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• Hungary opposes no-fly zone over Ukraine, embargo on Russian energy.

  kyivindependent.com - 00:44 Mar 22, 2022
  

  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.

  Tags: Russian Hungary Ukraine

• Pentagon: US, other nations discuss provision of ‘long-range air defense’ to Ukraine.

  kyivindependent.com - 00:30 Mar 22, 2022
  

  Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on March 21 that the U.S. is undergoing “active consultations” with other nations to provide Ukraine with weapons that they are “comfortable using.”

  Tags: Ukraine Pentagon

• UN sets up safe spaces along Ukrainian border.

  kyivindependent.com - 23:05 Mar 21, 2022
  

  Two United Nations agencies, UNICEF and UNHCR, have set up “Blue Dot Centers”, which are “one-stop safe spaces for children and women,” at various places along Ukraine’s border in neighboring countries. More than 500 unaccompanied children were identified crossing from Ukraine into Romania alone from February 24 to March 17. […]

• Zelensky: ‘Everyone was insisting that I must leave Kyiv.’

  kyivindependent.com - 21:50 Mar 21, 2022
  

  In the early days of the war, new calls for him to leave the capital came every 10-20 minutes, Zelensky said in a new interview to Suspilne, a Ukrainian public broadcaster.

  Tags: Zelensky

• 8,057 people evacuate using humanitarian corridors on March 21.

  kyivindependent.com - 21:23 Mar 21, 2022
  

  According to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, seven out of eight corridors worked out as planned; 3,000 people evacuated from Mariupol, a 400,000-city besieged by Russians.

• Russian authorities claim they have 500 Ukrainian prisoners of war.

  kyivindependent.com - 21:11 Mar 21, 2022
  

  The prisoners, presumably captive Ukrainian soldiers, will be up for prisoner exchanges, according to Russia’s ombudsman Tetiana Moskalkova.

  Tags: Ukrainian

• Borrell: Russia guilty of ‘massive war crime’ in Mariupol.

  kyivindependent.com - 20:38 Mar 21, 2022
  

  EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell told reporters that Russia is violating “the laws of war” ahead of a foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels to discuss additional sanctions on Moscow. “What’s happening in Mariupol is a massive war crime, destroying everything, bombarding and killing everybody in an indiscriminate manner,” he said.

  Tags: Mariupol Russia

• Russia is attacking Ukraine using 40 airfields in western Russia, Belarus and annexed Crimea.

  kyivindependent.com - 20:14 Mar 21, 2022
  

  It is according to the analysis based on satellite images and published by Radio Free Europe.

• Mariupol authorities: Russian invaders fire at cars evacuating children.

  kyivindependent.com - 19:01 Mar 21, 2022
  

  Mariupol city council said that two families evacuating by cars from the besieged city were shot at by the Russian forces. At least two children have been wounded and are in serious condition. Besides the cars, 20 buses with people left the city on March 21.

  Tags: Russian Mariupol

• Authorities detain Kyiv man for sharing footage of Ukrainian military on TikTok

  kyivindependent.com - 18:50 Mar 21, 2022
  

  In February, the man posted a video showing Ukrainian military vehicles parked near the shopping mall in northern Kyiv. On March 20, Russians shelled and destroyed the mall, killing 8 people.

  Tags: Ukrainian Kyiv

• Switzerland ready to hold talks between Ukraine and Russia.

  kyivindependent.com - 01:01 Mar 21, 2022
  

  Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said at a rally in Bern that he hopes the “guns would soon fall silent” and that Switzerland was prepared to mediate or host negotiations. Cassis will visit the Polish-Ukrainian border on March 21.

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• Slovenia to send diplomats back to Kyiv, urges EU to do the same.

  kyivindependent.com - 00:46 Mar 21, 2022
  

  Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa said via Twitter on March 20 that the diplomats to return would be volunteers, citing Ukraine’s need for “direct diplomatic support.”

• Several Russian planes fly through Sumy, “deep into Ukraine.”

  kyivindependent.com - 00:32 Mar 21, 2022
  

  Governor of Sumy Oblast Dmytro Zhyvytsky made the announcement in a video address on Facebook on March 20. He also said that shelling has continued in the Sumy region.

  Tags: Sumy

• Kyiv Retroville shopping mall, cars catch fire after shelling.

  kyivindependent.com - 00:23 Mar 21, 2022
  

  Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Telegram on March 20 that rescue services are putting out a fire that has started on several floors of the shopping mall and parking lot due to the Russian shelling in Kyiv’s Podil district. Information on casualties has not yet been confirmed.

• Kuleba: New sanctions against Russia to be announced next week.

  kyivindependent.com - 23:43 Mar 20, 2022
  

  Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated on March 20 that the sanctions target major companies that have yet to leave Russia, specifically Danone, Nestle, and Unilever, as well as companies that allow Russia to manufacture missiles and other munitions.

  Tags: Russia

• Ukraine rejects Russia’s demand to surrender Mariupol.

  kyivindependent.com - 23:06 Mar 20, 2022
  

  Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk responded to Russia’s demand stating that surrender is not an option. A letter from Russia’s Defense Ministry on March 20 said it would only establish a humanitarian corridor if Mariupol surrenders. Ukraine demands that Russian forces allow safe passage immediately.

  Tags: Ukraine Mariupol Russia

• Russian social media VK allegedly hacked, spreads truth about war in Ukraine.

  kyivindependent.com - 22:34 Mar 20, 2022
  

  Users of VK have received messages from the social network’s official account informing them of the true casualties and impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to screenshots posted online. The message also states that all user information has been accessed and those who support the war will be punished.

  Tags: Ukraine

• 7,295 people evacuated from hot spots on March 20.

  kyivindependent.com - 22:15 Mar 20, 2022
  

  According to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, only four out of seven agreed-upon humanitarian corridors were able to carry out evacuations.

• Russian invaders demand that Ukraine surrenders Mariupol.

  kyivindependent.com - 22:02 Mar 20, 2022
  

  According to Russian media RIA Novosti, Russia’s defense ministry said the Ukrainian authorities must surrender the city by 5 a.m. on March 21. In exchange, Russia claims that it will open humanitarian corridors for civilians and disarmed Ukrainian soldiers.

  Tags: Russian

• Several explosions heard in Kyiv’s Podil district.

  kyivindependent.com - 21:56 Mar 20, 2022
  

  According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the recent attack might have damaged several buildings and the Retroville shopping mall.

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