets and Bombs in Ukraine could take the global hunger crisis at levels beyond anything we’ve seen before,” the agency said. director David Beasley.