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2022 - 3 - 17

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 24 of the invasion (The Guardian)

Zelenskiy calls for meaningful talks with Moscow; Biden warns Xi on 'consequences' of backing Moscow; fighting reaches centre of Mariupol.

“The Ukraine crisis is something that we don’t want to see,” Xi was quoted by Chinese mediaas saying to Biden. Jakob Kern, WFP emergency coordinator for the Ukraine crisis,also expressed concernabout the situation in “encircled cities” such as Mariupol. The Kyiv city administration said on Saturday that 222 people had been killed in Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, including 60 civilians and four children. The Russian defence ministry said its forces were “tightening the noose” around the city, and that “fighting against nationalists” was taking place in the city centre. It said in a statement that a further 889 people had been wounded, including 241 civilians and 18 children, in the capital. The European Union is considering creating a solidarity fund forUkraine. The plan was announced on Friday and is meant to be used for people’s basic necessities. “The time has come for a meeting – it is time to talk.” Zelenskiy said Russian forces were deliberately blocking humanitarian supplies to cities under attack. Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister,praised Fox News for its coverage of the warin Ukraineduring an in-studio interview with the Russian state-controlled RT network. The defence ministry said it had destroyed a large underground depot for missiles and aircraft ammunition in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. They remain under the rubble and pose a real threat. Denys Monastyrsky said: “A huge number of shells and mines have been fired at Ukraineand a large part haven’t exploded. About 350,000 civilians are stranded in the city with little food or water.

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The British defense ministry said the Ukrainian Air Force and air defense forces are continuing to effectively defend Ukrainian airspace. The signs are abundant of how Ukraine frustrated Vladimir Putin's hopes for a swift victory and how Russia's military proved far from ready for the fight. Russia’s war on Ukraine has been raging on for more than three weeks now with no sign of de-escalation. Russia’s war on Ukraine has been raging on for more than three weeks now with no sign of de-escalation. Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it called a special operation to degrade its southern neighbour's military capabilities and root out people it called dangerous nationalists. The Russian military says it has carried out a new series of strikes on Ukrainian military facilities with long-range hypersonic and cruise missiles. The Patriot air defence system has started arriving in Slovakia from NATO partner countries and the deployment will continue in the coming days, Slovakia's defence minister said on Sunday. The system will be operated by German and Dutch troops and will initially be deployed at the Sliac airport in central Slovakia to help reinforce the defence of NATO's eastern flank. Denouncing Russia's repugnant war against Ukraine as a cruel and sacrilegious inhumanity, Pope Francis on Sunday told thousands of people in St. Peter's Square that every day brought more atrocities in a senseless massacre". In some of his strongest words yet since Russia's February 24 invasion, Francis said there was "no justification for this". He said this in an apparent reference to Russia, which sought to justify its invasion as vital for its own defence, but again stopped short of naming Russia as the aggressor. The road leading to the border point has been closed and the police were separating the protesters from the trucks and the drivers, road infrastructure authorities said. German and South Korean officials held talks in gas-rich Qatar on Sunday, underlining efforts by major energy importers to find alternatives to Russian supplies amid disruptions to oil and gas markets caused by the Ukraine war. We understand that each country has a bilateral relationship and it is clear from the comments of the MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) and Prime Minister Modi himself that he has used his contacts to call for the end of the conflict and no country will be unhappy with that," he told reporters. The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday said a total of 918 students, including a few belonging to other states, had been repatriated to the state from war-hit Ukraine. While 692 students were brought back by the government under Operation Ganga, another 226 returned home on their own, AP Special Task Force chairman M T Krishna Babu said.

Ukraine latest updates: Ukraine urges China to condemn Russia (Aljazeera.com)

Ukraine news from March 19: Ukraine calls on China to join western countries in condemning 'Russian barbarism'.

“It will take years, not months, to defuse them.” “The 130 metric tons of essential aid includes medical supplies, bottled water, ready-to-eat meals and canned food that will directly help some 35,000 people. I fear the negotiation is yet another attempt to create a diversion and create a smokescreen. #环球时报Editorial: The Chinese side will never accept coercion by the US, nor will it allow the US to use the Ukraine issue to harm China’s legitimate interests. You can read the text of that statement and see how each member state voted here. “Those are the Russian costs throughout the invasion.” A price that Switzerland is ready to assume,” he wrote in Le Temps newspaper. “What we’ve seen is an attempt to create space for the Russians to regroup. About 200 planes and some 50 ships are taking part in the manoeuvres, which will continue until April 1. “The negotiation teams in Belarus are addressing technical issues. We’ve seen damage to a number of buildings and streets.” “The streets are very, very quiet.

Live updates: Zelenskyy says 9000 leave besieged Mariupol (Associated Press)

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They shot video and photos of several bloodstained, pregnant mothers fleeing the blown-out maternity ward as medical workers shouted and children cried. Just a few days earlier, a sprawling real estate complex on Sardinia’s coast belonging to Petr Aven, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was sequestered. This will result in increased civilian casualties, destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure and intensify the humanitarian crisis.” Russia instead raised allegations again of U.S. involvement in biological warfare activities, which have been repeatedly denied by both the United States and Ukraine. “From time to time, the enemy tests our defenses,” said Pavlyuk, a battle-hardened officer who earned his rank by leading Ukrainian troops in the conflict with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine that erupted in 2014. “We must do everything to find it,” he said. Earlier in the day, Putin had a conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who also pressed for an immediate cease-fire. They shot video and photos of several bloodstained, pregnant mothers fleeing the blown-out maternity ward as medical workers shouted and children cried. He noted that another top challenge is dealing with fires caused by the relentless Russian barrages. “It will take years, not months, to defuse them.” It was unclear from its statement whether the Russians have seized the city. It was unclear what, if any, message the yellow uniforms they changed into were intended to send.

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“He once said that these thunderstorms will bring Russia glory,” Putin said. “That is the way it was then, that is the way it is now and it will always be that way.” “We know what we need to do, how to do it and at what cost. Putin says the operation in Ukraine was necessary because the United States was using the country to threaten Russia and Russia had to defend against the “genocide” of Russian-speaking people by Ukraine. Dressed in a turtleneck and coat, Putin said the soldiers fighting in what Russia calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine had demonstrated the unity of Russia. And we will absolutely accomplish all of our plans,” Putin, 69, told the rally from a stage decked out with slogans such as “For a world without Nazism” and “For our president.”

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Russia-Ukraine War Highlights: Meanwhile, Mariupol authorities have said that the Russian military has bombed an art school where about 400 people had taken ...

Local authorities said Sunday that the school building was destroyed and people could still be under the rubble. Meanwhile, Mariupol authorities have said that the Russian military has bombed an art school where about 400 people had taken refuge, AP reported. Russia Ukraine War Crisis Live: At least 902 civilians have been killed and 1,459 injured in Ukraine as of midnight local time on March 19, the U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Sunday, news agency Reuters reported.