A convoy of 11 empty buses — driving towards Mariupol to rescue Ukrainians from besieged city — has been seized by Russian forces, the Ukrainian government reports. The Russians have driven the buses, along with the original bus drivers and several emergency services workers, to an undisclosed location.
In a village in the Brovarskyi district of Kyiv Oblast, a Russian soldier murdered a man and then, along with another soldier, repeatedly raped his wife, according to Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova. One of the men was identified and is now wanted.
Chairman of Okhtyrka District Council Serhiy Kirichko was released after a week of captivity by Russian forces, detained in a basement, according to Servant of the People party chairman Olena Shuliak. The official is reported to have returned immediately back to work.
A Russian tank crew member has surrendered to the Ukrainian forces and handed over his fully operable tank after seeing in his phone a targeted text with the Ukrainian government’s offer that guaranteed safety, a financial reward, as well as potential Ukrainian citizenship once the war is over.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on March 21 condemned EU sanctions on Russian energy, according to Hirado news agency, saying it “threatens the security of energy supply to Hungary.” He also spoke out against sending peacekeepers to Ukraine and the establishment of a no-fly zone, citing the risk of war.
Ukrainian defenders have successfully repulsed 13 enemy attacks and killed about 300 Russian invaders in the area of the Joint Forces Operation in the past 24 hours.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the citizens of Ukraine to fight for their future and to expel the Russian military, which are essentially slaves, from the Ukrainian land.